Sammy Mckenzie is a Nashville wedding photographer capturing couples, seniors, weddings, and each emotional moment of your story throughout Tennessee and worldwide.

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My parents eloped. No big ceremony, no fancy venue—just the two of them, a lot of love, and a moment they knew was theirs. There’s only one photo from their wedding day. It's worn and a little faded now, but it’s everything to me.

That single image is more than a picture—it's a memory I wasn't there to witness, a story I didn't live but get to feel every time I see it. It's my connection to the beginning of our family.

Maybe that's why I'm a wedding photographer. Because I know how much power one photograph can hold. I know that the smallest captured moment—a look, a touch, a tear—can become the most cherished thing years from now.

I don’t take photos just for today. I take them for the future, for the children and grandchildren who will look back and want to know how it all began.

This is why I do what I do. Because your story deserves to be remembered—not with just one photo, but with a thousand beautiful moments frozen in time.

Invest in your memories, if not for you, then do it for the future generation that will come            you.

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the story of my parents

Intimate nashville weddings & elopements photographer

An intimate wedding isn’t about less—it’s about more. More presence. More meaning. More space to celebrate in a way that feels true to you. I document with that same philosophy—balancing refinement with rawness, artistry with authenticity.

I don’t stage moments. I watch them unfold. I work with both digital and film, blending softness and structure to create images that feel cinematic yet real. No forced poses, no stiff smiles. Just you, as you are. Because the most beautiful stories aren’t manufactured. They’re simply witnessed.

Elevated, yet effortless.

middle tn wedding photographer

Editorial meets documentary. Elevated, yet effortless.

"If there was another option on google reviews I would give Sammy 10 stars! She captured all the small details, intimate moments, and made sure we felt super comfortable around the camera on our wedding!"

Alice and Gabe (2023)