Melissa and David scheduled an engagement session with us the day before their wedding. The autumn colors are getting brighter every day, and so we did a family portrait among them just before the rain started to fall. Melissa's daughter is a big "liger" fan, so we did a Signature Art Print just for her, blending her in with her favorite creatures!

On wedding day we walked to the far end of the horse field for a soft wedding portrait with our white horse, Sugar, in the background. I love Melissa's delicate face, and the way David holds her so close!

Leah and Jace have a love for music proven by their sky-high stacks of CD's. It's no wonder they hired the Jones Boys band for their reception. Mmmm...what a great sound those boys made! Those who weren't dancing were at the very least tapping their toes. I thought it appropriate to include a few musical notes and one of the band members in their Signature Art Print.

While we were doing their wedding photographs, a rainbow peeked across the mountain ridge for about two or three minutes. What a perfect symbol for a couple in love!

Leah has the most vivid blue eyes I have ever seen. They rival the color of the sky, I swear!

Richelle and Zack, like most of our October couples, reserved their wedding a year in advance. I knew they were going to be a lot of fun to work with, and it was difficult to wait so long to finally meet them! For their Signature Art Print, we combined their love for four-wheeling and horses.

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!

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.

Angel and Ashley were married by their best friends during an intimate wedding with only the four of them present. This gave them an opportunity to choose the location of their choice for their ceremony, and they chose the rock garden beside our bridge, surrounded by fall mums and pumpkins.

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...

Ashlee and Michael came to us for an engagement session because she loves our red barn and the rustic atmosphere. I completely fell in love with this couple, because they seemed to enjoy each other's company so much, and Ashlee has such an open, honest, and sunny disposition.

Walking along our creek is one of our couples' favorite things to do. And with the autumn colors bursting out everywhere, it makes a great photograph, too!

Angela and Joey reserved the day with us at Honeysuckle Hills for their wedding on October 17th. Miss Kitty still tries to steal the show, even if she has to climb to the top of the barn outside the bridal dressing room windows!

The autumn colors in the Smoky Mountains are just now starting to put on a good show. The deep auburns and golds provide the perfect background for romance...

I did two signature art peices for Angela. One includes my sister's newest horse, "Shaker," who was feeling pretty frisky and wanted to show off while we walked to the top of the hill where our mountain ridge view is located.

Jen and Scott were married at Brother's Cove, a beautiful log cabin resort in the Wears Valley area, on October 16th. She was a site to behold as she descended the stairs of her cabin in her wedding dress for the first time. No one could keep their eyes off of her! Don't let the beautiful gown deceive you; beneath it she wore brand new hiking boots. The boots not only fit her personality, but were extremely beneficial as we explored the grounds of Brother's Cove for wedding photographs.