Stacey and Shane’s Downtown Nashville Wedding Style Session
Written by Mel McLellan
Stacey and Shane are two of the sweetest people you'll ever meet! Sean and I have had the pleasure of photographing them twice now and we enjoy them so much every time we see them. Now that all of the wedding-related shoots are done, I'm going to have to start pushing for babies so that they'll have an excuse to come back to us sometime soon! ;) We roamed the streets of Nashville one evening recently for some relaxed, post-wedding portraits. These are always so much fun and I'm so pleased with what we got from this particular session! Hope you enjoy them too! :)
What If?
Written by Mel McLellan
Being a part of a small group of driven entrepreneurs from across North America can revolutionize your business and change your life. Having the opportunity to attend a conference while it's still at the ground level and small is a great way to find such a community. Sean and I were able to find this early on in our career and we have been able to achieve far greater things in our business because of that group than we ever would have without them. These people have become some of our most loyal friends, trusted advisors and the people we look to for encouragement and support. These friendships are invaluable and we have them all because we were fortunate enough to find something we could become a part of before it got so big that connecting with individuals on an intimate level became too hard. I'm telling you all of this because this same kind of opportunity is available to you now. Some of our dearest friends and two of the most driven and amazing artist-preneurs we know have created a conference specifically for creatives who are in business for themselves. If there is one thing we have come to know about Jen and Steve Bebb, it's that they give everything they do all they've got, and they work tirelessly to deliver real content that has the power to transform people's businesses and lives. The What If Conference is their labor of love. I pulled this line off of the What If website because I think it explains perfectly why we're so enthralled with this particular conference: "There is no other conference like WHAT IF. This is a SUBSTANCE over style event where we’re serving up a helping of INNOVATION and a side order of MONEY MAKING IDEAS. Most importantly, we’re going to challenge you to MEET YOUR POTENTIAL, to BE YOURSELF, and to become part of a COMMUNITY of other artist-preneurs." The first What If took place in Cabo, Mexico in January. Every attendee we've spoken to has had a fanatically positive response to their time there. They are diving into exciting new ventures and feeling revitalized in their business! Sean and I are excited to go see what all of the fuss is about this coming July 23-26 at What If Portland! Kudize.net (a website/community we founded that helps you build your referral based business) is sponsoring the event. We encourage you to come join too, and we're so sure this will be an experience you won't want to miss (yes, even without having been before, we are totally sure!), we want to sweeten the deal. Anyone who signs up for What If using our code: kudize will also receive an hour of one-on-one consulting with us (a $250 value). You choose the topic and we promise to be an open book. The photographers who have done these in the past have gone on to report record breaking sales and huge strides in their photography immediately after implementing what we discussed. We would love to help you make a breakthrough in your business as well! Your one-on-one can take place while we're all in Portland together, or we can arrange to meet with you over the phone or Skype. We'll work out the details later; we just want you at What If - the conference that is sure to empower you to take your business to heights you've only dreamed of! Why are we doing this? We miss the experience of a great, small conference, the new people we meet there and the new opportunities that always come up as a result of attending. If this is something you connect with, then we want to meet you and see you there. Will you join us? Go sign up today using this link and select the Learner Plus registration. Your registration will be upgraded free of charge by signing up through us which will make it so that $50 of your registration fee will go toward helping someone else get to What If who would not otherwise have been able to attend. How cool is that? :) We look forward to spending time with you in Portland!
Caroline and Marc’s Classic White Wedding
Written by Mel McLellan
You hope that every couple looks at each other the way that Caroline and Marc do. It was immediately apparent how dearly he loves her and her whole face beams when he's around. Seeing as these two have made it through high school, college and med school and still have that look about them, I'd say that's pretty impressive! This beautiful pair was married at St Peter's Catholic Church in Memphis with a reception to follow at the University Club. It was a flawless day and a joy to photograph. :) All of the flowers were white, but each bridesmaid carried a different variety. I love that! Garden District did an amazing job with everything!
A group this good-looking makes our job so easy! :) The reception decor created a beautiful, romantic atmosphere. My favorite part was the greenery hanging from the rafters and the chandeliers just loaded with flowers. Gorgeous! There's that lovely glow. :) I adore this image that Sean got from their first dance. Congratulations Caroline and Marc! We hope you enjoy this little preview from your day! More to come soon!