candice and mark | published smitten magazine

Last June Candice and Mark had the sweetest wedding outside of Clarksville, Tennessee. Today their wedding was featured on Smitten Magazine’s blog! I’m so excited to share their wedding (since last year, sadly, my blog was on the back-burner for planning my OWN wedding!) I plan on catching up on all my sweet couples from last year… so let’s start with these two and Candice’s darling little boy who was obviously so happy for his mommy and excited for his new family! ADORABLE.

Venue: Murph’s Barn in Cedar Hill, Tennessee

Band: Joel Brown Band

Catering: A Family Affair

Full gallery of images: http://byshea.zenfolio.com/candice-mark

 

 

 

preston | birth photography

Wow. Let’s just start with how amazing birth is. Life. The miracle of a new little person coming into this world just blows my mind. This was one of the coolest things I have ever seen. The mother, Courtney, is one of my best friends and she said from the beginning she wanted Preston’s birth documented. I have photographed in the delivery room during labor for another friend, but didn’t get to witness the actual birth. I was nervous and excited and didn’t know what to expect. I thought to witness a real life birth before ever having a baby of my own would surely scare me away forever! It surely did not. I saw it all. Everything. You can’t NOT watch. It was amazing and beautiful and I wouldn’t have missed it for anything… well… almost anything… Preston arrived early that next morning at 3:10am and I had a wedding to shoot that day, so the clock was ticking! It was the full circle of super important days that weekend and I’m so glad that nobody’s was missed!!!

See some of my favorite shots below and you can view the full slideshow, here. Welcome, sweet baby Preston. You are so loved.

Never a dull moment with these two… you’ve got to do SOMETHING to pass all that time!

several hours later, getting closer…

Courtney’s husband and momma. So sweet and encouraging.

The future grandmothers! 

 

Then just a few days later, we photographed the new family in their home…

 

 

 

 

 

bethany and george | clarksville tennessee engagement session

Today, it’s all about the Benjamins. The future Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin. (this will not get old and i’ll use it over and over for their wedding, too!) We had such a fun afternoon exploring all over Bethany’s family farm including perfectly ‘rustic’ remains of a neighboring home, so close to collapsing that we were scared to even breathe on it, haha.

I’m so excited about Bethany and George’s upcoming wedding at the historic Madison Street Methodist Church and reception at the Hayloft Barn, a great new venue in Port Royal, Tennessee. View more of their sweet session here and watch the same gallery for their photobooth and wedding images coming in May!

 

long vue farms | national ag day

I found out on the good ole Facebook this morning that it’s National Ag Day, and it reminded me about this fun shoot last fall with Long Vue Farms in Allensville, Kentucky. One of my favorite things about my job is the VARIETY of subjects I get to photograph. I had the best afternoon being toured around by good friend and brilliant designer, Lorilee Rager, with Thrive Creative, and her sister, Mandy Bryant with Long Vue. We ventured all over their farm via truck beds, gator beds and finished the evening shooting from a lift at least 40 feet in the air, which seemed like 400 feet in the air to me! It was most definitely a new experience directing giant harvesting combines from above with a walkie talkie, and SO FUN! I’m so excited to return next harvesting season and spend more time with these dear hardworking folks. Visit the site by Thrive Creative and head out their direction one pretty afternoon and drive by the prettiest farm I’ve ever seen.

waiting for hudson | maternity boudoir session

I’m so excited to share these photos of GORGEOUS & STUNNING mommy-to-be, Elizabeth, and her sweet hubby, Travis. I really hope that I feel as beautiful (let alone LOOK as beautiful) as her when I’m expecting! HIGH FIVE BRAVE MAMMA! I especially love the dreamy feel of the outdoor shots at the end and we even snapped a few in my house while on the farm to have the feel of an at-home maternity session. Elizabeth is a trooper for laying in the buttercups in her lingerie on a not-so-warm day. I can’t wait to capture sweet Hudson when he arrives at their home in Murray, KY. View more of their sweet (and sultry) session here.

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