Jessica and Billy's Wedding - Memphis Tennessee Weddings

Congratulations to Jessica and Billy on their recent wedding. We had a blast photographing their wedding day, Jessica was a beautiful bride and we really loved her incredible dress. They had so much fun, we almost forgot what time the ceremony started. Later in the evening, they hosted a very chic wedding reception at the China Exhibition at The Memphis Zoo. It was a very posh event, where the guests were treated with food from the four corners of the world. We had perfect weather for the outdoor event, and the celebration lasted until the early morning. Here is just a small sample of some of the photograph highlights from their wedding.

Sarah & Ben's Wedding - Memphis Tennessee

I love classic church weddings. The beauty and simplicity of each element of the wedding day combined with a beautiful church setting is artistic. Capturing each little special moment of the day is something a bride & groom will cherish for their lifetime. Sarah & Ben asked me to photograph their wedding about a year in advance, which gave us time to get to know one another, and gave Sarah time to focus on the details of her wedding planning. We did an engagement shoot and created a guest signature book, which everyone at the reception fell in love with. Sarah & Ben's tender affection for one another was evident in each frame that I shot, and at the same time they were relaxed, having fun their entire wedding day. I love it when I arrive in the bridal room early in the day and find the bride just smiling and laughing, it sets the tone for the entire day for everyone involved. It also gives me time to capture some special moments.

Here are just a few of Sarah & Ben's photographs from their very special day. Congratulations Sarah & Ben!

Serengeti Sunset - Michael Allen Photography

Every year we travel to some of our favorite vacation spots along the gulf coast from Perdido Key to Seaside Florida. As a photographer I stay so busy shooting for clients, magazines, and numerous assignments, I sometimes like to take a break and go on a personal shooting safari to see what I shoot for fun. Here is one shot that looks like the African Serengeti, but was actually shot from the balcony of my house through the treetops. An incredible display of clouds and the last shot of the day. This one will go in my collection of gallery prints for my next exhibit.

Fashion Week Memphis - Michael Allen Photography

Last week Fashion Week took Memphis by storm at the new Minglewood Hall Concert Arena. Larry Perry with www.Epic1media.com produced the event. My friend www.briankcrainphoto.com shot with me to help capture some incredible images behind the scenes and during the fashion show event. Enjoy some of the highlights from the week and the show! If you were one of the models and want to see all of your images, go to www.pictage.com and do a search for your name.

Jessica & Neil's Wedding in Memphis - Michael Allen Photography

I met Jessica & her parents who found me through my studio referrals. I knew that this would be a great family to work with, and really looked forward to shooting her wedding. Jessica and her new husband Neil, will be residing in Montana, another one of my favorite places to visit, and my wife's home state. This was a very fun wedding, despite the brutal high temperatures and high humidity. A couple of weeks before the wedding, a storm took out the main air conditioning unit at St Mary's Cathedral downtown, but fortunately they had a huge temporary AC unit piping in cold air into the main cathedral, however, the beautiful outdoor courtyard was full of heavy duty AC gear, and prevented us from shooting much out there. I'll also have to say the party at the reception was one of the best I've seen, everyone had a blast and the band was another highlight of the evening. Here are a few of the highlights from Jessica and Neil's Wedding in Memphis.

Hannah and David's Wedding-Memphis Tennessee - Michael Allen Photography

Here are a few highlights from Hannah & David's Wedding last weekend. They were a great couple to photograph, they had a blast and were always having fun all day long. After the ceremony the reception was held at the Old Daisy Theatre on Beale Street. One of my approaches to photographing a wedding is to catch the couple being themselves. I want them to have fun and enjoy their beautiful day. Part of my artistic approach is to get the couple interacting early in the day, that's when the moments start to happen. The rest of the day seems to flow with all the details of the day. Hannah always has a smile on her face (so does David) and you can see from the photo collection here, how much in love they are with each other. They were a great couple to photograph, and even with the busy wedding schedule, we managed to sneak them away for a few moments for some timeless photographs! I also love the bride's incredible hairstyle, very elegant and classic...thanks to my beautiful wife and her award winning talents!

Sarah & Aaron's Wedding - Knoxville Tennessee - Michael Allen Photography

Last weekend we traveled to east Tennessee to photograph Sarah & Aaron's Wedding in Knoxville. Seems like this year I've been all over the country, and the Caribbean photographing lots of fun weddings. Sarah & Aaron were a joy to work with, and the hospitality that their families and friends shared with us was simply amazing. One of my personal highlights (outside of the wedding) was the 2:30 a.m. hotel fire alarm that had about 300 hundred guests standing out in the street in our jammies. We were all half asleep, but definitely made some memories with this "after-after" party. Fortunately, it was a false alarm, and we all climbed back up the 9 stories in the stairwell and crawled back in our beds and went fast to sleep. The next day I had a little "jet lag" from my interrupted sleep, but the weekend was a great adventure. We drove to Knoxville a few days early to explore the mountains, took our daughter to a real gold & gem mine where she panned for gold, spent two days with our dear friend Dolly Parton in Dollywood, and I got a chance to hike the Cumberland mountain trails and zip across five 1000 ft zip lines at blazing speeds in my repelling gear. That was about as much fun as my shark diving adventures in Little Cayman a few years back. Anyway, back to the wedding! We had great weather, a beautiful blue sky day, and perfect temperatures in the 80's. The wedding day was a pretty fast paced day, but Sarah and Aaron were game for some adventure, so we took a quick little tour of downtown Knoxville's downtown outdoor Market, which made for some great photo backdrops. As you can see, Sarah & Aaron, and their entire wedding party had an incredible wedding day! Enjoy!