Amy & Scott met a few years back while they were both attending The University of the South at Sewanee, and that is the beautiful location they chose for their wedding this past Saturday. Daniel and I provided coverage of both the rehearsal dinner and the wedding, and both since it was a really warm and heartfelt rehearsal dinner and because I don’t think I have any other rehearsal dinner shots on the site, I’ve chosen to include a few of those at the beginning of this set. Being there the night before also gave Daniel and I a chance to get some cool night shots of All Saints Chapel, where the wedding would be held the next day.

Alas, due to a history with obtrusive photographers, All Saints Chapel has been forced to be quite restrictive with regards to photography during the ceremony. But despite being confined to a seat in the back (which actually represented a concession from their normal policy of not allowing photographers inside the chapel at all), I was able to produce some strong images of the ceremony in this amazing venue.

I was warned about two things in advance of the reception: the band would be serious and that Scott can dance. Indeed, Burning Las Vegas was one of the best performing groups I’ve seen at a wedding: killer musical talent and a very polished dance presentation with light effects. And Scott truly had a penchant for spinning girls around the dance floor. Fast action like that required a slightly different approach from much of my normal reception work, and I was happy to have a variety of techniques at my disposal to capture such challenging subject matter.

Thank you to Amy and Scott for making Daniel and I a part of your day! If you would like to register to see a full gallery of this wedding and order prints when I have finished editing all the photos, please click here.

Rehearsal Dinner

image by Daniel Shaw

Wedding Day

phone call with Scott

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

Amy made a BIG deal that her dad not cry or get all mushy when he saw her for the first time. So Dad walks out, puts on his best smirk, and says: “you don’t look half as good as I thought you’d look.” (of course he and everyone else knew Amy looked gorgeous). This got a high-5 from Amy.

Amy’s dad and two sisters

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