My crazy college friend Jennifer is getting married next summer to her perfect match. :)
They got engaged at the Parthenon - right here to be exact -
We had such a good time with these guys - Jennifer can keep everyone laughing constantly and I was surprised to find out that Andrew is quite the funny guy himself - he was always so shy in school! Anyway, they wanted to play a little football during their session and man! They are rough!
Jennifer doesn't always play by the rules when running the ball to the end zone. Hey Jen - we were thinking this one would be great for the save the date cards! ;)
How much air can you get?
Playing in the weeds...
and then collapsing in the spot lights at last...
It was great to see you guys again! Love you!
- Mel
As Mel was saying... three hours of sleep after the wedding on Friday, and down to Atlanta, GA we went.
Here's Ashleigh. She's laughing.
Ryan & his dad getting ready. Ashleigh's room had an official "Bride's Room" sign hanging on the door. When we first got there, Ryan and I searched for the official Grooms Room with no luck. Instead, we just picked out the coolest room we could find. It ended up being really nice. You can't really tell from this photo, but imagine that you're in a nice room that's pretty cool. Got that pictured? Great--that's pretty much what it was like.
They kept going back and forth trying to decide if they wanted to see each other before the wedding or not. They ended up going for it... And Ashleigh went on and on about how it was so great to do it that way, and that she'd never even have considered waiting until the ceremony if she knew what it was like to have some alone time together before seeing each other in front of everyone else, and not being able to talk to each other alone for hours. We like it better this way too because we have a lot more time to create great portraits of the couple on their wedding day rather than rushing through things to get on to the reception.
The happy couple
The bride
The groom. Look at Ryan--He knows what's up.
Unexpectedly, Ashleigh's dad opened the door to look out right as we were taking this formal of the wedding party... We like it like this, so we kept it.
Melanie was in the back of the church and up in the balcony getting these types of shots...
While I was hiding behind plants & the piano on the stage, I was able to grab closeups like this...
Actually, before I go on, let's back up a second. Observe my ninja skills... Hidden on the stage, it's as if I'm not even there!
Ashleigh singing with a group of people she sang with in college. They all sang an A Cappella song during the ceremony, and it was incredible.
And then they were off--and so were we--4 hours back home... to sleep for a long time! Congratulations, Ashleigh & Ryan!
Friday the 13th was Nicki and Jeff's Wedding day! They planned an old Hollywood themed wedding at the Sheraton downtown and the scene was stunning! What a fun wedding! Here are the favorites....
Lorrie Bradshaw did everyone's makeup. She is fantastic!
The Sassy Ladies
We always go scope out the location before the wedding day to look for ideas and we fell in love with the dramatic lighting in the hotel lounge. It went well with the Hollywood glamour idea.
and of course the pool table was a fun find! :)
The Groom
The beautiful ceremony was performed by Mary Griggs.
Nicki's mom...
The first kiss and Sean hiding behind a pillar to get it. :)
Mr. and Mrs. Winsett
A gorgeous dinner reception was planned in the Pinnacle.
The view of the city is amazing up there and the room spins so you can see all sides of the Nashville skyline.
The end...
What a beautiful evening! After this, we slept for 3 hours and then drove to Atlanta, GA for Saturday's wedding. More photos of that event coming later today so check back soon!
