Franklin, TN Wedding – The Factory at Franklin
Written by Mel McLellan
For us, photographing weddings is a very personal thing. I feel like I need to, in some way, fall in love with our couples every week in order to give them my all. It's not really a conscious thing I guess. There is something endearing in every person. Brittney and David are a couple who are incredibly easy to fall in love with! We have adored them from the get-go! Photographing their wedding was such a pleasure!
They were married last Saturday at Grassland Heights Baptist Church with the most amazing reception to follow at the Factory! I'm so excited to share more of their images once we get them done! In the meantime, here is one of the lovely couple:
Congratulations you guys! You are amazing and we're so happy for you both! :)
- Mel
Fair Time!
Written by Mel McLellan
We've had a lovely week of computer issues and mine has spent 2 days in rehab but we're back up and running today! Yay! You forget how dependent upon the things you really are until you're forced to live 2 days without it.
So, catching up - last Friday the McLellans and the Hitts went to the Williamson County Fair!
I was a kid the last time I went to a fair and we had the best time! Unfortunately, I'm the only one left with a kid's tolerance for the spinning rides. They are my favorite - so much fun! - I think so anyway.
Sean put on a brave face on the pirate ship. My favorite part was the sight of his forearms tightly woven into the guard bar - Did you think you were going somewhere??
Brian refused the Black Widow. Adrian and Sean were great sports and got on with me. Poor things - they spent the next hour white as sheets with flu-like symptoms! We're just not as young as we used to be I guess! :)
The poor Black Widow was admired from a distance for the rest of the night....
Brian wouldn't ride the Himalaya either. Loser! ;)
I do have to give him props for getting on the big drop ride! That's one of those rides that you're really pumped to get on; then you get to the top and all you can think is some variation of "@#&%#$#%@$!!"
It was Sean's turn to refuse and this is his "I'm not idiot enough to get on that thing" face.
If you're looking for non-spinning entertainment, the bumper cars are a good bet. My car lacked umph so I took a few pictures as I got knocked around. Brian seems most at home when he's wailing on small children doesn't he??
Yes Adrian, you should be scared! :)
We had run out of cash before we made it to anything sweet and fried so we decided to experiment at home. They look a bit scary but fried snickers and oreos are surprisingly yummy!
Next year, I might tackle the ominous beast: the ferris wheel! Yes I'm totally scared to death of them! Put me on anything that spins like mad, on it's side, and turns flips the whole way but the ferris wheel freaks me out! That is my confession of the week.
I know there are several people anxiously awaiting Brittney and David's wedding blog and you're great for being patient! It will be up soon!
Loving my working computer and yours truly,
Mel
Feature: Danielle and John’s Wedding
Written by Mel McLellan
Wow! We have been so tied up that it's been forever since I've done one of these! There are so many that I don't even know where to begin so maybe we can catch up in the coming weeks. As you may already know, my childhood friend Danielle married a great guy named John back in March. (Where has the year gone???) They are awesome together and that alone makes theirs a great feature wedding for our blog!
Getting Ready - it's always so great to have window light to work with! This should happen more often!
The lovely bride
The handsome groom
The bridesmaids were so giggly and fun and the color of their dresses was just awesome to photograph! I love this one - Danielle's sister is just the cutest! :)
We always like a cut-up group of guys...
Also in the running for title of "the cutest" is John's mom. Isn't she adorable?
Danielle had Scarritt Bennett picked out the moment they knew they were headed in the direction of marriage. :) It was a beautiful backdrop for the ceremony.
It was all tears of joy the entire time
Husband and Wife! :)
Danielle has the greatest expressions. :)
Playing with some textures and vintage finishes...
This is one of my favorites...
The reception...
Don't you think it's funny how know one ever thinks they know how to cut a wedding cake? If it were any other kind of cake you would just dig in but the wedding cake is always such a daunting task! haha! :) The beauty of square cakes - just lop off a corner!
The father's gave very touching speeches. John's dad recounted all of John's adventurous days that made him so glad he has married a nurse!
They also said some really sweet things. You can't have speeches where no one cries!
First dance...
And away!
Hope you enjoyed them! We'd love to hear what you think! Now we're off to Brittney and David's wedding. More to come soon! :)
- Mel