Brittney & Rhett were married at the Scarritt Bennett Center, with a reception at the Hilton Garden Inn. The event was skillfully managed by Kristin and her team at Simply Stunning Events.

Instead of a huge blurb at the beginning, I’m going to caption these shots more extensively. In response to requests from some of my photographer friends, I’ve been including camera and film information in the captions.

These are both shots I took of Brittney and Rhett while opening their gifts. I like them as a set because of how closely their expressions match, which is reinforced by the similarity of their settings and the ambient lighting.
(Mamiya RZ67, Delta 3200)

Daniel Shaw caught this photo of Brittney and one of her flower girls
looking in the mirror. Canon 5D

I loved the shot of Brittney on the left for the parallelism between her and her mother, but her expression on the right is lovely as well. I think they make a nice diptych. (Mamiya RZ67, Delta 400 on the left, Portra 400 on right)

One of my favorites of the day, of Brittney getting helped with her garter by her sister, with her mother looking on.
Canon 1v, Tri-X

Brittney getting her earrings on. Mamiya RZ67, Delta 3200

Brittney’s flower girl helps her with her veil. Canon 1v, Delta 3200

The proud groom. Canon 1v, Portra 400

The groom and his party. Mamiya RZ67, Portra 400

The best man and his son. Canon 1v, Portra 400

Portraits of the maid of honor and flower girls. Canon 1v, Portra 400

The bride and her bridal party. Canon 1Ds III

Daniel captured this atmospheric shot of the bride moving on her way to the ceremony. Canon 5D

The bride and her father walk down the aisle, with a guest’s flash providing serendipitous backlighting. Canon 1ds III

The wedding ceremony in Wrightman Chapel. Mamiya RZ67, Delta 3200

The flower girls look on as the crowd disperses after the ceremony.
Canon 1v, Delta 3200

I love this candid series of Brittney and Rhett just after the ceremony. Canon 1v, Delta 3200

The best man gives his speech. Canon 1v, Tri-X

The maid of honor got a bit choked up, and had some help finishing her touching speech. Canon 5dii

Daniel captures Brittney’s bridesmaid speaking. Canon 5dii

Daniel captured this image of the two proud fathers. Canon 5dii

The bride and groom have their first dance. Canon 1v, Delta 3200

Rhett dips Brittney at the end of the first dance. Canon 1v, Delta 3200

Mid-way through Rhett’s dance with his mom, they both got a bit emotional and Brittney joined them on the floor. Canon 5dii

Brittney and Rhett on the dance floor Canon 1v, Tri-X

The bouquet toss, and lucky girl who caught it. Canon 1v, Portra 400

The best man shows off his dancing skills. Canon 5d

Exiting by sparkler-light. Canon 1v, Portra 400

Kimmia and Brent were married this past Saturday in a Persian ceremony at the Hutton Hotel, followed by a traditional Western ceremony at Scarritt Bennett Center’s Wrightman Chapel. Kimmia purchased her amazing dress at The Bride Room, and Stephanie Russell of Hair Mafia styled Kimmia’s hair. Kimmia and Brent had both an outstanding band: Band 24/7, and a solid DJ to keep the party rolling when the band wasn’t playing. Special thanks to the wonderful Gipsy Williams from Enchanted Brides for her help with the portraits!

After working with Kimmia three times now: her engagement session, bridal portraits, and now her wedding, I have to say that my favorite part of photographing her is that she’s not only beautiful but expressive. Kimmia’s happiness is infectious, and it translates marvelously well into documentary photography. But not only is Kimmia photogenic: her entire family are wonderful subjects: witness Daniel’s brilliant portrait of her father, Kimmia’s gorgeous mother and her two lovely gowns, or the numerous instances where her outgoing brother Nima appears in this series.

Obviously, this is a large set of photos… due in part to the extended nature of the coverage. Note that as usual, about 80% of these images are completely un-posed and documentary in nature.

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Kimmia’s mother modeling the first of her gowns

yep, those are some granny panties

Kimmia’s Dad, image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

Opening the gift from Brent, with bridesmaid looking on

The girls practicing their hip-hop/Persian entry dance for the reception

first look

image by Daniel Shaw

Yes, that’s Kimmia’s brother Nima in the middle rocking his Jason Alexander pose.

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Evan Baines & Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

As they cut the cake, the piece started to fall over, prompting Kimmia to lunge and catch it

Rebecca and Will were married at Wrightman Chapel at Scarritt Bennett Center this past Saturday, and I was honored to be present to document the festivities. Yes, the weather was a little bit inclement, but at least mother nature was kind enough to give us a window in the early evening to finally get the bridal portrait that Rebecca and her mother wanted, underneath the arch between Wrightman and Bennett Hall. The festivities were planned by H Three Events, Nashville Event Lighting illuminated the reception, and the cake was crafted by Classic Cakes of Brentwood.

Thank you for making me a part of your day guys!

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

They had a bit of trouble lighting the unity candles… But determination carried the day!

Rebecca was married this past Saturday at Scarritt Bennett Center here in downtown Nashville, so I’m finally able to post her beautiful bridal portraits that we executed both at Scarritt Bennett, and at my studio. I hope you’re enjoying your honeymoon Rebecca!

Alicia & Brian were married at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, TN, and their reception was held at the Musician’s Hall of Fame. Its always a pleasure to shoot at Scarritt Bennett, one of the most beautiful venues here in town! Brian is a Marine, freshly home from the Middle East… thanks for your service brother!

I was ably assisted throughout the day by my friend Tom Cannon from Louisville, KY.

images by Tom Cannon

image by Tom Cannon

images by Tom Cannon

images by Tom Cannon

Alicia’s portraits were taken at Scarritt Bennett Center (where she was later married), and in my studio in downtown Nashville. I’m particularly pleased with the shot of her veil blowing in the wind in the studio: loosely inspired by Matthew Rolston’s portrait of Jessica Simpson.

After shooting Amanda and Simon’s engagement photos, I was really excited to be taking bridal portraits for this beautiful lady! They were married at Scarritt Bennett Center, so that’s where she wanted her bridal portraits made. Thanks for a lovely session Amanda!

I’ll be honest with you: I’m a food geek. My brother is a big-shot chef up in Chicago, so I’ve almost always been around fancy food and fancy vino. So it’s pretty rare that I’m blown away by the food at a wedding, as catering a large event is pretty challenging for even a top-tier culinary talent. But I had some serious expectations for this wedding, as Jason was the chef/owner of (dearly departed) Radius 10 restaurant in Nashville. This event featured some of the most unbelievable wedding food I’ve ever experienced!

The wedding itself was held at Scarritt Bennett Center in downtown Nashville.

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

Carrie is an amazingly beautiful woman, and although she didn’t realize it before our session, a natural in front of the camera. Her images have won me numerous awards, and this is one of my all-time favorite bridal portrait sessions. These images were all photographed at the Scarritt Bennett Center.

Accolade of Excellence, WPPI 2008 Second-Half 8×10 Print Competition

Accolade of Excellence, WPPI 2009 First-Half 8×10 Print Competition