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Planning advice, minus the fluff.

Real numbers, honest opinions, and the things we wish every couple knew before booking anything — from a team that photographs weddings every weekend.

A bride standing in open barn doors with her train spread across the floor
Pricing · August 2026

How much does a wedding photographer cost in Nashville?

The real 2026 numbers — what photographers here actually charge, what moves the price up or down, and our exact packages, published.

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A wedding reception moment photographed in Middle Tennessee
Planning · August 2026

6, 8, or 10 hours of wedding photography? How to decide.

Count your day backwards from the exit — a photographer’s honest rubric for picking coverage hours without paying for time you won’t use.

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A frame from Megan and Brayton’s wedding film
Films · August 2026

Do you need a wedding video? An honest answer.

We sell wedding films, so take this with a grain of salt — but here’s who actually needs one, who doesn’t, and the one test that settles it.

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A couple during their first look on their wedding day
Planning · September 2026

Photographer and videographer: one team or two?

The problem is almost never the second vendor — it’s the seam between them. What actually goes wrong, and the two ways to fix it.

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A veil sweeping across the meadow at Southall Meadows
Venues · August 2026

Three Middle Tennessee venues, compared.

A meadow, a mansion, and a golf course — what each one actually gives your photographs, and who each one is right for.

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A couple beneath the lit canopy at Drakewood Farm
Venues · September 2026

Getting married at Drakewood Farm?

Forty acres in Goodlettsville with lights strung through the trees — what the canopy, the barn, and the open lawn actually give your photographs.

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Carleigh and Connor on the bridge at Hermitage Golf Course
Venues · August 2026

Getting married at Hermitage Golf Course?

Why the bridge is the whole venue, what the covered pavilion gives you, and why a grey sky is genuinely fine here.

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A bride on the staircase with her father before the ceremony
Planning · August 2026

How to build your wedding day photo timeline.

How long each part of the day actually takes, the two decisions that make weddings run late, and a sample 8-hour timeline.

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Maddie and Brandon kissing on the staircase landing beneath the stained glass at Riverwood Mansion
Venues · August 2026

Getting married at Riverwood Mansion? Read this first.

A 1790s house on Nashville’s east side where the best photographs happen indoors — why the staircase is the whole venue, and why rain can’t ruin your day here.

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Presley and Jack wrapped in her wind-caught veil at Southall Meadows in Franklin
Venues · August 2026

Getting married at Southall Meadows? Read this first.

We’ve photographed two weddings under the big oak in Franklin. What the meadow gives you, what to plan around, and both couples’ full days.

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A couple nose to nose beneath her veil in golden sunset light
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