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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.

On the banks of the Hiwassee River, Liz and Brandon enjoyed and intimate evening engagement session. Liz & Brandon inquired with me over the summer and they were one of my very first video consults (thanks COVID). We had a great time talking that day and they booked me to photograph their wedding next May […]

Hiwassee River Engagement | Liz & Brandon

November 17, 2020

girl looking off while boy kisses cheek

Brittney and Jon celebrated with friends and family at a lovely fall wedding full of pops of Emerald green velvet, gold, greenery and purple floral details. Even Jon’s ring is purple wood! It is so unique. I met Brittney and Jon early in 2020 before all the crazy of the world set in. It seemed […]

Emerald Green Wedding at Smithview Pavilion | Brittney & Jon

November 15, 2020

bride and groom in glowy light

I was so excited when Bailey and Jeremiah reached out to me earlier this year to capture their wedding next May. They chose to incorporate lakeside and mountain views into their fall engagement session and I think it was absolutely perfect. We were a little worried about rain, but I am so glad we decided […]

Lakeside Fall Engagement Session | Bailey & Jeremiah

November 11, 2020

fall lakeside engagement emerald dress

I was thrilled to have a chance to capture the beautiful fall lakeside wedding of Tracy and Jeff. They were married in early October at their lake house on Norris Lake. Tracy and Jeff wrote their own vows and they were some of the sweetest and funniest I had had the pleasure of hearing. My […]

Fall Lakeside Wedding | Tracy & Jeff

October 29, 2020

It was so great to reconnect with Brittney and Jon this past week. It feels like an eternity since we have last seen each other. We first met up in early February (you know before the world stopped spinning due to a global pandemic) 😳 and started talking about their wedding day. These two are […]

Fall Golden Hour Garden Engagement | Brittney & Jon

September 22, 2020

garden engagement

The day has finally come! Drew & Savannah started their new journey as husband and wife in a beautiful forest wedding ceremony at Hiwassee River Weddings and Events last week. I have been waiting for this wedding for such a long time and it was everything and more I had imagined. Last June I received […]

Lush Forest Wedding in Blush and Navy

September 20, 2020

The Knoxville Wedding Collective began earlier this summer as a place to help local Knoxville wedding vendors network and collaborate and learn and grow together as a community. I am so excited to be a founding member in the photography category. Last week, we had our first styled shoot showcasing downtown Knoxville and an elopement […]

Downtown Knoxville Styled Elopement | Knoxville Wedding Collective

September 7, 2020

Garden reception at the Boyd Harvey House and Gardens Caris and Jacob has been a couple for over 2 years and through long distance and life changes they are so ready to start their lives together. They actually met through a dating app, she in Knoxville and he in Nashville all while they were both […]

Intimate Garden Wedding | Caris & Jacob | Knoxville, TN

August 23, 2020

Intimate garden wedding

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Capitol Theatre Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Pack. Mallory and Hunter were married just two short weeks ago in a lovely intimate catholic ceremony. The ceremony was held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Townsend on the banks of the Little River. The ceremony included a […]

Intimate Catholic Wedding | Townsend, TN | Mallory and Hunter

July 31, 2020

Avery and Eli have been planning their wedding day long before Covid-19 and Quarantine were words used in the daily lives of Americans. So while they will be celebrating again in April of 2021 with the regularly scheduled “wedding day”, these two still took their vows and were married on their original wedding date of […]

Married during Quarantine – Avery & Eli

May 2, 2020