Jeff and Heidi tied the knot this past Saturday and it was a gorgeous wedding right here in Franklin! Jeff and Heidi have become dear friends of ours over these past months and it was a real blessing for us to see them commit themselves to each other during the wedding ceremony. It was a very emotional wedding filled with prayers, tears, laughter and lots of joy! It was really wonderful and we are so glad that we were able to be a part of their big day and would not have traded it for anything.
Jody and I have shot quite a few weddings where rain has been in the forecast, and we always seem to perfectly avoid the torrential downpours. It has never rained during important picture taking times at any wedding we have ever done – it’s pretty crazy. However, this past weekend we were pretty nervous because the forecast was suppose to be rain, rain, and more rain! Well, we spent a lot of time praying (and so did the bride and groom) and we had the most perfect weather right where we were having the wedding. We didn’t find out until the next day when talking with friends that people in the surrounding area (only 6 miles away) had hail storms and even tornado warnings! It was soooo awesome!!
Onto the photos and there are plenty of them!!
Love the back of the wedding dress!
Heidi was such a gorgeous bride!
A little behind-the-scenes of Jody getting the awesome shot below! She is such a rock star wedding photographer!
We battled some winds that day, but no rain!
All the bridesmaids working it out! Now onto the groom and groomsmen!
A heartfelt prayer before the ceremony began.
A little behind-the-scenes of how the next few shots were done.
Off to the reception!
Can’t wait to hang out with you two when you get back from ST. Lucia!! We love you guys!!
Evan BainesA really nice set! Good mix of photojournalism and portraiture. Years from now they'll love seeing how happy and jovial they were up at the altar.
We are not too busy for you, maybe for your hubby though. ;) Just kidding! We miss you and your little cutie pie!!
KarynGreat Pictures AS ALWAYS!!! However, like I told Kristine... the location looks pretty familiar! Why didn't I get a knock on the door for a quick hello? Too busy for the little people, I see... =)
Dawn Bbeautiful pictures! Thanks So much for the comment on my blog...made my day!
Betsy Jo PhotographyThanks for commenting on my blog! Your work is beautiful; I had 'heard' of you through Justin and Mary's blog. This is a gorgeous set!
Kelli StuartThanks for the compliment and thanks for stopping by my blog! God bless!
We are soooo jealous that you are hanging in a Tiki hut! Have an awesome time and we will see you soon!!
jeffThanks guys! These are awesome! Looking at them from a little "Tiki hut" which is about 4 feet square in St. Lucia... Couldn't wait to see what you guys captured from our amazing day.. we feel so blessed to have had you guys a part of it ...and to capture the spirit of the day so well.. Can't wait to hang when we get back..but now back to relaxing and doing nothing !!!
AnonymousBeautiful shots! You guys are such a great couple to work with.
Joe- We did stop along the way and shoot those images on the road from Leiper's Fork to the Westhaven club house!
Joe GomezAmazing pics! Did you go out to Liepers Fork area to take the barn/field shots or were they all around the plantation, because I swear I recognize that barn haha
Jennifer HenryGOSH!!! These are SO good! God has without a doubt blessed you and Zach with MAD SKILLS! :) Looking at these pictures makes me feel like I know this couple... they're so personal. Great job!!
Joiei love the photo of heidi in front of the plantation home. gorgeous bride! oh, and the lighting on them in the field pic- just striking...
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For those of you who follow us on Twitter, you know that we did a sweet shoot of the rock-star Artists Joel & Luke recently and it was awesome! Joel and Luke will be doing an online launch in the next week with a free download of one of their songs from their new EP and we are going to do a more extensive blog when that hits with some other cool treats, but until then, here are a few teaser shots!
Chris+LynnI knew we needed an excuse to go to Nashville!
Gray Photography – Zach and Jody – Nashville Wedding PhotographyThanks all for your great comments! Thanks Chris & Lynn for your comments not only on our work, but on our hotness! :) I (Zach) actually get pretty shy in front of the camera, but the Marantz know how to get it done and our shoot was super fun! We would love to do a Chris & Lynn Nashville rock-star shoot sometime, so let us know when you are coming to town!
Chris+LynnMoody, dramatic, and not to mention, hot! Great portrait images - especially love the mood of the 2nd one. And LOVE the shots of you two on Mary&Justin's blog - you guys look so cute & in love (and not to mention, not!) peace+happiness C+L
JoieI love the pics and I checked out their music, sounds great! Thanks for the heads up!
We always get a little flak here and there from others who have been pulled in to the slick marketing of Mac computers and feel that it is the only way to go… for those of you who don’t know, we are PC users (yup, read that again). However, we were at Best Buy the other day and we finally used a Mac for something! It had us pulled in for at least a good 20 minutes. We have realized what the pull is for Mac users!!!
Check out our short, very entertaining video (well, we think it is).. ha ha.. (it gets really good 18 seconds in… voices and everything!)
This post has been too long in coming! It is finally time to share with our blog readers the suh-weet ladies of RELISH!!
(L to R – Stephanie, Leann, Rebecca)
Once again, Zach and I would like to take you back to our days of wedding planning. We like to think we’re a cool, vibe-a licious couple, and we wanted invitations to reflect that! Well no can do. We had the hardest time finding invitations that were cool and reflected us. Sooooooo we resorted to making our own invitations. I do say so myself that they turned out pretty well, but it took a lot of time and who has tons of time when you’re planning you’re wedding?? Well, never fear – there are new ways now to do your invitations!!!!!
At least a month or so ago we visited the offices of the Relish Gals! We hung out with Stephanie & Rebecca (founders), met Leann Cooper (Chairwoman), Dustin (production manager) and just had a grand ‘ol time :) These ladies are setting the trend with invitations, and on their site you can create your very own custom invitations, and the best part – you don’t have to assemble them!!!!! The staff at Relish does all the work! They do invitations of all kinds – not just wedding invites! The options are endless.
Make sure to check out their blog as well as website!
A little over eight months ago we started our blog. The first month we had a whopping 918 unique visits (lol) and this past week we have hit the 20,000 mark with over 32,500 page views. This does not even include all of you who are subscribed via readers or RSS feeds…
Thanks to Google Analytics we see that some of you follow us from around the world! From good ‘ol Canada to Argentina, from Norway to China, from New Zealand to South Africa… Even small (but not insignificant!) places like Portugal, Turkey & even the Philippines to name a few. Wow.
Just a small thank-you to those who follow us along in our photographer adventures and into our personal lives as well. We do this for you! If there’s anything in particular that you love reading about, or have questions about – let us know either by commenting or via email and we will make sure to do more of it and answer your questions!
We are back home in Nashville and it’s funny to think that we were just in CT yesterday! We had a great visit with friends & fantabulous photographers Justin & Mary (who are some of the most awesome Connecticut wedding photographers you will ever meet!), and of course with their super cute dog Cooper, and also had such a great time at their PUG.
Like we had mentioned, we were scheduled to speak at Justin & Mary’s photographer group they head up and it was really great. We had a blast meeting other photographers and talking & sharing ideas. Their PUG is HUGE and the place was packed out. Head on over to Justin & Mary’s blogsite to read about the evening and to see some pics that were taken.
We stayed late at the PUG talking with everyone and hanging out. Finally, as the crowd diminished, we ordered some Chinese for the last few CT photographers still standing!!
During our visit to Connecticut, we also got to walk around Yale University! Mary graduated from Yale Law and so we got the special tour including peeping into the Harry Potter looking cafeteria… sorry, no pics of that…
Car ride there in their cute Mini-Cooper…
Zach turning the back seat of the car into a photo shoot…
My YUMMY paninni at this cool bookstore/cafe that we ate lunch at…
Yale…. I feel smart just looking at this picture…
This is the secret society building featured in film THE SKULLS. . .. no windows… locks on the doors… SCARY!
This is the main gathering area where graduation is held…
This cracked us up, especially Zach! Now THAT’s a good bike lock!
And of course we have to show Justin & Mary’s super cute and well-trained dog, Cooper. Isn’t he precious??
We had such a great time and can’t wait to visit again… Thanks for reading!!
Awwwwwww snap! What a day it was today!… well, technically it’s 2:01 AM so what a day yesterday was!
After sleeping in a bit, and then waking up and eating a home-cooked breakfast by our great hosts, and chatting & chilling, we got ready for our photo shoot! After searching the mall for some shoes & a late lunch at Moe’s, the shoot began!
Seeing that we are photographers it’s always interesting for us to get in front of the camera. We had a really fun time and it’s always cool to see the dynamic of other husband/wife photography duos. These guys are a total blast… you should try it sometime with them :)
Unfortunately there aren’t a lot of behind-the-scenes photos because we were being shot… but here are a few!!
To see more images from the shoot and if you still have yet to check out our amazing friends, visit Justin & Mary’s blogsite!
Tomorrow (today :) we will be speaking at their PUG (a photographer’s group)! Looking forward to it :)
Meganne JonesHey Zach and Jo!!!! Meganne here, just dropping you some love!
I showed someone your site today...I was just bragging on you guys.
I miss you! We need to get together if I ever come down that way to visit family soon.
CrystalGosh those are beautiful pictures! You take great pix and you make great pix. How cool is that?!
Mary Marantzyou guys are photo STUDS!!! Hot in front of AND behind the camera!
Jennifer HenryLove the pictures of you and Zach together! You're so beautiful Jody!! :)
Sinclair PhotographyOh you both are so lucky! Ryan and I love Justin and Mary! I love the photos of you guys! Super HOT! Good Luck at the PUG meeting....they're all in for a treat getting to hear you guys speak! :)
HeatherWow, these pictures of the two of you are amazing! You have some very talented friends and I love what they had to say about you guys. It's so great to see that the love is still going strong! You guys are an inspiration in so many ways. Love ya!
As I slowly started waking up this morning, I realized my bed didn’t feel how it normally feels, and wait, my pillow feels different too… “We’re not in Kansas – I mean – Nashville anymore…” That’s right – we’re in Connecticut!
A few months ago Zach and I were invited out to this great state (29th most populated state with 3.4 million residents, thank-you Wikipedia) by some of the coolest cats in the photography world – Justin & Mary Marantz! These guys are great people and have fantastic work and we’re looking forward to the next 2.5 days hanging here with them!
Our time here will consist of chillin’, talking shop, Justin & Mary want to do a photo shoot of us, and on Wednesday we will be speaking at their photography group they lead. We’re excited for this trip and it’s nice to hand out in a new city with some new friends!
As soon as we stepped off the plane we experienced exciting & magical things (see video below) and we know only more exciting things are to come… ha ha ha… Seriously, check out this video… We have never seen anything like it before… or maybe we’ve just been deprived. :)
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HeatherIf we weren't due to have a baby at the same time as these classes, you can be sure we'd be there! We're so bummed to miss out once again! Thanks for offering these great classes, hopefully we'll be there next time around.
We are not too busy for you, maybe for your hubby though. ;) Just kidding! We miss you and your little cutie pie!!
However, like I told Kristine... the location looks pretty familiar! Why didn't I get a knock on the door for a quick hello? Too busy for the little people, I see... =)
- Bri
We are soooo jealous that you are hanging in a Tiki hut! Have an awesome time and we will see you soon!!
Joe-
We did stop along the way and shoot those images on the road from Leiper's Fork to the Westhaven club house!
oh, and the lighting on them in the field pic- just striking...