Don’t Miss Out on an Adventure Session   Adventure is my middle name Capturing your story is what I live for! And being able to do that in a setting that takes your breath away and inspires you to explore is what my dreams are made of! I want to hike up that mountain and […]

Pinterest Worthy Send Offs Sending off the bride and groom into the night of their wedding may be one of the most magical moments of the entire day. Even though we are all exhausted from the happy tears that came as they said their vows, stuffing our faces with appetizers and desserts, and of course […]

Cade’s Cove Engagement Session | Stephanie & Jeff                         This Cade’s Cove engagement session turned out to be one of the most incredible introductions to Tennessee. When I found out that I was moving to Knoxville, I was absolutely terrified of what I would […]

Smoky Mountain Engagement Session | Foothills Parkway & Cade’s Cove                                                       This was definitely one of my favorite engagement sessions in the Smokies to date. We stopped at the […]

Engagement Session at Marblegate Farms If you’re looking for the most amazing Tennesee wedding venue and two amazing people, you’ve found them- Marblegate Farms and the Hermans. Rance and Kimberly are so sweet with each other and love to have a good time. Marblegate Farms is packed with horses, acreage, multiple barns, and a beautiful […]

Gatlinburg Engagement Pictures Make for Perfection Kayla and I were fast friends when she first reached out. We talked ALL about her and Blake’s wedding day. They plan to elope tucked back in the grandeur of The Great Smoky Mountains. Kayla’s reasoning for eloping in the Smokies is the absolute cutest… her family’s memories are […]

I’ll let you in on a secret, something I started to notice a little while back. There are some sessions that seem to have a little more magic, a little more fierceness, adventure and thrill than others.

When a couple books me for an elopement wedding, they’re not just asking me to take pictures of their ceremony. These couples are asking for far more than that.

Summer weddings are SO beautiful, but can be extremely warm and can get your guests sweating in that heat!

It’s your big day, and a beautiful, outdoor summer wedding may be just what you envisioned, however, the logistics of making the day perfect can be a little tricky. Planning a wedding in general is time-consuming, stressful, expensive, and overwhelming; but it is also going to be one of the best days of your life because you get to be with your person forever, two families are coming together, and you get to spend time with your favorite people who care about you both so much.

There are a lot of little things brides forget to plan, when figuring out all the kinks for this monumental and super exciting day, so that’s where I come in! A summer wedding is totally attainable and can be an epic day, but let’s make sure we take care of EVERYTHING and don’t leave our guests dying in the heat, while still making sure your day is freaking PERFECT.

I came up with a few tips and things I’ve learned as a photographer whose been to tons of weddings and seen almost everything to make things a little easier on your dream day.