Want to browse the latest in custom made jewelry and invitations, while mingling with other wedding professionals, brides and their families?
Want to have some delicious fresh, handmade, European style chocolates from the Schakolad Chocolate Factory?
Want to speak directly with the designers who will be in house INCLUDING Charlie Thompson maker of Titanium Wood Inlay rings while listening to the live music from Jack Grant?
Want to be the recipient of theAdornments give-a-way of a pendant to one lucky attendee?
If so, come to the AdornmentsOpen House THIS Sunday (April 25th) from 2-5 pm at the Factory in Franklin (2nd floor)! It's going to be an awesome time!
They featured Meagan & Jerry Grosvenor's Nashville wedding and did a great job displaying all the images and sharing about the wedding and fantastic group of vendors who came together and pulled this event off.
They really showcased some of the awesome wedding details from this wedding!
To read both posts visit these two links: Part I & Part II.
For those who may be wondering about our amazing wedding we had this weekend with Rich & Amy - stay tuned for a sneak peek coming super soon!!!
This past Sunday we did a Lifestyle Session for one of the kindest families. You may remember Mel who we did a promo shoot of a little bit ago who is also a photographer (The Velvet Trunk). Well, her parents and twin sister (I've always wanted a twin!) came in town from Texas, and we shot at 'em with our Canons. :)
We hit a few different spots around downtown Franklin and had such a nice time. Her sister is so sweet and kind just like Mel, and her parents are really wonderful. They have been married 40 years and they are so in love!
Check out some of the shots we captured...
A little behind-the-scenes shot I took while Zach was shooting with the strobe...
Don't they look so happy together? :) What a great example for those of us who are practically just starting our marriages....
No behind-the-scenes shot on this one, but this was taken by me when I was shooting the sisters. I was shooting with just the natural surrounding light and we wanted to make sure their eyes looked nice and bright (got to love a good catch light) so Zach grabbed the reflector and "popped" some light on them. Yay teamwork!
Next we had a wardrobe change and headed to downtown Franklin and then off to Carnton Plantation to make use of their field! :)
Group Photo!
Thank-you guys for making the shoot so enjoyable for us. Hope you had a safe flight back and next time we'll fly out to you guys!
Our IN-CAMERA: Beginners workshop was this past Saturday and it went AWESOME! For those who are our Facebook Friends, you can already see two of the images taken that day, but no worries we will blog very shortly on it!
A few days ago we did some headshots for model Lindsey Kirkendall. She's always so easy to shoot and we had lots 'o fun. :)
Windy hair patrol! :)
Something we really enjoy is finding the "beauty in the ugly" and by ugly, we do not mean Lindsey :) Beauty can be found almost anywhere, especially if one is able to control his/her camera and gear in the way he/she wants to.
The shots you see above taken at a nice stone wall like the one below...
... were taken at a wall in an apartment complex!
The great thing about this spot is to the left was a white wall which reflected the setting sunlight. The light that hit Lindsey was soft, PERFECT light to have filling the shadows of the face. Awesome spot to shoot in!
The shots you see taken by the orangish cool background like this shot..
... wer taken by a big 'ol nasty storage unit.
Beauty in the ugly, my friends!
Thanks for reading! Hope you all had a great Easter!
Tomorrow begins our first run of our IN-CAMERA workshop series, beginning with IN-CAMERA: Basics! We are excited and are looking forward to seeing those of you who are coming!
Update to share: Due to demand, we have added an additional IN-CAMERA: Shooting & Post class.
We have been dying to post more on this artist shoot we did but have been holding off so we can simultaneously release it with a free download being offered (more info on the bottom)!!
As mentioned a few weekends ago on our Twitter as well as on a previous blog, we did a photo shoot of these amazing artists Joel & Luke. It was an absolute blast and started in our studio and then concluded at Vanderbilt Hospital. Yes, we said Hospital. No, we weren't shooting in any operating rooms - we were on top of the building shooting on their Emergency Helicopter Landing Pad as you will see in the below video!
We know you just want to see photos and the video so we'll have additional commentary at the end :)
The exhausted stylist with the boy's clothes strewn all about. Ha ha!
Onto the heli-pad with the help of the amazing staff at Vanderbilt Hospital and Life Flight. Thanks again guys!
And a little behind-the-scenes rockin' video of the day
The day was totally blessed! It's a bit hard to tell but it was cold and rather cloudy but that actually turned to our advantage! We were forewarned that if a helicopter was to land, we would have 5 minutes notice and would have to get all of our camera gear as well as their bass drum and piano (yes, piano) out of the way for the copter to land. However, because of the clouds, the helicopters were grounded and we were able to shoot for quite some time up there uninterrupted! The staff was amazing and the shoot was phenomenal. For those who skipped the video, we had lights, extension cords, cameras, old film cameras, a pro video camera, 2 Flips, a couple of iPhones, and I think that just about covers it! Even with the cold, the day was absolutely perfect. After we packed up our stuff and headed out of the hospital it began to rain... any sooner and we would have had to stop shooting. Amazing!
Some other props go out to super stylist Jenni Enno as well Steven Lester capturing professional B-roll (nothing compared to our little Flips). The day was amazing!
If you liked what you heard on the video, read the special message below from Joel & Luke!
Download Our (third party 'Joel & Luke's') Music FREE!! No strings attached!
That's right! Look at it like the 'Joel & Luke Stimulus Package'... In just a couple clicks you can have 5 of our tunes (plus a bonus track, and CD Cover) to stick on your iPod, burn to a CD, or blast out at a party... Whatever you want to do, the music is yours! Why did we do this? Because we can... Right now anyway.
All you've gotta do is, jump over to our MySpace (myspace.com/joelandluke), click on the link, and the song package will automatically download to your computer. We can only do this for a limited time though, so get "The Free Downloads" today!
ZACH: -Used to play guitar professionally -Is addicted to Starbucks -Loves riding motorcycles -Is allergic to raw beef -Wanted to be a professional rock climber
JODY: -Used to work for a Record Label -Is addicted to chapstick -Wants a pet monkey -Loves Cheese -Is into cuddling! -Was college homecoming queen -Wanted to be a movie star
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Zach and Jody Gray are a husband and wife wedding photography team who love life, couples getting married, and non-traditional wedding photography!
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