
Welcome to the history of Honeysuckle Hills! Here is where you'll find informative wedding and photography articles we've posted over the past several years. These articles will help you decide how long to reserve with us, what type of wedding reception is best, and give you ideas of what's possible for your own wedding photography. Our wedding venue is filled with adventurous possibilities... We can't wait to start getting to know you!
Thursday, October 29, 2009


Wednesday, October 28, 2009


Richelle has the best set of legs I've ever seen on a bride! My assistant, Leslie, held Richelle's bridal gown off to the side for a nice, sleek angle.

One of Richelle's requests was for the "blowing veil on the bridge" shot. The veil in this image is not the one she wore for the wedding ceremony. It was purchased specifically for this photograph, and I must say worked extremely well!


One of Richelle's requests was for the "blowing veil on the bridge" shot. The veil in this image is not the one she wore for the wedding ceremony. It was purchased specifically for this photograph, and I must say worked extremely well!
Let's not forget the ring bearer, "Foxie!" This is Richelle's little baby, and she was certainly the star of the show! I always love it when my brides include their pets in their wedding.
Friday, October 23, 2009


After the wedding they changed clothes for "engagement" style images, and we laughed until it hurt! Angel and I are both flower lovers, and so I sent her home with some of our seeds and flowers . I can't wait until she sends me the Mexican Sunflower seeds in return!
Angel's Signature Art Print was inspired by her wedding gown. It had a mythical, fantasy look to me when she danced beneath the maple trees. Our horse, Sugar, needed only a unicorn horn to make it complete...



Tuesday, October 20, 2009


Emiley was a beautiful bride, complete with full, voluptuous lips and a veil that looks oh, so good in black and white!
The rain stopped just in time for the arrival of the horse and carriage. Emiley and Andy exited the wedding ceremony, escorted by Rod (driving) and Barney (pulling.)

The rain stopped just in time for the arrival of the horse and carriage. Emiley and Andy exited the wedding ceremony, escorted by Rod (driving) and Barney (pulling.)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009


The color red signifies many emotions, passion being one of my favorites to capture on film. Cynthia requested a version of a signature art piece I did back in February of a couple by the mountain stream with buckets of fire. Cynthia's husband, Robby, works as an electrician for the Navy, so I added a little "spark" in the upper right hand corner of their signature art piece. Their excitement during the wedding photography was contagious! They truly have a passion for each other that will last a lifetime.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009




Our horse, Gambler, has been itching to model for us again this year. He's taken a back-seat to Sugar for way too long. I think his color goes extremely well with the girls' hair and complexion. Add a little fall color and art work, and here's an image that brings a smile and motivation to get up and enjoy life like a child again...
Thursday, October 08, 2009



I love the way our new balcony photographs from the outside, especially against the deep red of our barn. How lucky can one photographer get for
the perfect clouds framing the wedding couple, though? There was no artistic liberties taken here, I promise!

This image of Christi and Mark on our bridge was enhanced to give the appearance of beautiful autumn color. It's still just a little early for the Smoky Mountains to have the fall colors they are renowned for, but there's never any harm in taking a few artistic liberties!


Last but not least, I always love to share the "snuggly" moments from a wedding. Christi's daughter was being a little shy during the family portrait session, and it made a cute shot! And who can hold back tears when you see a father dancing with his daughter after walking her down the aisle only moments earlier? Those are memories one will carry with them for the rest of their lives. It's what MAKES a life....

The first time Emily's mother met Jeremy, she left knowing in her heart that she had just met her future son-in-law. Finding one's soul-mate is rare enough, but when your parents recognize that love as well, it's akin to finding a fine diamond in a haystack.
Emily and Jeremy are both students at MSU working on a white-tail deer project that consumes most of their time. However, like my own profession of photography, because they love what they do it's more like play!

Emily and Jeremy chose Honeysuckle Hills because of our closeness to the Smoky Mountains, and they wanted a beautiful outdoor wedding. They scheduled enough time for an engagement session the day before wedding, and we took advantage of the mountain streams near by Honeysuckle Hills. On wedding day we also traveled up the road to a field of white flowers in full bloom.

Notice the fawn in this image? This is their signature art print, in which I added the fawn from one of our wildlife images taken a few years earlier.
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