katie | SENIOR

Katie’s a girl who knows who she is and seems to be totally comfortable with that. What a refreshing trait for a senior girl to have. We had lots of opposition during the shoot–got kicked out of a Christian campground and even had to stop shooting for about a half hour while it rained… and yet, all in all the shoot came out wonderfully. The rain cooled things off a bit and the sun came out shining minutes after it stopped. I had fun with Katie and her momma… thanks you two for spending an eventful afternoon with me!

Mr. & Mrs. Chancellor

Brandi and Justin are beautiful. Just beautiful.

Brandi and I worked together at MC… I love her. Don’t know Justin nearly as well, but I know that he is all about his gal and that’s enough for me. Their wedding brought together some of my favorite people, so Jess and I had a blast being there.

I love you guys. Brandi, thanks for being fierce. Justin, thanks for putting up with her fierceness. I had a blast…

Up first are some from Brandi’s bridal session, then on to the wedding.

Brandi’s mom is–I’m pretty sure–the sweetest person on this here planet. I love this moment observed during the ceremony…

These were my co-workers when I worked at MC. Easy to see why we had such a great time…

Mary Margaret | PORTRAITS

Mary Margaret is on a pretty cool mission of creating her first music album. She’s a vocal music graduate of Mississippi College and just finished the recording of her first project a few weeks ago. The selection of her debut is mostly classic Christian and will showcase her beautiful voice in a perfect way, I’m sure. Shooting for music packaging isn’t something I do often at all, so, it was a whole lot of fun for me. Mary Margaret has striking features, and way awesome hair, so I enjoyed getting really artsy with her and going for a slightly more dramatic look than what I’m typically after. Here’s just a few…

Mr. & Mrs. Russum

I had fun with these two on their wedding day. They really had it all together: details were well thought out, locations were perfectly chosen, and the crew that joined them on their big day loved on ‘em all day long. All in all, it was as smooth as can be, and a delightful wedding day in which to take part. Anna & Jason–thanks for being such a pleasure to be around! Here’s a few from their wedding day…

Cool story. Anna had given Jason 5 magazine cutouts of wedding dresses, one of which was her own. She never told him which one was hers, but he picked one of ‘em and kept it until the wedding day. He chose EXACTLY RIGHT… boy knows his girl.

I thought it was neat that the parents sat next to one another as opposed to on opposite ends of the pew. Sweet families coming together…

Anna’s an elementary teacher and had some of her students help with reception decorations…

Mr. & Mrs. Nutt

Anna & Jonathan are easy clients to have. They’re no-pressure, always-grateful, & super-punctual kind of people. They’re also full of creative ideas and all about one another. I’ve seen these two post/message/tweet about being best friends more times than I can count. And it’s not a show–these two are best of friends, and it’s so obvious when they’re together. As a married man, it’s a great reminder of our call to love our spouses loudly.

Their wedding was in Provine Chapel at MC and their reception was at the always-beautiful Fairview Inn. You may remember their previous blog appearances from their FOTOBOOTH and engagement posts.

Ain’t no such thing as a bad hair day to Anna’s hair stylist…

Jonathan’s text to Anna: “this is quite possibly the hottest day in the history of the world. I am melting away.”

But, the text I didn’t see (or photograph) that came right after: “But I’d melt for you any day.”

Anna’s pretty momma:

Camera hogs.

Strawberry shortcake in lieu of groom’s cake. I’m a fan.

The party favors were handmade coasters… we’re using ours every day.

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