Terrie knew that Troy really was into my studio bridal portraits, so she and I conspired to set up a studio session for her to have a print to give to Troy as a wedding gift. How cool is that!

I’m really pleased with how the whole session came out, but if there was one image that I would consider a favorite, it would be the image with the darker background. I had been shooting the entire time with the flashes going off, but when I set up that shot I did it to use only the modeling light instead of the flash… Terrie looked lovely standing there waiting, thinking about her upcoming wedding. She didn’t realize I was shooting when I took that picture, and I feel there’s a real gravity to the shot: something completely authentic in her expression.

Terrie’s makeup was done by the incomparable Amy Lynn Larwig, Nashville Makeup Artist

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