Where in the World is Tara Harper?

What a great question since our poor little blog has been so neglected since last year!

After a very, very busy Fall and Christmas season, we are hoping to turn over a new leaf and keep up with our web presence better so our clients will know what in the world is going on at Harper Photography! Regardless of the blogging downfall, we do feel blessed to have such a terrific clientele and keeping up with our customer service is Goal #1!

It would be waaaayyyy too hard to tell you ALL the things we have done since the last entry, but we will give you a quick glimpse of what we did on top of the baby, children, and family sessions we do each week:

• Wilson County Fair in August


• 2 weddings in September PLUS I completed my professional Certification thru PPA


• Oktoberfest and outdoor fall sessions in October


• November spun out the Christmas Special plus another wedding (the image on this blog is from the 11/21 wedding of Ashley and Shane!)


• December was Christmas Rush fulfilling orders and getting all the loose ends tied together


• January was great with Imaging USA 2010 being right in our back door this year at Opryland Hotel


• Also, I am feeling awesome about being the President this year for the Professional Photographers of Middle TN. It has started off wonderfully, so I am looking forward to another busy, busy year in this career I have chosen!

I will be posting my blog entries to Facebook so everyone can keep up a little better with the entries and new images...so ENJOY! And Happy Valentines Day! LOL!

Take a look at a rockin' image that we took a few weeks ago of one of our wedding couples - Kristen and Matt! Kristen wanted to go all out and have some images that were true to them and definitely different. We had a fantastic time jaunting around the city while getting some images that are really over the top! You'd never know that Kristen had a sprained ankle and hopped around on crutches the entire session...the girl has some MUSCLE! We are scheduled for a bridal portrait soon so everything will be perfect when the wedding day arrives!!!

Everything is rolling along quickly at the studio. We did our first 2009 family outdoor session last Saturday as part of a 50th Anniversary celebration! Bring on the warm weather!

c ya!

Still Happily Ever After

We were recently honored to photograph the Marriage Renewal Ceremony of Claire and Kendall in Murfreesboro! Here you see a gorgeous image that we took before the activities and celebrations began - a beautiful couple who are obviously still in love after 20 years together! In today's society, these two are something to be admired and congratulated on for sticking it out during all the good times and the tough times and loving one another through it all. Claire did a fantastic job of coordinating all the details for the event...including her dress that happened to be made just for this! The floor-length deep green velvet with lace sleeves was so striking and appropriate for the occasion; the fresh ivory bouquet was exquisite just the same. After the church ceremony, their guests enjoyed cocktail hour, dinner, and dancing at B. McNeel's. Another really, really fun touch was the live band - Cissy Crutcher provided the vocals in front of a smoother than smooth jazz ensemble. Thanks, Claire and Kendall, for asking us to be a part of this celebration!

January continues to bloom with excitement...this week has oddly been the week for several 3 and 4-month-old sessions! Spring and summer brides are starting to wrap up their planning, and we look forward to discussing and finalizing plans with each one of them...

c-ya!

Wild & Crazy Weekend

This weekend was more than wild and crazy! We photographed the wedding of Susan and Jon at the beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Eastwood Christian Church in Nashville, and then everyone got busy shaking it and taking in the grand reception celebration at the Global Cafe. This was our first reception there...and it was totally a cool place to have one. Mac Griffin from In Any Event spun the records...and as always he was over the top! If you need a good DJ...he ROCKS! Above you see one of Susan's bridal portraits we did several months ago at the Belmont Mansion.

We also saw lots and lots of our clients at Oktoberfest sponsored by Wilson Bank & Trust. The weather was gorgeous! If the weather is great and all my buddies come to see me, I consider it a huge success. We are already starting to get some calls from new clients; thanks to all of our current and potential clients for checking out our display!

Fall Family Portraits are in full swing...and we will be doing our Halloween Spooktacular next week! Come and see us if you haven't already signed up!

C ya