Christmas in Chatt with Kate and Andrew

I cannot express how excited I was for this photoshoot! Kate has been my friend for many years, and she is one of my biggest supporters. When she reached out to me about doing photos with her and Andrew, I just knew this was going to an amazing and fun time!

Sadly our first location option did not work out, but we instead went to one of my favorite locations to take photos- Coolidge Park in Chattanooga. This one location has such a diverse look to it and gave us lots of opportunities to just relax and have fun. It has the white underside of the driving bridge, the blue steel work of the walking bridge, the views of the river, a beautiful green space, and a fountain; just to name a few of the wonderful features of this space.

Kate was originally worried that Andrew would feel awkward in front of the camera; but honestly, from the moment I pulled out the camera Andrew was tossing ideas area and easily moving into poses without me having to say a word. This sense of ease and fun allowed us to have good conversations while taking photos. Which was great as I had not seem Kate for every months and this was my first time meeting Andrew. Which funny enough we clicked pretty easily and ended up having that same favorite book. But back to the photoshoot. ;P

They were such a blast to work with and honestly I could not keep the smile off of my face the entire time. They would talk, spin, dip, dance, and just have fun while I snapped away. It was such a fun shoot that I honestly put no time limit on our session and just let us have fun.

Walking to each section of the park allowed us to give each set of photos a little different look, and when we were done with the park we took a short drive (a little longer for me since I took a wrong turn ;P ) to the Hunter Museum and a small pit stop at Rembrants. It was here that they had their very first date, and so we had fun getting coffee and hot chocolates, and recreating that very first date for a photo. Even as I type this, just reflecting on that day, the smiles just come creeping back up because there was honestly no bad part of the day. I've had to limit myself as I want to type all of the memories that made that day, but then you would be here reading forever. Instead I will let their pictures speak for themselves.

Until the next time, Stay safe, much love!

Laura Mantooth