Fringe

Congratulations to Elizabeth on the opening of her new salon! It's called Fringe, a cheeky hair salon... 513 Wears Valley Rd., Pigeon Forge, TN. 865.428.1690.



She along with the help of friends and family decorated this place from scratch (and I mean from scratch!) over the past couple of months and today they're open for business. She's a great artist and an innovative stylist. The salon will also specialize in make-up, manicures and pedicures.



It's just a fun little funky place. Stop by if you're in the neighborhood and check it out. From traffic light #3 in Pigeon Forge, turn onto Wears Valley Rd. Just as you go over the bridge, take a look on the left for the new sign.

Dana and Ben

While I was out of town Amanda decided to get a little creative with the piano shots...


We'll just call the one above one of those once in a lifetime things..


But I have to admit these are fun. (Don't try this at home...)



It was a beautiful day to photograph a beautiful bride.



And here's a fun fact. The couple above had so much fun they decided to have their wedding here next July! We can't wait... what a compliment.


I asked Dana to tell me a little about how they got together... "Well actually Ben and I and were boyfriend and girlfriend in the 8th grade. After 8th grade, my family and I moved away and I didn't talk to Ben for about 10 years. We got reconnected via Facebook. We talked and realized we still had a lot in common. Luckily, his job brought him to Tuscaloosa, Alabama last January. That was only 2 1/2 hours away from me! We were both eager to meet up and continue getting to know each other again. We hit it off immediately... and here we are one year later, as happy as can be!"



It was a small group but they had a blast.



And I love the Charlie's Angels thing.





Here's our latest discovery for a ring shot. We love to experiment with light and angles. Basically, we just love what we do.

And everyone loves our pooches. No extra charge for pooch hugs...

Congratulations Dana and Ben. Thanks for coming to Bluff Mountain for your special day, and we look forward to seeing you again in a few months!!!

Cherish and Hunter's Wedding Day

Best wishes to this great couple on beginning their new life together. Amanda had a great time working with these folks, and it shows in the photos, no?

Christina and Jamey

Here are some fun shots from Christina and Jamey's wedding day. We're still a little behind from the holidays, but now we're catching up. Thanks for your patience.

Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays from everyone at Bluff Mountain Inn.

We're running a little behind on getting recent weddings online just because of our schedules, but we promise to get them going right after Christmas.

In the mean time, here are a couple of warm and fuzzies for you....

A Little Nashville Christmas Fun

Happy Holidays from Gaylord Opryland resort. What a great place to walk around with a camera and take some shots of the 2 million lights! (not sure I got them all, so I shot a couple more than once to make up...)





Don't you love these big bag of lights over the trees? Not only do they light up, but when the leaves are ready to fall off... just think about it. Wish we'd done this to the maples at the inn. Could have saved us a lot of cleanup!



This is the old main entrance. Not too shabby an entrance even today.

Even when you get inside there are lights! More Christmas trees than you can shake a stick at, but I'm pretty sure they'd take your stick away when you came in the door. Security and all...


Dancing fountains in vivid colors. Looks a little like the Grinch got in on the fountain colors tonight, no?


I told you there were a lot of trees. Some aren't even trees. They're big tree shaped things made of potted plants. Go figure...


Oh, and there's a big Christmas Show going on. You should check it out if you get the chance.



Hey, who's taking the photos??? Sometimes, when you know you can't be two places at once, you just have to get a little help. Thanks to Rusty Miller for shooting these from his cush seat in the audience, and he even got free dinner!


It's good to be the King! But seriously, if it weren't for Rhonda, Amanda, Jennifer and our incredible staff at Bluff Mountain Inn, I'd never get the chance to go back into musical mode and do shows like this. And if I didn't do shows like this, they couldn't come over and hang out during the holidays! It's a win-win thing, and we're lucky it works that way.