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Hello friend!! I am so thrilled you are here and browsing the site! Finding the perfect photographer for you and your life long memories is a pretty important task. My style is one that fits well with those that want a timeless, classic, true to life gallery that is full of laughter and joy.

Lesley & Nathan celebrated on a beautiful east Tennessee mountain top with their closest family and friends last week. The Trillium venue was the perfect backdrop for this wonderful celebration. As high school sweethearts this celebration was a long time coming, eight long years in fact. Lesley and Nathan stood the test of time with […]

Mountain Top Trillium Wedding | Lesley & Nathan

June 14, 2022

I was so honored when Madison and Jacob chose me to be their wedding photographer. They met during college at the University of Alabama and with both of their families being from different areas of the country they chose the Smoky Mountains as their wedding location after vacationing in the mountains with their families. It […]

Smoky Mountain Spring Wedding | Madison & Jacob

June 2, 2022

I was so excited to meet Tiffaney & Hunter for their recent lush garden engagement session at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens! We managed to squeeze their session in during the last good week of the peonies at the garden and nothing makes me happier. It was so much fun to explore the gardens with them […]

Lush Garden Engagement Session | Tiffaney & Hunter | Knoxville Botanical Gardens

May 28, 2022

It was a stunning day for a lovely spring garden wedding at the Kincaid House. Emilee & Caleb are just the sweetest couple and their families are equally as precious. This was my first time working at the Kincaid House and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. If you are not familiar with […]

Spring Garden Wedding – The Kincaid House | Emilee & Caleb

May 7, 2022

I loved meeting Madison & Alex for their recent spring engagement session. We had a great time exploring the gardens, which are always so pretty this time of year. I can’t wait for their upcoming wedding later this summer.

Madison & Alex | Spring Engagement

April 29, 2022

Smithview Pavilion was the perfect backdrop for this beautiful spring wedding featuring floral notes of lavender and blues by the Flower Shop and sweet family heirlooms. Nicole’s dad could easily pass as a comedian with his amazing speech, he had the whole room on the edge of their seats. The cutest little ring bearer had […]

Chilly Spring Wedding at Smithview Pavilion | Nicole & Brian

April 27, 2022

It has been an unusually chilly spring so far this year. Which has caused the spring blooms to be a bit delayed. Hillery and Jeremiah came in to town a couple weeks ago for their engagement session. There were troopers enduring some pretty brutal winds and chilly temps as we trekked around the University of […]

Chilly Spring Engagement | Hillery & Jeremiah

April 9, 2022

Life has a beautiful way of coming full circle. When Brooke reached out to me about maternity photos my heart did a happy dance. My first paid wedding clients were having a baby and I was asked to capture this next beautiful milestone in their lives. This… this is what this job is all about. […]

Waiting on Sophie

January 8, 2022

Kelsey and Mike had a beautiful winter wedding at Hiwassee River Wedding and Events. My last wedding of 2021 did not disappoint. Mother nature threw us a few curve balls on this December day where the state was filled with swirling tornados and torrential rain, but the skies cleared just enough for Kelsey and Mike […]

Hiwassee River Winter Wedding | Kelsey & Mike

December 29, 2021

I first meet Avery and Eli in December of 2019 for their December engagement session, you can take a look back at their session here. Their downtown Knoxville wedding was planned for April of 2020 and we all know how that went… thanks COVID. They decided to still get married on their original wedding date […]

Emporium Center Knoxville Fall Wedding | Avery & Eli

December 4, 2021