Category Archives: Wedding Photography

{Side Story} Wedding Photography

These are a bit overdue, as I’d meant to show these photos from Kat and Thomas’s wedding reception back when I made the original blog posts. I told Kat that I’d have to make a separate post just for these photos, because they cracked me up so much.

Let me set the scene for you:

I was at Kat and Thomas’s reception, documenting as much of its awesomeness as possible. Their little niece, E, approached me, wanting to me to take photos of her throwing flower petals in the air. She’d gone around and collected flower petals that’d fallen off people’s boutonnières and floral arrangements.

So she stood in front of me, and I’d count down “1, 2, 3!” so she’d know when to jump and throw the petals in the air (with much gusto!) I’d show her the photo on the back of the camera, and if  E wasn’t pleased with how well she could see the petals as they were mid-air, she’d pick them back up off the floor and repeat the process. It was amazing, because she initiated, orchestrated, and creatively directed her own little photo shoot, right there in the middle of her aunt and uncle’s wedding reception! It wasn’t long before her brother started trying to photo bomb the whole thing. Their cousin kept trying to pull him out of the way so E’s photos wouldn’t be ruined. Hijinks galore!

In the end, we did get a couple of photos that E felt satisfied with, plus ones where her brother was being a real pill!

{Just Married} Kat + Thomas, Part B

Picking up where Part A left off!

Kat and Thomas’s reception was held at Felicia Suzanne’s, located in downtown Memphis.

First things first: This is the wedding reception for the (IMHO) Queen of local desserts and her Eat Local Memphis husband – the food was going to be GOOD. Want to see the desserts table? All desserts from Muddy’s, of course! Gentle reader, I sampled these desserts so I could report back on their deliciousness – just for you. Everything was delectable!

rhubarb lemon bundt cake

tower of mini lemon and vanilla cupcakes

mini Pucker Up (lemon) cake as the “wedding cake” – glitter heart!

yummy cherry heart cookies

♥baby strawberry balsamic pies♥

Chocolate chess pie

lemon thyme butter cookies

Charming hand-written signs by the bride herself

thumbprint cookies

peach pie

Even the little ones had pretty little drinks to sip on!

Wedding cake!

You can take the girl out of the bakery, but you can’t take the bakery out of the girl – Kat, slicing up desserts for wedding guests

Some of the beautiful floral arrangements at the reception

And now, there shall be dancing! First dance as a married couple, father-daughter dance, mother-son dance, free for all, line dancing. ALL THE DANCING!


*dance break for a little peppermint ice cream*

♥ Heart sunglasses kicked the fun factor up another notch ♥

Lil Oscar had to take a disco nap

I thought the yellow rain boots were such an iconic part of Kat’s wedding weekend attire, that ending on a shot of her boots filled with giant pink flowers was quite appropriate

I really hope that these photos were able to convey how much happiness – and, well, FUN, was felt and had by all who were a part of Kat and Thomas’s wedding celebration. And that all the rain that came down that weekend truly does indicate the amount of luck Kat and Thomas will have during their married life. (Because that “luck” came down by the buckets!)

♥♥♥

{Just Married} Kat + Thomas, Part A

Everyone kept saying that rain on your wedding day is good luck for the marriage – and, in Kat and Thomas’s case, that must mean they will have the luckiest marriage of them all! The rain that day can accurately be described as a “gully washer.” But that didn’t stop joy and fun from filling Kat and Thomas’s wedding day.

Oh, my bride that day arrived in yellow rain boots, with her “eat cake for breakfast” tote. I like where this is going.

And a pink wedding dress? Yep. Kat was 100% “herself” as a bride!

Kat and her sweet mom, Jan. Love this mother of the bride!

Kat, helping attach her soon-to-be husband’s boutonniere

Thomas’s brother Andrew and his wife Allie, trying to get his boutonniere pinned on

The wedding took place as part of the normal Sunday morning service at St. John’s

Thomas’s mom, Nancy, having her corsage tied on

Chatting with the nieces and nephews before the service

We were able to get some “formal’ portrait groupings before the service.

Thomas, Nancy, and his brother Andrew

Groom and mother of the groom

Tommy and Thomas, father and son

Kat with her bridesmaids, Lessie and Whitney

😀

Bride and father of the bride

Happy, happy couple

L♥VE

Thomas’s sister Ginny helps wrangle the kids to have their photos taken with their aunt and uncle

So. Cute.

And this is probably why one of their nephews had asked his mom the night before if Kat and Thomas are adults! “Oh. I didn’t know that” was his response when his mother said that Kat and Thomas are, in fact, adults. They have as much fun as the kids do!

Nieces and nephews, all gussied up

Mother of the bride and bride

Much love

Jan, Kat, and Aunt Bev

Kat and her grandfather. How precious is this??

These three Gordons…

Kip, Kat, and Preston (her “big, little bros”)

Gordon siblings and spouses: Tina, Kip, Thomas, Kat, Preston, Elizabeth – all the Gordon siblings have gotten married in under two years’ time!

Tommy, Thomas, and Page

Jim, Nancy, Thomas, and Petra

Wake, Kat, and Lia

Thomas’s side of the family – siblings, spouses, and kids

People begin gathering for the church service/wedding ceremony

A few moments from the ceremony

As I mentioned in the blog containing the Polaroids from Kat and Thomas’s wedding, there were two receptions. The first was a champagne reception at the church, which was an opportunity for the newly married couple to mingle with the wedding guests.

Right then. That’s Part A done. Part B to follow soon!

(There was too much awesomeness for just one blog post!)

{Getting Married} Kat + Thomas

I’m so excited to finally start sharing more photos from Kat and Thomas’s wedding weekend!

The rehearsal dinner on Saturday night was at Cafe Keough, located in downtown Memphis. I’d never been to Cafe Keough before, but it was a great venue for the rehearsal dinner. I think everyone enjoyed themselves, and I hope that shows in the photos! Here are a few favorites from that night:

The soon-to-be married folks arrived and were immediately bombarded by nieces and nephews.
Also note: Kat is wearing yellow rain boots because we were experiencing a monsoon that weekend.

This is how loved the nieces and nephews are: Kat and Thomas brought them goodie bags

Playing with items they found in their goodie bags

So much going on in this photo. But Kat has the most expressive face

Kat’s friends, posing for a group photo with a camera phone

I, of course, then took a photo of them with my camera

Kat chatting with the owner of Cafe Keough, Kevin Keough

Thomas and his mother Nancy

My FAVORITE, because Kat is just so smitten with the man she’s about to marry

Getting the champs ready for the toasts

Then it was time for the toasts, which were full of heartwarming stories and well wishes for Kat and Thomas.

Everyone there will understand what I mean when I say, “And then this happened…”


Thomas with his siblings Andrew, Betsy, and Ginny

Kat with her brother Kip, his wife Tina, and their dad Wake

 I can’t wait to share photos from Kat and Thomas’s wedding day with you next! Watch this space!