Angie Sliger Photography

Liz and Jake were amazing to work with.  I can’t believe my luck this year with all my clients.  Incredible!!!  They were married at Belle Meade Plantation and of course everything was perfect.

Below you will see more feed back.  I could write something fun and clever about the day, but I feel like every once in awhile this is really the stuff you guys wanna see.  I have to give a huge chunk of credit to Helen Morisette.  She’s an AMAZING wedding planner here in Nashville.  With her help I was able to focus on what needed to be done for the photography with out other distractions.  Here is what Liz said.

Hey Angie!

Just wanted to take a minute to say a quick, but much deserved thank you for all your hard work last weekend. I know that it’s not easy to coordinate a large family and wedding party while still being patient and friendly 100% of the time. Everyone was so impressed at how efficient you were with all the group photos, yet we never felt like we were being rushed either. The entire afternoon was enjoyable and of course everyone was thrilled to be able to head to reception that much sooner. So in summary, thanks again for being awesome and a pleasure to work with. There was never a moment that we didn’t feel comfortable having you right there with us (and the second half the night we never knew you were there).

The weekend of May 1st, 2010 will go down in history for Nashville.  Why?  Well, Middle TN received 12-17 inches of rain in less than 48 hours.  This left devastating effects for the region!  However, something good did come out of it, Kati and Matt were happily married.

Getting to the wedding at Cedarwood Mansion was no joke for anyone.  A few roads had just begun to flood as I pulled out of my garage.  Powerful rains resulted in some serious white knuckle driving.  Both the bride and myself had to use Interstate 24 to get to the wedding.  Come to find out that in the wake of our path the interstate flooded and a mobile classroom from Lighthouse Christian Academy floated onto the interstate.  150 cars had to be abandoned at the scene.  This is just the tip of the iceberg to a very long week here in the Mid-State.

During the treacherous drive Kati, the bride, began to wonder if God wanted her to get married at all.  Her mom responded with, “He’s just giving you a second chance to to change your mind.  Are you changing your mind?”  Kati answers with a very quick “NO!!! I’m getting married TODAY!!!”  Her mom said “Well, okay then!  Let’s go!”

That being said once the bride, groom, bridal party, immediate family and the minister had arrived at Cedarwood safely it was known that the show could/must go on!!!  Don’t get me wrong there were many heavy hearts.  However it was safer to stay put….. so why not have a beautiful wedding.  I made the best of the situation as well.  We were blessed to have the rain slow to a sprinkle with only short bursts of down pour.  I was able to get some really cute images of the bridal party with umbrellas and also some sweet shots of the couple under the front porch of the mansion.  Long story short the pictures look great!

I know Alanis Morissette sang it was ironic to have rain on your wedding day, but I like the school of thought that rain is lucky.  I’m going with that!!!  What does it mean if Matt and Kati were married during a historical 500-1000 year flood?  Man, they’ll be married past death due us part!!!

With all the above said, here is the feed back from Kati.  I’m humbled by her sweetness.

Thank you so much, the pictures are amazing. I can’t believe you made it look like such a beautiful day outside (we know the real story).  We can’t express enough what you did to make our day so special. Thank you for everything, we will never forget our day or the role you played in it.

Thanks Kati and Matt

Joel and Morgan make me smile and laugh with joy when I think about this couple.  Both artist, Morgan a painter and Joel a writer, buried their way in to my heart the first time I met them.  I understood immediately that shooting their wedding would be incredibly rewarding, but I quote them from the day of the wedding “Herding cats could possibly be an easier task”.

They were having such a great time, and the agenda was flexible.  Rolling with the punches, and loving every minute of it, was the only way to get the images that we wanted.  Dealing with artists is a totally different experience than working with the type A bride that has a schedule that is sturdier than the glass of an armored truck.  It was very funny to watch and it was also a refreshing experience.  They were great and the wedding was a success!!!

BTW, the wedding was at a cute little historic house in downtown Franklin and the reception was at Legends Country Club.  All this went down on the weekend of April 24th.

I’ve been working with Cheri’s kids for years now.  I’ve always known they were going to run and play instead of sitting still.  If I can’t keep up with them then I don’t get to photograph them.  It is what it is.  Oh and I love it!  So I show up excited to run and instead I get a very quite “Hello Mrs. Angie”.  So we start pictures and they’re sitting very still and not making a peep.  I felt like something was up.  Cheri had walk away for a moment so I asked the kids if mommy had told them to be good OR ELSE!  Well, I think they were promised some good treats and if they didn’t listen, obey and behave they could kiss it all good bye.  My pictures were suffering from the lack of crazy behavior and to much politeness.  I promise you what she accomplished in these kids for that hour was going to be grounds for an award and I had to totally undo it all.

Last week I met Jenifer and Wesley out at Cheekwood to do their engagement session.  Had a blast with them and can’t wait until May 22nd!!!

There are so many great things about my job.  I think I’ve said something in the past about working with couples on their wedding day, then how cool it is to continue on photographing their family as it grows.  Lauren has had me capture her wedding and now both of her little boys.  I am now bugging her to have another……maybe a girl this time…..because it’s all about me you know )  Most of the time when we have our photography sessions it’s during the day while Jackson (the big man of the house) is at work.  She FINALLY decided it was time to get a family portrait.  It really is a treat to get them all together.

Last Thursday I met Katy and David on the Vanderbilt campus to do their engagement session.  We did the pictures there because it’s a pretty place, and well yes they went there.  I was ready to hear all these stories.  I was also excited to see the special spots where they spent hours studying while they gazed into each others eyes.  I love getting the scoop.  Every story is different and fun.  It’s been a long winter of down time and I’m ready for new material.  Goodness, my last blog entry was forever ago.  I’m bored!  Give me something!

We did the first round of pictures then we went for a walk around campus to see what we could find.  I decided to ask about places that they hung out, since they were not opening the subject themselves.  Inquiring minds wanted to know!!!  Come to find out they both went to Vandy but never knew each other while they were there.  COME ON!!!

We ended up having a great session and I can’t wait for their wedding.  What a great couple.  They giggle A LOT!!  That makes me smile.

p.s.  I know you’re not supposed to add to blogs once they are posted.  However, David has assured better stories on the wedding day since they actually met at the church.  Hilarious!

Surely she heard the warning…….

That was the most important shot of the day as far as Allison was concerned.  I like the shot and when it’s possible I do try to get it.  However, most guys don’t want to let their guard down in front of 200 people.  Who can blame them.  She came through the doors and this is what I saw.

Soooo Sweet!!!!  But is this common?  NO!!!  I love it.  Heck, he made me cry too.

Allison and Bret were married at the Cathedral and the reception was at Union Station.

Lauren and Davis!!!  So very sweet and so very fun!!  They were married on January 16th at Woodmont Baptist and the reception was at the Belle Meade Plantation.  It rained that night, but it didn’t matter.  Lauren decided that if the weather was rainy she would always love rainy weather.  My kind of girl!!  Davis made me smile when he came up to me at the reception and thanked me for coming out in spite of the weather.  Hell or high water I was going to be there regardless.  I just thought it was so amazing that Davis noticed and appreciated that it wasn’t easy to work under those conditions.  Thank you Davis.  My job is hard but rewarding.  In the end it ends up being a labor of love.  When people recognize that it warms my spirit.