Seaton Shoots Blog

Jan Duncan, a Knoxville native, met Glen in Colorado where they both now live and work. They came back to Knoxville to share their big day with family at Crescent Bend. A dusting of light snow covered Knoxville and highlighted the red roses Jan had chosen to showcase the wedding day. It is always special when family heirlooms can be part of a bride’s day. Jan was given a Tennessee pearl and diamond necklace by her grandmother, Ruby Day Phillips, very simple but elegant and had a sixpence in her shoe to bring her good luck. All the best to Jan and Glen as they start their new life out west in Colorado with their many cats…. To see all the previews go to http://www.seatonshoots.com/previews

New Year’s Wedding was the perfect start of the new decade for Kristen Firestone and Michael Dees. Love the floral design. Great flowers! purple with a mix of creme tones …. by Always in Bloom. The bride wore a simple but elegant dress. I was told by Jim Ogle of Ogle Entertainment that fun was had by all when he got the music going ….fun group of friends. All the best to Kristen and Michael! To see all the previews go to http://www.seatonshoots.com/previews

Suzanne’s Mum did a superb job of making the wedding cake shown below, and the candy bar was too tempting for me not to take home a couple of boxes of huge tart bubble gum balls for the girls.

The beauty of an outdoor ceremony, when everything comes together, is that bright California look. Even more dramatic can be the lighting and clouds brought on by inclement weather. So an outdoor wedding ceremony at Crescent Bend, with its lovely layered gardens, has lots going for it. While some understandably can’t handle the element of risk with the weather, many of those who can do reap the rewards.

Suzanne and Chad rolled the dice and lucked out with the storms. All the family photographs and ceremony were completed before the cool clouds turned menacing and then followed thru with their promise.

(DJ Jim Ogle kept his laptop on the local radar and we planned on clearing his exposed ceremony sound gear asap. Unfortunately Murphy’s Law had it’s way with his covered sound equipment, near the end of the reception when it rained cats and dogs. After his third piece went out was the only time i’ve seen him not smiling. It rained so hard it splashed back in under the tent.)

The pretty bouquet was placed in the fountain by a groomsman immediately following the ceremony. And the last teaser image here is to illustrate “a little” photoshop lighting retouching. A little on the heavy side to add some drama.

…. and as everybody waived them off from indoors, Suzanne and Chad ran out to their car in the rain for their exit. Pulling out my scuba camera gear I was able to follow without fear ….. but you’ll have to wait for their finalised album design to be posted here to see those images.

tease ;-P