I have known Abby since she was in middle school! It was so fun to reconnect with her and her family as she prepared to marry a sweet Texas boy. Abby and Chris got married in a family friend’s “recording barn” on an unusually warm and sunny late December day.

I went outside this week for a breath of fresh air and to capture the beauty of this rare Nashville Winter Wonderland. These days I rarely slow down to take photos for myself– this reminded me of how important it is to do just that. . . . This week while photographing the iced branches and leaves outside, I couldn’t help but focus on the importance of perspective. Moving slightly to the left, zooming in, zooming out, changing the focus of my lens to something new — by doing any of these things differently, I could capture a multitude of very different moments, all while photographing the same subject. Its so thrilling to be able to “see” the same object in so many different ways. And suddenly, it struck me that in my own life, I am usually not as excited to view an issue from multiple perspectives. But, why wouldn’t I? When photographing something, it can look horribly dull when standing in one spot, but walk around the subject, find an interesting angle, zoom in so that the light fills the frame and BOOM — dull changed to breathe taking.

These two are getting married in 1 month, 1 week, and 2 days! I am so excited to go back to this beautiful farm for their wedding day! Andrea is a very dear friend of mine, so I’ve been able to watch her love story with John from the very beginning and I am so excited to be able to capture this important step in their lives together.And this engagement session? Amazing…

Martha and Jackson are two high school sweet hearts who have grown together through life’s many changes- and now they have started a brand new adventure together as husband and wife! I photographed Jackson’s older sister Jillian’s wedding a few years ago and was so excited when his fiancé Martha reached out to me about documenting their big day as well! . . .

Valerie and Jason have waited years to find each other. The gratitude they show for the fact that they now have one another as a teammate in life is so apparent!  Their story is a filled with boldness and courage, long distance, patience, prayer and bliss! If you know these two, then their story and love for one another probably serves as a beautiful reminder to never take your loved ones for granted!

The day of Jennifer and John’s wedding, it was supposed to rain. And it did, in between the first look and bridal party photos — just enough to cool down the hot summer day for their outside reception! What a blessing in disguise!