Elizabeth & I braved the heat for her session Saturday morning.  Her session was at the Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge which worked wonderfully because there was plenty of shade to be found. Here are just a couple of my favorites:

Brea & John had a destination wedding in Gatlinburg. The ceremony and reception were both at the River Terrace Resort.  It’s a great venue for smaller weddings.  Here are just a few images from the day.

Please, everyone, always use car seats and seatbelts.

We were in a car accident a little over a week ago. We were almost home when we were rear-ended.

The arrow shows where we were when we got hit, facing that same direction. We were hit so hard we did a 180 in the middle of the road and slid up the grass, stopping right before slamming in the tree or going off into the ditch. The kids came out of it absolutely fine, zero complaints or issues whatsoever. Car seats are truly amazing! My husband and I took a bit of a beating. We were pretty banged up and have whiplash. We also both had some respiratory issued and have had multiple visits to the Dr. I think we’re finally on the mend now, though we’ll still need some follow up visits.

I’ve been trying to keep up with emails through all of this. If I somehow missed you, please let me know. If you email and don’t hear back in 48 hours (normally 24 hours), then it’s possible I didn’t recieve or overlooked your message. I’m returning phone calls as I’m able to, but my voice is very spotty right now.

Coming soon – Eye Candy Sessions!

What are eye candy sessions? It’s my fun name for boudoir sessions, which are sensuous photos. They can range from very tame to wild. It’s all up to you!  Contrary to popular belief, this type of photography is not just for the skinny gals the look like models.  Any woman can look sexy.  As I get closer to launching this division of my business, I’ll be providing more info for you.

I’m looking for a handful of people willing to model for some boudoir sessions. I’m tentatively planning on doing the sessions in late June or July, depending on getting everything ready in the studio. In exchange for allowing me to use a few of your images on my website (and you’ll get to choose which pics I use), you’ll get the session free and the images on a disc for you to print yourself. If you’d like an album as well, you’ll get 50% off. If you’re interested, let me know.

Here are Allison’s “bridal” pictures. She’s been married for a few years, but Dani and I still got her out to play. We met her at Church Street United Methodist for a quick photo session. Here are just a few from the session.

I got to help the always wonderful Dani Rose with a wedding over Easter weekend. Allison Gaddis of Live, Laugh, Love Weddings was their wedding planner , and she kept everything running smoothly. If you’re planning your wedding, I definitately recommend giving her a call. And check back ’cause Dani & I got her to put on her wedding dress and let us take some pictures last weekend.

I’m offering a VERY limited number of discounted wedding packages. I’m only offering 5 packages at this price, so if you’re interested, let me know asap!

Here’s the deal:

The discount package includes up to 6 hours (continuous) of wedding day coverage, a password protected online gallery, online slideshow, and the high resolution edited digital files with a personal reproduction release. All this for only $1000!  Additional hours can be added for $100 per hour, and a second photographer can be added for $50 per hour with a minimum of 4 hours.

If you’d like to add a bridal, engagement, or boudoir session, they are only $100. They don’t include the digital files, but they can be added for only $200. As of April 1, I also offer studio sessions as well as on location. These sessions don’t have to be added to a wedding package; anyone can purchase one.

Also, with the exception of albums, all products are 25%. This includes prints, canvases, cards, guest books, printed proofs, a dvd of the slideshow, etc. (Only applicable to new sessions.)

The wedding package is currently only available for 2009 wedding dates, subject to availability. A signed contract and $500 retainer are required to secure your booking.  Travel fees will apply to wedding more than 50 miles from zip code 37764.

Please contact me with any questions or to schedule a consultation or book your package.

I can be reached at info@nicole-hensley.com or 865.228.0926.