Stories and Insights
Morgan and Jake Bury the Bourbon
Morgan and Jake enjoy a good drink - so they naturally followed the old Southern tradition of “burying the bourbon.” Check out this post to learn more - and if it worked for them at their venue, The Views at Sunset Ridge!
Shooting With the Big Guy
If you missed Pictures With Santa at the historic Southern Railway Station, you still have another chance to bring your kids, your pets, and YOU next Sunday, December 8th! Santa will be in the house from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Come make a holiday tradition in a relaxed setting, and consider enjoying a meal and drink at the station while you’re here. See you Sunday!
Flashback Friday: Red Gate Rodeo
Is the rodeo a dying show? I hope not. It is a long standing tradition down by country folk. Enjoy this #FlashbackFriday back to July 2015, when I went to go check out the Red Gate rodeo in Maynardville, Tennessee.
Sacrament, Not Just a Ceremony: Photographing a Catholic Nuptial Mass
When your faith is important to you, then it becomes important for your wedding photographer to appreciate the traditions within it at your wedding. My Catholic faith is strengthened whenever I shoot a Catholic nuptial Mass because it reflects Heaven on Earth, and there are beautiful moments within it. Come see Frances and Ian's images from the oldest Catholic church in Tennessee, in Nashville.
My Parents' Wedding Album
Whereas some things change, others remain the same - and one thing, besides the antics of grooms and groomsmen, is the value of a wedding album. In this post, I talk about the new album company I use and provide a #flashbackfriday using my parents' own album from 1956!
Fresh Out of Parris Island: A Marine Comes Home to Knoxville
A young man, freshly graduated from the United States Marine Corps' boot camp in Parris Island, is home briefly to visit his parents in Knoxville before heading out for advanced training. I have known this young man since his days on Knoxville Catholic High School's robotics team, the Robotichauns, and it was an honor to capture him as a freshly minted Marine in his hometown. But shooting him took some thought as I wanted to make sure I respected his uniform and preserved his military bearing.