Posted in Charles Smith Photography, Engagements, Photography, Southern Weddings, Weddings on Jan 31st, 2009
Planning ahead is the “name of the game” when it comes to wedding planning. Finding a photographer, location, dress…these are all important details. But don’t forget “Save the Dates”– after all, your wedding should be “unforgettable”, right?? Check out our engagement portrait sessions so that your “Save the Dates” will be just as “unforgettable” as your [...]
Posted in Alabama Weddings, Charles Smith Photography, Southern Weddings, Wedding Photography, Weddings on Jan 29th, 2009
Charles and I both grew up in Montgomery, Alabama—born there, raised there, met there, and yes, fell in love there. Sounds cheesy, I know…but all that to say, Montgomery will always be special to us. Being that our roots are so deep there, we have many friends and family members that have called on us [...]
Posted in Charles Smith Photography, Louisville Kentucky, Southern Weddings, Wedding Photography, Weddings on Jan 21st, 2009
Every year our office takes a breather from wedding photography for a few months to vision cast, train, and regroup before summer wedding season. One of the most important parts of these two months is learning to use new gear and techniques we have been learning in a low risk environment.
This is where you come [...]
Posted in Charles Smith Photography, Engagements, Wedding Photography on Jan 19th, 2009
Yesterday I shot the engagements of Jamie and Max. Max is a recently commissioned West Point graduate that will soon be married to his beautiful fiance Jamie. Though it was brutally cold, we had a great time and took some fun shots! Guys, you rock! Thanks for the Whitecastle coffee!
Here are a few I have [...]
Posted in Charles Smith Photography, Engagements, Kentucky Weddings, Wedding Photography on Jan 15th, 2009
Every January we do two things for two people that’s too awesome.
Starting tonight at midnight we will begin accepting your stories. These stories can be no longer that 500 words and must creatively explain how you and your fiance fell for each other. The first ten stories received after midnight tonight will
be entered into the [...]
Posted in Charles Smith Photography, Nashville, Photography, Portraits on Jan 13th, 2009
Keely Hart, one of my favorite friends and my wife’s college roomate [Union University], is moving to Botswana, Africa this Spring. Keely, who has a strong passion for AIDs/HIV victims, will be traveling on behalf of the International Mission Board (Southern Baptist mission organization) to work with college students and living out her passion for [...]
Posted in Charles Smith Photography, Life of a Photographer, Photography on Jan 8th, 2009
Most of our regular readers will remember Charles posting some wedding photos from his family collection. That is one great thing about having prints or rights to your wedding photos, the ability to pass them on from generation to generation. Recently my grandmother passed away; a woman that was loved by so many and who [...]
Posted in Charles Smith Photography, Photography, Wedding Photography, Weddings on Jan 6th, 2009
I married into a wonderful, loving family. I have come to find out that the warmth of that family extends well past the immediate in-law family unit, all the way to every last cousin, cousin-in-law, and whatever you call your cousin-in-law’s children. This past weekend, I attended a family wedding with my wife’s in Manhattan. [...]
Posted in Charles Smith Photography, Photography, Seniors on Jan 6th, 2009
When one gets married; that is, when one of the male race gets married, one inherits a certain number of… well, responsibilities. In addition to responsibility though, one also inherits a few blessings. One blessing in my life is my little sister-in-law Kelsey Yates. Kelsey is from Cleveland, TN, but her senior pictures are from [...]