Millington Bridal Photography | Memphis Wedding Photographers
October 18, 2011 | Filed Under Left Shoe Photography, Memphis, Uncategorized, Weddings | Leave a Comment
I am so happy to finally be able to share this bridal portrait session that I did this past summer with one of our beautiful Memphis brides. The photography session was concieved as a wedding present for the future groom, who is a former collegiate baseball player. I also did the engagement session for the couple in downtown Memphis, which I’ll be posting in the near future. For this photography session we got access to the former USA baseball training facility just outside Memphis in Millington, TN. The Memphis sun was absolutely brutal, but as a former model, the bride was absolutely amazing and made my job super easy!!!
I just love this picture of the engagement picture on top of the groom’s gameball from his first collegiate win.
Charlie | Memphis Photographer
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Mud Island Photography | Memphis Photographers
April 14, 2011 | Filed Under Business, Engagement/Newlyweds, Memphis, Seniors, Weddings | 1 Comment
Southern sunsets on the Mississippi river are so colorful when observed from Mud Island and looking towards Eastern Arkansas. That’s just where I was, recently, photographing a special Memphis photography session for one of our couples, when we were blessed with a beautiful canvas of color. As a Memphis photographer, the park on Mud Island, located just West of Harbor Town on Island Drive, is one of the prettiest locations to photograph in Memphis. On a warm Spring or Summer evening it’s one of my favorite places to take couples for their wedding or engagement pictures.
With the Hernando-Desoto Bridge connecting Memphis and Arkansas in the background we found a spot on the Mississippi river shoreline tucked between rocks and fallen trees for some really special photographs.
The setting sun reflecting a warm glow off all the leaves. It almost looked like Autumn.
Tracy | Memphis Photographer
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West Memphis Wedding Photographers | Tia and Zach’s Wedding
April 4, 2011 | Filed Under arkansas, Weddings | Leave a Comment
Tia and Zach are such a beautiful couple! We were so fortunate to be able to photograph their wedding. We had the good fortune of meeting them only shortly before their wedding day through some of their friends, whose wedding we will be photographing later this wedding season. All their friends and family were such a nice group of people – it made it a real pleasure to be part of their special day. It’s one of the things that makes being a Memphis wedding photographer so wonderful – the interesting and friendly people.
Your boots rock Tia!!! She was so relaxed the morning of her wedding and her friends were so sweet; we had such a good time talking while they were getting ready, before it was time to go to the ceremony.
Tia and Zach got married at the beautiful First Presbyterian Church in West Memphis Arkansas – right across the Mississippi river from Memphis. It had a choir balcony in the back of the church, which provided a bird’s-eye view during the ceremony. It also was a perfect place where I could play with the lighting for some detail shots of her shoes with the church lights hanging from the ceiling in the background.
Tia had an exquisite dress and shoes, which made taking all the detail shots of her wedding really fun. They are always one of my favorite photographs that I take and usually are some of the Bride’s favorites a well.
Another Beautiful Southern Bride!
All of the flowers at Tia’s wedding were done by the Garden District. They did a fabulous job! All of the bouquets and arrangements were simply stunning.
Zach and the Boys!
Nothing beats a live band at a wedding reception! Especially when they are as good as The Shotgun Billys. They kept the crowd dancin’ and rockin’ into the wee hours!
Dana’s practicing her dance moves for her wedding! We’re looking forward to photographing her wedding and bridal session later this year.
Vendors:
Ceremony: First Presbyterian Church – West Memphis, TN
Reception and Caterer: Meadowbrook Country Club – West Memphis, TN
Florist: Garden District – Memphis, TN
Band: The Shotgun Billys
Tracy | Memphis Wedding Photographer
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Darius and Lorian’s Wedding | Memphis Court Square Wedding Photography
March 24, 2011 | Filed Under Memphis, Weddings | Leave a Comment
We recently had the privilege of photographing Lorian and Darius’s wedding in the gazebo at Court Square Park in downtown Memphis. As you can tell from the pictures, the bridal couple was blessed with beautiful Memphis Spring weather for their wedding day. Even with all the beautiful gardens and parks in and around Memphis, nothing beats photographing couples or brides downtown on their wedding day or as part of an engagement or bridal session as far as I’m concerned; with so many picturesque buildings, bridges and backgrounds to choose from, the photo opportunities are limitless.
The plaque located in Memphis Court Square that marks the renovation of the court square gazebo to its original 1912 appearance. Court square is such a uniquely beautiful Memphis location for wedding photographs. The beautiful flowers in the park surrounded by the colorful urban backdrop of downtown Memphis provides a distinctive setting for weddings or engagement photographs, making it one of my favorite locations in and around Memphis to take photographs of clients.
Darius and his groomsman made such great subjects and with plenty of time and beautiful sunny weather we had a wonderful opportunity to take some really memorable photographs.
With the midday sun beating down we had a great opportunity to take some dramatic photographs under the shade of the Memphis court square gazebo.
Lorian and Darius!!!
The Essence of Memphis! After the wedding ceremony we took Lorian across Main St. and the Memphis trolley tracks to Confederate Park. The view from the Memphis bluff overlooking the beautiful Mississippi river, the old bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas, and the Mississippi river boats in the background provided a stunning backdrop for a beautiful Southern Bride!
I just love the color of the buildings in downtown Memphis…so stunning!
Congratulations Darius and Lorian! Thanks for letting us be part of your special day.
Tracy | Wedding photographer in Memphis
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Bridal Bliss – Memphis Wedding Photography bridal show
April 22, 2010 | Filed Under Wedding Show, Weddings | Leave a Comment
Come visit us at our wedding photography booth at Bridal Bliss The Bridal Show in Memphis, Tennessee on May 23, 2010. Its going to be a great year and I’m looking forward to meeting a bunch of new brides to be. We’ll be raffling off a FREE memphis engagement, boudoir or bridal portrait/trash the dress session for a one lucky bride. Looking forward to seeing some new faces and making new friends! Be sure to come by and say hello!
Tracy
Michelle & D.J.’s Wedding | Wedding Photography
February 1, 2010 | Filed Under Weddings | Leave a Comment
Charlie and I had a great time photographing Michelle and DJ’s wedding last weekend and I couldn’t wait until I had all the pictures processed to share just a few of my favorites. We also had the opportunity to photograph Michelle and DJ’s engagement session last summer as part of their wedding package. Congratulations Michelle and DJ!…You guys look great!!!
Being the primary impediment to a quick return to the “beverages” on the PARTY BUS is never an enviable position on the wedding day, but members of the wedding party were great sports while we took some memorable photographs for the bridal couple.
DJ and Michelle’s family and friends sure know how to have a good time. No party-poopers allowed at this wedding!
Guests were TOTALLY geeked about the wedding cookies!!! 
I hope you enjoyed the pictures.
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Lucas and Missy’s Wedding Photography | Hastings, Michigan
January 7, 2010 | Filed Under Weddings | Leave a Comment
I posted a preview of Lucas and Missy’s wedding photographs last week and I’m glad to finally share some of the rest of our wedding photography. Charlie and I were excited to travel to Hastings, Michigan to photograph their fun outdoor wedding. Enjoy the photographs!
We were rewarded for our travels with a beautiful location to photograph the bridal couple. The fall leaves made this lake a shimmering palette of colors.
The seasonal wedding centerpieces were great! I just love to photograph bright colors at weddings so these bright orange pumpkins were perfect.
If you are getting married this year contact me right away to discuss wedding photography options for your Memphis Tenessee-area or out-of-state wedding.
Tracy
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Lucas and Missy’s Wedding Photography Preview | Hastings, Michigan
January 2, 2010 | Filed Under Engagement/Newlyweds, Weddings | 1 Comment
I’ve been waiting a little while to get these wedding photographs up and since wedding season is slowing down I have a little more time to update the website. Charlie and I had the privilege of photographing Lucas and Missy’s beautiful wedding in late fall. Their wedding was outdoors at a youth camp and the ceremony was underneath a beautiful pavilion overlooking a lake. The scenery was really splendid and all the trees were in the middle of turning colors, allowing many different outdoor photographic opportunities….I just love fall weddings!
Here is just a quick flavor of some of the wedding photographs. I’ll post the rest in a few days. Enjoy!
If your getting married next year and your looking for someone to photograph your wedding contact us…. I’d love to chat about making your wedding unforgettable!
Tracy
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Look Spectacular on your Wedding Day! | How to look FABULOUS in Photographs!
December 29, 2009 | Filed Under Weddings | Leave a Comment
As a former bride and wedding photographer, based in Memphis Tennessee, I understand the importance of making sure a woman looks her absolute best on her wedding day. I also understand the anxiety and stress that can go into preparing for such an event; after all, how often in life are you going to invest thousands of dollars and hours-and-hours of wedding preparation to ensure you look your very best? P.S. If your thinking more than once, now might be a good time to let your future spouse in on your plans!
As a photographer specializing in wedding photography, I have lots of experience helping bridal couples look their best on their wedding day and while I’m taking pictures there are many things I do with posing to help accomplish this goal. Over the years, however, I have noticed several other critical factors that can help ensure all brides look their absolute best on their wedding.
Hire a GOOD professional makeup artist!
This is one of the most critical decisions a bride can make to ensure she looks good in all her wedding photographs and is one item that often gets cut by budget savvy brides. There is a reason most commercial portrait photographers work very closely with makeup artists they trust, they understand a good makeup artist is critical to making their models look good!! To ensure you find a make-up artist you like, get a referral from one of your friends and absolutely schedule a run-through! You don’t want any perfectly avoidable problems popping up on your wedding day. Also, if the rest of your wedding party isn’t getting their makeup done with you, make sure you bring someone whose opinion you trust along with you. You’ll want an honest opinion of how you look before you walk down the aisle.
Understand what makes you feel and look good!
One of the most critical determinants of how we look on the outside is how we feel inside. When someone feels like a million bucks it is going to show well in their pictures and if they are self-conscious it will have a negative impact. As the primary photographic subject on the wedding day, ensuring you are comfortable with how you look in your dress, makeup and hair will determine your mood come photography time.
Posture and Posing!
There are a few simple things that brides can do with their posture to make sure they look good in their wedding photographs. Before you you invest the next several days in a America’s Next Top Model marathon watch session, you may want to take a couple minutes to read a post by Julyne Derrick of About.com she has a great article about 5 red carpet secrets for posing and tips on looking thinner. If you need to practice in the mirror..go for it! Its our secret!
Hire a talented professional photographer!
Lets be honest!..If you want good pictures you have to hire someone with some skill behind the lens, but equally important is your photographers ability to assist you in posing and in making you feel comfortable. As a wedding photographer, I approach each couple individually and in the months leading up to the wedding I always put in extra effort to get to know my wedding couples so that I can make them feel absolutely comfortable on their wedding day. If you are uncomfortable, it will show in your images. Making sure you hire a photographer that you click with will go a long way to determining the quality of your pictures.
Hope some of this advice was useful!!
Tracy-contact me
A Walk in the Woods…to get some pics! | Marion Arkansas Wedding Photographers
December 18, 2009 | Filed Under Left Shoe Photography, Weddings | Leave a Comment
As a wedding photographer based in the Memphis area I am fortunate to meet a lot of different bridal couples with a lot of different interests. One of the things I find most enjoyable is learning about what makes each couple click. Every couple is so unique and I always love to incorporate as many aspects of a couples personality as possible into my photographs. Through all the phone calls, facebook messages, personal meetings and engagement sessions I typically get to know my wedding couples really well!
For one of the weddings we recently photographed this fall, the Bride and Groom were really into the outdoors and often described to us how they enjoyed walking in the woods while they were dating. My husband and I also really enjoy the outdoors and I understood completely how important this was to them. I made it my mission to incorporate this aspect of their relationship into some nice detail pictures. While Charlie was finishing up some of the wedding formals I grabbed the rings and went into the woods to get down and dirty. I got some funny looks from some of the wedding guests when I layed down in the dirt in the woods to capture a few pictures, but to me the results were well worth it.
Hope you all enjoyed the pictures.
Yours truly,
Tracy-contact me
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