On a sunny day in May 2006, Heather Snell married Jonathan Anderson at Ridge Vallery Farms in Maryville. The weather was beautiful for their outdoor ceremony, and the colors (blue sky, green grass, pink dresses & flowers) were so vibrant and happy.

The girls wore pink and carried gorgeous bouquets with tulips, Gerber daisies, and roses. Heather did the flowers herself, and they couldn't have been more beautiful. She even incorporated peonies, my favorite flower, into her bouquet which was tied off with ribbon and a pretty pink brooch. She also had the most beautiful veil that I have seen.

After some hors'devours, cake, and dancing inside, the guests saw the couple off in a cloud of bubbles.  The sun was finally getting low enough in the sky for some nice outdoor photos so Heather and Jon circled around and came back to do a private photo session. Although it wouldn't work with weddings later in the day, doing photos after the reception worked out perfectly for their afternoon wedding. I'm so glad that we had the extra time as we were able to get some great couple photos and really take advantage of the beautiful weather and venue.

In conjunction with the Farmer's Market, a few shops downtown held a fashion show on the Market Square stage today. In honor of Mother's Day, the show featured relationships - mother/son, mother/daughter, mother/dog etc. I was there to photograph the show, but of course I snapped some photos of the kids too. Afterward, I did a session with a very happy little girl whose Mommy happens to be a local clothing & jewelry designer. She has some retro, funky looks and some adorable dresses for little girls. You can check out the Red Cadence myspace page for info.

This was a great week because I photographed TWO of the sweetest little six-year-olds ever! If you've seen my site then you probably recognize this little girl. She's one of my favorite people to photograph, and today we did a mini-shoot at Fountain City park. She was more interested in swinging than posing so I ended up trading photo time for play time. You have to love those curls!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to photograph the Cable family, and I'm so excited about the photos that we were able to get of their daughter. She was absolutely great to work with, such a sweet but spunky little girl. At first she wasn't sure that she wanted to do photos, but she warmed up to the idea. It was very difficult to choose favorites from the session, but here are a few:

Thanks for hanging out with me and being such a great little model!

Kimberly Daniels and Wilburt Carson had an outdoor ceremony and reception last year at Annabella at Cedar Glen in Huntsville.

Kim could win an award for her wedding details. She thought of absolutely everything: the punch, the flowers, the wishbowl cards, the cake, the bridesmaid dresses, and every possible decoration. It all matched in her happy wedding colors of pink & orange.

The groom looked very handsome in a white suit and pink tie while the groomsmen wore tan suits with orange ties that matched the bridesmaid dresses. I love when couples add a little of their personalities into the wedding, and the attire was very sophisticated but fun, much like Wil & Kim.

The weather was almost perfect (just a few sprinkles near the end of the night), and Annabella has a lovely, open area for the ceremony as well as a large, shaded area for the reception. Once the sun went down, everyone moved indoors for cake and dancing.

The wedding party included 3 precious little flower girls and very cool little ringbearer. I noticed during the ceremony that he seemed to be posing for all of my photos. This little guy could be a model one day. He certainly likes the camera.










Engagement sessions are a lot of fun and a great chance for me to get to know couples before the wedding day. I think it goes a long way in making everyone more comfortable and relaxed for wedding photos once they've been through an engagement session with me.

The engagement session that I did with Kim & Wil was even more rewarding than usual. Wil used the opportunity to surprise Kim with a gorgeous engagement ring.