A romantic spring garden wedding at CJ’s Off the Square Featured on Wedding Wire!

We are delighted to announce our first WeddingWire Blog feature! WeddingWire.com is a fantastic, user-friendly resource for brides-to-be and vendors alike. We’ve been a part of the WeddingWire family nearly since the beginning and have nothing but great things to say about them! Their blog editor, Jeffra, has an extraordinary eye and does a wonderful job creating inspiration boards and picking real weddings to help brides create their ideal look. I’ve been combing her posts myself, looking for great ideas and references for my best friend’s wedding in California next April!

Enjoy the feature! Congratulations again to Jenn & Jason.
http://blog.weddingwire.com/index.php/weddings/real-tennessee-garden-style-wedding-jenn-jason/

Megan & Billy - Engagement shoot with The Photographix!

I just get SO excited when I'm able to see (and help!) the clients get the right photographers - it makes such a huge difference in the overall experience of your engagement and wedding.

When Megan and Billy first came to meet with me and we talked about photography, she already knew she was in love with The Photographix work and I knew they were going to love Jen and Ann as soon as they met! I emailed the girls to make sure they were free for the big day in October, and the rest is history!

It's such a treat to see Megan and Billy so excited about their photographers and Jen and Ann so excited about their clients - smiles all around!

Here's a sneak peek, but make sure you visit The Photographix's blog to see more!

The Photographix Open House - May 17

Our dear friends Jen and Ann are hosting an Open House at their studio at The Factory on Sunday, May 17 - make sure you stop by!

Visit their BLOG for more info...

A rare open date in October!

You may have heard us say it before - October is defintiely our favorite month in Middle Tennessee for an outdoor wedding. And it turns out that we have a rare opening in our calendar! October 10 is currently open and we wanted to let you know so you can grab this incredibly competative date!

Here are some pictures from our previous weddings on that weekend - its absolutely gorgeous and the weather is always amazing. Call me today and let's talk about your plans!

Ed & Alison - October 11, 2008

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Andy & Liz - October 13, 2007

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Branden & Anri - October 8, 2005

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CJ's Off the Square featured on TheKnot.com!

It has been in the works for a while now, but we're delighted to share with you that the September wedding of our friends Misty & Blake has been featured on TheKnot.com's Real Wedding section! We shared several of our favorite CJ's weddings with Rebecca at TheKnot.com and theirs was the standout favorite due Misty's unique style and their stunning pictures (thanks to The Photographix). And yes, for those of you who are so perceptive, that IS the same Misty & Blake of Nashville Event Lighting!

Please click on the image below visit their feature on TheKnot.com to read more about their beautiful day. Who knows - YOUR wedding may be next!!

Win a free Couples Shoot from The Photographix!

Okay, you guys just have to hear about this! Our dear friends, Jen and Ann of The Photographix, are giving away a FREE shoot to the couple who submits a winning image to their blog! Jen and Ann have shot dozens of weddings & events for us and are always a hit, and their clientle includes Sara Evans, Sheryl Crow, and Joe Don & Tiffany Rooney! This is a great chance, don't let it get away!

Visit their BLOG for more details, or read a little more below...

"Hello to all our blog readers!Photographix has decided to try something new to get you more involved with us! We love all the feed back, comments and, well, the overall interaction that our previous clients, new clients and blog reader friends share with us, so to show our appreciation we would like to give back something to you...We might do this monthly or every other month depending on how many of you guys participate :) So we would like to do a little contest...different themes everytime and this is how it is going to work. We ask you to submit an image...story...whatever, then we will post them on our blog to share with others. Photographix doesn't want to have to pick winners so we have decided to let our Photographix "peeps" do that...yes, that's right, you fellow blog readers get to vote by leaving comments on your favorite pick! We really think this will be lots of fun for everyone and the great thing is anyone can submit to them. So get involved with us and let us know what you think!First submission: Submit an image showing "LOVE" between couples...be creative! And no distasteful images please :) Up for grabs: Free couples shoot session (that's right, sitting fees waived). Can be as relaxed as you want or you can dress back up in your wedding attire...you choose!

Site: http://www.thephotographix.com/
Email: info@thephotographix.com"

A Suprise Birthday Party at CJ's Off the Square

Horray for Birthdays!

Who doesn't like suprises? I know some people say they don't, but when the suprise involves amazing food by Constant Craving Catering, Gigi's Cupcakes and CJ's Off the Square, I think they might change thier minds.

One of my good friends and former neighbors, Jen Cook (of the photography duo The Photographix) recently planned a suprise birthday party for her mom's 60th...and it was full of suprises! Mom had no idea about what was in store for her when a Rolls Royce pulled into her driveway and escorted her to CJ's Off the Square, when Jen and her sisters had an elaborate dinner party waiting for her. Friends and family from all over the country were in attendance and as you can see from the look on her face, mom was floored!

The girls even wrote, directed and filmed a pupet show for thier mom based on her life story. Talk about creative!

--CJ