Oh boy. I’M SO GIDDY.

The mailman brought me a good thing today. The Winter 2011 magazine of Get Married. I’m not getting married, so you are probably asking yourself, why the heck is Alex so excited about a bridal magazine? CAUSE I’VE GOT A PICTURE IN IT. HELLZ YEAH. This is the first time I have ever been published in a real life mail-man-brings-it-to-ya magazine so please excuse my crazy excitement. It’s been so long since Get Married approached me about the photo that I completely forgot about it until today! It’s on the back page if anyone has a copy :)

Check it out!

p.s. the front cover picture is NOT mine- just showing ya what the mag looks like :)

p.p.s. harvey never leaves me alone

Here’s a bigger shot of the actual photo:

Thanks for looking!

When Josh emailed me last year, he told me that he & Mai-Li were going to have a simple wedding in his grandmother’s backyard with a huge field & a mountain as a backgrop. UH HECK YEAH. Then he told me he proposed to Mai-Li when they were both living in China. UM HECK YEAH, I LIVED IN CHINA.

Seriously, I felt like we were a couple-photographer match made in heaven.

How dreamy is this smoky mountain wedding? Josh’s grandmother lives in Cosby, TN, which is about 10-15 minutes from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. My favorite place in the world. East Tennessee really is a special place.

Josh & Mai-Li, congratulations! Thanks for having me along on the ride :)

Wedding Coordinators: Sherry Butler & Alisha Fine
Florist: Flowers by Wilma in Newport, TN
Hair Stylist: Cindy Cates
Caterer: Family & Friends (just perfect!)

Oh my oh my oh my goodness.

This weekend was marvelous. The venue, Whitestone Inn was marvelous. The bride & groom were marvelous. And the song that Tyler surprised Jess with during their first dance was marvelous. Can’t wait to share more.

Congratulations to Jess & Tyler! Have a FANTASTIC honeymoon.

Thank you Rachel Moore for asking me to be the second photographer for this Cellar One wedding. I had a blast shooting Jessica & Ben’s wedding downtown. Their DIY details were so fun. And WEDDING PIE! Did you hear me? WEDDING PIE!

I’ve probably walked up First Avenue in Nashville a bajillion times. I’ve seen this venue, Cellar One, a bajillion times & I had no clue what it was. That pretty, random courtyard & huge, beautiful red door? Yep, that’s Cellar One. And what a cool place it is for a Nashville wedding. It’s got the feeling of downtown but also a little serenity.

I am so blessed to get to meet such wonderful people & photograph their weddings. Lauren & Robert, it was an absolute pleasure to witness your love & the love of your family & friends on your wedding day!

Lauren & Robert were married at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Knoxville & their reception was at the always-gorgeous the Foundry in downtown Knoxville. A huge thanks to the awesome Andrew Childress for seconding shooting for me this wedding. Some of the photos you saw were his!

Congratulations to Lauren & Robert!

Makeup: Amber Searle
Hair: Alberto at Salon Azure
Wedding Coordinator: Jeanine McLemore
Cakes/Cupcakes: The Cupcakery
DJ: Chip Fuller/Fuller Light-N-Sound
Reception venue & catering: The Foundry
Videographer: Scott Parker/Light and Life Digital Media
Florist: McLemore’s Florist