As we bring you this next wedding, we are just a little sad.... because we're not quite ready for Erin & Ryan's wedding to be over! We've loved Erin and Ryan so much that it can't possibly be all over now, can it? This always happens, no matter how long we've been looking forward to a wedding the couple actually does get married and eventually moves on to bigger and better things :P
But, I'm just not ready yet! I mean, what could be more fun than their canoe engagement shoot?? I will never forget it and it's one of our favorites for sure! One of the reasons we are so ga-ga over Erin & Ryan is because they are seriously some of the nicest, smiliest (is that a word?) people you will ever meet.... I know you guys always think I say things like that but anyone who knows Erin & Ryan would definately agree. They're the real deal.
Here are some of our favorite shots of Erin & Ryan's most important day!
Enjoy!
This is number 4 of 4 weddings we have done at Graystone Presbyterian Church this year. I LOVE the getting ready room there because it really has great light. Plus everything fun, funny, and sweet happens in the girls' getting ready room. On the wedding day, it's my favorite place to be!
I'm showing this garter because both Erin's mother and grandmother wore it on their wedding day.
And here is Erin's mom giving it to her daughter :)
How could you ever get sick of that smile? ;)
Erin's dress was so gorgeous and elegant.
Erin & Ryan saw each other before the ceremony. They met in the sanctuary to get a little relief from the heat. There are so many great images of the two of them in their gallery, but I decided to post these from when they first saw each other.
I especially like this one.
Sweet, sweet girls who I felt like I knew by the end of the day!
I'm not really sure how this happened but I think it's a first for us! lol
I can't remember if Emily & Meredith are spying on the boys or watching guests arrive - nonetheless they are very cute.
Just a little moment between Erin and her dad.
This is when the bridesmaids prayed for Erin before the ceremony.
I don't care how many wedding I go to, a face like this always gets me :)
Look at Ryan's sweet face.
and a little tear on Erin's.
Ryan's got some moves. He pulled off this dip-kiss spur of the moment. The crowd went wild ....:)
All the sweet moments happen just after the ceremony, this is one of them.
Love all of these
Getting onto the trolley. The wedding party made everything so much fun.
We love seeing/running into couples we have worked with/are working with!! Love you all! Janie & Kendall, Ben & Brittany, Calli & Brett, & Ashley & Michael (Can't wait for 12/18!)
Erin & Ryan had their friends Wes, Ward & Graham who are in a band called The Trio play at their wedding. It may sound a little risky, but trust me, these guys were AWESOME and everyone loved them! I cannot even tell you how hard they worked....I don't think they ever took a break. They were great and their email address is here.
See what I mean?
And we'll end on one of our favorites :) Thanks Erin & Ryan and everyone for being so much fun!! xoxo
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In Watson-Studios' world this next couple is practically legendary! If you've been following us for a while I'm sure you remember Bailee and Reggie from their 3-part engagement shoot. If you're new let me fill you in. Bailee is super creative and if anyone ever had fun planning their engagement session (and wedding) it was her! Example number 1: When we arrived at Bailee & Reggie's engagement session she had three different sets all laid out for us - Vintage, Contemporary & Country. It was so much fun and her pictures have been the talk of the town ever since!
When I fist met Bailee I had no clue she was going to be this much fun...actually I take that back. When we first met she had printed out on paper an example of an engagement shoot that she liked. It was all vintage clothes, vintage style and Bailee was like, "this is what I'm going for!" in that sweet little voice of hers. This girl seriously makes me smile all the time! So, now that you know where we started with these two, following the pictures will be all the more interesting! Bailee & Reggie's wedding was our 2nd Apostolic wedding of the year and if you remember Ashley's wedding you already know that these girls do it up!
I'll keep narrating as we go, but here are just a few details to get you started. Bailee & Reggie gave homemade jelly as their favors and each jar had different color vintage fabrics under the lids.
As much as we love shooting details, the real candid moments are the ones we always cherish the most. This is hands down my favorite of the day.
Bailee wore a vintage dress, sparkly high heels and a bird cage veil --- love that girl!
A cute little moment with her brothers :)
Bailee and Reggie were married in her lifelong church, First Apostolic Church of Maryville. They had their reception at Bailee's house in Greenback and that's where we did all of the photos before hand too.
Reggie & Bailee :) did not see each other before the ceremony.
BM & GM
More cute stuff. Reggie wore a bow tie and his groomsmen wore ties with different vintage handkerchiefs in the pocket. Cute. Bailee had a map drawn for guests on how to get from the church to the reception.
Because of the dramatic lighting in the church during the ceremony, I love all of the ceremony shots in black & white. Here is her step-dad walking her down the aisle and although they are smiling, I can assure you theirs were the only dry eyes in the room.
Reggie was so happy to see her! He's SUCH a nice guy.
Bailee is so funny. I loved editing her pictures because she just makes me laugh so much!
Pastor Carpenter has known Bailee since she was a little girl. Bailee is BFFs with his daughter and so all of the personal things/stories he told during the ceremony were especially sweet.
They were sooooo cute together during the ceremony!
Typical Bailee -- I guess she's shy about kissing in public -- so needless to say it was a REALLY quick kiss...I'm actually really surprised we got it! Everyone laughed, it was funny.
After the ceremony we stopped along the way to the reception to do our favorite wedding day activity, photograph the bride and groom together. We just pulled over on the side of the road and it was perfect light, perfect everything, it only took about 15 mins. And just so you know, all of these I LOVE.
And for some reason Bailee doesn't have any problems kissin' in front of us!
Love the one on the left!
At the reception Bailee had apple pie and ice cream -- Yum!!
A yummy vintage car,
and root beer floats -- double Yum!
The end!! Thanks for being so amazing and one of the most creative couples we've ever had!! Bailee & Reggie we love you guys!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxooxoxo
devon says:
WOW!! Amazing work...magazine worthy! Great job!
Alissa Ferullo says:
WOWZA!! What a gorgeous event and you two captured it absolutely perfectly. Truly, LOVE them!
carolyn grube says:
I go to Faith Chapel. These are beautiful pictures. You made a lovely bride. I love the theme.
Julie says:
Oh my word, the bride looks JUST like my grandma's sister when she was younger! The smile, the dimples and the eyes. The wedding definitely fits her look in my mind. Beautiful wedding, beautiful shots Dan & Natalie!
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Before I get my raving started on how cute this next bride is or how much fun we had shooting thier wedding, I have just a few little notes to pass along!
1). Whew!! These last few weeks have been very busy so please forgive the sometimes long pause in between our wedding posts!! We appreciate all of our faithful readers and we hope you're not getting bored waiting for the next post. If you are, you should check out the Watson-Studios facebook page where we update with little tid bits more frequently.
2). If you are thinking about scheduling an engagement session, bridal session or any other kind of portrait session between now and January you should contact us now.
3). It's almost fall!! Yay!! Just had to throw that in there because we simply can not wait!!
Now, without further delay let me introduce the wedding of Tarah and Michael. Going into it I had no clue how much fun this wedding would be. I'm not sure I've ever seen someone so happy, and sooo adorably cute as Tarah was on her wedding day!! She was like on cloud 9 all day long and her energy just floated us through the whole day and night. Tarah --- can you come sit next to me while we're sitting in front of the computer all winter!?! Seriously, after we left her wedding I tweeted something like, "Just shot a wedding with possibly the cutest bride ever." That was Tarah -- so cute, so happy, and soooo in love!! See right :) and we probably have 500 shots of her looking just as happy and excited!! Her face in every picture is just priceless, these were so much fun to edit and we are so excited to share some with you!!
So here are a few of our favs!!
Tarah & Michael's wedding was held at Graystone Presbyterian Church --- no, we don't have some kind of deal with Graystone, it's definitely just a coincidence that this is Number 3 out of 4 weddings we've done there this year, which is crazy. After the ceremony we headed over to a DECKED OUT Gettysview --- which looked amazing!! You'll see in a min.
Love this bouquet! All of the flowers were done by Allie King at Sassafras -- Amazing!!
Love these. She's writing a letter to Michael and the second picture reminds me that "laughter through tears is my favorite emotion." - Truvy (Dolly Parton), Steel Magnolias
I always love getting ready shots at Graystone because they have the most perfect backlit window.
They didn't see each other before the ceremony but they did do this:
I've been going on and on about Tarah this whole time but make no mistake, Michael is pretty awesome as well. Such a great guy!
Love this intimate wedding party!
This was just after the ceremony. They were SO HAPPY and SO CUTE!!
See what I mean!?
Gettysview looked totally amazing. Love the florals, loved everything!!
Really happy, really in love....
Dan did these:
and these:
This is one of my favorites:
The reception was really fun. They had a sit down dinner and then Ogle Entertainment kept the party going!
The End!! Thanks so much for having us Tarah & Michael yall were just so wonderful!! xoxo
michelle says:
cutest bride! I love the photo Dan got of the tow of them looking straight on. Beautiful wedding.
Melissa Thomas (mother of the bride) says:
Thanks for posting on my Birthday the best birthday present a mother could recieve.
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