RECENT WORK FROM ERIN LEE ALLENDER PHOTOGRAPHY.

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Sunset Julia Falls Engagement Session - Allison & Andrew

Photographs from Allison and Andrew's engagement session prior to their wedding at the Julia Falls Overlook in Signal Mountain outside of Nashville, Tennessee.

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Allison and Andrew decided they wanted to venture outside of Nashville to photograph their engagement session on an overlook. Last week we drove to Signal Mountain, Tennessee and hiked the trail to the Julia Falls Overlook. We endured the cold (I don't know how Allison did it), the wind and the portion of the trail called "the mousetrap" but it was so worth it. The sun was behind the clouds for almost the entire session until the very end when the clouds parted and we got the most incredible sunset over the Tennessee River Gorge. It was perfect. Please enjoy a sneak peek of their Sunset Julia Falls Engagement Session.

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Sneak Peek Boulder Colorado Intimate Home Wedding - Sarah & Simon

A Intimate Home Wedding in Boulder Colorado photographed by Destination Wedding Photographer Erin Lee Allender of Nashville, Tennessee.

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I'm trying so hard not to write a dissertation on this wedding. I met Sarah years ago when she was interning for Angela Proffitt and I took her headshot. Not long after, she took a job with The Collection, the company that I was photographing for. She was the Diana to my Ann(e). She was around when I met Taylor, she got chiggers at sessions when I got chiggers and when she moved away, I missed my Sarah. This girl was one of the main reasons that I stayed sane at my wedding. She oversaw setting up my reception and I didn't have to lift a finger. So when she called me and told me that she wanted me to photograph her tiny wedding (can we start calling them that) in her backyard in Boulder, Colorado, I could not wait to be involved.

About a year ago Sarah and I were chatting on the phone about this awkward dinner that her roommate was making for her and this guy that her roommate wanted to set Sarah up with. She was mortified by this idea and could not imagine a more awkward situation. Well that awkward dinner led Sarah to the love of her life. Sarah and Simon are literally perfect for each other. It's undeniable. 

Last week I flew from Nashville, Tennessee to Boulder Colorado for their Intimate Home Wedding and Reception. I photographed a lifestyle engagement session in their home on Thursday and their vow ceremony and reception on Friday. They wrote some of the most poetic and beautiful vows I have ever heard and had a spontaneous first dance in their living room with no one around. Also Rosie, their Min Pin who was also my friend in Nashville, was an active part of their day. 

I'll stop there. Please enjoy the Sneak Peek of their Boulder, Colorado Intimate Home Wedding.

Special thanks to all of their vendors:
Hair: West End Salon
Makeup: Tru Skin
Wedding Dress Designer: Willowby by Watters
Dress Shop: Boulder Bridal
Reception Dress: Mod Cloth
Florals: Fiori Flowers
Catering: Savory Cuisines Catering
Chair Rental: RC Special Events

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