Tara + Geoff got married last weekend at the heavenly Hermitage Hotel. Literally: the ceilings are painted a pale sky-blue, dotted with light fluffy clouds. How beautiful is that? “My favorite moment was the first look,” Tara says. “I was sobbing walking the length of the gorgeous veranda at The Hermitage Hotel to Geoff. His back was to me, and I kept thinking the man in the tuxedo is mine, that’s my Geoffrey’s distinctive stance, and all the nerves and three hours of getting ready were for him. I was so ready to see him.” . . .

I love the concept of this sweet engagement session: a record store love story. It’s so full of personality! It was fun as a photographer to get to incorporate Christine + DJ’s knowledge of music, especially when juxtaposed with the softer, sweeter outdoor images later in the session . . .

We’re sharing a very unique wedding this week! Debbie + Oley’s wedding day was steeped in some amazing traditions rooted in their Jewish and Laos cultures . . .

“I choose you to be no other than yourself. Loving what I know of you, and trusting who you will become. I will respect and honor you, always and in all ways. With you I pledge to repair one small piece of the world. I take you to be my spouse, to have and to hold, in tears and in laughter. In sickness and in health. To love and to cherish from this day forward, in this world and the next.”

I can’t describe this wedding without using the word, “breathless.” Whether from the bridal party session on the balcony of the church in downtown Nashville, to the blustery, windy First Look, to the passionate dance party at the reception! It’s catching-your-breath-on-a-roller-coaster sort of excitement…

In the cold dead of a Nashville winter, these two lovebirds bundled up for a very warming engagement session…