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Welcome!

Thanks for stopping by! My name is Mary and I'm a photographer who shares time between Southern California and Nashville. I love taking pictures of kids, families, weddings and just about anything else.

This is a great place to check out some of my recent work and what I've been up to lately. Please feel free to leave a comment (or a few!)...I'd love to hear from you!

Emily and Gregory: Wedding in Nashville, TN

Ok, ya’ll.  We need to shake things up a little here.  Agreed?  I’ve been a little frustrated with my blog entries because I feel like showing you a handful of my favorite images isn’t really doing our weddings justice.  I just feel like I am selling you guys short that you don’t get the FULL feeling of these beautiful events.

So, I thought I’d try out a little something new … aka collages.  **WARNING: TONS OF IMAGES TO ENSUE.**

Emily and Gregory’s wedding is a GREAT one to start off with.  It was an amazing beautiful day that went off without a hitch thanks to the Big Events team … I really can’t brag on them enough!!!

We started the day at Covenant Presbyterian.  Wow.  It was my first time shooting there and it’s now officially my favorite indoor ceremony location in Nashville.  Did I say wow yet?

Don’t miss Emily’s A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Watters gown from none other than The Bride Room.

Can I just say that Gregory totally rocked this tux?  Some guys just have “it” in the tux, and he definitely did:

Beautiful ladies all dressed by The Bride Room:

Love these detail shots … classic!

See what I mean about the whole best indoor ceremony venue thing? WOW!

I always love this ride through town …

And of course, Big Events did it up right at the War Memorial Auditorium for the cocktail hour and reception.  Is this a dream or what!?!?

Cocktail:

The interior was absolutely transformed.  Love.

Emily and Gregory took a few minutes for a private dinner before their grand entrance.  Love these stolen moments in between the “official” events!

This is my kind of party!

Congratulations Emily and Gregory!  What an amazing wedding! Congrats!

Kitty Brown - Good call on the collages!July 29, 2010 - 5:11 am

Brooke and Jaime are married!

Kimberly - Wow! The light effect with the lens is amazing. I love it!July 24, 2010 - 11:35 am

They did it!

Last night Emily and Gregory tied the knot!  Check back soon for all the wonderful details!

Going to the chapel …

Tonight I attended Emily and Gregory’s wedding ceremony rehearsal.  By this time tomorrow, they will be all hitched!! 

We can’t wait!

Katelyn and Chad: Wedding in Murfreesboro, TN

Well, this post officially confirms my suspicion that I need to expand my vocabulary!!  I am just running our of words that mean “awesome”, “stunning”, “incredible”, “amazing”.  Those words just sound so trite after I’ve said them so many times but I mean them SO sincerely and I have to say them again about Katelyn and Chad’s wedding!  It just was … awesome, stunning, incredible, and amazing!

As you know from her bridal shoot, Katelyn is so much fun to shoot.  We started at her parents house with her and all of her sweet bridemaids!  I don’t like grandiose commitments, but I’m tempted to say that her bridesmaid dresses might be my very favorites to date!

Fellas looking good:

For their reception, we headed to the most amazing venue.  It was this so so amazing barn/shed, and leading up to it was the greatest little lane.  Oh, that lane!  I love you and hope we meet again soon!

It was nearing dark by the time we arrived, and I love the dark, moody feel it created. (*Photographer’s note: I think every one of these was shot on my 50 f/1.2 set wide open.  Love that thing!)

This one is so much better to me with the slight blur … so romantic!

And now, the reception.  Where to begin? It was amazing!



Dancing the night away!

The getaway … love this moment.

Congrats Chad and Katelyn!  What an amazing night for such a great couple!

Chelsea - I LOVE this venue & the decor! It's gorgeous! And Mary, beautiful shots as always. :) ChelsJuly 25, 2010 - 11:49 am

Amy and Scott: Wedding

Seriously, this has been the MOST amazing summer of weddings.  We’ve had such fun couples not to mention AMAZING and unique venues all season long.  I’m reminded week after week why I love my job!

Amy and Scott’s wedding was no exception.  I have to start with Amy’s to-die-for Amsale dress that she found at our beloved The Bride Room.  I just can’t say enough about this dress … it was so simple and classic.  Amsale, you’ve done it again!

How cute is Amy?

Scott and his men:

Oh, that BOW!!  **swoon** I seriously may have taken 200 photos of it … I just couldn’t stop!

The walk to the ceremony with her sweet family.  Such precious moments!

Amy and Scott left the ceremony in the car that her parents left their wedding in.  Don’t miss the Audrey-style shawl wrapped around her head for the drive.  It was … well … perfect!

Back yard receptions.  Have I mentioned before how much I love them?

Dancing with her dad:

What a beautiful amazing night!  Congrats Amy and Scott!

Katelyn: Bridal Session


As promised, here are a few of my favorites from Katelyn’s bridal session!   What an amazing girl, dress, and session!

Loved, loved her beautiful Melissa Sweet dress!!



Katelyn just oozes grace and confidance in everything she does.  I think she would be beautiful swimming in a trash can!

Tree-lined dirt road?  Ummm … yes, please!!

How cute is she!?!

A full post about her wedding to Chad coming soon!

Katelyn and Chad got married tonight!

Check back soon for her Bridal Session that I’ve been dying to show you!

Tonight’s Session

Had a great session tonight at Cheekwood with Karen and John!  Here’s a quick favorite … more to come!

Emily - ooooo, I bet you have some great shots from cheekwood right now with the all the glass stuff. too fun!! can't wait to see more.June 24, 2010 - 9:51 am

Miriam - Great shot! I can't wait to see more.June 28, 2010 - 11:51 am

Happy Father’s Day: Richmond and Stephen

Many of you know that we had a sweet precious baby boy about 6 months ago.  I can’t even begin to describe how much we love being his parents, but of course there have been many difficult moments of sleepless nights, endless feedings, etc. along the way. Whenever I’m having a hard time though, I just think of my friend Kitty who is doing the same thing … x2!!

Kitty and Tucker had twin boys earlier this year and so when I was in Birmingham, we got together to photograph them as a surprise gift for Tucker’s first Father’s Day!  I have definitely developed a soft spot for little boys now, so I seriously fell madly in love with them.  I wish I could have stuck one of them in my camera bag to take home with me!

I knew I was going to love this shot as it was unfolding … something about the clean light and those two precious little heads sticking out (oh, and not to mention Kitty’s super awesome house!) just got me!

Little toes:

Tucker, you are a lucky man!

The models waiting for a little pick-me-up snack:

Believe it or not, Kitty was actually cooking dinner … FOR SOMEONE ELSE!!!! … while we were shooting.  I mean, talk about a multi-tasking mom!

Stephen (left) and Richmond (right):

Brothers with the quilts that their great-grandmother made them … precious!

Happy Father’s Day, Tucker!

Kitty Brown - Love, love, love. Mary, we can't thank you enough for capturing these sweet moments with our boys. The pictures were a HIT this weekend!!!June 21, 2010 - 8:16 am

anna - absolutely beautiful! i love the black and white. love the lighting and love the smiles and expressions! sweet sweet moments!!!June 21, 2010 - 10:19 pm

Lauren - Fabulous Mary! Love your work! Wonderful subjects too!June 24, 2010 - 12:29 am