I met Cori and Preston for the first time on New Year’s Day!  They were such a sweet couple  and I got very excited about their description of their outdoor wedding ceremony they were planning mid-May at Cumberland Falls State Park!  Before we turned around it seemed, their wedding day had arrived!

Although Sarah Burton and I have known each other for quite some time, this was my first opportunity to work with her at wedding!  She did a beautiful job planning and coordinating Cori and Preston’s wedding day!

What started out as a gorgeous hot, humid and sunny day quickly turned into something that wasn’t at all what we had planned, but as the old saying goes, ‘If Life gives you lemons …. let’s make lemonade!’  That is exactly what this team of wedding vendors did to despite rain that none of us wanted to see!

To get the day started ……….I loved the details of Cori’s dress and bouquet!

The anticipation while getting ready is one of my favorite things to photograph on a wedding day!  It was also a great honor this day to have my friend, Tim second shoot with me as well!  He covered the guys getting ready while I stayed close by with Cori!

One of those memories between Mother and Daughter one will never forget …..

We were able to get a few photos in at the outdoor wedding ceremony site, before the clouds opened up!

And then it started to rain …… and it rained a little harder …. and then even a little bit more .. and more and more … you get the point!  =]

A loud clap of thunder forced us all inside very quickly and the decision was made to move the wedding indoors.

Despite the disappointment after months of planning everyone pulled together and made it happen!

Even though it wasn’t outdoors, the bride and groom were the same, the guests were the same, the ceremony was the same … it was a beautiful wedding!

After the ceremony, we had planned for the new Mr.and Mrs. to go down to the falls with me for photos, but wouldn’t you know it was raining even more!!

We started with few photos indoors ….

And then we moved to the front porch of the hotel!

I always say that location isn’t as important to me as my subjects and this day proved to be very true!

This happens to be one of my favorite weddings photos ever …….

Preston absolutely adores Cori and this photo to me just captured that in such a deep and caring way!

After we finished up with formal photos were off to the reception!  Sarah and her team did an amazing job with the decorations!  I just happen to love orange and yellow and together they were so adorable!

It is now official .. the marriage license signed and cake to the face!  =]

Congratulations to the two of you and I wish you many years of happiness and blessings!  Thank you for sharing your day with me and I look forward to keeping in touch!  ~Kellie

Many thanks to the vendors that worked together to make this wedding day memorable:

Coordinator: Sarah Burton

ido Signature Events

Photography: Kellie Carter

Kellie Carter Photography

Venue/Caterer: Cumberland Falls State Park

Bride’s Bouquet: Carousel Florist

Bride’s Hair: Hair Expressions

DJ: Jeff Henderson