So this past week has been challenging.  Highlights include a stolen check card number, a potential tropical depression in our vacation spot next week, and a broken flipper.  And by the way, if you don’t know what a flipper is take a minute and be thankful for that.  It’s a long, not fun story.  Anyway, looking at pretty wedding pics makes everything better right?  RIGHT!!  Therefore I’m going to share some photos I took last weekend while second shooting for Emily T Photography.  Tori and Jonathan were married at Owen Chapel and had a reception at the Cool Springs House.  It was a beautiful wedding and as always I really enjoyed shooting with Emily.  Thanks Em!

Beautiful bouquet by Belles Fleurs.

Their sweet first look.

Love me some sassy ladies!

The grandmas keeping cool with the program fans!

And a proud grandpa, too.

Tori was stunning all day, but she was absolutely radiant during the ceremony.

And once it was official we were off to the Cool Spring’s House.

Tori’s Dad had passed away prior to the wedding.  He was honored in several ways throughout the day and I know he was smiling down on her.  When I saw this butterfly land on her veil, I immediately wondered if her Dad sent it.

Tori and Jonathan were so darn cute together!

She made these cute flip flops to wear to the reception!

And speaking of reception – Tori had the cutest decorations including buttons and lots of photos of family.

And then, my favorite part of the day – grandparents with bubbles.  Folks, it just doesn’t get much better than that.

Wonderful, wonderful wedding.  Now to bed to rest up for tomorrow’s wedding!

Well folks, for this epic celebration I am posting the most photos I have ever posted from one evening!  Between getting ready and two amazing ceremonies, there were just too many to choose from for me to narrow it down anymore.  Since most of my regular readers aren’t familiar with this type of ceremony I am going to do a little more narration than I usually do.  If you’d like to see more pics from this wonderful day be sure to view to slideshow here or here.

Saqi and Alex – thank you both again so much for having us there on your special day.  We wish you both all the best!!

Vendors who made this day possible:

Events Plus Nashville

Classic Party Rentals

Shalimar Fine Indian Cuisine

Belles Fleurs Floral Designs

Cakes by Rebecca

The Factory at Franklin

Embassy Suites Franklin

Spring Tree Media

Music City Bus

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For the final day of Saqi and Alex’s wedding John met Alex and family at their hotel and I met  Saqi and her family and friends at the Factory in Franklin.

After both parties were ready, Alex’s entourage made their way to the Factory where they haggled with Saqi’s family and friends on an entry price.

Once the groom and his group gained entry, the Bengali ceremony began.

At this point Alex looked into the mirror and spoke a few words about his beautiful bride.

Then the two adorned each other with flowers, exchanged a drink, and received rings from the mothers.

Then we stole a few moments for bride+groom pics

A short break for some dinner in the absolutely lovely Liberty Hall.

And it was time for the Korean Ceremony, or Paebaek.

Did you know that ducks mate for life?  I didn’t!

After performing the bows, the parents throw dates and chestnuts at the bride and how many she catches in her gown represent the number of children they will have.  The dates represent female children and the chestnuts represent male children.

Saqi’s Dad had a very definite idea about which gender of children he wished for the new bride and groom!

Looks like you are going to be a very busy mom Saqi!!

A little bit more mingling and then it was time for cake.

And as the night came to a close Saqi’s dad and all the parents thanked the guests for coming out to celebrate Saqi and Alex’s union.

Thanks again Saqi and Alex and family!!

As promised, here are more photos from Saqi and Alex’s wedding weekend.  This ceremony was called the Holud and was just beautiful.  Yellows, reds, and greens dominated the decor and Saqi was adorned in not only beautiful fabrics, but beautiful flowers as well.  The whole thing was just amazing!

Additionally, I would like to send a big thank you to Joy Dement for coming along to be my second shooter.  Thanks Joy!

Back later with more still of this amazing wedding!

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while you will remember the vibrant and emotional ceremony of Saqi and Alex from back in December.  Well this past weekend the time came for the rest of their celebrations to commence!  The wedding weekend was kicked off with the application of the mehndi designs.  Here are a few detail photos from that evening – LOTS more from Saqi and Alex’s beautiful wedding weekend still to come!  :)

Henna application: Karissima Salon.

Last Saturday, John and I had the honor of photographing not just a wedding but the joining together of a family.  April and Eric are such an amazing people that when they decided to get married, they knew they wanted their wedding to reflect not just their love for each other, but the love they share for Ethan.  Perched on a hill overlooking Leipers Fork, the three of them exchanged family vows.  It was just beautiful.

April, Eric, and Ethan – thank you all for having us there to capture your special day.  We wish you 3 all the happiness in the world!

P.S. Don’t forget to check out the slideshow here or here!

Location: Private Farm in Leipers Fork

Makeup: Lisa Johnson

Coordination: Beth Anne Holden

Video: Audio Video Art