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Smoky Mountains Wedding Photographer || Spence Cabin Elopements

Spence Cabin Elopements – it’s always a phrase that warms my soul! Picture a salmon-colored cottage nestled in the woods of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Just past the cabin, a trail runs through the forest, along the river, and to a “secret” troll bridge. It’s an easy hike if you are looking to elope in the Smoky Mountains. Among one of the most peaceful places, you’ll find in East TN. Blake and Emily decided to elope in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park a few weeks back. Some of their closest friends and family would join them on Saturday morning for a micro wedding. However, they wanted something more for photos. After chatting with Emily I explained that

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Chattanooga Algerian Henna Ceremony | Afeef and Sonya

Chattanooga Algerian Henna Ceremony This Chattanooga Algerian Henna Ceremony was everything I had hoped for and more! The clothing, the music, and the people! It’s all a wedding photographer could dream of! If you’ve never experienced a cultural wedding of any kind, you need to, it’s like no other! I was intrigued when Sonya and her mom met me to talk about shooting her henna ceremony. I had so many questions and as they answered each of them I started getting super excited. This was my first Algerian henna ceremony and I wanted to know what I was in store for. I have traveled the world, so I love all cultures. I love everyone and want to learn about who

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Magnolia Wedding Venue | Smoky Mountains, TN | Olivia and Jacob

Magnolia Wedding Venue Magnolia Wedding venue offers spectacular views of the Great Smoky Mountains! When people say they want to get married in The Great Smoky Mountains, the first thing they always think of is of course the mountains! There is no point in getting married in Tennessee if you can incorporate the mountains in your photos somehow! This is one of the reasons people pick the Magnolia Wedding Venue! If. you don’t believe me or the photos, just book a visit for yourself! Oliva and Jacob If you know this couple you will know they are the sweetest! They are kind and they are also up for a fun time. If you were at their wedding, then you know

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Cades Cove Elopement | Smoky Mountains National Park Wedding

Cades Cove Elopement This Cades Cove elopement was the most joyful elopement to photograph! There is something about couples that choose to elope that screams “These are my people!” You see, people who elope aren’t your normal type of bride and groom. The couples that choose to elope want nothing to do with your normal wedding day. They don’t want the crowds, they don’t want all the timelines or traditions, they just want to get married.Luckily for me most of my couples who want to elope also want to get married somewhere epic! Thankfully, I live near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! There are some beautiful places on this planet and I’ve got to see many of them, but

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2021 …. You Were A Lesson, Not A Loss! -Year End Review

2021,  you have brought seasons of plenty and seasons of drought. You have brought days that left me feeling like I was on top of the world and nights that left me feeling as if I had been robbed of it all. You have spoken the most beautiful words and lies all in the same breath. You have been meek and you have been fierce…….BUT the one thing I can say without a doubt, NOTHING has been wasted! NOTHING! You have been a lesson, not a loss! Stable was my word for the year. My scripture was …. “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by

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Smoky Mountains Wedding Photographer || Spence Cabin Elopements

Spence Cabin Elopements – it’s always a phrase that warms my soul! Picture a salmon-colored cottage nestled in the woods of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Just past the cabin, a trail runs through the forest, along the river, and to a “secret” troll bridge. It’s an easy hike if you are looking to elope in the Smoky Mountains. Among one of the most peaceful places, you’ll find in East TN. Blake and Emily decided to elope in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park a few weeks back. Some of their closest friends and family would join them on Saturday morning for a micro wedding. However, they wanted something more for photos. After chatting with Emily I explained that

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Chattanooga Algerian Henna Ceremony | Afeef and Sonya

Chattanooga Algerian Henna Ceremony This Chattanooga Algerian Henna Ceremony was everything I had hoped for and more! The clothing, the music, and the people! It’s all a wedding photographer could dream of! If you’ve never experienced a cultural wedding of any kind, you need to, it’s like no other! I was intrigued when Sonya and her mom met me to talk about shooting her henna ceremony. I had so many questions and as they answered each of them I started getting super excited. This was my first Algerian henna ceremony and I wanted to know what I was in store for. I have traveled the world, so I love all cultures. I love everyone and want to learn about who

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Magnolia Wedding Venue | Smoky Mountains, TN | Olivia and Jacob

Magnolia Wedding Venue Magnolia Wedding venue offers spectacular views of the Great Smoky Mountains! When people say they want to get married in The Great Smoky Mountains, the first thing they always think of is of course the mountains! There is no point in getting married in Tennessee if you can incorporate the mountains in your photos somehow! This is one of the reasons people pick the Magnolia Wedding Venue! If. you don’t believe me or the photos, just book a visit for yourself! Oliva and Jacob If you know this couple you will know they are the sweetest! They are kind and they are also up for a fun time. If you were at their wedding, then you know

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Cades Cove Elopement | Smoky Mountains National Park Wedding

Cades Cove Elopement This Cades Cove elopement was the most joyful elopement to photograph! There is something about couples that choose to elope that screams “These are my people!” You see, people who elope aren’t your normal type of bride and groom. The couples that choose to elope want nothing to do with your normal wedding day. They don’t want the crowds, they don’t want all the timelines or traditions, they just want to get married.Luckily for me most of my couples who want to elope also want to get married somewhere epic! Thankfully, I live near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! There are some beautiful places on this planet and I’ve got to see many of them, but

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2021 …. You Were A Lesson, Not A Loss! -Year End Review

2021,  you have brought seasons of plenty and seasons of drought. You have brought days that left me feeling like I was on top of the world and nights that left me feeling as if I had been robbed of it all. You have spoken the most beautiful words and lies all in the same breath. You have been meek and you have been fierce…….BUT the one thing I can say without a doubt, NOTHING has been wasted! NOTHING! You have been a lesson, not a loss! Stable was my word for the year. My scripture was …. “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by

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