Beautiful Non Traditional Bride at Biltmore in North Carolina

For now I just want to feature a few bridal portraits from this wedding at the Biltmore.  Mallory boldly chose a blue wedding dress which looked lovely with her naturally orange hair.  Believe it or not but I didn’t add to the vibrancy of these images in Photoshop.  With the exception of a couple images with subtle textures over them, these shots are nearly straight out of the camera.

Enjoy!

 

Susie Dugger Sundby - September 22, 2011 - 5:56 pm

Matt,
Josh had told me of your success at building a great reputation as a photographer! Now I know that he was not exagerating. These are wonderful, I may be prejudiced, but you had a great subject and took wonderful advantage. Thank you
Josh’s Mom, Mallory’s new Mom-in-law

Natalie Herrera - September 25, 2011 - 7:26 am

I am absolutely obsessed with this series! You did such a wonderful job capturing Mallory’s unique beauty and spirit. They are seriously stunning, they are kind of reminiscent of an old fairy tale. Mallory told me you were good and you are indeed. Thanks for making my dear friends vision come to life.

Derek - October 12, 2011 - 1:12 pm

Incredible work as always Matt!

Stunning is right!
That hair is amazing

Keep it up, great stuff

Beautiful Day for a Belle Meade Plantation Wedding

Matthew and Spenser were married on Memorial Day Weekend.  They were the first of two weddings that I photographed that weekend and both of my weddings were at Belle Meade Plantation!  It was a very hot day and the cicadas were buzzing around everywhere but I’ve shot very few wedding parties that were in such good spirits.  We had a blast despite the heat and hiked all over the grounds to take advantage of everything the plantation had to offer.  I love the photographs of the bride and groom laughing and I’m not alone.  Faccio bridal who provided the wedding dress for Spenser decided to replace the header on their blog with one of the shots from this wedding.  What a compliment!

They decided to see each other before the ceremony which made for some great photos and allowed for us to do various shots with the wedding party all together so when shooting the bride and groom, I was able to get the rest of the wedding party to heckle them and make them laugh for me. It worked great! In the following shot, one of the groomsmen used a mocking voice to say “I want to be married to Matthew” and you see the great photos that came of it!

The groomsmen looking cool under the bridge.

Be sure to click here to watch a slideshow that shows the wedding fun in a little more depth.

 

Fun and Stylish Wedding Photography in Nashville | Matt Andrews Photography

 

Windy Wedding at Front Porch Farms

Adam and Bonnie were married on May 22 at Front Porch Farms.  It was the last wedding that I photographed this year that had mild temperatures and I truly miss weather like that!  I was also hands-down the windiest wedding that I’ve ever photographed.  I love shooting in the wind and catching tablecloths and hair blowing.  I think the wind blowing hard is a sure way to have big smiles and interesting photos which is why I like to bring my little electric leaf blower to Photobooths. There was no need for the leaf blower at this wedding.  Click here to check out the fusion slideshow.  I fused video clips in with the still shots to help show off the wind.  You’ll see from this slideshow that the wedding party was a fun group to shoot and that the weather only made the day more interesting.

This was my first visit to Front Porch Farms and I really loved it!  It was a fun and stylish location and made for great wedding photos!  It was as though an Anthropology store exploded onto the most beautiful piece of land overlooking the Cumberland River.  Simply gorgeous.

Fun and Stylish Weddings in Nashville | Matt Andrews Photography

Aaron and Nick at Riverwood Mansion

Aaron and Nick were married  on May 15th at Riverwood Mansion in East Nashville.  Riverwood Mansion is pretty incredible for wedding photography.  The window light is amazing, the walls have an interesting texture, the gardens are beautiful and the pavillion where they can hold receptions allows light to be bounced around the room for nice backlight.  Nick just returned from active duty abroad only weeks before the wedding so it has really been a time of celebration for the happy couple.

Click here to view their wedding slideshow!

 

Stylish and Fun Weddings in Nashville by Matt Andrews | www.MattAndrewsPhotography.com

Wedding at First United Methodist in Franklin, TN

Erin and John were married on May 14th at First United Methodist Church in Franklin.  The reception was just a mile or so down the street at the Vanderbilt Legends Country Club.  It was a pretty rainy day but that didn’t hamper the photos.  The guys took advantage of a break in the rain to walk through a path behind the church to find an open field where we were able to get some shots with lots of grey sky as the backdrop.  The bride’s uncle brought his red 1962 Corvette to be used as a getaway car.

 

Sylish and Fun Wedding Photography in Nashville by Matt Andrews Photography