LOVE a Good Contest? | Nashville Portrait Photography

I'm in a giving mood. Love gets me that way. Maybe it's because Cliff was gone for a week and I'm just all oogly-googly over his return. Or maybe it's the pink-infused everything that you can't help but run across during the month of February. Or maybe it's just, I don't know, an inkling.

But either way, it's had my firey heart knocking on the door of my brain for a way to connect the two. To honor people who define and personify love with a gift. To thank them for their inspiration to me and to others. For being a reminder of everything that can and should be in a relationship.

So, I came up with a simple little contest.

That's right - nominate your favorite couple for a complementary Valentine's-inspired LOVE-fest photo session!



Rules:

The couple can't be you and your significant other.
They have to be someone you know, even if just casually.
The couple and you must live in the Greater Nashville or Greater Chattanooga area.
You must complete your nomination in one week (that's Thursday, February 11th).
That's it.

To complete you nomination, you MUST comment below and fill out the following information:

1. Couple's names:
2. Where are they located?:
3. Answer the following questions:
How do you know 'em?
What makes them so special?
Why the nomination?
4. Your name:
5. Where are you located?:
6. How'd you hear about the contest?:
7. Your e-mail address:

Once Thursday rolls around, I'll hunker down with my laptop and my hubby, and the two of us, together, will decide upon the winning nomination. This won't be a popularity vote or a measure of one's success at garnering attention from the outside world, but rather a measure of what to us, strikes us in alluring our interest in a couple and their story. What inspires our own story...

I will announce our winning couple next Friday, February 12th, just in time for that lucky couple to celebrate their great fortune on good ol' Valentine's Day.

So what's in it for me? Some QT with an amazing couple... and one lucky nominator.

Yep, that's right. Not only will I be picking the most inspiring nomination for a free LOVE-fest Session but the nominator and their significant other as well. And don't worry nominator, if you're happily single - we'll do a Personal LOVE-fest Session starring none other than your fantastic self. Consider it a bonafide Headshot Session.

So nominate someone. Seriously. What do you have to lose?

Day of Love

It's only fitting that two of my portfolio sessions should take place on Valentine's Day! Not only was the weather beautiful, but love was in the air, that's for sure.

We spent the morning with David & Melodie, shooting around what will probably be my new favorite surprise of a location. I now count David & Melodie in the small circle of couples whom I look up to so much for their evident love and care for each other. They had a great time, laughing and loving it up for the camera and I'm really excited about the results. Here's a teaser from the session:

And here's another teaser from Brooke & Brandon's Downtown Franklin afternoon session.

Brooke and Brandon are so laid back and look great in front of the camera. We had a good time scooting around some often overlooked locations in the area. Unfortunately the temperature was lowering with the sun, so we welcomed the warm car Cliff had waiting for us in between locations. They were great sports about it, though, fortunately for me.

More to come!