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There is an old adage that rain on a wedding day is good luck. This is because when you get married you are “tying the knot” and knots are much harder to untie when wet. While that might be true, it won’t help you stay dry during your wedding photos. Let’s talk about how to […]

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Rain on a Wedding Day: How to Prepare

When it comes to wedding venues, bigger isn’t always better. Nashville is home to a ton of wonderful spaces, including small wedding venues to host your intimate event. Whether you are eloping or just want to keep the guest list simple, these five Nashville venues will be worth looking at. (Plus, we just really enjoy […]

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Small Wedding Venues We Love in Nashville

Family photos at your wedding are some of the most important formal portraits you will take. Not only are weddings a rare occasion when the whole family is together — you also have a professional photographer there to capture them. If your family is really big, like mine,  the thought of organizing a family photo session might […]

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A Guide to Wedding Family Photos

One of the most common phrases I hear from my clients on their wedding day is that they aren’t sure how to pose themselves. This is understandable considering most couples I work with haven’t worked with a professional photographer before. Inevitably, they’ve seen all those beautiful, magazine-worthy wedding poses on Pinterest and have put the […]

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5 Natural Wedding Poses for Couples

Should you create a wedding website?  Nowadays it seems like having a website to honor your wedding day is the new norm, but creating an entire website can sound like a daunting, time consuming task. I mean it’s a whole gosh darn living, breathing website with a domain and everything! But I’m here to show […]

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Wedding Website Pros and Cons

It is traditional on a wedding day that the first time the couple sees one another is at the altar. However, in recent years, this tradition has become optional. In fact, more than half the couples we work with choose to see each other before their wedding.

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The First Look: How to Decide

What’s the buzz around presets? You know those Instagram accounts you click on and you think, “Woah… their page looks so put together! How do they do it?!” The answer is probably presets. Most bloggers and influencers use presets to achieve a uniform style in their photos. It’s also becoming more and more common to […]

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All About Presets

SESSION LENGTH Family and children sessions come in different lengths. If you want to capture immediate family only (mom, dad, and kiddos), I would recommend a full family session, which lasts an hour and a half. If you have one young child and would like to photograph the child only, a mini session (30 mins) […]

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What to Expect From Your Family Session

With cellphones an ever-present distraction and no sign of them slowing down, unplugged weddings are a 2019 wedding trend that might just become a mainstay. According to a survey of over 500 couples, 80% of them will be implementing this tech-free decree into their wedding day. Yep, looks like we are a world simultaneously obsessed with wedding hashtags and being distraction-free.

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Is the Unplugged Wedding Trend Worth the Hype?

It might be okay to get your iPhone photos or the photos you took at your niece’s birthday party printed at a drug store, but you might want to reconsider when purchasing images of your family, newborn, or wedding day.

Here’s why it might be worth your while to spend a few extra dollars on the moments that are most important.

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5 Reasons Why Prints From Your Photographer Are Worth It

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