Posts by Mel McLellan

Have I mentioned that I love period weddings?  LOVE THEM.  Julie and Craig are probably the cutest retro couple we’ve ever encountered and their wedding promised to be spectacular!  The event took place at historic Oaklawn in Spring Hill and what a great place for a wedding!  The place is covered in huge shade trees and is set right in the middle of a sprawling field – such a gorgeous, casual setting!  It got surprisingly cold on Saturday and we feared rain but as you can see, the sun broke through in the most perfect way and as for the cold, well – it just gave Julie an excuse to wear that great vintage mink! :0)  Hope you enjoy this little glimpse into their day!

We knew before we ever met them that Sarah and Neil were going to be hilarious and that we would love hanging out with them.  They are self-described pickers and thoroughly enjoy picking on each other which Sean and I found completely amusing.  They wanted atypical for their session and spent hours scouting various trails around the Asheville Parkway to find the best spots – our kind of clients! :0)  Then there’s the flat out openness which I always appreciate and Sarah sent me not one, but two emails describing the nightmares she had where I was a huge diva and wouldn’t photograph them. ha!  To top it all off they are either extremely daring or totally nuts because part of what they wanted for the session was to get in the water at the base of a waterfall – in October – in the mountains!  I thought for sure that they would change their minds when they stuck a toe in but they not only got in, they got fully submerged in the freezing water!  My heroes! :0)  Who on earth would ever pull a diva card with that kind of dedication??  

As we hiked back out of the valley along slippery rocks in the near darkness Sarah begged for more than two blog images for their post.  We agreed that if she broke an ankle climbing out of the woods then 3 would definitely be in order.  No bones were broken in the making of these images but in leu of the boldness to swim in 40 degree water, here they are Sarah – your 3 blog sneak peeks! ;o)  The wet waterfall images simply must be saved for the big reveal but here’s a little something to wet your appetite!  Hope you enjoy them!  Thanks for spending the afternoon with us!

Beautiful mountain overlooks, stunning fall color, a happy couple, and joyous friends and family…this was Heather and Chris’ wedding.  We were so honored to be a part of this most anticipated day!  Heather and Chris, may your life together be full of laughter, love, and first kisses. :0)