All over town with Bryan and Rachel

So it was really great shooting an engagement session in Murfreesboro for Bryan and Rachel who are getting married next year. We started with lunch at Demo's, (where they got engaged!), and ended up at the city park downtown shooting at night in more formal dress. You'll see from the slideshow that we had fun along the way too.

Congrats to Bryan and Rachel - I hope this Christmas is fun for you both as you get prepared for a wonderful soon-to-be marriage. Thanks for being so sweet and friendly to work with too.

Your slideshow is at
www.adefiningimage.com/BryanandRachel/
Feel free to forward the link to whomever you like.

Enjoy,

Danielle

Engagement photo shoot plus construction workers

Here are some pictures of Jamie and Angie who are getting married in April. We had a lot of fun, but it was a cold Feb. engagement shoot around the square in Murfreesboro. It's obvious you two love each other a bunch, but I think we were all trying to get out of the wind as soon as the shooting was over.

Here is the link to their slideshow:
www.adefiningimage.com/jamieandangie/

In the middle of our shoot we were shooting next to the big piece of metal where some construction was being done on the sidewalk. I asked the two construction workers if they'd get in on a shot. When they started "posing" for the shot we were all laughing. One of them asked me to shoot him working on the gas line under the street. (It's in the slideshow.) You never know what's going to happen on a shoot; they're all adventures!

I ended up taking Jamie and Angie over to Marina's on the square to thaw out and enjoy some Italian food. (See their website at http://marinasitalian.com) We ended up talking about their wedding and good ole' Southern chocolate biscuits! If you haven't had chocolate biscuits, you should. See the recipe below. You will be glad tried them if you like milk chocolate at all.

Southern chocolate biscuits

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup white flour
dash of salt
1/4 cup cocoa
1 and 1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons margarine or butter

Mix sugar, flour, salt and cocoa well. Add milk. Stir until well blended. Cook in a saucepan over low heat stirring continuously until thick. Add margarine and stir it in well. (I think this will serve about 4 people if you eat these like my husband!) Cook up some buttermilk biscuits and drizzle or pour the chocolate gravy on them. Yum, yum! Enjoy. (Thanks to Pat Render for the recipe.)

Justin and Lesley, Nov. 18th, 2006 - A Golden Day

This day was golden; from the bride's dress to the beautiful leaves turning outside in the crisp, clean autumn air. What a beautiful day for a wedding. The little church where Lesley and Justin married is just the church I always drove by on Hwy. 840 and wondered what it would be like inside. Lesley was beautiful in a light golden gown and her glow was matching her gorgeous dress. Her Mom Carol should be a wedding coordinator; she had every detail in place and ready to go! This wedding was extra special for me, because I was fortunate to know some of the people involved. Everyone was so sweet. Extra thanks to Wayne who hung Lesley's dress high on a tall window sill just for photo effect of course. Lesley and Justin; congratulations to you both. May your marriage be wonderful and romantic every day that you are together. P.S. Leslie, I did the True Love Waits commitment too!

To see Lesley and Justin's slideshow click on the grey link below:

http://www.adefiningimage.com/justinandlesley/

Joe and Lacy, Sept. 9th, 2006

When I think of Joe and Lacy's wedding, I think of joy. It was everywhere I looked just surrounding the day. The ceremony was poignant and I got the feeling that the minister and the guests had been anticipating this wedding with great excitement for a while. Watching Lacy and Joe during their first dance was wonderful; they were one of those couples you could clearly see were totally in love with each other. Lacy was kind and prompt and made the day just work seamlessly. (Beautiful gown and bride as well.) Joe and the guys were easy-going and very sweet. I had fun shooting my first digital event and enjoyed being behind the lens catching the wonderful emotion. Thank you Lacy and Joe for giving me the opportunity to be a part of your day. Because this was my first "official" digital wedding, you can see my first wedding slideshow at the link posted below. Many more will follow in the upcoming months.

www.adefiningimage.com/joeandlacy/