A Winter Mountain Engagement at Cosby Campground and the Foothills Parkway The thing I love about winter shoots, whether it be mountain engagement sessions or wintry weddings, is that you get to see the sun a little longer than you normally would because of how bare the trees are. Any other time of year, the […]

Andrew’s First Birthday in The Studio If you start scrolling through my blog, you’ll find so many sessions with this family. It all started with mom and dad’s engagement session and wedding. They’ve had two babies now, and I’ve photographed them about every three months since they got pregnant with the first. They always partake […]

Fall Family Session in Maryville, TN Like most wedding photographers, I have slowly taken fewer family sessions as my wedding schedule increased over the years. This is mostly because I know I can’t serve my clients well when I have too much on my plate. After doing this for nearly 12 years, most of my […]

10 Tips for More Gorgeous Bridal Detail Photos When I say bridal detail photos what do you think of? It’s not super intuitive if you’ve never gotten married or been a part of someone else’s wedding. Bridal details happen at the beginning of the wedding day and include photos of your invitation suite in a […]

Arrington Vineyards Engagement Session When Emily reached out to me as an inquiring bride, I knew immediately I would love to shoot her wedding. She is so good at being decisive and having been in the wedding industry doing hair since she was 18 years old, she knew exactly what she wanted. They booked with […]

Seven Islands State Birding Park Engagement Session I have driven past the Seven Islands State Birding Park sign on the interstate so many times. I’ve even golfed at the Seven Islands golf course multiple times. I have never actually been to or shot at this park though. When Kaitlin and Ryan asked where they should […]

Bride & Groom Portraits at The Quarry At the point you’re reading this, it’s after the wedding at The Quarry. At the point I’m writing this, however, it’s almost exactly 1 month until the wedding at The Quarry. I promised Amy I wouldn’t share these photos until after her big day so no one accidentally […]

Top Reasons to Have Your Photographer Photograph Your Rehearsal Dinner Even though not all rehearsal dinners are the same, there are many benefits to having your wedding photographer photograph your rehearsal dinner. This post is not a one-size-fits-all, but if some of these reasons are important to you, it’s worth entertaining the option of inviting […]

Pumpkin Pie Smash at Melton Hill Park Guys. I cannot handle how stinking cute this 1 year session was at Melton Hill Park. Instead of doing the traditional cake smash, Lisa and Adam decided to do a pumpkin pie smash. Little Graham did not disappoint. He dove right in, got nice and messy, and cheesed […]

Treehouse Grove Wedding in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park Did you know there is a place in the Great Smoky Mountains where you can rent a treehouse to stay in overnight? It’s called Treehouse Grove. There are several down in the valley by the creek that were built first. That’s where the ceremony was […]