Christy's parent company, Waldorf Photographic Art is out of Knoxville and Bill saw Christy's great talent and asked her to branch out to the Nashville market. The crazy thing is....I met Christy when she photographed a client's wedding (Barbara/Cal's wedding) and while she was shooting that one at the Hutton Hotel, I also had a wedding in Leiper's Fork the same day (Brittney/Austin's wedding) and Bill was shooting it! First time to work with this company at all and I just happen to get both entities! Christy is employed full time with a large Magazine company here in Nashville so she has a great eye for the print. I think she did an amazing job of capturing the fun, relaxed side of my company as well as a little sassiness that has brought me to today! Thank you so much Christy for all your hard work, and patience with four women who were freezing and particular. You are the best! I know that when people turn to our website to find out more about Premier W.E.D. and who is behind the work, your pictures will give them a great sense of fun to come! June, Joanne, Brittany and I are grateful for your expertise. The website will be updated any day with our new head-shots. Thank you!

A big THANK YOU to Sonja Sevin who did our makeup for the photo shoot. She is a great makeup artist who has relocated from FL to the Nashville area and specializes in airbrush application. She also deserves an applause for patience and fast work! We were having to rush just a bit because we all forgot the time change that day and that pushed sunset almost a full hour earlier than expected.

It can be overwhelming to start the wedding process and even more overwhelming to meet all the many vendors that could be involved. So many people (even wedding industry people) have no clue what the difference is between a wedding planner, a wedding designer, a wedding director, etc.

Here is a simple explanation of the difference between the different roles:

Wedding Director: Usually comes in towards the final part of the planning process to insure that your "day of" is organized and flows easily. A director is in charge of making sure the set up schedules for ceremony and reception are followed. This is with out a doubt the BEST money you could spend on your wedding. So many times I have heard the words..."I should have hired you!" As much as I love to hear those words, it doesn't serve me or the Bride for them to realize that after the wedding. Hire a director so you can attend your own wedding!

Wedding Planner: This is someone who is organized, creative and budget minded. They help you in the months of your engagement with everything you could imagine. A huge part of the reason a Bride should hire a planner is their connection with fabulous vendors and their ability to get discounts in the industry. A great wedding planner knows how to assist you without smothering you.

Wedding Designer: This is a fairly new field that is usually separate from planning/directing. Most have floral design backgrounds or interior design backgrounds and help you with the decor of your wedding. Managing budgets, vendors, or schedules is also done by a Wedding Designer, but with a wider scope of bringing all the creative energy and ideas to play in the process.

Premier W.E.D. offers all three services! We try to caterer to as much or as little as you might need. I believe that it is imperative that the Bride still have control of her day but have that helping hand any time she needs it. It is our pleasure and honor to serve our Brides!