The nominees are in! Paragraphs have been carefully written by the couples or someone nominating them, and a photograph of each couple has been submitted. The 2013 Bride War album is up on our Bloom Photography Facebook page. Go choose your favorite couple and vote for them. They get a pretty swanky package that has lots of hot deals that they can’t get any other way except for winning this contest.

Check out the link below and comment VOTE under your favorite contestant! Remember, Only 1 vote per person. GOOD LUCK YALL!

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This year we decided to mix it up a little and try out the Formal Affair Bridal Show versus our usual Pink Bridal Show.  We have spent months planning and designing our booth, handouts, and business cards…and also did a little website revamp to go along with the new look.  This was our third bridal show and we felt pretty confident about how things were going to turn out…it seems the more you do these things, the less nerve wracking they are.  We felt extremely lucky to have such a great spot in the Chattanooga Convention Center, our booth had great visibility!  We got to meet so many excited and starry eyed brides-to-be…the show really got us all excited about all things wedding related and about this upcoming wedding season!  We really have a great feeling about this year!

Here is a little sample of how our booth went from blah to…BOOM…or should we say BLOOM!!  A big thank you goes out to Kevin, Jacob, and Chad for being our muscles and getting all the big stuff down there for us.  And another big thank you goes to Miss Lyndi, she is always a huge help setting up.  And last but not least, thank you to Dawn for helping us with our flowers!

Just a warning, this post contains high levels of awesomeness.  

Hey, Dani here.  We simply cannot wait to share these photos with you.  If you don’t already know, Chattanooga is sort of a mecca of extremely talented local musicians.  On any given night, it seems, you can go listen to some amazing music.  We are some lucky little duckies down in the valley.  

Ryli first mentioned for us to head down to Rhythm and Brews to see our friends Strung Like a Horse and Glowing Bordis play….on St. Patty’s Day.  Our answer was an overwhelming YES. 

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE….

Not only would the bands play their original sets, but Strung Like a Horse covered a whole set of Violent Femmes, and Glowing Bordis wrapped up the night with a set of Rage Against the Machine.  Yeah, that sounds awesome right?  Right.

We all decided that we should all go out and take some photos of the glimmering green shenanigans.  So Ryli, Skye, friends, and I met up at the Boathouse for some pre-game dinner and drinks (sorry no photos of that).  After we fed our bellies we headed on down to Rhythm and Brews.  

AND WE WERE BLOWN AWAY.  I mean, holy macaroni…

In case you were wondering the answer is YES.  Heads banged, faces melted, everyone danced, the crown sang along, and we all partied the night away.  These bands are incredible talents and we feel downright giddy about the images we captured of said talent.  If you ever have a chance to catch either band (or if you are super lucky, you can see both of them in the same night!) we wholly recommend you go.  They will not disappoint.

It’s that time of year again, folks!  The weather is warming up, the birds are chirping, and the sun is staying out later…it’s spring time!  So, it’s time for us to be doing some spring mini sessions!

Fortunately,  we had a tremendous turnout for our pre-sale (which was offered to our previous mini session clients first) so we had to open up another weekend!

We are now taking booking requests for March 31st and April 1st.  These sessions go super fast, so if you are interested in booking, please email us at:

bloomchattanooga@gmail.com

Please give us your preferred date and time of day.

As with all our mini sessions, this one will be styled as well!  We plan on having baby ducks and a few little areas that we will stage in some super cute spring decor.  We are thinking an old red wagon, a cool vintage chair, a picnic area, and wildflowers.

Our spring mini’s will be held at the Enterprise South Nature Park.  We are planning to have everything setup at picnic area 3.  There is a little bridge there and lots of lovely trees.

We are so excited about this years spring sessions!

We hope to see you all there!  

To book your spring mini session, please email us at bloomchattanooga@gmail.com!

The Bloom girls were so excited about our booth this year at the Chattanooga Pink Bridal show!  We made sure to take a few shots of our booth being set up (which went so smoothly thanks to Momma Lyndi Blair).  And thanks to Skye’s crafty boyfriend Kevin we had walls made, which was something we were wanting so badly for this year.  Here is the journey it took to set everything up:

This is what it looked like when we arrived, then after the wall had been set up.

Miss Lyndi and Ryli hard at work!

Skye supervising!

the finished product (almost!)

Our handouts and our buttons that we gave out to brides.  They were really a hit! Our flowers provided by Veo Weddings and Events (more about them later!)

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the Bloom Gals are ready to meet some brides!!

Our neighboring booth B Sweet Cake Boutique offered up some super stylish cakes…we love those chairs too!

Our friends from Sunrise Farms had a BEAUTIFUL booth!  We are so lucky to be able to work with such great people.

And last but not least, the fabulous Veo Wedding and Event Planning.  Veronica graciously provided to flowers for our booth (which EVERYONE commented on!).  Thank you for helping us with our booth design and flowers!  We love you guys!

That about wraps up our coverage of the Chattanooga Pink Bridal show!  Thank you to all the brides that we got to meet!  We are really super pumped about this upcoming wedding season.  :)

Hello there beautiful clients!  

In light of this fresh new year we are offering a special on our bombshell sessions! Which will be the PERFECT gift for that special someone in your life this Valentines day.  Or, it would be a great gift to give yourself as an anti-Valentines day celebration of your bombshell-ness!  

It’s time to crank up the heat on this old holiday…

There will be a limited number of sessions booked at this price.  In order to be able to have the images edited and the album back in time for V-Day these sessions will have to be completed before January 31st.  So book it ASAP!

A disc of your images is available for an additional $150 plus tax.

Here is an example of the mini album that is included (except…umm…it won’t have children’s photos in it!):

We will only be booking 2 sessions per day.  

The days we have available to be booked are:

Saturday, January 14

Thursday, January 26

Friday, January 27

Saturday, January 28

Sunday, January 29

We will update this blog as sessions become unavailable.

To keep cost low for you we will not be offering hair and makeup.  We can refer you to some amazing stylist and makeup artists though, if you need any suggestions.  We will have some hairstyling supplies on hand in case you need just a little touch up.  :)

A $50 (plus tax) deposit is required to hold your session time.  

Please email us at bloomchattanooga@gmail.com to book your session!

We have known Anna & Graysen for a few years now.  When Anna, Graysens wife asked us about shooting Greysons surprise 30th birthday party we were super excited! Photographing a grown ups birthday, YES PLEASE! Now don’t get us wrong…. we LOVE shooting little kids parties, but grown ups just seem to cooperate a little more for photos.

It was hard to keep it a secret since we always like to let our clients know what we are up to. But we did keep this fun little secret quiet. The day arrived and when we pulled up to the house all was quiet and normal. We were greeted by Annas parents Jane and Jeff. They made us feel right at home! Heck, We almost felt like we were guests and not working. But then again our work never feels like work because we enjoy it so much!   Anna & Jane decorated everything so cute! Props to them! Good job ladies!

Guests started arriving and before we knew it we were all being rushed out the back door with fingers to our mouths to keep quiet. A few minutes went by and then SURPRISE!!!!!! Out walked Graysen and Anna. Let the festivities begin, And they did!  It was food galore, along with the adult beverages and yummy desserts. After everyone chowed down it was time for some girl gossip, while most of the men played corn hole. What a fun party! So glad we were able to help capture these fun memories for this wonderful family. Happy Birthday Grayson!

Visit our smugmug site if you wish to purchase prints and see all of the photos from this wonderful event: http://bloomphotography.smugmug.com/Events/Greysons-30th-Birthday/19235557_vNnLL3

Our sweet client Ashlee Gordon (who will be Mrs. Ashlee Berry, look for her wedding in May 2012!) asked us to come take photos of her soon-to-be-nephew Walker’s first birthday celebration.

It was a beautiful day, not too hot and just the right breeze for little Walker’s party.  Once we got over how beautiful the house is…I mean it is BEAUTIFUL…we got to notice just how much time and energy it must have taken to set up such a great party.

When the guests started arriving, it because very obvious that this little guy is super duper loved.  He just went from arm to arm, and I would be afraid to know how many kisses he got that day.  He was so sweet, when it came time to eat his smash cake, he decided to share some with his grandfather…unbelievable right?  Believe it, we have proof!

Happy Birthday Walker, and thank you to the family for having us photograph such a great celebration!

About a year ago, Dani’s husband Anthony met LaDonna at  Wal Mart, she was trying to raise awareness for the Collegedale off leash dog park.  Being dog lovers, as well as photographers…Anthony just knew that we would benefit from knowing her and gave her our information.  He was right, and well…here we are a year later, and we finally got to meet LaDonna!  She graciously invited us to be the ‘puppy paparazzi’ and document the dog parks one year birthday party.

The weather for this event was perfect for humans and dogs alike.  And we were so happy that there was such a great turn out!  So many dogs and owners and kids!  The team behind the event organized a doggy pageant, and gave out ‘doggy bags’ with treats to every pup.  So much fun!  Here is a little peek at the action!

To see more photos and order prints of your pup, go here:

http://bloomphotography.smugmug.com/Animals/Collegedale-Dog-Park-Party/19122504_BtqCtg

The Bloom girls love music, really really a lot.  When the opportunity strikes for us to escape town (or local!) for a night and take some photos at a show, we get downright giddy.  Luckily, such an opportunity arose…and for weeks we have been so excited about the Grace Potter and the Nocturnals show.  It was the first time we had been to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN… and the venue did not disappoint.  The show was amazing, Grace and her band are so incredibly talented…we didn’t want it to end.   Luckily we could sneak out of our seat and go up front and take some downright amazing photos of the lovely Miss Grace Potter.  Enjoy!