Shelby & Alex were married at Connell Memorial United Methodist Church in Goodlettsville, TN this past Saturday on a sultry (hot!) summer day. Shelby got her hair and makeup done at Z Salon, while the guys spent the morning golfing at the appropriately-named Shelby Park Golf Course.

One thing that I saw that was new to me was that Shelby & Alex chose to combine a unity cross instead of the more traditional unity candle. They combined a piece from each of them to form one cross, which will be displayed in their home. You can see detail photos in this set of both the separate pieces and the finished cross.

My favorite image in this set is of Alex’s grandfather spinning his girlfriend around the dance floor. The man has some moves.

The couple also chose to have an anniversary dance, and I enjoy the image of the couple bracketed by both sets of parents on the dance floor.

The last photo is significant in that Alex is a huge Memphis Tigers fan, and so certain unnamed individuals decorated his car with a strong University of Tennessee theme, including a profession of love for UT’s head basketball coach Bruce Pearl. Alex was bemused.

Thanks for having Daniel and I as part of your day guys!

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

Alex & his soon-to-be father-in-law

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

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