Memphis Wedding Photographer - Weddings Tennessee

Congratulations to Megan and Wes on their recent wedding. They had a beautiful wedding at St Mary's Cathedral in Memphis with the reception following at Central Station in the Downtown Art District on South Main Street. They had a full military wedding with a compliment of honor guards, groomsmen and bridesmaids. Our team started early in the day capturing all the details and behind the scenes preparations with our photojournalistic coverage of the day. Sometimes a winter wedding can get a bit chilly in Memphis, but the weather held back for the wedding day and gave us several opportunities to get some fun shots outside. Megan and Wes were both wonderful to work with, and both their families were very gracious. With most Catholic weddings, the day was quite long, and everyone was very excited about the wedding reception that followed at Central Station. Here are some of the highlights of the evening were the Honor Guards who welcomed the newly married couple to the reception along with several hundred guests. Central Station is one of my favorite places to photograph, with all the historic architecture, and ambiance of the facilities. Holiday Florist handled all the flowers and decor, and the incredible band played late into the morning hours to help Megan & Wes celebrate their wedding! Special thanks to the editors of "Say Yes" at the Commercial Appeal Newspaper for covering the wedding event!

Here are a few photographs of the wedding for you to enjoy!

Amanda & Alex's Wedding - Memphis Wedding Photography

Amanda and Alex were married in late December in the outskirts of Memphis. I met Amanda 4 years ago when I photographed her sister Rebecca's wedding, and always hoped that I'd one day get to photograph Amanda. About a year ago, I met Amanda and her mom at a local bridal show, and we reconnected. She is a fun loving, animated young women with an infectious smile, you can see why Alex was drawn to her. Together, they both have an incredibly warm approach to everyone that they meet. The wedding was held in a new event center in Arlington. Carahills offers a rustic and elegant country setting for couples who want a ceremony and reception in a romantic rural setting. I love winter weddings, and each winter wedding has it's own charm. Here are just a few of the photographs of their wedding that I selected for the local newspaper feature article that will be in Sundays Wedding Lifestyle section. Congratulations to Amanda and Alex!

Southern Bride Magazine 2010 Fashion Shoot - Memphis Wedding Photographers

This soon to be released issue for 2010 will feature some of the images that I shot with my team last summer. We had a great shoot with a tropical rainforest theme designed for brides to embrace the elements of nature. My beautiful wife Janice handled the incredible hair fashions for the shoot which gave the models an extra touch of elegance. Shooting in a southern rainforest has it's challenges. We treked through about a mile of narrow trails on a muddy day using a Kawasaki Mule 4 wheeler. Once we reached our scouted destination, we had to deal with a very hot humid day, full with mosquitos, bugs, poison ivy and a few snakes. Fortunately, the models braved the elements that most brides won't have to. I've shot in locations in the Jamaican rainforest, many tropical islands, and up in high mountain terrain, I'd say this was about the most challenging shoot dealing with the heat. One of the models got attacked by a mosquito, which whelped up on her face after a few minutes. Of course, timing each model arriving by 4 wheeler caused some delays, and our day got away from us fast. We shot in morning sunlight, mid-day sun, afternoon direct sunlight, late afternoon sun, and that perfect light at the end of the day, and for the last segment, some rainclouds came upon us for the wrap up. Special thanks to Southern Bride Magazine and their editors, the staff, the interns, and all of the models, makeup artists, florists, drivers, gear roadies, and the Memphis Museum team for helping us simulate a real southern rainforest. As you can see, the results were well worth the work and sweat.

New York Fashion Shoot - WeddingSalon.com -Filmindesign - Weddingindesign

We were on location this week in NYC shooting for a bridal fashion line. The shoot included shooting a HD short film for the designer. Here are a couple of behind the scenes photos from our shoot in Central Park...In this scene Michael is shooting on the 5D Mark II HDDSLR using the steadicam system. As you can see the model for the shoot, well she is simply gorgeous! The weather was also perfect, with the change in seasons, we were able to shoot summer looks, and fall looks with the dramatic colors of the changing leaves. Here our crew was shooting some steadicam footage.

We were also featured in the world's most prestigious wedding showcase, The Wedding Salon Bridal Show. Located at the Roosevelt Hotel, this prestigious high end wedding show gave brides the chance to meet David Tutera and the legendary Sylvia Weinstock, among others. There was an amazing bridal fashion show, beauty services featuring Yves Saint Laurent, hors d’ oeuvres, cocktails & fabulous gift bags, the show was a huge success, where brides came from all over the world to see the finest in wedding planning, design, photography and more..

Caia & Chris's Wedding - Memphis Weddings

Caia & Chris had a very posh event beginning at The Madison Hotel, then on the Grace St Luke's Cathedral, with an elegant reception at the Memphis Country Club. We had just a few minutes to photograph a few bridal portraits of Caia in this beautiful wedding gown which we loved. The guys were all perfect gentlemen for their session at The Madison Hotel, with appropriate black tuxedos for their formal wear. Congratulations to Caia and Chris, who will be honeymooning in Europe.