Posts by Sean McLellan
Jodi + Matt = Married
We found ourselves right around the corner from home this weekend. St Paul’s Episcopal Church is in downtown Franklin.
Exciting McLellan Studio fact of the day: Several years ago (in a previous life) I ran all of the networking cables through the ceiling of the offices next to the sanctuary in this church. I was much more excited on this visit to be on the ground, photographing, rather than inhaling insulation inside of the 100+ degree roof. Enough of that–back to the wedding.
Jodi’s mom *almost* cried when she saw Matt.
Meanwhile, the girls seem to be having a great time.
Matt & Jodi decided to see each other before the ceremony. If I had our wedding to do over again, I would have done it like this. I never knew it could be done quite like this, though. When you go about it the traditional way, you see each other for the first time in front of a zillion people, and then you aren’t alone with each other and really able to talk to each other for hours and hours. This way, we are able to get a couple of great shots as you see each other for the first time, and then we’re gone… and so is everyone else, so you get to be alone together for 10 or 15 minutes.
After that, we have plenty of time to get all the photos done before the ceremony so that you are able to head straight to the reception right after you say “I do.” That’s right, let me say it one more time. It goes down like this: Matt: “I do.” Jodi: “I do.” Father Bob: “I pronounce you husband and wife.” And just minutes later, Jodi & Matt arrive at the reception.
Anyway, look, it’s a red door. All you need for a good portrait is nice light and a red door.
Couldn’t resist putting this one up. For about 5 seconds it got really windy outside.
This is Matt, looking cool. “That’s right, I’m Matt”
Jodi can do cool. She said that the bouquet was the one thing she already had pictured when they first started putting the wedding together. Margaret Roberts did the flowers, and they turned out great.
At this point we are standing in the middle of the street to get this shot. I imagine that they are talking with each other about how we are about to get hit by a car.
Matt had two groomsmaids
And Jodi had two bridesmen
Brentwood catering made the cake and all of the food. Yes, the cake tasted just as good as it looks. I had two pieces just to make sure.
First dance.
Jodi’s mom and stepdad were DJ’s for years, so finding the right DJ was a huge deal for her. They settled on Awasso Entertainment–we were impressed. Matt insisted “there will be NO ghetto rap at my reception” So picture the following to the soundtrack of “The Hustle” and “Stayin’ Alive.”
I think a Cha Cha Slide slipped its way in right here… or was this Play That Funky Music?
And there you have it–congratulations, Jodi & Matt!
-Sean
And the clubhouse is open!
The grand opening for our neighborhood residents club finally happened last night.
It’s been under construction for a year, and it just kept getting more and more elaborate, so the opening date kept getting pushed back further and further. But the wait was definitely worth it! They hired one of the greatest bands of all time to play… Who was it? See for yourself:
Ok, so not *quite* the greatest band of all time… But a reasonably close copy. 1964 The Tribute is a Beatles tribute band that travels all over the world. They are unbelievably good–the guy who plays Paul isn’t even left handed… but he’s learned to play bass backwards just to be authentic, and for any of you who have played guitar, you know how difficult that would be!
Unfortunately it started raining halfway through their set, and they had to leave early… Oddly enough, I saw them once about 4 or 5 years ago, and I had to leave early because of an ice storm. Maybe one of these days I’ll get to see the whole show.
That’s all for now–we’ve got to head to Chattanooga for an engagement session. The forecast says it might rain, though… so in the event that we have to reschedule, I’m already making backup plans to check out these sharks! at the aquarium.
Sean
The new face of McLellan Studio
We’ve been working on this for the past month or so… There are still a few details here and there that need to be ironed out, but it’s close enough to launch! Those of you with screen resolutions of 1024×768 or higher, starting today will see our brand new website. We’ve made the interface a lot simpler, and the photos much larger so you can really get a good look at our work.
The new galleries allow you to scroll through the photos yourself, or let the website play through the images while you sit back and watch.
We’ve got a new/better client photo section in the works… it will have many more features, and have a much more polished look to it than the current system. We’ll also be offering a lot more print sizes as well as the ability to renew your own gallery without contacting us and waiting on us to renew it if it expires. Many more updates on the way–Stay tuned!
Please let us know what you think of the new site… And definitely let us know if you notice any problems, so I can fix it right away!
-Sean