Daniel & Heather's Winter Wedding in Henderson Tennessee

My last wedding of the year was perhaps the one with the least amount of stress. To say Heather is on top of things would be a huge understatement. This girl had every single detail down, and she had everything running ahead of schedule. Now most weddings are usually pretty smooth (contrary to popular belief), but at least one or two things will cause a little stress or delay. Not at the McNatt wedding! I tip my hat to Heather's planning skills.

When I arrived the ladies were getting ready and listening to music from Wicked, which I know my college friends would have loved. I had to keep myself from singing along to Defying Gravity, because no one really needs to hear that. I took some photos of the girls and guys getting ready and lots of details around Estes Church of Christ.

I loved all the navy blue and the string lights in the fellowship hall. So festive!

Jared was goofing around with his tie. The "do your best" sign in the background just made me laugh.

When Heather was ready, we did as many of the portraits before the ceremony as we could. We got quite a bit done, so we just had a couple of family photos and couple portraits left for after the ceremony. All the family and bridal party were incredibly cooperative, so we had fun!

It was unseasonably warm, so these girls didn't freeze at all. 

After portraits we had a bit of down time before the ceremony. I got to chat with one of my high school soccer coaches a bit because he was doing the lights and sound for them! It's always fun to run into people I know at weddings. 

I don't tear up at weddings often anymore, but this one was just exceedingly sweet.

Portraits were a challenge because of lighting and location. Estes doesn't have a lot of scenery around it that isn't looking very "wintery" right now. You can do a lot with some gorgeous subjects though! Heather and Daniel are very photogenic and they were gracious enough to walk through a little field to get to a spot I felt would look nice. I am pleased with the results, and I was super thankful for some evergreens around the church.

The reception was short and sweet so that they could get on the road. They did the cake cutting and bouquet/garter toss before an exit with traditional rice. I just loved Heather's dress when she left! She has such great style. 

Congrats Daniel and Heather! I wish you all the best. 

Daniel & Heather's Pinson Mounds and Freed Hardeman Engagement Session

It's not often that you get to photograph a couple in the room where they first met, but that's exactly what I got to do with Daniel and Heather! They met at Freed-Hardeman, where they both attended school, when Daniel went up to talk to Heather in the Old Main building. I can't remember exactly how the story got started, but Daniel said he was the cocky freshman in the room wanting to talk to an upperclassman. I guess that confidence paid off! Eventually they started dating, and now they're going to be married. It's pretty common to meet your spouse in college, but I love that they now have photos together in the place they met. I don't even remember where I met Rhett. ha!

We started out at Pinson Mounds, which is not too far from Henderson. We almost called off the shoot because it had been gross and rainy all day, but the weather turned out to be just fine!

That's a pond in the background, but it's really just a huge clump of lily pads. 

I love this one that I got in between poses. They kept each other smiling the entire time!

And now we're in Old Main! I love this building. Apparently this is the room where Daniel first approached Heather to talk to her. And now look at 'em! Just being all adorable back in the place where it all started :)

Walking back to the car, I couldn't resist grabbing a backlit shot when the sun came out.  

I'm so excited to photograph their wedding this winter! As of now, it'll be my last wedding of 2015. I'm sure it'll be the perfect bookend to an awesome year!