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Belle Meade Plantation Wedding | Yvette and Chris

June 25, 2015

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Hello, everyone! Summer has made itself known in a big way here in Nashville over the last couple weeks, and it was the perfect setting for this gorgeous and very southern destination wedding that we are excited to share with you today! Yvette and Chris (who met while clerking in law school) planned an incredible Belle Meade Plantation wedding with the help of Big Events, Inc. to celebrate their marriage with all of their friends and family. Everyone loves a Nashville wedding, and Belle Meade Plantation, with it’s historic home, beautiful barn, green lawns, and gorgeous magnolia trees was the perfect taste of the south. And the reception (featuring one of our favorites–The Downtown Band) was one crazy incredible party!

Here are some favorites from the day!

summer outdoor cocktail hour

bridesmaids zipping dress

first look at Belle Meade Plantation

Magnolia tree first look

Sweet wedding portraits

Bride at Belle Meade Plantation

Creative wedding photos

Southern weddings

Magnolia tree wedding photos

Groom kissing bride's cheek

Bridesmaids in black dresses

Wedding guests arriving by shuttle

Bride walking down path

Mother of the groom

Bride walking down aisle

Bride processional

Belle Meade Plantation wedding ceremony

Outdoor wedding Nashville

Laughing during wedding ceremony

First kiss at Belle Meade Plantation

Pronounced husband and wife

Bride and groom recessional

Bride and groom walking down aisle

Just married

Nashville wedding photographers

Yellow diamond ring

Bride laughing with groom

Classic southern wedding details

Outdoor summer cocktail hour

Kids playing under magnolia tree

Belle Meade Plantation cocktail hour

Bride and groom entering reception

Bright Event Productions cake cutting lights

Bride dancing with nephew

Mother of the groom dancing

Bride in sunglasses

Bride with selfie stick

The Downtown Band

Groomsman singing with the band

Groom hugging bride at reception

Congratulations, Yvette and Chris!! We hope you are having some AMAZING adventures in Thailand, and we’re so happy for you two!

It was a complete delight–as always!–to work with the team at Big Events who helped keep everything running smoothly and looking lovely! Big thanks to all the vendors for the day: Planning/Design/Floral Design: Big Events, Inc. | Rentals/Linens: Southern Events | Lighting: Bright Event Productions | Rentals: Visual Elements | Music: The Downtown Band | Catering: G Catering and Events | Cake: Dessert Designs by Leland | Invitation Suite: Emily Holmes | Bride’s Dress Shop: Casa de Novia Bridal | Bride’s Shoes: Christian Louboutin

Thank you all for stopping by the blog! Happy Adventuring!

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  1. Mary August says:

    These pictures are beautiful of a beautiful couple…tears in my eyes, knowing I missed the special day and week end…congratulations and may you always be surrounded by friends and family as you experience your future hand in hand and side by side….hugs of love, mary

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Purpose and passion and the lessons of over 17 years of weddings...

I'm writing this today staring out at the bright blue Colorado sky, near Boulder, CO where I live with my husband of nearly 17 years and our 8 year old son. We moved here to chase the mountains and adventure and a life fully lived, after over a decade in Nashville, TN. 

It might seem silly to say that I believe part of my purpose here on this earth is creating photos at people’s weddings. But here’s the thing. Life is absolutely going to life. There are going to be days and seasons that are freaking hard and awful and the world feels like it’s burning down (literally, metaphorically, in all the ways). And there are going to be days full of so much love and joy and bliss and peace that you wish you could just bottle it up for all time.

And I feel so strongly that that’s WHY a wedding matters. And why your photos matter. And why making it so intentional and purposeful to you matters. To create the space to intentionally create beautiful new memories together. Because it’s a weekend to say that this love (yes, all love) and these people (yes, all people) MATTER. It exists. It is real. And it’s worth celebrating the f*** out of. In a radical defiance of everything telling us to be scared and wall up our hearts.



And it’s worth documenting. My purpose in this is to be present with what’s there on your wedding day—all the joy, love, and whatever else is showing up—and creating the record of it. A record of what is true to you. So that when the days hit hard, you can point back at this anchor of joy and love, and know that it exists. It is real. It is worth celebrating.

Sending all the love, wherever this journey of life is meeting you today. xoxo, Jen

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