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Brittany’s Prayer Garden Bridal Session | Part 1
Brittany’s Prayer Garden and St. Peters Episcopal Church Bridal Session Her elegant ivory gown was the perfect match for her personality – lovely, unique and marked by an unmistakable sweetness. Brittany and her entourage of five family members were at the church to greet us when we arrived. We started off in the picturesque prayer [...]
If a tree falls in the forest…
and no one is there to hear it, did it make a sound? If a photography studio doesn’t blog for a year, did they take any photographs? (Answer: Only if you are paying attention to their facebook page! ) For those of you who have been paying attention to what we put on Facebook, this [...]
Insider Information: By Heart & Hand
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The cold, hard truth about blogging.
Today I realized that it’d been a while since I’d blogged. No, that’s not fair either…the truth of the matter is that it’s actually been gnawing at the back of my mind for a few weeks. The small-biz-owner (partner) portion of my brain knows I need to blog… (‘Cause while I’m no braggart, if I [...]
Michelle & Wes – Nashville Wedding Photography
Plenty of good love stories end with the boy and the girl running off together. This time, that’s how the story began. Five years ago, Michelle and Wes eloped. Wes was close to being deployed overseas, so before Uncle Sam could keep them apart, they tied the knot. In celebration of their five years of [...]
Muses & Fuses – Krystal & The curviest road I’ve ever driven
Some things inspire. Others make you want to explode. Muse of the week: Krystal After being on a diet for a good while, there is nothing like junk food. Yet still, even junk food pales in comparison to Krystal cheesburgers. Fresh, hot, small, square burgers. Almost as delicious as the freeze dried onions and single paper thin pickle [...]
Muses & Fuses: P90X & 24
Some things inspire. Others make you want to explode. Muse of the week: P90X P90X (the workout program) I hate it…but I LOVE it. It is pleasure and pain rolled all into one and after my first five days of training, I can safely say I’m ready for the next 85 days of soreness because it [...]
Bridal Show Preparedness and You: A Field Guide
Ladies, the Nashville Bridal Show is right around the corner!! It’s the biggest bridal expo in the Southeastern United States. Let me rephrase that: It’s your single best opportunity to meet every vendor you could possibly want for your wedding, all in one place. Needless to say, we’ll be there (Come see us!) We’ll [...]
Sarah & Josh- Summer Wedding Photography in Nashville, TN
Sarah and Josh are definitely made for each other. In the past year and a half that we’ve been photographing them together, we’ve seen proof of that. They just fit. I know I say something like this with every couple, but that’s because it’s so true. Every couple is so in love and as we [...]
Sarah’s Bridals – Nashville Bridal Photography
Once upon a time (not that) long ago a beautiful girl named Sarah was engaged to a handsome guy named Josh. She had a lovely dress, well over a year until her wedding…and she was ready for her bridal session. Now that she is Mrs. Matthews and has officially tied the knot, here are some [...]
Something very serious, for a change.
For me, this holiday weekend started with sad news. A phone call letting me know that an old friend had committed suicide. I wasn’t going to write about this – I’d planned on sharing a happy story about another wedding – but the truth is this is what is on my mind and it feels [...]
New Blog Home
Hey Guys! I’m sure you’ve been wondering about the “radio silence” for the past little while… well this is why! I’ve been cookin’ up a new place for the Surreal Image Studios blog on the web. It’s a little more us, a little easier of an address to remember (SurrealImageStudios.com/Blog) and hopefully a little prettier. [...]
Casey & Scott – Nashville area wedding photography
Folks, it’s time for the final chapter of Casey & Scott’s wedding story. We’ve seen a sneak peek into their love and creativity in their engagement photos. We’ve seen how lovely Casey was in her bridals. Now we get to see the big day in all its glory. It was supposed to be a sunny [...]
A quick reminder to celebrate
If you have lived in this country for long, you’ve surely heard trite offhand comments about how ‘freedom isn’t free’ and other references to personal sacrifices that seem like they must have happened hundreds of years ago. And that is true…from before our country was actually a country, there were people fighting for her. BUT [...]
A very special accessory for Casey’s wedding
Casey. The girl is good with accessories. If you remember her engagement session with Scott, you already know about her talent with accessories. It’s safe to go ahead and tell you that her bridal session did not disappoint! On what was quite possibly the MOST perfect day in May, we met Casey to shoot her [...]
Diane Black for Congress | Nashville Lifestyle Photography
I believe in one of my last posts I promised to introduce you to someone you may recognize… Let me introduce you to one of the most genuine, easy going, fun people I’ve had the pleasure to meet recently, Diane Black. More specifically, State Senator Diane Black. During our photography session, it was overwhelmingly easy [...]
Casey & Scott – Nashville Engagement Session
On the first sunny, non-freezing day in March we met Casey & Scott at Centennial Park for their engagement session. Even though it was still a little chilly that day seeing the two of them together made the chill easy to forget. They work perfectly together, and I think part of the reason they do [...]
A lesson in looking Fierce – Team Fierce Portrait Session
Honor. Discipline. Speed. Agility. Endurance. Perseverance. Guts. If you are impressed by any of the above, then you need to meet the competition tournament team, Team Fierce at Vanatta’s Karate Institute. This group has what it takes. We don’t often get the opportunity to do sports portraiture, but man, when we do we have some [...]
Very Random Information (VRI)
Part One: Sometimes there is so much going on, it’s hard to take a minute to appreciate all of it. I’ve been in that mode for the past few days, up until Valentine’s Day (nothing magical, just a coincidence). Chase and I went out and spent the day together. It was a totally random series [...]
Don’t lose your date!
Whew! People, it has been a busy couple of weeks, post bridal show! With such a huge turnout (and it being a large show anyway) we have been kept on our toes the past couple of weeks – which has been wonderful. That said our summer and fall (2010) dates are going fast, so make [...]
The Bridal Show, and The Booth (our new toy)!
Hey Guys – It’s good to be back (online). I’m really excited to tell you about our newest toy…The Booth, our BRAND NEW PHOTOBOOTH. We got to show it off (play with it) at Weddings the Bridal Show this past Sunday. And it was Awesome. Here’s a shot of our entire display (The Booth on [...]
Looking both ways
First… HAPPY NEW YEAR! It is minutes into 2010, it’s warm inside and puffing tiny icy dots of snow outside. Chase is lighting a fire in the fireplace and I can smell the spicy aroma of the logs catching fire. And it’s got me thinking about how great the past year has been (and hopefully [...]
Stephanie & Derek – Nashville Wedding Photography
It was the perfect day for a wedding – the temperature was just right, the sky was bright blue and full of huge fluffy clouds and Steph & Derek, who we’ve come to know and love over the past few months, had started their surprisingly anxiety-less preparations for their wedding day. They were excited, happy [...]
Allison – Class of 2010
On one of the last days the colorful fall leaves clung to their branches, we met with Allison. A recent storm had stripped many of the trees down to bare limbs leaving a red, yellow and orange carpet of color over the ground. There was a slight wind, that made the day feel like [...]
My Wedding, a mere two years ago!
This week (Tuesday) was Chase and my second anniversary. Every year (I can say that now, since there’s more than one) we have these little mini conversations while we are doing whatever mundane thing we are doing. Were you a fly on the wall (in the car) you would have heard this as we were [...]
Stephanie & Derek | Nashville Engagement
Stephanie grew up here in the Nashville area. She went off to college, started her career and found one heck of a guy. Now in just a few week she’ll be bringing the love of her life back to her home town to tie the knot! A couple weeks ago, Steph & Derek drove down [...]
Big Announcement!
I promised a much better post today, and let me tell you…I have one. Oh yes. Let me explain: My husband and I have been sick with some kind of virus since Tuesday. It has been incredibly crappy. But I’m also very thankful for it, because I think something really good is going to come [...]
I’m still here…
Guys – wow. It’s been a terrible week! I’ve got some sort of virus, and have been S-I-C-K since Tuesday. Like, shivering with fever and burning up at the same time while coughing my head off and everything else sick. So that’s why you haven’t seen hide-nor-hair (or is it hare?) of me. I’m still [...]
PEZ…and the one thing every bride needs most (Aside from a great photographer)
I was tempted to try to explain how I got on this topic, so that you wouldn’t think that I’m a weirdo…but then I realize that ship has sailed! So in the spirit of good fun…on with the post! So… for the past week or so, every day when I take my shower I think [...]