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Scarritt Bennett and Riverwood Mansion Wedding | Amanda & Ryan

June 17, 2016

Bride laughing with dad

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Happy Friday, everyone!

Today is a beautiful day to share some favorites from Amanda & Ryan’s gorgeous and classic Scarritt Bennett and Riverwood Mansion wedding last weekend! Amanda and Ryan met during their freshman year at Vanderbilt, and the area around campus has always held a special place in their hearts–especially Scarritt Bennett. Amanda always dreamed of being married there, but knew their availability was limited. One year before the wedding after a walk around campus, they found themselves outside the chapel and Ryan dropped down to one knee, with her grandmother’s ring in hand, and asked if she would marry him there on June 11, 2016. Amanda found out that Ryan, knowing how important it was to her, had already booked a date for them! How romantic is that?! These two love spending time together, and had such a great time with all their friends and family on their wedding day. There were so many special moments with family, and a lot of fun had on the dance floor!
On to some of our favorites from the day!

sisters zipping bride's dress

Mom fixing groom's boutonniere

Classic groom

Bride's first look with dad

Grandmother's buttons on wedding dress

Scarritt Bennett bride

Modern Trousseau bride

Bride twirling dress

Grandfather kissing grandmother

Groom waiting with groomsmen

Bride waiting before ceremony

Summer Scarritt Bennett wedding

Wedding guests being seated

Bride laughing with dad

Dad giving thumbs up

Emotional bride before ceremony

Groom watching bride walk down aisle

Dad shaking groom's hand

Groom smiling during ceremony

Reading during ceremony

Exchange of rings

Wedding ceremony Wightman Chapel

Bride laughing during ceremony

First kiss Scarritt Bennett

Bride and groom after ceremony

Bride and groom outside church

Just married

Mom congratulating bride

Bride excited after ceremony

Bride's sister and groom

Nashville wedding photographers

Bride and groom at Scarritt Bennett

Wightman Chapel wedding photos

Nashville church wedding

Bride and groom with stained glass windows

Riverwood Mansion wedding portraits

Bride and groom on porch

Natural bride at Riverwood Mansion

Bride spinning in dress

Sweet wedding portraits

Classic Riverwood Mansion wedding

Harpist during cocktail hour

Riverwood Mansion reception

Praying during reception

Father of the bride toast

Bride crying during toast

First dance at Riverwood

First dances with parents

Cake cutting

Guests dancing at Riverwood

Bride and groom at reception

Groom dancing with grandmother

Last dance wedding reception

Bride hugging family

Bubble exit

Bubble exit at Riverwood

Bride and groom hugging parents

Bubble exit with antique car

Antique car leaving wedding

Amanda and Ryan-Congratulations on an absolutely beautiful wedding day! It was an honor to be there to document all the celebrations and joy for you, and we’re so happy for you both! We hope you’re having an incredible time in Thailand!

This day couldn’t have happened without an incredible team, especially Laura and Jessica with Eventfull Planning out of Indianapolis, who really went above and beyond! Planning/Coordination: Eventfull Planning | Ceremony: Scarritt Bennett Wightman Chapel | Reception & Planning: Riverwood Mansion | Florals: The Enchanted Florist | Bride’s Dress: Modern Trousseau | Tuxes: Street Tuxedo | Catering & Cake: 8 Lavender Lane | Stationery: The Paper Place and Mite Print | Ceremony Music: Innocenti Strings | Reception Band: Number One Party Band

Thank you all for stopping by the blog, and we hope you all have a wonderful and adventure-filled weekend!

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BEHIND THE LENS

A note from Jen

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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