You may have heard a lot of people talk about doing a first look on your wedding day.  So what is a “First Look” exactly?  It is arranging for the bride and groom to see each other prior to the ceremony.  It is sort of a ceremony on it’s own.  They way I handle a […]

Every contract I sign has a guarantee.  I promise my clients they will see all their photos within 30 days AND have the ability to download them.  You might have noticed the average turnaround time for wedding photographers is 4- 8 weeks, sometimes longer.  How do I do this so quickly?  Am I a wizard? […]

Divorce.  That’s not something you would expect the hear from a wedding photographer.  This blog should be sunshine and roses and nothing ever goes wrong in marriage right?  Nope.  That’s not real.  That’s not authentic and that’s not my story. I want to tell you my story because I want to be honest.  My divorce […]

I’ve photographed a lot of engagement sessions and weddings and I’ve learned some things.  I’ve learned that all couples are different.  They have different ways they interact and levels of intimacy, affection, and playfulness.  THIS couple has a ton of natural chemistry.  The best way I can describe it is they are wrapped up in […]

This hockey, chacos, coffee and dog loving couple made this beautiful Saturday even better!  Jordan, Chad, and the stunning Petra are the pawfect (ha!) little family to be.  How cool is that Jordan has a dog named Petra?  We started with coffee at the new Mean Mug coffee house on Chattanooga’s north shore and then […]

Aureleia and Colton told me that during their pre-marital counseling with their minister he talked about marriage being like a river.  He said that the river flows over the rocks and bumps and always keeps moving forward.  I thought that was such a beautiful metaphor and made this engagement session on Snooper’s rock along the […]

I have always been a bit of philosopher and dreamer and have also had a creative side to me.  I have also always loved math and science and logic.  My brain is pretty equal-sided.  Which is a big reason why I love photography.  To be a great photographer you need to have skills from both […]

You have had a long and emotional day and now you are ready to PARTY!  You want to celebrate your relationship and love with all your friends and family in a way that is amazing and true to who you are as a couple.  I talked with Keenan Daniels, The MillionDollaMan and incredibly popular event […]

Penguins!  That was the word of the day for this engagement photo session.  Melissa and Alex were the lucky winners of my engagement session experience contest so we had to do something fun and different.  Melissa has a love of penguins so we headed to the Tennessee Aquarium!  I grew up going here on field […]

I had the pleasure of interviewing Kate Harper with VLove Events on Instagram Live.  She had alot of great tips and advice for brides.  They were so great I decided to put a few great tips together for the blog.  Make sure you follow me on Instagram so you can tune in for my next […]