An Affectionate Waterfall Engagement | Nathan & Allie | Petit Jean State Park | Wedding Photographers - The Hatches

NATHAN & ALLIE

I will start this blog off by saying, my legs are STILL SORE. Although that could be argued with the fact that I'm always on a trail of some sort, hiking into some kind of wooded area. 

We took separate vehicles and used Snapchat to fire questions back and forth to each other. We probably had the most fun with this. It helped us get Allie and Nathan's interests and hobbies and quirky little stories and helped them open up to us and really let us in on their love life. 
Not in a "nosey" kind of way but in a way where we could all trust each other enough to get the emotions and vibes we were trying to pull from them. 

"What is something that Nathan is stronger with where you are weaker?"

"What's your favorite thing to do on Sunday mornings?"

"What is something that you two are looking forward to on your wedding day?"

We were completely blown away at the chemistry between these two. The laughs, the talks, the movements, all of it, simply intimate. We didn't pay attention to time or the people around us, we were just living in the moment and connecting with new friends. I, for one, am SO excited for their spring wedding at the beautiful venue, Bonne Terre. 

May can't come fast enough and we cannot wait to celebrate you guys ALL DAY as you take your next step into the adventure of marriage <3

Thank you both for allowing Jacob and I to invade your personal space and make some magic with ya ;)

A Fun and Creative Senior Session | The Hatches | Wedding Photographer

Ashley W. | Senior

When I say we got creative with Ashley's session, I mean I shot her whole senior session at 3 different restaurants in my current hometown. Would you have guessed? Haha 

We started at Casa Mexicana because I just simply adored this weird and fuzzy looking plant. And you guys know.... I'm all about weird stuff. The light was crazy perfect because it was a little overcast but we got some sunshine here and there. Ashley hung out in my office for an hour or so while Cristina A did her hair and make up. You can check out her portfolio here : (Cristina Aguirre)

After Casa, we headed over to Wendy's... yeah we did. There was a small willow tree I had eyed one day when I just had to have a Frosty and some fries, and said "Yep. Using that one day." It's so funny seeing all the looks I get when I just randomly pull in somewhere and get out with my camera. But hey, sometimes you just have to get creative. ;)

Last we stopped at Colton's because Mom had gotten into my mindset and saw a beautiful white stone wall that would look perfect with Ashley's striped navy dress.. so we trucked it over there. This was definitely one of my favorite sessions as I tried all new locations and even a few tricks while shooting. I've started to slow down while shooting and I'm loving the results I'm getting. 

Thank you so much to Ashley and her mom for coming to Olive Branch and letting me photograph her as the giddy and remarkable person she is. These are a handful of my favorites, I hope you enjoy them!!