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My lovely cousin, Vali Forrister, is artistic director for Actor’s Bridge Ensemble, a theater company in Nashville.  While taking some publicity shots of an upcoming performance I was able to get her to pose for some new publicity shots of her own.  What a lovely cousin I have, both inside and out…

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Here are a couple of the candid shots from the rehearsal and around the studio.

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I guess my Aunt Caroline had the best comment…

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Today I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon shooting photos of my friend Dana Romanello in downtown Nashville.  Dana is a beautiful lady both inside and out and an amazing talent.  We have worked together for the past couple of years at the Opryland Hotel’s Country Christmas show featuring Louise Mandrell.

I feel like Dana will be a big star one of these days, so when I was planning this shoot I wanted to take her around the places that are the roots of country music.  Lower Broad Street in Nashville, the home of the Grand Ole Opry and the Ryman Auditorium, along with some pretty famous bars and record shops.  It was a fun walk around the block…

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  • Gray Photography - Zach & Jody - Cool stuff bro! Saw you on the Pictage Forum and wanted to drop by and say hi!

  • Hal - Great work by you both Rick! No doubt it was a fun time!

  • Tiff - Great photo’s of Dana! Love her and you’re right, she is going to be a big star one of these days! I couldn’t have said it any better myself, beautiful inside and out!

Hannah and Mike live in Nashville are going to be married at Bluff Mountain Inn in June.  When we were trying to figure out a time for an engagement session things just worked out right to be able to do the shoot in Nashville.  We went to Union Station, an old train terminal that’s now a 5 star hotel.  What a great place… what a great couple!

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Thanks to Hannah’s mom for the location suggestion.  We look forward to seeing you all in the mountains in June.

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Here are some recent engagement photos of Cheryl and Craig, an amazing couple from Key Largo.  They’re set to be married in March and we’re really excited about their wedding because we’ll be traveling to Key Largo to shoot it on the beach!!!  Rhonda is handling all the wedding planning and Amanda and I will be taking the photos.  What a great opportunity for all of us.

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