Lindsey Reinhart & Brad Rice were married at the Holy Family Catholic Church of Brentwood last year. It is a nice, modern church with high ceilings, and the priest was kind enough to allow me to shoot from the front of the center aisle during the ceremony. Afterward, the wedding party piled into a stretch Hummer and everyone headed over to the Cool Springs Marriott in Franklin for the reception which featured a sit-down dinner and live band. Lindsey's hair was short, and she wore it in really cute ringlets. She also had a cool french bustle on the back of her gown (my favorite style), and the bridesmaid dresses had pick-up skirts to match.

On Tuesday I had the pleasure of working with one of my 2006 couples again. Kelley & Austin were married last October and wanted to do some casual Spring photos with their families.
It was great to see you again!

      Kelley & Austin


      Kelley's niece after we woke her up from her nap







Soon they'll have a nephew too. Austin's sister is expecting.

Knoxville CityView Magazine has an April wedding edition on newstands now. The editor said that he wanted to include the best wedding photographers in the East Tennessee area, and I'm honored that they asked to interview me and showcase one of my photos in their feature story.

If you run into an issue (Pilot seems to be one of the best places to find one), be sure to check it out! Here is a scan of the page featuring my photo.

Shannon Baca & Ben McVay were married at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in downtown Knoxville on Saturday afternoon. IC is a really cool old church with high ceilings, stained glass windows, and a nice alcove around the altar. The church coordinator and priest were really great at working with me in trying to get the best photos for the couple and even allowed some moving around during the ceremony.

If rain on a wedding day really does bring good luck then these two are going to have one very lucky marriage. I did get a few shots of Shannon and her bridesmaids outside before the downpour. It was chilly, but they were all great sports about it. Everyone was in such a good mood and so obviously happy for Shannon and Ben. The heavens even seemed to participate in the ceremony with a few loud crashes of thunder at key moments.

I liked that Shannon's gown had a bit of color by way of a green sash that matched her bridesmaids' dresses. Her cake also had the same colored ribbon around each tier (and was delicious).

The reception featured a sit-down dinner and DJ at the University Club on Kingston Pike.



 










The shot below was one of the last of the evening, taken in a little hallway just outside the restrooms.

Jamie Guest and Ethan Allen traveled from Michigan for a 2005 destination wedding in Gatlinburg. Family and friends joined them for a ceremony at one of the many wedding chapels, and then the group went to Calhoun's for dinner and cake.

Jamie was one of the most relaxed, generous brides that I have had the pleasure to work with, and from the way the couple included their son and Jamie's 3 girls in the day, it was very obvious that this is a close-knit, loving family.