Mariah + Caleb - Cookeville, TN Wedding

In spite of just about everything going wrong, Mariah and Caleb’s wedding turned out perfect. First, the wedding had to be postponed… you know, because of earth being a giant disease. Then, the wedding venue flooded just twenty-four hours before the wedding was supposed to take place. Not to mention a dozen other little things that could have taken this day to a screeching halt. Oh, also it rained.

But Mariah and Caleb were all smiles and game for anything. We got amazing photos down by the water, managed to avoid getting rained on (mostly), and at the end of the day two cool people were married. That’s about all that counts.

Rachel + Price - West Tennessee Engagement

Rachel has been one of my best friends for a long time now. I remember first meeting her through mutual friends (who ended up being in my wedding). She eventually was the props manager for a theatre production I was acting in and she had to make me little fake blood capsules every night - and that's where it started. We liked each other's sense of humor and began talking more and more. After that we soon became friends and she's been a part of my life ever since. A little over a year ago she started dating this nice guy who makes her super happy and now they're getting married! Watch out for photos of that one - I'll be the bridesmaid standing next to her. :)

Kerry + Jose - Cincinnati Wedding Photographer

I mentioned in my preview post a little bit about my trip to Cincinnati. I ate some awesome food and had my first experience at an airbnb. All of that was great, but let's talk about the real reason I was there - THIS WEDDING! 

I remember seeing Kerry at a wedding I photographed last year. At that wedding reception I remember thinking that girl is so pretty, and she looks like she is having so much fun. I wanted to be her friend. Only a a little while later I received an email from her that she'd gotten engaged and was looking for a wedding photographer! I first met Jose when I traveled to Louisville, KY for their engagement session last fall. You can see that session HERE. What I learned at their engagement session is that these two are so kind and sweet... and they are awesome dancers.

On the day of their wedding the forecast predicted rain for all day. I obsessively refreshed my weather app to see if anything had changed. It was amazing. Right as I arrived at the hotel (in the rain) the weather app said that the chance of rain was greatly reduced during the two times of day we would need to be outside. AMAZING.

This wedding was my first ever Catholic mass! Like lots of people, I was raised in an certain religious group and I'm still practicing that faith today. I think it's so interesting (and so important) to see how people of different faiths and different denominations go about worshiping God. There's so much we can learn from our differences. It was a great experience. 

The way these two look at each other!

Perfect rainless sky. Perfect time of day. Perfect newlyweds. Perfect.

Doesn't she look great?

I loved the toasts at this wedding. Jose's brother delivered his speech in English and Spanish, so that everyone could understand. It occurred to me how amazing it is that people can be family and be celebrating the same moment with the same amount of joy and enthusiasm and not even speak the same language. 

Ann Marie + Will - Henderson, TN Engagement

Ann Marie is basically one of my favorite people. I randomly met her several years ago at a Mad Men party and now she's one of my dearest friends. About a year ago she started dating this guy. For so long I only heard about Will when she talked to me about their latest date or adventure, but I'd never actually met him. Shortly after they got engaged I FINALLY met the guy and he's just as awesome as she said. These two are funny and cute together. They make each other laugh and they seem to just genuinely enjoy each other's company. I'm so excited to be shooting their December wedding!