Monday, July 31, 2006

Sarah and Jacob Cate, Sister and Brother, July 10, 2006

Sarah came to the studio with her family for some special pictures of her with her daddy, John. Melissa, her mom, wanted some photos of Sarah dancing on her daddy's feet.

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Of course we also took some pictures of Sarah with her mom and her brother, Jacob.

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Liz photographed John and Melissa's wedding several years ago and it has been a joy to see and photograph their beautiful children.

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Click here to see some of the photos.

Friday, July 28, 2006

Heather and Matt Henson, Gordon Lee Mansion Wedding, Chickamauga, GA, June 24, 2006

The Gordon-Lee Mansion in Chickamauga, GA is one of the premier wedding locations in our area. They do a fantastic job of serving the bride and groom and when it started to rain, plan B went into effect.

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How do you move over 200 guests to an alternate location at the last minute? Anyway, it all came together very nicely and the very beautiful Heather Irwin exchanged vows with her handsome groom,Matt Henson, at Cove Methodist Church.

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The guests handled everything well and enjoyed the rest of the evening dancing the night away. It was lots of fun. CLICK HERE FOR THE SLIDESHOW.

McKinley, July 20, 2006

Four-year-old McKinley and her mom, Hannah, met us downtown at the old courthouse to do some special pictures commemorating McKinley's birthday.

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Next door to the courthouse is a beautifully maintained garden, available to Unum Provident employees. We thought McKinley would enjoy that setting and she did. Then we went back to the Hamilton County Courthouse building and used the gigantic bubble maker which McKinley really liked.

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Overall we had a really fun time.

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Thursday, July 27, 2006

CPPG Photo Safari, July 24, 2006

Liz and Diana Simpson, our oldest daughter, took advantage of the local photography guild's photo safari. David Smith is one our guild's most talented photographers and it was great to learn from him about shooting in all kinds of lighting conditions.

While shooting, at really low light, i. e. almost dark, we captured these three young ladies who were having fun at the aquarium and we promised them we would post their pictures here.

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Call me, girls, and I'll send you a photograph.

Walt and Gray Beach, Brothers, July 11, 2006

Kristi and Robert Beach became our friends several years ago when we photographed their wedding. Since then we have loved photographing Gray and now Walt.

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Could they be any cuter!

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Here is a slideshow of some of our favorites!

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Karen and Cale Whitworth, Wedding, June 24, 2006

The beautiful music at Karen and Cale's wedding was exceptional and we have been really blessed to hear some inspiring music this summer. This was some of the best. Karen and Cale are such a great couple.

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We were so privileged to be able to photograph such a special time in their lives.

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We wish them both God's speed and God's blessing.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Farrah and Tanner, Engagement Pictures, July 14, 2006

Farrah and Tanner are planning a September 16th wedding at the Grandview on Lookout Mountain. We were glad to spend this time with them. They are a beautiful couple and fun to be around.

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This picture is taken on the north side of the Tennessee Aquarium and it is one of Liz's favorite spots. Here is your slideshow.

Friday, July 21, 2006

Starr and Brad Higgins, Wedding, June 17, 2006

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The groom, Brad, drove a bulldozer to the altar and Starr, the bride, arrived on a custom made bench in the bucket of a front loader. Fortunately, we were at the beautiful Tennessee Riverplace so there was lots of room to use that heavy equipment.

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Check out the slideshow to see what I'm talkin' about.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Abby and Bubba Hardy, Wedding. July 8, 2006

Abby and Bubba stood and exchanged their vows on the front walk of her dad, Tim Lawson's, beautiful Signal Mountain home.

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Liz and I were so privileged to be there and, with just family looking on, they pledged their "I do's."

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Abby is a beautiful young lady and no doubt Bubba is a blessed man.

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Pink is the bride's favorite color and we agreed real men wear pink.

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Bubba reminded us that he has a tradition at weddings (we have pictures of at least two other weddings) of baring his chest and creating some unique photo opts.

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Thursday, July 13, 2006

Bray Bray Gray, July 9, 2006

Bray Bray (Brady) Gray is the youngest of Sean and Lisa Gray's three beautiful children.

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We fell in love with Chole Isabella in the year 2000 when Lisa first came to us for pictures. Jackson was next in 2003 and now Bray Bray (see slideshow by clicking here).

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Bray Bray really liked his teddy bear.

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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Katie and Asten Sullivan, Wedding, June 10, 2006

Katie and Asten are two of the nicest people you will ever meet.

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Their wedding was at the newly remodeled and newly staffed Tennessee Riverplace and everyone enjoyed the outdoor setting of mountains and river. It was spectacular.

Katie is a beautiful bride. We were privileged to be there and photograph a very special day.

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Monday, July 10, 2006

April and Nathaniel Oregon, Wedding, June 4, 2006

It was a beautiful couple on a beautiful day and a beautiful wedding at First Chattanooga Seventh-day Adventist Church. April and Nathaniel's love for each other was evident throughout the day.

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We really enjoyed ourselves and we were especially blessed when the groom led in prayer before the meal.

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Saturday, July 08, 2006

Paul and Emily Luikart, Wedding, July 8, 2006

What can we say about this couple? Emily is like a daughter to us and Paul is such a joy to be around...and funny! Best wishes to both of you...we love you.

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Here are some of the pictures from today. God Bless!

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Stephanie and Alex Elgin, Wedding, June 3, 2006

Smiling from the beginning of the day to the end of the day, Stephanie and Alex Elgin's wedding day was filled with a lot of laughter and fun.

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Hickory Valley Christian Church has a beautiful sanctuary and we have been blessed everytime we photograph a wedding there.

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Alex and Stephanie left for their honeymoon in a really cool roadster.

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