the past few weeks have been crazy and have totally flown by!  i can't believe how long it has been since i have blogged an actual wedding!  this past june had to be one of the hottest months that i can remember.  i had a bunch of outdoor weddings and receptions, which i LOVE, but it was really really hot!  a few weeks ago i shot a wedding weekend in nashville at a couple of my favorite places!  the rehearsal dinner took place at the belle meade plantation.  it was such a great place for a cocktail and dinner party!  i have known matthew and the reed family for a while now through young life, so i was so excited when ashley asked me to shoot their wedding!  the weekend was full of so many great details and it all started at the rehearsal dinner.

the day has finally come!  it is national release day for the dirty guv'nahs new album "youth is in our blood."  you absolutely need to buy this cd TODAY!  and while you are at it, you should probably just go ahead and buy tickets to their show at the bijou theatre here.  the show is september 24th and it is pretty much going to be awesome!

i cannot even tell you how much i loved this wedding.  from the dress, to the details, to the location......oh, how i LOVED this location.  and the light.  oh, i just loved it all!!  brenna and her family worked so hard on this wedding, and as you are getting ready to see, it paid off!!  they did EVERYTHING themselves!  the flowers, the beautiful centerpieces, the detail.  i was just so impressed.  not to mention, i LOVE brenna and her whole family.  they just took me in and made me feel right at home the whole day.  anyway, on to the photos!

ok, you might just want to sit back, relax, and get ready for a pretty long post!  i was just so excited when it worked out for me to be able to shoot lauren and tyler's wedding.  i have seen lauren grow up from this cute little middle school girl to this BEAUTIFUL woman.  lauren and i grew up in the same neighborhood together and she was good friends with my sister.  it is still a little surreal for me to see my sister's friends grow up and get married!  i feel like they should still be these little, scrawny, annoying girls, but instead they are these gorgeous and insanely cool ladies who i pretty much want to be.  lauren and tyler have such a sweet story and their love for each other is contagious.  they both went to high school together but it wasn't until a couple years ago that the lord sparked something between them.  you will probably remember them for their engagement session that i posted about a month ago.  after that session, i was even more excited for their wedding because i just knew it was going to be amazing!  sooooo....here are some of my favorites from their day!

lauren was just glowing allllll day long.

i just loved lauren's dress!

i had such a great time photographing megan and taylor's wedding a few weeks ago.  we all went to high school together but have since gone our separate ways.  megan and taylor have been everywhere from colorado, to maryland, to africa, to d.c.  their lives and passions have taken them all over the country and the world and it has just been so fun hearing about all of their adventures.  it was such a pleasure to be able to hang out with them and capture their wedding day after years of being together. 

LOVED megan's shoes!!