Jessica and Damien were married at Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church (Knoxville's oldest African-American congregation) with a reception at Holston Hills Country Club. Jessica was a beautiful bride, and Damien looked handsome in his white tux. The girls wore brown dresses. Susan at Cakes of Elegance made a delicious cake as usual, and DJ Kurious ([email protected]) kept everyone dancing and having fun. At one point, Damien and his fraternity brothers circled around to sing a heart-felt acapella serenade for Jessica. This group knows how to let loose and celebrate!

I will be at a workshop for a couple of days. All email and phone calls will be returned Wednesday.

Yesterday I photographed a session on the Ocoee River with Stephanie. We couldn't be very daring because we wanted to keep the dress clean, but hopefully I'll get a chance to do a couple session with them once they return from their tropical, destination wedding. She has an elegant one shoulder gown and a beautiful long veil. I love veils!

My friends Tiffany and Randy just celebrated their third anniversary. The couple had a destination wedding in Gatlinburg. The ceremony was held at one of the many little wedding chapels in the area, and the reception was at a mountain cabin that they had rented for the weekend. Before getting ready for the ceremony, Tiffany presented her children with wedding day gifts. Her son received a pocket watch, and the girls were given rings to commemorate the day. They're a great family, and I've been fortunate enough to keep in touch with them even though they live in Nashville. Last fall they all came to Knoxville so that I could do a few family photos and senior photos with Rachel.

Tiffany's son Austin was so proud to walk his mother down the aisle.




This particular venue ushered all of the guests into a closed room after the ceremony so that we couldn't disrupt their photos with the couple. I snapped one through the window anyway.

Last year I photographed the wedding of Sandra and Ryan at St Mary's Catholic Church in Oak Ridge. After the ceremony and formal group photos, I spent some time at the church with the couple alone and then drove to the reception at Rothchild Catering and Conference Center in Knoxville where the guests enjoyed a live band and sit-down dinner.



Sandra's mother Sharon sewed this beautiful gown for her daughter's wedding!