catching up + a sneak peek at a winter wonderland styled shoot :: nashville wedding photographer

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It's been a busy couple of weeks, and unfortunately, the blog is the poor soul that gets neglected when the chaos ensues. Last week, Josh and I travelled to Tennessee to spend Thanksgiving with my family, and it was so nice to get to have more than just a weekend there. I know I say it all the time, but I love me some Nashville!

In our five day visit, we managed to pack in:

 

  • a Predators hockey game
  • baking four pies
  • Thanksgiving dinner with my entire extended family
  • our annual Skinner family Thanksgiving night viewing of Christmas Vacation (Surprised Eddie?... If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am now)
  • Black Friday shopping at Anthropologie (can you say DANGEROUS?!??)
  • watching Elf on TV
  • OFFICIALLY setting the Christmas music station as a preset on my XM radio
  • more shopping on Saturday

 

AND, in addition to all that good stuff and despite some inconvenient rain and wind, we fit in a winter wonderland stylized wedding shoot, complete with lots of silver glitter and the most scrumptious cake pops known to man. Here's a little preview from the shoot...

Winter wonderland styled shoot by CHIC Nashville Weddings and Events at Lillie Belles of Franklin, TN with dress by Olia Zavozina

Watch out for more images coming soon! In the meantime, I'd like to thank everyone who helped make this shoot absolutely FABULOUS... CHIC Nashville Weddings and Events, Lillie Belle's of Franklin, {anna.michelle Cards}, Mallory Eggleston, Olia Zavozina Bridal and Menswear Boutique, Grand Central Party Rental, Sweetface Cakes, and Covered with Icing. Y'all are all AMAZING at what you do!!!

Riverwood Mansion Styled Wedding Shoot :: Nashville Wedding Photographer

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A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of coordinating a styled wedding shoot in Nashville with Liz from CHIC Nashville Weddings and Events. You see, I had this idea for a styled shoot in my head for several months... it involved lots of blue and white stripes, a dash of coral, 1920's and 30's inspired vintage accents, and a bottle of IZZE Sparkling Grapefruit... and Liz really helped me bring it all together.

I was so honored to have the cooperation of so many AMAZING vendors on this shoot. For any of you Nashville peeps getting married, these are definitely the ones to check out:

Event Design: CHIC Nashville Weddings and Events
Venue: Riverwood Mansion
Wardrobe: Olia Zavozina Bridal and Menswear Boutique
Stationer: {anna.michelle Cards}
Cake: Sweetface Cakes
Florist: Zia Art, Antiques, and Flowers
Hair and Makeup: Ashley Rose Love
Jewelry: Brentwood Jewelry
Models: Cody Kern and Amber Lee
Photography: Glessner Photography 

DIY Coral Chargers - $1.99 each for gold chargers + coral spray paint at Hobby Lobby

This was definitely just as good as it looked... I'm loving the non-frosted shortcakes right now!

   

The ring was actually the model's real engagement ring, a family heirloom from her fiance, and it matched our color scheme perfectly with it's sapphire accents.

Blackberry and grapefruit IZZE drinks and a homemade blueberry lemonade sangria adorned the drink table.

   

Another DIY project: a spraypainted corkboard with cutout numbers serves as the seating chart. The nametags double as handy drink tags to keep up with your beverage.

Amber - you are just simply stunning. For real. You rocked this vintage look and that coral lipstick.

For more images from this Nashville Styled Wedding Shoot, visit Glessner Photography on Facebook.