The last
few years I have thoroughly enjoyed doing photo work for Memphis Teacher Residency. Not only is the work
fun, but I also get to meet so many new people every year. Heidi and Will are both teachers who I
photographed in their classrooms a couple years back and NOW... fast forward a
couple years…. they asked me to photograph their wedding!
These two
truly are the cutest! I felt so
relaxed with them throughout the day and everyone around was so welcoming and
genuine.
So the plan
was to have a few hours before the wedding to walk around downtown Memphis and
take some Memphis-y, urban wedding photos….. But then came the rain…and the
WIND….and more rain!! We decided
it was too risky to venture outside as thunderstorms were coming and going, and
the wind alone would probably have blown Heidi’s bouquet away.
Fortunately,
the Balinese Ballroom had such a great atmosphere and wonderful light! We made the absolute best out of a
rainy day…and if I may say so…I don’t think we missed much by staying inside.
Let me take
this moment to recognize my AMAZING second shooter, Ruthie Montague. I love shooting with this girl. She has such natural talent that
continues to blossom and BLOW ME AWAY! Many images below are shot by Ruthie. I will try to highlight which ones are
hers. Look for the portrait of
Heidi straight-on, looking down….INcredible!
The day was
filled with much joy, great worship, sweet, sweet moments, lots of MTR folk :) and of course, CELEBRATION!
I feel like
I have to highlight the father-daughter dance. It may have been the best I’ve ever seen. Heidi and her dad danced to an original
song, written and performed by one Heidi's brother. After dancing for a few moments, Heidi’s
dad brought out 2 baseball mitts and a ball and started playing catch with
his daughter. He then passed his
mitt on to Will who took his place in this game of catch. TEARS…lots of TEARS…mainly from
me. :) Having a daughter has made me WAY more sentimental that I
used to be. :)
The
mother-son dance was also a sweet moment as Will’s mother took turns
dancing with each of her 3 sons as well as her husband, and then back to Will
again. It was obvious that these
families loved each other much.
The dancing
continued….These people were having a ball! Tiger City Entertainment was mixing up some great
tunes! I love dancing…and it’s
really hard not to dance when your favorite dance songs are being blasted and
everyone around you is livin’ it up!
I’ll have to learn a couple moves with my camera. ;)
Heidi and
Will, it was a pleasure!
Enjoy!
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| Photos by Ruthie |
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| Photo by Ruthie. |
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| Photo by Ruthie |
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| The first look! |
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| Photos by Ruthie |
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| Ruthie's! |
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| Cuties! |
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| My favorite from Ruthie! |
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| Working those suspenders :) |
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| Ruthie's! |
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| We're Married!!! |
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| Ring shots are Ruthie's! Love these too! |
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| So Sweeet! |
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| Ruthie's! Will's Mom and Dad were movin'! |
