Wedding Photographers Knoxville TN Watson-Studios

Vintage Country Wedding in Greenback, TN

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:30:08 -0500

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

Graystone Presbyterian Church ~ Gettysview Wedding

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:04:21 -0500

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

Cheekwood Gardens wedding, Nashville

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:01:47 -0500

When we first met Rebecca more than a year ago to talk about her wedding, it was just Rebecca, Dan & me. She didn't say a whole lot or ask a ton of questions but the biggest thing I remember about her was that she could not stop grinning the whole time we were talking about her wedding. It was the cutest thing! She literally had a perma-grin she was so excited about being engaged and getting married and it instantly made us fall totally in love with her.

Then we met Seth when they got up at the crack of dawn for their engagement shoot with us. Seth is just as sweet as Rebecca and a perfect match for her, and hanging out with them together made us all the more excited about their wedding. Since then, we have met so many people who know & love Rebecca and Seth. So, here is a wedding I was really excited about the whole year leading up to it. And there are certainly many aspects I will never forget. Their wedding had a wonderful Southern feel to it with Jack Daniels Lemonade, fried green tomatoes, corn pudding, a huge wedding party, everything draped in peach & baby blue, and to top it off the band playing Rocky Top as they left the reception, to name just a few things :).

Most importantly though, I will never forget the sweet way Rebecca looked at Seth....or the way that he looked at her like she was the most fun & beautiful person he'd ever met. Or the way they danced the night away... Ah, love!

Rebecca & Seth were married at St. George's Episcopal Church in Nashville and the reception was held at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens. It was a lovely, lovely wedding and we were so thrilled to be a part of it!

Here are some of our favorite shots of the day!

She was so excited and it was so fun to be around her all day! Who looks good even when they are getting their hair done? Rebecca!

She is soo cute :)

I love this shot of her sister and mother fixing her gown with the bridesmaids in the background.

Blue & peach -- such pretty colors and you'll be seeing a lot of them. I really loved the bridesmaids bouquets by A Village of Flowers. They looked very "Anthropologie" to me... and y'all know I love Anthropologie. Hey --- this is totally off topic and kind of old news, but did you know that Anthropologie is going to start doing wedding & bridesmaids dresses starting Spring 2011!! So exciting!! You can read a little bit about it here:

13 bridesmaids and 13 groomsmen!!

Plus one ring bearer. Can't forget this little guy!

Here the girls are praying just moments before the ceremony.

I love this moment with her dad.

We were not allowed to take any pictures in the sanctuary. We were allowed to stand outside the backdoors and shoot through the window. We did get a few far away shots of the ceremony including this one of the kiss.

Yay, married!! Do you think they are excited...I can't tell :P

A few details from the reception at Cheekwood. Instead of just dinner tables, they incorporated lounge areas with couches and bar tables into their layout.

We did some shots of Rebecca & Seth just before the sun went down and it was great light.

I love this one!!

Rebecca & Seth are both teachers which fits their kind personalities perfectly...just a little inside info for ya ;)

This one is my favorite!

Here is their romantic first dance.

The band was great and there was lots of crazy dancing -- yall know I'm a fan.

a little crazy...

a lot crazy...lol!

This one is fun :) Tip ladies: I'm been to my fair share of weddings and if you want to catch the bouquet you're best bet is to get in the front!

Sweet ride

The end!! Thanks Rebecca & Seth, you guys were wonderful!! Thank you so much for having us!! xoxoxo

Bridal Show & Special offers

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:12:23 -0500

I'm an aunt!!!

Alright, that's not what this post is about but it is very exciting news in our family!! My sister Rachael and her husband Ben had a little boy named Jack last Wednesday, and I can hardly think of anything else!

Well... except for two very big things that are happening this weekend! 1). Erin + Ryan's wedding and 2). The Knoxville Premier Bridal show... the main topic of this post plus there is some great news for brides at the end which you'll definitely want to stick around for even if you don't live in the Knoxville area.

To start, Dan and I don't do a ton of advertising, that's just not us. We rely mostly on word of mouth, referrals from past clients, friends and family --- so far it's worked really well for us and we know that is the best kind of advertising anyways. Like most businesses we do some Google ads, a few Facebook Ads and the one Knoxville-specific thing we've participated in since we started our business and love, is Premier Bride Magazine. They put out a local magazine twice per year and put on two bridal shows, one of which happens to be this Sunday!

For those of you who have never been, the bridal show is a really great way to meet a lot of vendors and see their samples all in one day. The show is a whirlwind so my advice is to go with a plan! Before the show you can click here and make a list of everyone you want to see. That way you can be sure to meet them & see their stuff, making the most of your time... I personally have a really great time at the show so you should go on and put Watson-Studios at the top of your list ;) (if I do say so myself!). Really, we would be honored if you stopped by our booth and said hello!

The show is this Sunday, August 8, from 11:00-4:00 at the Knoxville Convention Center. Tickets are $12 dollars at the door and $10 dollars online. I also have 5 free tickets to give away! So if you're one of the first 5 people to email me they're yours and I'll pop them in the mail asap so go on and include your addresses.

Also, we wanted to make a few little announcements because who doesn't need a little happy news to spread around from time to time?

1). We're having a Bridal Show special for the first time! Starting now and ending next Friday, August 13 (ooh, spooky!): Anyone who books us for a 2011 wedding (contract & deposit in) will receive an additional $250 product credit.

2). Winter special -- Last Feb we were so antsy to shoot a wedding and so if you are having a winter wedding please talk to us!! For the next month, until September 3, anyone who books a January or February wedding with us will receive a $600 product credit! That's huge! Help us cure our winter blahs!!

3). Referral program. If you are our client or one of our friends and you refer a wedding client to us, and they book us, we will give you either a $200 product credit or a $100 gift certificate to the spa or restaurant of your choice :). Sweet right?!?

Adios friends, hope to see you Sunday!

Here are some pics from the hosiptal --- Ahhhh, soooo sweet! Some captions: (left to right, top to bottom: Our brother-in-law Ben (dad) holding Baby Jack, Baby Jack, Natalie's mom holding baby Jack, Natalie's mom and sister Claire (aunt), everyone with phones :), Jan (Ben's mom), Bunnie & Natalie w/ Baby Jack, Claire, Lauren (cousin) looking at Jack through the window and Jack! The end!

Castleton Farms Wedding

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:14:13 -0500

We pretty much knew Kristian & Brad were going to be great when we first met them... it was just one of those, 'Yeah-this-is-a-great-fit-meetings'. I don't know how it works, but I truly believe the people we work with...it's just *meant* to be, for whatever reason.

Kristian & Brad's beautiful wedding took place at Castletom Farms in Loudon, Tennessee. This was a memorable wedding for me and Dan for a number of reasons: the awesome bride and groom, all of the beautiful things to photograph, her hilarious sisters, and it was hot outside, really hot! In fact, it might have been the hottest day of the year, and that is saying something because this summer (at least in Tennessee) has been a real scorcher! Despite the heat, we never had to worry about any scowling faces from Kristian & Brad or any of their guests. They were all super cool and totally there to have a good time! They had a great time and we did too! Thank you Kristian & Brad and thank you, thank you to all of our brides & grooms this summer who have put up with the heat so gracefully. I just wanted to put that out there because we may have a ways to go until we see some cooler temperatures.

Amazing couple, awesome day, here are a few of our favorites from their wedding at Castleton Farms!

Crochet needle, angelic hands, just enough detail to know what's going on -- definitely a personal favorite for me.

A few of our favorite things :)

Oooh, I love this picture.

I liked this side shot of the kiss better than the straight on one.

I'm just putting this one in here for pure humor... Sometimes, this is what it takes to bustle a dress :P

Now, talk about service! The bartender brought pitchers of cold beer to all of the groomsmen just after the ceremony to cool them off.

They obviously liked that!

My favorite of the two of them!

Oh this is definitely one of my favorites.

Dan and I both love this wedding party shot.

Something a little different this week for the first dance.

I don't know if it's the heat or what but we've seen more crazy dancing this summer and Kristian & Brad's wedding was no exception. For the record, I love crazy, fun dancing - just like in these next two shots :)

Kristian is so cute!

These guys were ready to go! The girl who caught the bouquet was dating the guy who caught this. They were so cute on the dance floor together!!

The End! Thanks for a wonderful day!! Love to you both!!

St. John Neumann ~ Foundry Wedding

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:46:32 -0500

Like with all of our couples, we have gotten to know Amanda and Ryan pretty well through the whole process, and we both agree that they're two of the nicest, most easy-going people you'll ever meet. One of the things I will always remember about the two of them is that they changed their wedding date just so they could have us as their photographers -- which means, we were totally in love with them from the start! Knowing that photography is such an important part of someone's wedding makes us extra excited and inspired and Amanda & Ryan's wedding was no exception. Amanda was a veeeerrrryy laid back bride and in addition to being gorgeous, their wedding was all about being in love and having a good time. Because of their church's mass schedule, we started the day in their rooms at the Hilton, did pictures downtown, headed over to St. John Neumann Catholic Church and then ended the night at The Foundry --- wow, busy day! Amanda & Ryan were just smiling, smiling, smiling all day long and their wedding party couldn't have been any cooler :).

Here are some of our favorite shots of the day!

Aside from the photos of Ryan & Amanda together, I think this is my favorite shot of the day (That is Amanda's mom with Amanda).

Amanda always said she loved our groomsmen pictures. I love shooting groomsmen, it's one of my favorite parts of the day. They are just soooo EASY. We just kind of let them joke around together and do their thing. They're certainly not worried about how they look or if we're getting their good side (lol), they're just along for the ride and up for almost anything! We like groomsmen pictures to look like the one below: imperfect, everyone with a natural smile, and having a really fun time. We take soooo many pics at each wedding that I never post any standard or more traditional shots on our blog, but we do take them, just in case you're wondering... We just know y'all would be bored sick if we posted the same thing week after week!

We did all of these shots right around the corner from their hotel. Notice how everyone is laughing -- that's because Dan and I are totally hilarious.... No, not really, they were just a really fun group.

Dan is the man, literally. For all of the photography buffs, there were no flashes allowed during the ceremony and he shot the whole ceremony IN FOCUS with our 70-200mm lens on 1/40 at 2.8. I just love the way she is looking at him in this shot.

I see this huge, in canvas, and in an antique frame :)

Have I mentioned yet that Amanda is a total bombshel!?

Oooh, I just love this one too! The light was just *perfect* after the ceremony

Gorgeous!

I love this kind of light black & white image - so sweet!

Definitely one of my favorite shots of the day!!

First dance

I'm always a huge fan of crazy dancing at receptions (I wonder why :)) and he here's one of my favorite moves of the night. Yes, that's 'The Worm" - lol

But I'm not sure it beats this sporadic toe touch! lol

The end!! Congrats Amanda & Ryan you guys were GREAT!! Thanks so much for having us!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!! xoxo

Neyland stadium engagement session

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:20:15 -0500

This next couple is SO cute that I just had to seriously restrain myself from putting up a zillion pics from their engagement session! When Lauren contacted us about her shoot and said that she and her fiancee Jeff, a UT football alum, wanted to do part of their engagement session at Neyland Stadium, we knew we were in for a real treat!

And y'all, seriously, this couple could not be any cuter or any sweeter. Jeff is waaaay over a foot taller than Lauren! He can pick her up and twirl her around like nothing! (And really it is nothing because Lauren is teenie tiny!). Jeff was joking around with her the whole time and it was easy to see how much fun they have together. Here is just a small sample from their shoot, it was so tough picking just a few!!

Enjoy!!

I think this one is really cute and it just might be my favorite!

Hmmm, I'm loving this one too :)

Then we headed out to our farm for a few just before sunset!

It was almost 100 degrees while we were doing this but I can't tell at all!! I'm really not even exaggerating!

Ta da! The end!! Thanks for being so great Lauren & Jeff!! xx

Nate & Ashley's Wedding

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:38:01 -0500

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The wait for a new wedding post is finally over and I hope you will agree that it was totally worth it. Nate & Ashley's wedding seriously might have been one of the most exciting weddings we've ever been to! We loved being there every moment of the day. It seemed like every time we looked around the corner we were seeing something new & exciting and full of sweetness & life! When it comes to weddings there is nothing we love more than working with an AMAZING couple (Definition at a wedding: A couple that is totally in love, totally enjoying every second of their wedding day and taking nothing for granted). Add in adorable details, a rockin' color scheme and a really fun style (Nate & Ashley's wedding: check, check, check, check, check, check!!) and what you get is an absolutely incredible opportunity for capturing some gorgeous moments with a camera.

This is one of the weddings I'm still telling my friends about weeks after the event and here are just a few reasons this wedding was so great:

1). First, this is the first (of I hope many) Apostolic weddings we have shot. That in itself was a new experience for us and I couldn't have had a better client to start with. Ashley was just a complete doll! Ashley's grandfather started the church where her father is now the pastor, First Apostolic Church of Knoxville. All of her and Nate's family members (plus every guest, bridesmaid, & groomsmen) were just so, so, so wonderful and friendly to us!

2). I LOVED the hair at this wedding! I have never, ever seen so many crazy awesome up-dos and these girls do their hair themselves! Look at Ashley's hair on the right! Awesome! But that's not all. Even a lot of the regular guests showed up with great up-dos, they were very contemporary looking and I loved it!

3). Call me a small town girl but this was our first wedding with over 650 guests. That is A LOT of people! Now picture this: 650 guests with a seated, plated, 3 course dinner and here's the kicker - with namecards!! Dan and I even had seats with namecards - so thoughtful!! All of this under a TENT!! Can you imagine how big that tent was!?! Ashley joked and called it her circus tent. It was all just amazing.

So with all of that talking up, I hope the pictures still speak for themselves! Here are some of our favorite shots of the day!! Enjoy!

Literally everything was red, blue or green. Oh this is one really cute part - I don't know if it was planned or what, but so many women guests were wearing green and navy or blue - her colors, like to show their support. I thought that was a nice, sweet touch. OK, I'll try to stop blabbing so much!

This is Ashley who you might also remember them from their fun engagement session. Such a natural beauty!

And here is Nate who looked so cute in his seersucker suit :)

This really might be my favorite picture of the day. Look at this wonderful happy couple and it was probably pushing 98 degrees outside!

We did all of their pictures and the bridesmaids & groomsmen pics at a park across the street from the church. It worked out perfectly.

The guys were funny...

...and the girls were really sweet!

Check out the intricate hair on the bottom left = LOVE!

Mmmm, love these next two.

This is Dan's fave.

Even though they saw each other before the ceremony, they were still so excited to see each other as she was walking down the aisle.

There were about 5 or maybe more pastors who 'married' Nate & Ashley. It was really sentimental. Here is her father, grandfather on the left and uncle on the right. Look at that smile on her grandpa :)

Yay, married! Moms, grandmothers and VIPs in the front row.

Look at all of this. I could seriously do a whole post just on details (this is just a small portion)! WOW, it looked great!

Ashley's brother Anthony is my new friend on Facebook. He was cracking us up all day!

Kind of weird but I love this picture because I think it perfectly describes Ashley's personality, just genuinely sweet and friendly...

The End!!! Congrats guys!!! Yall were great!!! Thank you so, so, so much for having us!! xoxo

Cades Cove Engagement Shoot

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:44:21 -0500

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Meet two of our very best friends, Michelle & Christopher. Michelle is one of my girls, she's super sweet, totally sassy (see right), and we have a lot in common. She's pretty much amazing and one of the best kind of friends a girl could ask for. Although Michelle & Christopher live in North Carolina, we spend a lot of time together... on the phone... for sometimes hours... at least 2-3 nights a week while I'm working around the house. She's a great friend, we talk about any and everything, though lately we've been talking a lot about her wedding... which is pretty much going to be a photographer's dream...lucky me! Think Eseeola Lodge, paper cranes hanging from a tree, croquet, vintage glass bottles, bluegrass, guests standing in a circle around Michelle & Christopher while they say thier vows -- I swear I get chills just thinking about it!!

For Michelle & Christopher's wedding I get to be both bridesmaid and photographer, which means that instead of holding a bouquet, I'll be wearing a cute dress AND holding a camera most of the day ;). Then at some point during the reception I'll put down my camera and break it down on the dance floor with my girls while Dan continues to take care of business.

All of the bridesmaids for Michelle & Christopher's wedding are wearing different dresses that we are buying from wherever, all having a shade of purple or lavendar. We're bringing them to the beach this weekend to see how they look together since we all live in different places and I'm totally excited to see how it all turns out. Anyways, back to the main subject of this post - their engagement shoot! No matter how much Michelle & I talked and planned this shoot before it happened, it still felt like a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants engagement session, which always turns out to be the best anyways --- and this is definitely a new favorite. Although it looks like this shoot took place somewhere out West (at least that's what I think), it was our first time to do a shoot in Cades Cove. If you don't know what that is, Cade's Cove is a famous part of the Great Smokey Mountain National Park that tons of people visit and drive through every day. And, for anyone that's ever been to Cades Cove, you know how crowded the loop can be with all of the Sunday drivers and nature lovers. But, we have now totally figured out how to do an engagement shoot up there without getting stuck. Despite the traffic, it is always absolutely worth the trip. Every view up there is so gorgeous and along with a couple that is so dear makes this a shoot that I absolutely LOVE!!! Here are just some of our favs, I had such a hard time picking ones to blog!! Their full gallery is really full, so, so many fun pics!! Enjoy!!

Next up will be one of my favorite, FAVORITE weddings ---- Nate & Ashley that's you! Get excited!!! ;)

I think the one in the middle should be Michelle's new facebook profile pic ;)

Loving Cades Cove

Love!

Outfit change.

That's a special chair from Michelle's house.

I just love Christopher!!

Love this one

I told ya she was was sassy!

As our dear friend Jenna would say, Shel bear, see you in less than 48 hours!! And call me when you get off work! The end, love you guys!!

I can do anything

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:51:35 -0500

After 4 weeks of agonizing uncertainty, Dan and I finally closed on our new house and moved in last week. (But don't worry, we can still do all the engagement shoots we want out at the farm where we used to live!) And although the task of moving, unpacking, organizing and redecorating can seem a bit overwhelming, we're thrilled with our new abode :). Thanks so much for being patient with us as we've been a little slower than normal on updating our blog. We've got some really great stuff to post in the next few days, but until then here's something that will surely make you smile...

Eseeola Lodge Wedding, Linville, NC

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:15:10 -0500

Oh, how sometimes I would love to wave a wand and have a magical, self-publishing blog. One that is fresh with new & beautiful pictures every day of the week! One with which each of our readers could sit down with their morning coffee every day and marvel at all of the happy couples and beautiful places we are so blessed to photograph. But alas, maybe I don't need a magic wand, the last goal of my day is now complete! I have finished editing this gorgeous wedding that I have been dying to publish for about a week.

It is such a rewarding feeling to finish editing a wedding and look back over the photographs and all of the memories that were captured - ah, the magic of photography!

Dan and I always agree (on this topic at least :)) that being a wedding photographer, in our opinion, is the absolute greatest job in the world... We get to work with people at one of the happiest times of their life, on one of the most memorable days of their life and create personalized art for people that (hopefully) encompasses the joy, love, spirituality and hope felt that day.

Now, without further delay... Welcome to the wonderful wedding of Lisa & Ben!

When we arrived in Linville, NC a few weeks ago to shoot Lisa & Ben's wedding at Eseeola Lodge we were quite thrilled with the scene that was set before us (see the image on the right). The light, location and love were all A++.

Now add in beautiful children & dresses. Sprinkle in a rustic arbor covered in flowers, beautiful sweet, sweet people, and touches of green. Oh I loved the green!

And finally, the best part of the day, the icing on the cake ;) - a super cool, down to earth, totally in love couple who we could easily hang out with every day of the week! All of the best circumstances we could ever ask for!

OH, and I almost forgot, an equally entertaining wedding party ;) Haha.

Simple beauty, casual elegance, here are some of our favorite shots of the day! Enjoy!

This just makes me smile :)

I normally post a wider shot of the bride walking down the aisle (so you get a good look at the dress and guests), but since it's a Friday night, let's spice it up! I think this one is far more interesting. It has great movement and I just love the look in her eye...

...almost as much as I love the look in his :)... That almost made me cry just now!

Lisa's mom and dad were just the nicest people you could ever ask to work for.

I always love the moments following the ceremony. Ben and his mother on the right.

Top left is the open-air pavilion at Eseeola where Lisa & Ben had their reception and I'm REALLY in love with it! Bottom right are my girls Michelle & Tyler who were guests and referred Lisa & Ben to us last year -- thanks girls!! (We luuuuve working with our friend's friends and client's friends!!) Y'all will see Michelle's engagement pics at Cades Cove in a couple of weeks and you might remember Tyler & Slate's wedding from May 2009. T, who is expecting a little girl in September, is seriously the most beautiful pregnant woman ever!

Ben is so cute and I want Lisa's lips! and eyes!

The first dance.

A really fun reception. We loved how everything photographed at night!

And rose petals for the exit! The end!!! Congrats Lisa & Ben!! Love to you both and thanks so much for having us!!! xoxo

Katie & Johan on Style Me Pretty

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:38:28 -0500

Katie & Johan's beautiful wedding is being featured on Style Me Pretty today so head on over and check it out!! Scroll on down and read a personal part of their story that we didn't share when we posted their wedding a few weeks ago... it really puts things into perspective! Congrats Katie & Johan!!

An Outrageous Getaway

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:06:01 -0500

Mary & Dave's wrapped for Christmas getaway car ended up on The Knot's Photography Ideas: 10 Most Outrageous Wedding Photos feature today which you can check out here. Congrats to Mary & Dave's friends & family, for having such a great idea!! I do believe it's bound to be a new trend for December weddings!

Graystone Presbyterian wedding Knoxville

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:59:02 -0500

If you're a regular reader, you may notice that a couple of things look a little familiar about this post and you're right! You guys saw Lisa & Nathan's engagement photos a few months back - that's one thing. And, our last wedding (with Nan and David) was at the same location. We shot two weddings in a row at Graystone Presbyterian Church, one on Saturday and one on Sunday... No, we didn't spend the night in the balcony but that probably wouldn't have been a bad idea!! :) Lol.

I feel like I'm saying this all the time about our clients, and I really feel this way -- Lisa & Nathan are just awesome!! I don't know why but I really think we have the best clients out there! I just love being around Lisa & Nathan. On top of being super nice and a lot of fun, they are totally hilarious together --- and the way that Nathan looks at Lisa is just...well...you'll see...;)

Nathan wrote Lisa a multi page letter on notebook paper (such a sweetheart guy thing to do!) the morning of the wedding. Here is (gorgeous) Lisa reading it.

I just love black & white wedding photos, don't you?

Lisa & Nathan's wedding was all about family. There were at least 6 kids in the wedding including Nathan's two sons below who are ADORABLE!! We were all standing outside taking pics and someone pulled up and said 'Hi' to the two boys. One of them was so excited he said, "Hey, look we're in tuxsoodies!!!" It was the cutest thing ever and I'm still smiling about it.

This is to set you up for the next picture. Here is Lisa coming down the aisle...

And here is Nathan's reaction. Priceless.

Dan caught a lot of really sweet moments in their ceremony, like this one of Lisa and Nathan taking communion and having a private moment together.

What a great, passionate kiss!

They are sooo cute together!

First dance :)

The end! Congrats Lisa & Nathan!! Love you guys!!!

Greystone - Club LeConte Wedding, Knoxville

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:14:25 -0500

Nan and David's wedding was our first ever morning wedding and it was such a delight. Those are strong words coming from self-proclaimed night owls such as ourselves! And how could it not be totally our pleasure when you arrive to a smile such as this:

Nan & David's wedding & reception was planned to the 'T' by (the wonderful) Donna Jacobs. You know you are a good wedding planner when the father of the bride is thanking you in his welcome to the reception speech! We have worked with Donna before and she not only makes the wedding events run perfectly smooth, she has a calming presence on everyone around her -- she.is.just.fantastic.

Nan & David's ceremony took place at 11:30 AM followed by a brunch reception complete with a Jazz Band at Club LeConte. How sweet is that!?

Love this next picture of her sister fussing over her.

David was definitely all smiles too :). Nan and David are both dentists, well actually I believe David is an oral surgeon, and they truly seem to be a perfect match for one another! I could see in the way they looked at one another that they were truly best friends.

I loved these bouquets by Always in Bloom! (Full list of vendors with links at the end of this post).

Some details from the church and reception.

It was a very thoughtful ceremony.

I haven't blogged one of these in a while. I always love the exchanging of rings.

Cute, fun wedding party.....

...and one of them was extra fun! Ha! The End! Thanks for a great day Nan & David!! xx

The wonderful team of vendors who made this wedding a success!

Photography: Dan & Natalie Watson, Watson-Studios

Planning/Coordination: Donna Jacobs, The Wedding Planners

Reception Venue/Catering: Club LeConte,

Ceremony Venue: Graystone Presbyterian Chruch

Flowers: Always in Bloom

Cake:Magpies

Strings: Special Notes

Jazz Band: The Diamonds

Dress: Wedding Wonderland

Bridesmaids Dresses: Jcrew

Calligraphy: Cynthia Reece