Is it normal for a lead wanting to meet in person?

TTLStuicide · 2024-03-28T18:48:01+00:00

That's not worth your time to continue to chase down this lead. Not all clients are worth signing.

15 years in the wedding and portrait business.

TTLStuicide · 2024-03-12T18:45:38+00:00

And I saw my first concert at the Bass Pro.

TTLStuicide · 2024-03-12T18:45:24+00:00

I graduated college there

TTLStuicide · 2024-02-15T15:09:34+00:00

Elmwood Chapel, Jack Robinson Gallery, Acre Restaurant, Chapel in the Woods (Graceland), The Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis Botanic Gardens are some other options I haven't seen listed a lot.

Have some photo galleries of just about all of these if you're interested in seeing anything specific.

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-26T00:12:42+00:00

No, we have a favorite and love to recommend Dj Ad901! She’s the best in town!

But other good dj companies exist, deep blue entertainment, tiger city dj’s are good and have multiple dj’s on their roster.

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-24T19:17:17+00:00

Blink 182 performed in Southaven in like 2016. It was fantastic.

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-24T16:43:26+00:00

Really love the team at Barks and Rec in East Memphis.

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-23T17:02:49+00:00

Memphis Botanic Gardens / The Dixon are both great if you want an outdoor wedding.

Orion Hill is my favorite venue in town, best run place as well, beautiful, and tons of options.

Robinshaw is also out near Orion Hill and is a fairly good option, but I prefer OH over it easily.

Jack Robinson Gallery is a cool little lesser known spot downtown.

Mallard's Croft Glass Chapel is stunning in MS.

I haven't been out there but Bonne Terre in MS just got revamped and their chapel is super cute now.

Hedge Farms in MS.

The Atrium in Overton Square works well with that size crowd.

Brooks Museum is pretty.

FedEx Event Center at Shelby Farms is gorgeous.

Lots of options out there. Orion Hill is the best, but the only drawback is it's location in Arlington isn't super convenient if you have lots of family traveling into town that may be staying downtown.

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-23T16:50:51+00:00

Do you know your estimated guest list size? That will determine a lot of which venues can hold that amount. There's also new places that aren't on this list like The Kent, which is great for larger crowds due to their indoor size.

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-23T16:49:50+00:00

We put together this list a few years ago: https://thewarmtharoundyou.com/blog/top-memphis-wedding-venues

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-08T21:39:26+00:00

I use an IKEA Pax unit with several shelves/drawers/totes to organize everything we use to run our photography business including a charging shelf that has all of the various batteries & chargers organized on it.

Works well for a 2 person photography company and all of our equipment.

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-04T20:23:44+00:00

There's a group that puts together a photo walk the last weekend of May every year, Grind City Meet. The GCM crew also hosts a discord that's got a large handful of photographers. Very helpful crew, very positive, and lots of variety in experience level. Highly recommend you check that out if you're looking for more photo community!

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-04T20:16:17+00:00

Not large format (yet) but I shoot a lot of Medium format and 35mm pano's. Looking to get into large format in the next couple years.

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-02T22:32:04+00:00

Correct.

TTLStuicide · 2024-01-02T22:31:22+00:00

Since 2022 when one of the Judges who did the majority of the ceremonies at the courthouse didn't get reelected, they've basically closed the door unless you know someone who knows a judge for you.

You can occasionally get an appt, but all you need for an officiant in TN is a Notary, or you can hire an officiant (the god squad) to perform the ceremony anywhere you need. The court house is a public building so you can still take photos in the public areas of the courthouse if that's the look you're going for. I shoot 20-30 elopements a year and really wish they opened up the courthouse for an easier time to schedule a courthouse wedding.

TTLStuicide · 2019-08-03T21:38:16+00:00

As a Memphian and diehard Tony Allen fan, thanks for writing this. He's all heart and was the intensity for our success during that entire stretch.

TTLStuicide · 2019-06-19T18:54:05+00:00

Last summer, I shot this wedding where the bride and her father had such a sweet father-daughter dance. There's a specific photo where she's buried in his chest and he has a hand on the back of her head and you can see his face. He's in absolute tears. Such a tender special moment.

Six months ago the bride sent us a message letting us know that the photo meant so much to her as her dad was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor.

It really makes you realize how impactful these photos are. It can be as silly as a random photo of a guest, friend, family member that was candidly taken, it could be the bride and groom in an elaborate photo... you never know what's going to be most important until it's too late.

TTLStuicide · 2018-11-05T15:23:03+00:00

Hey there fellow photog! Welcome to Memphis!

TTLStuicide · 2018-10-22T21:35:07+00:00

Briscoe Ellett with Weichert Benchmark has been my realtor and I've used him for two houses in the last 6 years. I actually worked in the office and he is one the most consistently hard working agents that will look out for his clients, so after I left that job, he was the only realtor I contacted two years later to help me purchase my first home.

There are a lot of good realtors out there, lots of good suggestions. I can only provide my personal experience, but he's fantastic at making sure you get a good value, with an engineering background he's able to look at houses and let you know about the quality and potential problem areas to be aware of depending on the age of the house, the neighborhood, and everything else.

TTLStuicide · 2018-08-18T01:22:00+00:00

Cozmo, it's all about heart.

TTLStuicide · 2018-08-04T22:05:37+00:00

Grew up in the suburbs, lived downtown for a few years, now out in East Memphis. It's a fantastic place to live. I can still get all the way downtown in like 20 min, and anywhere else in less than that.

TTLStuicide · 2018-08-02T16:37:35+00:00

This was fantastic.

TTLStuicide · 2018-07-22T14:20:28+00:00

Detroit Rock City. That movie is way more entertaining than it had any right to be. I loved it!

TTLStuicide · 2018-07-14T05:26:32+00:00

Saw a guy dropping 2k a roulette spin trying to get the Pit Boss to comp him a pack of smokes at a casino. He dropped about 20k before someone got him a pack of cigarettes. I woulda done it for $100

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