Memphis Engagement Pictures! BluOrchid Photography ~ Marion AR Photographer

Meet Erica and Jermaine. We did their engagement session and I am really excited about putting these on the blog. They met each other at a bike get together of some sort...so they knew they wanted to incorporate that into the photographs. ***Side note....I totally love how people have been incorporating things into their sessions that scream THEM!**** Ok, back to regularly scheduled programming. We went to downtown Memphis for this session and found some really cool, grungy locations. Erica had gone shopping and found these awesome shoes that she wanted to incorporate into the session...and let me tell you, she worked it in those shoes. I would have broken my neck, but not this girl! Too hot! Anyhow, it was a great time and I love how urban these turned out. Have a look....

Marion Bridal Portraits! BluOrchid Photography ~ Marion AR Photographer

Well, now that the wedding is over, I can officially put Susan's bridal session on the blog. When we were getting the session planned, her words to me were "I want it to look like I should be in a magazine." And that's exactly what we did! She let me be creative and fun and we just had a great time. Her good friend Carla (the best assistant I ever had on the fly) came along to fluff the dress and smooth the hair...but she also helped with the laughs. She was great at getting Susan to crack up! Thanks Carla!!!! Anyhow, we decided to stay in Marion for this session and I'm glad we did, we got some really different stuff....and it helped that Susan looked like a goddess (even sitting on top of a pile of old tires...yes I said old tires...don't worry, we protected the dress)! I just love this girl. She even went into the mosquito infested forest with me! Oh, and you have to look closely, but check out the one with the fire hose in the background! Her hubby (fiance at the time) is a fireman and that hose was just laying there all random! We knew we had to incorporate it! Well, enough of me going on and on....have a look!!!

Olive Branch MS Wedding! BluOrchid Photography ~ Marion AR Photographer

I'm sure you remember Susan and Matt from their cool engagement portraits! Well, their wedding was utterly spectacular. Susan should seriously consider a career in wedding planning because she designed and put together everything! It was absolutely gorgeous. The wedding was held in the back yard at a friend's home and it couldn't have been more romantic or intimate! The ceremony was great with sentiment and afterwards they hopped onto the back of a firetruck (honoring Matt) and took a ride around the neighborhood with sirens and horns blazing! Then it was on to the reception! They partied it up and the food was delicious (catered by Natural Born Grillers of Southaven MS). The dancing was so fun. It was blazing hot though (I'm not sure I've ever sweated so much in my life....not sure how Susan made it in her dress)! At the end of the night, they were dangling their legs in the pool. It was a blast you guys! Take a look at some highlights from their day!

Oh, and I want to give a shout out the Nate for all his help that day....he actually captured one of my favorite images of the day!

Memphis Engagement Portraits! BluOrchid Photography ~ Marion AR Photographer

This is Brandon and Jade. They are just the sweetest couple. They wanted to have some pictures in a natural setting with flowers and the beautiful look of summer. So we headed out to Overton Park in Midtown, Memphis. The day was just gorgeous and the colors were so vibrant. When Brandon and Jade saw their pictures for the first time they loved how we got so many different looks from that one location just by walking around a bit to different sections. I just love the way Jade looks at Brandon and nestles her head under his chin. They are just too cute and I loved working with them on these portraits.