(pronounced eh-lay-nuh), which is Russian for Helen, and I photograph weddings.
I absolutely love everything about weddings: the whiteness of the bride’s dress, the glitter of the reception hall, the sweetness of the wedding cake, and the bittersweetness of the love songs. I love the sparkle in the bride’s eyes and the tears in her father’s. I love watching the little children dancing and the flower girl carefully taking her tiny steps full of importance and respect for the moment. I even love the pressure and the stress because both push me over the limits and help me create my best work.
I reside in Bristol, Tennessee, with my other and, really, better half, Andrew. When I am not photographing weddings, I enjoy drawing, writing, and playing ice hockey. While I would call myself an East Tennessee-based wedding photographer, I would gladly travel almost anywhere in the Southern United States to document nuptials.
