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A Charleston Engagement Session That Found Us on Vacation Some of the best sessions happen when you least expect them. While planning an upcoming trip to Charleston, South Carolina, I posted in a local Charleston Facebook group letting everyone know I’d be in town and had a few openings for a destination engagement session. Within minutes, Madison […]

Sullivan’s Island Engagement Session in Charleston, SC

Nashville Engagement Session

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Three years of clinical rotations, late-night studying, and hands-on labs led to one unforgettable milestone — and Whitney, Tyra, and Sarah wanted to celebrate it together. As newly minted graduates of Belmont University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, these three friends booked a group graduation photo session to commemorate everything they’d built during their time in Nashville. Why […]

Belmont University Physical Therapy Grad Session

Grad Session

Group graduation photos for Belmont University's DPT program, featuring the Belmont Mansion and new doctoral building in Nashville, TN.

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There are sessions where you show up as a photographer. And then there are sessions where you show up, load into a golf cart with two of the most fun people you have ever met, and spend an entire evening exploring one of the most stunning properties in all of Middle Tennessee — and leave […]

Champions Run Golf Course Engagement Session

Nashville Engagement Session

Eva and Nick's Champions Run Golf Course engagement session in Eagleville, TN — shot on digital and 35mm film by O Happy Day Photography. A playful, personal, golden hour session on one of Middle Tennessee's most gorgeous properties.

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The single most important thing you can do before your first shoot — and why skipping it will slow down your growth as a photographer more than anything else. I am often asked by aspiring photographers some version of the same question: “I just got my first camera — where do I even start?” I love […]

My #1 Tip If You Are About to Pick Up a Camera for the First Time

Photography Education

The single most important thing you can do before your first shoot — and why skipping it will slow down your growth as a photographer more than anything else.

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Some engagement sessions are simply made to be golden — and Katelyn and Drew’s Harlinsdale engagement session in Franklin, Tennessee was exactly that. From the moment we stepped onto the grounds of this Franklin staple, it was clear we were in for something special! Three outfit changes, a roll of 35mm film, and sunshine that wrapped around […]

Harlinsdale Engagement Session

Nashville Engagement Session

Harlinsdale engagement session Franklin Tennessee golden hour

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Some weddings follow a familiar script. Then there are weddings like Andreina and Eric’s; the kind that are thoughtfully, intentionally built from the ground up to reflect exactly who the couple is, where they come from, and what matters most to them. Their day at CJ’s Off the Square in Franklin, Tennessee was a masterclass in meaningful […]

Intimate Wedding at CJ’s Off the Square in Franklin, TN

Weddings

Vintage Rolls Royce wedding getaway car Franklin Tennessee wedding photographer

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Why Film Photography Is Making a Comeback In a world of infinite scrolling, AI-generated imagery, and instant everything, something unexpected is happening: photographers, couples, and creatives everywhere are picking up film cameras again! The grain, the warmth, the imperfection; it turns out these aren’t flaws to be edited out. They’re exactly what people are craving. […]

Why Film Photography Is Making a Comeback (+ Why It Should Be at Your Wedding)

Film Photography

why film photography is making a comeback

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There are some people who walk into a room and just light it up; Kimmy is absolutely one of those people! Sunshine in human form, genuinely! So when you put her next to Doug, who clearly loves every single thing about her, you get a couple that is just magnetic to photograph. Their fall wedding at […]

A Fall Wedding at The Venue at Birchwood in Spring Hill, TN

Weddings

A Fall Wedding at The Venue at Birchwood in Spring Hill, TN

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Ravenswood Mansion in Franklin, TN delivered again. Bailey and Danielle’s spring wedding had rain in the forecast, an incredible planner, the best catering in town, and more heart than I knew what to do with.

A Romantic Spring Wedding at Ravenswood Mansion in Franklin, TN

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Spring Wedding at Ravenswood Mansion in Franklin, TN

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