Nashville

This past weekend the family and I headed up north to Nashville for a family wedding.  It has been a very long time since I was in Nashville and I forgot what a neat town it was.  We arrived late Friday afternoon... enough time to walk around for about an hour or so before we were expected at the Family hospitality suite to meet up with Hank's extended family.  We have not seen a lot of these people in 10+ years.  It was nice to see everyone.  Matthew, Natalie and Harper got to meet lots of Great Aunts, Great Uncles, First and Second Cousins.  They just smiled and said hello not really knowing how much meeting them for the first time meant to Hank and I.  The kids stayed with a babysitter (btw... if anyone ever needs a babysitter while in Nashville, I have a GREAT girl) that night so that Hank and I could meet up with the family again and actually be able to talk to everyone.  We headed over to Mulligans (an Irish pub) and enjoyed the night.  On Saturday we decided to check out the town before the wedding.  I feel like I am constantly in photography mode as I was continuously spotting neat places to take pictures.  One can only take so many pictures of family though.  One of these days I plan on heading back with some sessions scheduled so I can take advantage of everything Nashville has to offer.  Then came time to get ready for the Wedding.  Natalie was sooo excited to put on her "princess" dress.  She asked me about 50 times throughout the day, "how long till I get to put on my pretty dress?"  The kids were so excited as this was their first wedding.  Natalie didn't want to tell us at first but she finally spit it out that her favorite part was when they kissed.  She is too cute.  The kids unfortunately did not get to attend the reception.  (sad, as I would have loved to danced with my kids)... next time I guess.  So Sunday came and we had to head out early due to other commitments back in Birmingham.  Dear Nashville, we will be back soon!  So... here are just a few of the shots that I took while there....



Hank looks like he is about to bust out laughing??? 



Love this picture