Kristen Steele Photography

A Classic Nashville Wedding | Wedding Wednesday

Recently I got the fun opportunity to second shoot with Chris & Adrienne Scott Photographers at Chris & Sarah’s fabulous Nashville Wedding. They were married in Vanderbilt University’s Benton Hall and the reception was at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Chris & Sarah were by far the most laid back couple I have ever photographed! They were go with the flow kind of people, and you could tell how much they truly loved each other.

This black and white color palette with pops of yellows and greens definitely made me swoon. It all looked so classic and elegant but still fun at the same time. Take time to oogle over the reception decor: the incredible flowers, gorgeous linens, pretty cake and incredible lighting.

In my opinion, it doesn’t get better than Hillary of Brocade Designs when it comes to flowers. Look at how beautiful the bouquets are below & also checkout how unique and gorgeous the altar flowers were.

The following picture makes my Daddy’s girl heart melt:

Ceremony: Vanderbilt University’s Benton Hall
Reception: Country Music Hall of Fame
Wedding Planner: A Delightful Day
Hair and Makeup: Amy Lynn Larwig, MUA
Flowers: Brocade Designs
Cake: The Bake Shoppe
Stationary & Paper Products: Sweet Life Designs
Event Lighting: Nashville Event Lighting

Tags: Country Music Hall of Fame, nashville wedding photography

Featured on Simply Yours Weddings Blog!

Last friday Simply Yours Weddings featured me their Special Friday Feature! Go checkout the blog to read how I got started in the Wedding World, Wedding Photography and about my photography style. I hope you enjoy, and thank you Emily for featuring me!

Tags: Kristen Steele Photography, Simply Yours Weddings & Etc.

FUN times with our new puppy! | Fridays with Kristen

Today’s Fridays with Kristen is revolving around a Fun Friday thing: a NEW PUPPY.

Yes, the Steele family has expanded to now include an adorable Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier puppy named Winston. I’m not gonna lie, I’m just a LITTLE bit excited about our new puppy, and David is too. And by a little I mean that I’ve been obnoxious to everyone this week and demanded that they meet our new puppy. No really, we had a party Tuesday night to introduce him to our friends and family. They, of course, all thought that he’s the cutest puppy they had ever seen… I totally agree.

So yesterday I got to be in front of the camera for a change! My friend Jamie Clayton did a great job taking pictures and sweet Emily Humphries helped wrangle my little pup and keep his attention. All in all, it was a fun afternoon @ the park to document my new found motherhood (of a dog that is).

Winston is the perfect dog for us: he’s relaxed and chill (our breeder called him “Mellow Yellow”) but also has a playful personality when he wants to. Best of all, he’s ooooober cuddly and my new teddy bear. We’re cuddle-buddies for sure.

I hope that you enjoy the photos & that this little pup makes your Friday better! If you’re in the area, I’d love to show him off to you. He doesn’t do tricks (YET) but we’re working on it. TGIF! Hugs, Kristen

Tags: fridays with kristen, Kristen Steele Photography

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Starke | Virginia Destination Wedding Photography

Brian and Ariel got married in Virginia & I absolutely loved photographing their wedding! They are such fun friends of mine and Ariel is a budding photographer herself! Enjoy!

Nashville Childrens Photographer | Gracie!

I absolutely love childrens portraits. I get to meet new families, and most importantly I get to make new, little friends! What’s not to love?

Gracie is definitely no exception! She is a girl after my own heart with fabulous shoes and a very sassy personality. She strutted around in her gorgeous, hot pink cowboy boots.

This beautiful flower child was so fun to photograph & I hope you enjoy the photos!

Tags: Centennial Park, Nashville Childrens Photographer, Sunken Gardens

Kristen & David | 2 Year Anniversary!

I hear people saying all the time “time flies when you’re having fun,” but it hasn’t really hit me until today, on our two year wedding anniversary. Looking back over the past two years I can’t believe how much fun we’ve had, how fast time has flown and how far we’ve come.

You might remember me telling you a little bit of our story here, but that doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of David + Kristen.

I’ve been meaning to post these amazing photos by Kate Crafton for sometime now, so now’s a great time!

Just Enjoying Life

We’re in a really fun stage of life: just enjoying each other. The past two years has been about getting to know each other better, doing life with friends we love, working really hard, traveling and starting a family with a puppy (more on this in a bit…).

I love all of David’s quirks with every fiber of my being… You know what I mean, those funny things that you don’t know about your sweet Hubby until you’re living with eachother 24/7 and you just say, “whoah! why do you do that that way?” or “I have NEVER heard you tell that story before!” Those moments are what has made up our last two years together sweet. Oh, and we’re also kind of obsessed with our favorite TV shows (LOST, White Collar, NCIS, Burn Notice… just to name a few!).

I love these photos and I’m SO thankful for Kate that she captured this time of our life: young married without kids. (Yes blog readers, we want kids and maybe even lots of them, just not yet.)

What have I learned?

Any of you who know me well know that I’m an avid reader. Especially encouraging, personal growth books. So when we decided to take the plunge & get engaged I was all hands on deck — reading every marriage book and preparation for marriage book I could find. We were engaged for a year so I read a LOT! All of that reading definitely helped, but I tell my friends that there’s nothing that can prepare you for how absolutely wonderful and fresh and exciting it is to walk down the aisle and finally look at each other and say out loud, “WE’RE MARRIED!!”

The days and weeks that followed our wedding held some dear memories: trying (and failing!) many recipes for dinner including ruining a pecan pie (Dave said he loved the gooey part of the pie so I thought I’d just add more corn syrup… don’t try, it doesn’t work!), learning how to work together on so many things and trusting God to provide jobs for both of us.