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{Engaged} Amy + Daniel

April 13, 2013 11:50 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

I’d been waiting for this day: The day when I’d have an engaged couple who’d agree to do their session at Jerry’s Sno Cones.

That is a totally true statement. When Daniel asked if I’d be able to do engagement photos for him and his fiance, Amy, Jerry’s was the first location that came to mind. I had a feeling my idea would not be shot down. And it turned out that he and Amy had actually toyed with the idea of using Jerry’s as one our of locales. So basically, I decided it was just meant to be.

After we left Jerry’s, Amy, Daniel, and I headed to Harbortown. So fancy!

I’m pretty sure Daniel and Amy should be featured in a future ad campaign for Coca-Cola™

I had not met Amy prior to the day when we did their engagement photos, but I pretty much fell for her immediately. I’ve known Daniel for nearly ten years and I’m thrilled that he’s found himself such an awesome girl! Daniel’s moving to Birmingham to start his life with Amy, but I hope they come visit Memphis often!

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{Engaged} Emily + Ethan

April 10, 2013 11:03 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅ Amanda Raney

A girl and a guy meet whilst working at a bakery, start dating, and end up getting married one day. Sounds like a rom-com movie plot, eh?

But that’s exactly how this engaged couple, Emily and Ethan, met! They briefly worked together (and with me) at Muddy’s a few years ago. Legend has it that Emily actually took notice of Ethan before she worked at the bakery, when she was at Muddy’s while visiting her aunt (who worked there at the time.) I’m sure she didn’t know that when she inquired about that “cute guy” behind the counter, that she’d one day become his wife!

Emily and Ethan are getting married in May, and they asked me to do a little engagement photo session for them. We did a few at Muddy’s, as a nod to the bakery’s role in their having met. It’s nice to have an excuse to use a delicious cupcake as a “prop” for your engagement photos!

We then headed downtown to take a stroll around the Ornamental Metal Museum’s courtyard. It was a beautiful (and windy!) afternoon

I’m so happy for these two! I was glad I got to spend the afternoon with them, catching up and making them kiss for a bunch of pictures (hahaha!) I’ll be doing their wedding photos, too, so you’ll see Emily and Ethan on this blog again soon!

Side note: There was an artisans’ market called the “Cosmic Trunk Show” taking place at the museum the afternoon we were there for these photos. We browsed the goods being offered by the artists before we left. We stopped at a table with handmade jewelry, and Ethan picked up cool braided, oxidized band ring to try on. He liked it so much that Emily bought it to use as his wedding band! Pretty cool and unexpected outcome of our trip to the Ornamental Metal Museum that day!

Posted in: engagement session ⋅ Tagged: engagement photos, memphis, pentax k20d

St. Paddy’s Day at 1372 Overton Park

March 18, 2013 8:52 pm ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

While others were out slinging green beers and wearing “Kiss Me I’m Irish” t-shirts in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, I was at a little place called 1372 Overton Park seeing a few bands play. I ended up being pretty happy with my choice of activities for the evening, since I got to see cool bands and hang with some awesome people at this show!

I was there primarily to see Water Liars play, and they did not disappoint. I highly recommend you pick up their new album and check them out for yourself if you get wind that they’re coming through your town. For the time being, click the link below to see photos of William Stull, The Switchblade Kid, and Water Liars!

William Stull. The Switchblade Kid. Water Liars @ 1372 Overton Park. March 17, 2013.

Posted in: band photography ⋅ Tagged: 1372 overton park, band photography, memphis, pentax 20d

{Forgotten Frames} Muddy’s Edition

March 15, 2013 10:34 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅ Amanda Raney

Oops. I did it again. More “forgotten frames” of film!

There is no good explanation as to why I didn’t remember about these photos. It’s not like some other film I forgot about that wasn’t developed until six years after it was taken. These were only taken at the end of November 2012! By the looks of it , it took me another month to finish this roll of film. Then, I dropped this roll at the photo lab (along with ten other rolls) and didn’t get to pick any of that film up until now. About two and a half months later…

What I have here are photos I took during a couple of photo shoots for Muddy’s, just as incidental shots for my own enjoyment. I had shoots at Kat’s house and at the bakery that week. I’m kind of glad I didn’t remember about these photos before getting the developed film back. I think they’re really cute and they made me pretty happy, so I thought I’d share them with you!