mmm-sh, mmm-sh, mmm-sh… party time!
Renae was one of the very first brides I met with last summer and I’ve been looking forward to her wedding ever since! These two were married at Hunter Valley Farms in West Knoxville and the location is perfect. I love shooting here and have booked a few here for next year too.. I’m pumped about it to say the least! This ceremony was intimate, cozy and full of love. There wasn’t one person who attended that Renae didn’t make an effort to hug and personally greet. Her heart is so big and I’m thankful to know these two! Geoff is in the Air Force and I felt very honored to hear a speech from his fellow Military friends. I couldn’t help but thank him for doing the tough stuff so that me and my family are safe. These two stole every moment of the day to laugh and love and I’m so glad I was a part of it.
On another note of thankfulness, my second shooter was the one and only photog pro, Melissa Hill. David and I met her and her husband through Twitter oddly enough about 5 months ago and have become super fast friends. These two rock in every way and so do their awesome friends we’ve gotten to know as well. Not only are they the coolest people around, Melissa is a super good photographer and many of her images are featured in this blog. You can find her work here and find her hanging with us if you’re looking for her personally.
Location: Hunter Valley Farms
Flowers: Flowers by Miki
I loved the lighting in the “brides room”
This next set is one of my favorites! As the bride and groom were leaving one of the Military men swatted Renae’s rear with their sword and said “welcome to the Air Force”! Loved it!!
here’s a few shots from Renae’s bridal session a few months ago!
Over the last few months of wedding photography craziness, Sundays have very swiftly become my favorite day. Starting it off at an awesome church and community group is awesome in itself but what happens after is always a welcomed day of play. This last week the play turned into a little work.. but still a top shelf Sunday. I’m clearly getting old when I love cleaning the garage and harvesting our little itty bitty garden. ;) Here’s a little peek at what our Sunday looked like:
We have more squash than we know what to do with!!
And my very favorite this “Sunday past-time” was FINALLY doing something with these old French shutters we bought. I delayed this post a few days because I wanted to be able to give the name of the place where we bought them.. but as normal Hensley weeks go there was ZERO time. There is an awesome little (really not so little) antique shop in the “Old City” of downtown Knoxville. It’s right across from Barley’s and only open until 5 each day. The owner flies to France with a large container and brings back antique goodies to sell in his shop. Cheap, French junk just so happens to be amazing and beautiful to us E. Tennesseans and people buy everything up in the first few weeks he gets back from a trip! These old shutters inspired us and looked like a great head-board for our spare bedroom about 1.5 years ago… and then they sat in our garage and collected dust. Sunday, we gave them new life and this is how we did it! We only used one so if you wanted 0ne just like it we would surely make one.. for a price. ;) Just leave a comment if interested.. if not we’ll let it sit in our garage until we have a new inspiration for it. ;)
tada!! finished product!
