A bit of travel

I have been in and out of town for the past few weeks. One thing in particular, Lori and I were able to go down to South Carolina for her Dad's 65 b-day. Arnie is an amazing guy and while we were celebrating his birthday at the lake house we did a little wake boarding on Bobby's boat. I have never been waking boarding before and so it was a lot of fun learning a new sport and taking pictures of the guys doing tricks. We had an amazing time while we were there for 4 days. Well hope to be able to visit with them again soon. Happy Birthday Arnie!!!

Rachel & Scott's Wedding day

Today was Rachel and Scott's wedding day. It was a gorgeous day and especially nice for a 4th of July holiday weekend. We were able to go to the Lowe's early and get some shots of the girls getting ready and hanging out before running over to the Gaylord Springs Country Club to start with shots of Scott and the guys over on the golf course. We had an amazing time and the day could just not have gone any better. We partied the night away literally and enjoyed some great food and music. Can't wait till they get back from Cancun to show them there great pictures before they move up to Pittsburgh. We wish them all the best as they begin there new journey!!!

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We say farewell

Gabriel went to the airport today here in Nashville for his trip home to Brazil. We all wanted him to stay and be with us longer but his Mom was more than ademant about him coming home. :-)

We will see him again, maybe by the summer time. He is so cool I am really really going to miss him a great deal. 

GAB WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!

Gabriel's last day

For those of you who know Gabriel Dominguez came from Brazil 11 months ago as an exchange student. He is absolutely amazing guy. I first got to know Gab really after the Halloween party last year at church. He came as the circus mime which sounds really silly and it was but his costume was so original and authentic you would have sworn he just left Barnum & Bailey and came in to the Youth group that night. Well long story short Gab won the costume contest with some lobbying by yours truly and we became friends. 

In January Gab started being apart of my small group on Sunday night. I teach and work with the teens at our church and he ended up being one of my guys. Our group is called the "Double G" or "Gentry's Gentlemen". I had nothing to do with the title the guys made it up themselves but I do love it....what can I say it fits. :-) 

So as with everyone else in my life who is important to me I asked to take pictures of them and he will be a senior this coming year in high school so we of course had a senior portrait session and then had some friends come over for a few as well. Everyone loves him and he is close to like everybody in our group so we had to keep numbers a little smaller than he wanted. The pics turned out awesome and Lori and I hope to visit Gabriel and his parents in Brazil sometime in the next year. We have even talked and hope to have him go on the senior trip next summer. Hopefully I can go and not have too much work on my plate. Peace out!!! 

Krista & Tony Engagement

Today I was able to meet up with my new friends Krista and Tony. They are such great people! They both are so giving and show it in how they talk to you and each other. It is really cool to meet people who are truly in love and giving of themselves in their work life as well. We had a great time getting to know each other better and traveling around town getting some pictures along the way. We were all pretty tired and ready for some dinner by the time we were finished but it was so worth catching that great sunset. Let me know what you think about the new pics!! 

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Shana & James Wedding

This weekend I was able to be apart of my first Rabbi wedding! :-) Shana is a Rabbi with The Jewish Temple her in Nashville and her and James are an amazing couple. It was a beautiful day and they had been planning this day for months trying to get the plans laid out perfectly and they did just that. The food was exquisite and the family and friends were so gracious and we all had an incredible time celebrating their union. We were all having so much fun it barely felt as if I was working. What a wonderful day and an awesome couple!!!! Looking forward to getting together with them when they get back and sharing some great photos of the day. 

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Cara & Bart's Wedding

This past Saturday I was able to go and meet Cara & Bart for there wedding day. It was a cozy little wedding behind this nice house in the Old Hickory area. It was a gorgeous Saturday if you weren't aware. We had perfect weather and a really great time to go along with it. The building had this classic log cabin feel and the outside grounds were amazing with a little bit of wind to blow back Cara's veil. Congratulations and I look forward to seeing you guys when you get back from the Honeymoon! 

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THANK YOU!!!!!!! NIKON D3 Finally arrived....

Well I finally had "my" baby delivered to my house about a week ago after waiting several months after it's release, I have it. I love this new Nikon D3!!! It is hands down the greatest purchase of my life so far other than the engagement ring I gave my wife. Quick save right fellas!?!?!?

I am able to create absolutely amazing shots so much quicker than before. I never would have imagined that I would be this stoked and gaga over a camera like this Nikon. I feel like I just opened a whole new world for my creativity to spread and open. 

I can not thank them enough but none.... absolutely none of this or anything else good in my life would have happened if I hadn't had such amazing parents. I know that sounds really cheesy but it is one of the 2 absolute truths in my life. The fact that they are no longer here hurts and pains me so but I work hard to continue to make them and the rest of my family proud. I love them and without them, my wife or my Church I would have nothing. Thank you God. 

Grace Newborn Session

Today I was able to hangout with Baby Grace and her Mom & Dad (Amy & Brandt). Chandler referred Amy to me after doing Baby Madelynn's pics a few weeks ago. It has been a lot of fun working with children and baby's these past couple of weeks.  

Baby Grace is soooo cute and sweet. She barely made a peep about me taking her pictures. We were able to go all over the house and spend a day in the life of Baby Grace and capture some sweet shots of her being herself with her Mom & Dad. 

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Kirstin & Matt's Wedding

On Friday the 9th Lori, Jamie, Melissa and myself were all at Matt and Kirstin's wedding at Riverwood Mansion. We had the event well covered with Lori helping direct traffic, and the rest of us shooting we were able to get a lot done for them and have a good time doing it! 

It was a great day for a wedding, Kirstin and Matt have been so cool to get to know I could really not believe it has come so soon. It was really exciting to see our new friends so excited about the day. Kirstin had all of her girls from one of her dance classes come and participate in the event so it was really cool to see them so thrilled, jumping around and having fun there was 13 little girls in pink running around the beautiful bride. I can't wait to get these back to them before they get back from the Carribean. 

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