Happy Halloween!

Couldn't resist. Check out two of my costume babies...
Harry Sessoms as Curious George (with his and his dad's 'buddies' by his side) and Hayes Hogue as the Little Stinker (and a nakey pumpkin, we'll call it). So precious!

The Balthrops...

More photos and posting to come... but thought I would go ahead and post the link for Elizabeth Wyatt and Charlie Balthrop's Wedding! I know some of you guys have been anxious to see this one! :) It was quite a memorable event... everything was beautiful and I know everyone had THE BEST time! View their slideshow to see moments captured from the entire day.... www.byshea.com/wyattbalthropwedding. It was so special to be there to photograph my cousin's wedding... We're so excited to have Elizabeth as part of the family! Congrats, guys!

Back where I come from...

I recently photographed a few Clarksville landmarks for my buddy's new Orthodontics website. It brought me back to the ole class project days... strolling around town with my camera, for fun... a nice change to be shooting buildings instead of faces for an afternoon. :) I used my precious Horizon panoramic for a unique perspective. It works great for architecture, but I've found it's fun for weddings and group shots. Thought I'd share a few of my favorites, but you can view the series here. The photo above features a shot of Franklin Street, home of my favorite restaurant -The Blackhorse Brewery- and the Roxy Theatre... featured in Sheryl Crow's music video, 'All I Wanna Do'.

The Customs House Museum.


Clarksville's new Courthouse building, rebuilt after a tornado ripped through our downtown in 1999.

One of our gorgeous downtown churches, Madison Street Methodist. The steeples were rebuilt after that same tornado damaged over half of the church building.

Dunbar Cave. Fun local spot for hikers and fishermen these days, but they used to hold dances here years and years ago. I can imagine it was nice with the cold air coming from the cave.

aww... my little alma mater. :) Let's go Peay!

Brooke + Cleve's Wedding

I ventured to Southport, NC to photograph two of my favorite folks get married. The 10 hour drive was so worth the trip to be there for Brooke and Cleve's big day!



I love this moment where Brooke helped Cleve with his tie... he didnt sneak one peak.









Every detail was covered, from flowers designed by Brooke's grandmother to the GORGEOUS letterpress invites and programs designed by the couple themselves, to the custom recipe Jelly Belly party favors.


It was so special to be there to capture each moment... Everyone was having a blast... check out the slideshow for more wedding photos and reception pics... you can tell that I had a pretty good time, too. ;)
I just love you two.

Bridal Portraits

I've been trying to catch up posting on the blog... but while you wait on the latest weddings and portraits, thought I would share a few bridal portrait sessions shot recently. These sessions were both so much fun.

I posted Mary Alice and Seth's wedding photos previously, but her bridal session was just too fun not to share! We started at a florist boutique, Flower Stems, in downtown Birmingham, then a few shots on Morris Ave and on to the Botanical Gardens. She was such a gorgeous bride.





I'm currently working on Elizabeth Wyatt and Charlie Balthrop's wedding photos, too, but want to share her bridals we shot in Nashville at the Scarritt-Bennett Center.

There were so many gorgeous backdrops in the gothic chapel and under all the arched doorways... just a preview of how beautiful she was on the big day! Stay tuned for shots of the wedding... coming soon, I promise.






a fun fact: can you believe these flowers are rubber? I borrowed these from Mrs. Keene who had them made for her daughter, Rebecca's bridal portraits... they worked just perfectly. We didn't have to worry about wilting flowers or having a bouqet made. I learn something new with each shoot.

Lawson McKnight

One of my favorite things about photographing babies is coming back every few months to catch a few shots of their growth. I got to capture a few more shots of little nine month old Lawson McKnight. Here are some of my favorites, but be sure to check out his nine month slideshow and our first photo session a few months ago.