Melissa and Chris will be married at Honeysuckle Hills on November 7th this year. They are one of our local Smoky Mountain couples, and one of the most important things about their life and relationship is their tattoos. It's one of the ways they express themselves artistically.

My daughter drew some flames to match Melissa's tattoo and to gently frame their intimate pose. This is my favorite engagement photograph all year.

Chris is a very protective husband to be and father, and so I enjoyed creating this black and white image of them as well.

And since they're both so "out of the box," we experimented with some poses that show Chris' devotion to Melissa as well.

I'm looking forward to their wedding...it just can't get here soon enough!