andrea & joseph's five star retreat wedding // nashville wedding photographer

I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz,   
or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:   
I love you as one loves certain obscure things,   
secretly, between the shadow and the soul.
-One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII by Pablo Neruda
 

When your vows begin like this, you can bet there will be tears. Andrea & Joseph's Five Star Retreat wedding was one of my favorite weddings I photographed last year. After meeting up for their Sewanee engagement session and immediatley hitting it off, I knew their wedding was going to be all things good. I was right. My favorite moments included Joseph being so overwhelmed after the ceremony that he plopped down on the ground to let it all marinate for a minute and of course the impromptu sing-along at the reception to Beirut's Nantes, a song I never would have imagined so many other people knew, so what better song for this post? All my love to this couple!

Venue: Five Star Retreat // Flowers: Humble Flowers // Second photographer: Chelsea Rochelle 

intimate rowan oak wedding // nashville wedding photographer

Nicole and Chand's intimate Rowan Oak wedding was easily one of my favorite weddings I documented in 2016. After starting to plan an "average" wedding, these two quickly realized it wasn't for them so they decided to gather their immediate families for a low-key December wedding at Rowan Oak in Oxford, MS followed by dinner at their art-gallery-turned-home, cooked by the newlyweds themselves. It was simple, sweet, genuine... basically I wish I could photograph this type of wedding every weekend. No fuss, no frills, just love love love followed by oysters and champagne and more love. 

p.s. nicole is the girl boss behind Niett Metals where she is a total badass jewelry designer, check her stuff out asap. she even handmade their rings!