Last month we got the pleasure of working with Laurel and Oliver on their wedding day. Laurel and Oliver both live in Seattle but decided that Knoxville was a good 'meet in the middle' location as all of Oliver's people would be coming from Germany & Switzerland! (Well that and Laurel's sweet little sister lives here). With so many out-of-towners, their wedding was a huge celebration of people from all over the world and was so wonderful to see these families blend together right before our eyes. The ceremony was at The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, followed by a beautiful reception at Club LeConte. Here are a few of our favorite pics from the day.
Maybe my favorite shoes picture ever...
Laurel was just glowing!
First look!
Laurel and Oliver make such a cute couple!
Is it me or does this one have some attitude!?
Groomsmen. I love this pic!
Bridesmaids :)
These are quite possibly the cutest flower girls ever. They are Oliver's nieces and are from Germany (I think). They didn't speak much English and so their mom had to translated for us while we taking their pics --- they just smiled and giggled -- too cute!
Church of the Ascension is so pretty!
And groomsmen are just... so fun and easy-going.
A shot from the ceremony. Shot from the balcony with no flash. It's important to note that some churches, like this one, have photography restrictions in which no flash (as in this case), or sometimes no photography, is allowed. Either way were happy to work with it and do what we can!
Always my fav. part of the day :)
I believe this is a German tradition - they cut a white ribbon before they got into the car to go the reception.
I am a total sucker for a good getaway car pick. If I find out you're gonna have a cool car like this for your wedding, expect me to beg you to let me jump in there with you for something like this...
Laurel and her planner Sarah Carroll did such a great job with all of the details. Everything looked beautiful! They had a candy bar at the end of the night with all different types of white-colored candies in pretty glass jars - loved it!
Sarah also made this super-cute kids table on the left. They had all kinds of things to do and by the end of the night had demolished that candy centerpiece :)
Laurel & Oliver definitely knew what they were doing on the dance floor!
On the left is another German tradition - on the right, the previously mentioned center-piece meeting it's demise :)
Their band Entice was awesome! And so was the view! The end!! Thanks Laurel and Oliver for letting us be a part of your beautiful day! We wish you all the best!
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Wow! We can hardly believe Thanksgiving is this week and Christmas is right around the corner!
We just quickly wanted to share the following holiday deadlines:
Holiday cards - December 1 (one week!)
Canvas Prints - December 5
Prints - December 10
Holiday cards are press printed on an Art Recycled Card Stock and sold in sets of 25. So, if you need 100 cards you would order 4 sets. All of our cards come with the appropriate size white envelopes. If you would like more info on pricing email orders@watson-studios.com asap and then we'll need to get your order THIS WEEK! We will personally make sure your card looks great and then contact you for a proof/payment! It's that easy!
Card #1
This is a 5x7 folded card
Colors and text can be adjusted to suit your tastes!!
FRONT
INSIDE
BACK
Card #2
This is a 5x7 folded card
Colors and text can be adjusted to suit your tastes!
FRONT
INSIDE
BACK
Card #3
This is a 5x7 flat card
Color and text can be adjusted to suit your tastes!
FRONT
BACK
Card #4
This is a 5x7 folded card
Colors and text can be adjusted to suit your tastes!
FRONT
Inside Spread
BACK
Card #5:
This is a 5x5 flat card
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FRONT
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Card #6
Custom Card - can be made in a variety of sizes & shapes. Send us an email with your ideas!
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It's official... Dan and I have THE BEST jobs.
I never, ever, never thought being a wedding photographer could be so much fun. I mean seriously, you get to go to a party every weekend, travel to amazing places, and work with people on one of the most important/best days of their lives -- what could be better?
Last week we were especially lucky. Dan and I just got back from a very fun work/play trip to Southern California. We got to shoot a wedding on the rooftop of a hotel in Beverly Hills -- it was seriously awesome. I know you're wondering how we ended up getting to do something like that and so I'll tell ya. Robin (the bride) and I went to middle and high school together but like a lot of old friends we lost touch over the last, oh, 12 years. We reconnected on Facebook where I post a lot of our wedding stories and the rest is history! So here is a very quick sneak peek and then a few images from the rest of our trip.
PS - Sorry the blogging has been a bit slow, we are busy, busy wrapping up the season!
Beautiful everything - loved it!
And I swear this is real :) Ooooh, you'll just have to wait!!
THEN, we got to take a much needed few days off and drive up Hwy 1 to Santa Barbara. We checked out the Santa Ynez wine country and walked on the beach in Malibu. It was great. Here are a few pics from our trip, just for fun since it's been a while since I've posted anything from our life outside of wedding and portrait sessions.... I'm just throwing these up as snapshots so no photoshop or anything... can't waste any time here, I know they're not perfect but enjoy!
All of these vineyard shots are from the Gainey Vineyard where we heard most of the movie Sideways was filmed.
who is that cute boy!?
Michelle says:
If I elope can we go there? those are awesome. Loved seeing your face. Please don't delay too much on posting that wedding. :)
Alissa Ferullo says:
Just beautiful! That event looked incredible and you did a fabulous job of capturing the craziness too! =) Oh, and YOU are adorable!
ashley says:
can't wait to see more from that wedding! looks like you guys had such a fun trip! you look so stinkin cute in that pic by they way, oh, you too, dan!
clary says:
Gah!! Those are awesome peeks into your future blog post! Looks like an amazing trip and I'm loving that picture of you:)
Jen says:
Nat! I love these CA photos, they're amazing! It's just like you to post absolutely BEAUTIFUL work and then apologize for not photoshopping them first :) Hope you and Dan are doing great! XOXO - J
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great job friends. your detail shots are amazing! i am obsessed with that shoe shot!!!
great getaway!!!! beautiful pics