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Featured Wedding: Jessica & Nathan – Memphis Botanical Gardens

January 6, 2013

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Hello friends! For 2013, we’re probably going to be blogging our weddings and sessions a little differently, and maybe even out of order 🙂 So to kick it off, we’ve got some of our favorites from Jessica and Nathan’s wedding at the Memphis Botanical Gardens back in September!

Jessica and Nathan met during a night out in Miami, and the adventures rarely ceased after that night 🙂 From kayaking, to trying new foods, to Nate’s proposal in a hot air balloon one mile in the sky, these two really know how to embrace life. And their wedding was definitely a celebration of that! The party was fantastic, and even had it’s own touch of adventure when tornado and thunderstorm warnings ended up moving their ceremony indoors at the last minute!

As I was going through and picking images for this post, I was reminded of how much Jessica and Nate truly love and enjoy each other…you can see it in every image. We had such a great time with them and their families, and are excited to share more of their images with you all!

Family is definitely a huge part of Jessica and Nate’s lives. Unfortunately, Jessica’s sister was unable to attend the wedding, but she was Skyped in for all the important moments (including approving of Jess’s hair)!

groom at Memphis botanical gardens

Memphis wedding pictures

This was probably one of my favorite first looks of the year! Nate’s reaction to Jessica was priceless 🙂

bride at Memphis botanical gardens

ketubah signing ceremony

Such a sweet moment before signing the ketubah

bride in blusher veil

Love this shot Chris got of Jessica just before she was to walk down the aisle!

chuppah with flowers

And they’re married! (Note Jessica’s sister and brother-in-law on the screen via Skype 😉 )

bouquet with memorial locket

Beautiful flowers by Lynn Doyle Flowers. Jessica’s bouquet included a locket with a photo honoring her grandmother!

reception at Memphis botanical gardens

Congratulations again, Jessica and Nate, and thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of your wedding day!

Have a great week, everyone! If you’re on Facebook, we’d love it if you’d take a second to like our page!

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BEHIND THE LENS

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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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