brittany+jeff - engaged :: nashville engagement photographer

Brittany and I go way back to our freshman year at Belmont University where we were in the same sorority, so I was super excited whenever she hit me up to photograph her wedding next summer in Nashville. Not only is this an extra special event since she's a friend, but their wedding will also be at the Wightman Chapel at Scarritt-Bennett where Josh and I were married!

Brittany and Jeff met while in college at Belmont. He asked her out over a six pack of Dr. Pepper, and they've been inspeparable ever since. This summer, as they were both gearing up for their final year of law school (she at Ole Miss; he at the University of Tennessee), Jeff popped the question in the oh-so-romantic city of Charleston, and of course, Brittany said YES. 

For their Nashville engagement session, we started the afternoon hanging around Nashville's ultra hip Hillsboro Village area...

Brittany and Jeff's Hillsboro Village Dragon Park engagement session in Nashville, TN

Brittany and Jeff's Hillsboro Village Dragon Park engagement session in Nashville, TN   Brittany and Jeff's Hillsboro Village Dragon Park engagement session in Nashville, TN   

Brittany and Jeff's Hillsboro Village Dragon Park engagement session in Nashville, TN

I just can't resist a weeping willow photo opp... i can't.

Brittany and Jeff's Hillsboro Village Dragon Park engagement session in Nashville, TN

After stopping for some caffeine rejuvenation at Fido, we ventured up to Brittany and Jeff's alma mater. It has changed sooo much since I was there, and the campus is insanely beautiful. And of course, here's the mandatory law student photo... it's pretty much a requirement for two soon-to-be lawyers.

Brittany and Jeff's Belmont University engagement session in Nashville, TN

Brittany and Jeff's Belmont University engagement session in Nashville, TN

Brittany and Jeff's Belmont University engagement session in Nashville, TN

Brittany and Jeff's Belmont University engagement session in Nashville, TN

Brittany and Jeff's Belmont University engagement session in Nashville, TN

Brittany and Jeff's Edgehill Village engagement session in Nashville, TN   Brittany and Jeff's Edgehill Village engagement session in Nashville, TN

Brittany and Jeff's Belmont University engagement session in Nashville, TN

Seriously Brittany - you are GORGEOUS. This kinda fierceness could even put Tyra and the whole ANTM crew to shame.

Brittany and Jeff's Belmont University engagement session in Nashville, TN

Brittany+Jeff - It was great to have the chance to catch up with y'all, and I am honored that I get to be a part of your wedding! You two are absolutely perfect together, and I'm SO excited for your big day!

weekend in nashville :: nashville photographer

I hope everyone had a very happy Easter! Josh and I just returned from a trip to Nashville to visit my family and boy did we have a good time. Nashville is very near and dear to my heart - I moved there from Mississippi right after I graduated high school and went to Belmont for my first three semesters of college, Josh and I were married in Nashville at the beautiful Scarritt-Bennett Center, and now, my family lives just outside of the city!

Every time I go to Nashville, I go with an agenda. This time, that agenda included having Shipley Donuts for breakfast (no Shipley in NC and they are my FAVORITE), taking a drip to downtown Nashville for the first time in over a year, and indulging in a Las Paletas popsicle (the absolute BEST popsicle you've ever tasted in your whole life)...

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You can get one here at Hot & Cold in Hillsboro Village....        

 

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and this is the face you make when you eat one because they're just so darn good. Mine was cantaloupe.

 

 

 

After we cooled down with that delicious treat, we headed to the waterfront to take a stroll down Broadway, which was packed with tourists. There's never a dull moment in downtown Nashville... the proof is in the pictures...

 

There were real Barbie dolls on the hood of this burger van.

These guys were awesome... who can resist a pup with dreads and sunglasses?!