Wedding at the Demonbreun House

In October we went to the Demonbreun House in Nashville for a beautiful chic wedding. The Timothy Demonbreun House is a bed and breakfast located just outside of downtown Nashville. It's a beautiful home with soaring columns on the outside, a state of the art kitchen, and a beautiful pool in the backyard. The amazing couple at the center of this grand affair were so friendly and so in love. It was truly a privelege to be a part of their celebration.

The kissing ball was put together by the bride's mother and sister. It hung in a place of honor, marking the official entrance to the ceremony area.

The father of the bride walking her up the steps to her awaiting groom.

The bride's dress backlit by sunshine.

One of my favorite images of all time. This is their first kiss as man and wife and I was able to snag their wedding cake in the background through the open doorway. Almost as if to say come on in, this is the start of the rest of your life.

A fun image of the bridal party. Wow those girls could jump!

Best of 2011

First off I want to admit that I've been very remiss in updating the blog. There are several sessions that I just haven't gotten around to sharing with you and I have to apologise. Hopefully February and March will see that problem taken care of and we'll be back on track!
Those of you who visited my Facebook page during the month of January know that I hosted a Best of 2011 contest. I asked my fans to pick their favorite images of the year from each category and then held a drawing for a prize out of everyone who voted. The winner of our prize is Heather Eckles. Heather is a wife, mother of two adorable children, and the owner of her own small business, Briar Patch Boutique. Briar Patch Boutique offers great handmade crochet goods from hats to scarfs, baby booties to photo props. Heather chose half off any one regular session as her prize and I'm very excited to photograph her.
Now on to the winners of the Best of 2011, fan voted!

Best  of Maternity was a two way tie!

Best of Newborn

Best of Kids was also a two way tie!

Best of Family was a three way tie, the fans just couldn't choose between all this love!
 

Best of Teens!
 

There was a tie in weddings as well!

And last but not least The best of Boudoir!The fans of this picture were very outspoken.

As always I was very surprised to see which pictures my fans chose for their favorites. The images that I absolutely adored that had always stricken me as very evocative or beautiful or inspirational just weren't your cup of tea. This was our first year doing a Best of and I hope that next year will be even better. Thank you for helping me grow and sticking with us through 2011 even though it was a hard year for most, you and your smiling faces made it better.