Lauren Hanthorn Photography

Name: Lauren Hanthorn Photography
Address: Nashville, TN, US
Telephone: +18659646591
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Lauren Hanthorn Photography

Nashville-based wedding photographer capturing timeless photographs, candid moments, and joy-filled memories.

11/27/2024

I’ve been documenting this sweet family for years. It was such a joy to work with them and we had the most perfect fall day 🥰

10/22/2024

Mr. & Mrs. LeMarr 🤍🤍

Documenting their wedding day was like hanging out with old friends. Not only did I pick up on their amazing taste in music but I was just in awe of their love, how much they made each other laugh, and how deeply they are connected. It was truly a special day and so glad I got to witness it!

Congrats, you two! 🥹

10/15/2024

Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Horton!

It’s starting to feel more like fall, guys 🥹 I only felt it fit to share this wedding fully embracing fall and all of the colors 🍁

Who else is excited for some cooler temps?! This is my favorite time of year. Especially planning for all of the holidays. We just picked up some pumpkins to carve, coordinating Thanksgiving dinner, and buying gifts for each other 🥰 Just makes my heart so happy! What is your favorite thing about fall?

09/18/2024

Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez! 🎉

What a stunning day it was, from the prettiest details, to the wildest dance floor, complete with a motorcycle ride. It was an honor to document such beautiful and fun memories 🥹

08/30/2024

This venue was sooo perfect and versatile. We found the perfect little area for the champagne tower. If you’re thinking about having one, DO IT. They’re actually pretty easy to put together. We also walked by the pool - and later they jumped in it! Those photos are coming soon 😉

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08/29/2024

Hold onto your hats 🤠

At Magnolia Acres in Columbia, TN. Hair and makeup by Go Gorgeous by 931 Beauty Co. Florals by Styled by Tori.

08/20/2024

The cutest couples session on the farm!! These two got married almost a year ago and I was so stoked to get them out to the farm to take pictures 🥰

We had huge green fields to run in, yellow flowers still blooming, and a little creek to skip rocks in. It was such a fun evening!

07/28/2024

Happy Sunday!

This ceremony space needed a spot on the feed. I’ve never seen an arch like this before 🤩

Tim (my husband) is a carpenter + he saw it and it literally inspired him to want to create arbors and arches for weddings. So, side venture? 😂

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07/27/2024

Tennessee has helped me fall in love with the color green all over again 🌿🍐💚

So many shades, the way the light hits the trees, and even the way it makes me feel. It’s such a classic color.

I think color can dramatically impact a photo and evoke different emotions. Greens feel peaceful, reds feel energizing, blues feel refreshing or relaxing.

Maybe that’s why I love greens so much. It’s said that green is a mixture of yellow’s optimism and blue’s calmness. That has been my focus this year.

After moving around quite a bit, it’s been nice to plant roots. My word for the year was “Peace” but to be honest, peace felt so far off when I chose it. Little did I know, this year God would bring so much peace into my life.

If you had told me I’d be living my dream life, homesteading with my sweet family, and continuing to live out my dreams in photography, it would sound too good to be true.

Yet here we are, raising our son in the best place I could possibly imagine. Building my business in new and innovative ways I never knew was possible. Feeling so much peace.

If there’s something you hope for, maybe even just a feeling, know that the process may seem messy but it will come. Trust the process 💚

07/09/2024

I can’t tell you how truly honored I was to capture Buzz and Naomi’s wedding day. The way they look at each other, their incredible love story that brought them across the country to be together, and the truly kindhearted people that they are.

I don’t think there was a dry eye as Naomi walked down the aisle. Capturing love this tender is why I love what I do so much 🥹

07/01/2024

Hot topic 🔥 What’s the difference between a documentary-style photographer and editorial-style photographer?

I used to think I was purely documentary-style, but once I truly saw the difference, I realized I was more of a blend of the two.

See a true documentary-style wedding photographer doesn’t ask for anything to be curated, that includes backgrounds! This was my first indicator. The main backdrop that is typically curated is the getting ready space. A documentary photographer will not ask for anything to be organized - they capture the mess, the clutter, everything how it is. While that sounds great in theory, I’m a little too OCD to take this approach myself. I love a clean and uncluttered background in order to move the focus to the main subject. While I leave a lot of key storytelling details, I don’t always leave it exactly as is. Curating an environment is actually considered to be more of an editorial approach.

Another key sign of a documentary style photographer is that they don’t pose their couples. They are literally a fly on a wall, capturing 100% authentic interactions.

While certain parts of the day are documented with this approach, I love guiding my couples in subtle ways, assisting them with prompts that feel fitting for their personalities, and having a slightly more hands-on approach. This is also more along the lines of editorial-style.

I think a lot of photographers have a mixed approach when it comes to a wedding day. We don’t want it to feel like an all-out photoshoot the whole day but we also want to help out with our professional experience. You’re hiring someone for their eye but also for how you interact with them, how they create a comfortable atmosphere, how they help bring out your connection with your partner and set aside any distractions.

So, for my photographers out there, which one are you? A wallflower documentary-style photographer or a curated editorial photographer (or a mix)? What are your thoughts on these approaches? Would love to know in the comments!

06/21/2024

Welcome to the world, little one. This session really was a full circle moment for me. I remember moving back to Tennessee in 2019 and Brad and Eliza were my first engagement shoot (they actually won my giveaway 😂).

We’ve kept in contact over the years and this was our third session together. Welcoming their little girl and embracing this new season of parenthood.

I can’t tell you how much joy it brings me to look at these photos, especially as a mom myself, and cherish them so. If you’re ever wondering if you should document seasons of your life, DO IT.

I am notoriously bad at doing this myself, thinking I will always do it later. I look at memories like this and they are little treasures.

Time is a thief and one day all we will have is our memories and our photos to look back on. When you get engaged, married, have a child. I can’t stress enough to DOCUMENT every season, no matter how small. Your future self will thank you.

Now, this post will be a reminder to hold myself accountable too 😂 because we’re all busy, or maybe we don’t like the way we had our hair done, and the list of excuses continues, but one day we will look back on those photos in tears with smiles on our faces because of the way that moment felt. THAT is what matters - and that was on my heart to share with you.

Now BRB while I go book my own family session 🏃‍♀️

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http://laurenhanthornphotography.com/

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