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Holiday wedding at the Hermitage Hotel

May 8, 2012

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We photographed Dave and Rebecca’s beautiful holiday wedding at the Hermitage Hotel back in December, and it was absolutely beautiful! These two are so sweet, and super adventurous! We loved hearing friends and family member’s stories about them throughout the day. They met rock climbing at Climb Nashville…how cool is that?! Much of their relationship revolves around the outdoors–Dave intended to propose while kayaking on Percy Priest Lake, but due to the great Nashville flood, he ended up proposing after a hike and a picnic among wildflowers. Pretty much the sweetest thing ever! They love doing all kinds of outdoor things together (except caving, according to Dave).

Their Nashville wedding in December was such a fun and classy celebration, and we are so thrilled that we got to be there with them! Here are a few of our favorite images from the day 🙂

Hair and make up by the amazing Amy Lynn Larwig

Rebecca’s family is incredibly close. I loved this moment when her dad saw her all dressed up for the first time!

Rebecca’s sister looking on as their father reads the Ketubah

Rebecca’s sister’s speech was hilarious! That’s her, holding up the duct-taped workout pants that Rebecca wore on her first date with Dave (canoeing, I believe), despite her sister’s advice! Kate, her sister, conceded that it must have been ok, since she got a second date 😉

Dave and Rebecca-thank you so much for letting us be there to celebrate with you! Your wedding was absolutely beautiful!

A big thanks goes out to all the wonderful vendors who helped  make this wedding beautiful! Planning-Simply Stunning Events | Hair and Makeup-Amy Lynn Larwig | DJ-Cosmo Creations | Florals-Fresh by CarryAnn | Venue and Catering-The Hermitage Hotel | Baker-Cakes by Rebecca

Have a wonderful week, everyone!

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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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