Dana and Eric were married this past weekend in Dickson, TN at the First Baptist Church, with a reception at the Dickson County Saddle & Bridle Club. Dana spelled the name “Saddle & Bridal” club on my worksheet, which I thought was cute. Dana got her hair and makeup done at Gordon & Company salon over on Music Row here in Nashville, and we dodged the women’s marathon to get there.

Some of the most important things I look for as I photograph a wedding are characteristic gestures from the key participants. I think you can learn a lot about people by paying attention to the little quirks that make them unique. In the 12th shot in this series, Dana and Eric were enjoying a brief second alone right after the ceremony, before their friends and family rounded the corner to catch up with them. Dana’s gesture in that photo is one that she repeated 3-4 times during the course of the day, and I think the combination of their wonderful expressions and that characteristic movement says a lot about them.

I was thrilled that Dana and Eric were game to hop a fence to get some of the cool portraits we shot between the wedding and reception (IE with the hay bales). Particular thanks go to our intrepid Maid of Honor, who sacrificed her bad back to the cause of hopping that fence. We couldn’t have gotten those images without you!

You can register to see the complete set of photos on Pictage once I have finished editing them! Click on the link here:
Dana & Eric’s Pictage Gallery.

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

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