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Welcome to Simply Elegant Photography Blog!

     Welcome to my blog! My name is Tina Mercer and I am the owner of Simply Elegant Photography here in Thomasville, Georgia.  I am a photographer who loves to shoot weddings, engagements, families, children and senior portraits.  Here in my blog you will find my wedding events and many sessions with my clients along with some of my personal favorites of my daughter and friends.  Simply Elegant Photography you will get not only the traditional photographs you want in addition a style of photojournalistic that will tell your wedding story over and over for years to come.  We do more than just photograph your wedding, we give your treasures and memories for a life time to come.  

     If you are a client, friend, family member or fellow photographer, please leave me a comment I'd love to hear what you think about the pictures.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope to "SNAP" your picture soon!  If we can be of service to you, please don't hesitate to call me at 229-236-3553 or email me at weddings@rose.net

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Local Photographers Session

Awhile back, Ursula Page contacted a few fellow photographer friends for our get together recently. We had photographers that came from Pelham, Tallahassee, Tifton and course right here in Thomasville..  We had a great lunch together and then we headed out with some special models that assisted us.. I bet they didn’t realized that the “Paparazzi Patrol” would be on the loose?  Our first model was Ashley & Joseph who volunteered their time and they look splendid as a couple, thank you for letting me capture some great pictures of you guys.. and then we have April, who is getting married very soon..she was a super trouper and she had some incredible pictures as well.   I’d like to thank Bells N Beau’s Bridal who carries prom and special occasion dresses, please feel free to drop in their shop and see some incredible dresses, I’m sure you can find something elegant there!  Singletary’s Flowers who donated the beautiful bouquet for our session, Jennifer of Devine Wedding and Party Planning.  She was great with April.. Jennifer also assisted me recently at the Barrett’s Wedding in Cairo, Ga.  and I thank you very much for your time then!  So if you need a great planner – contact Jennifer for your next event.  Thanks Christine for the prop and location.. I had a great time with everybody and can’t wait til the next time we get together (course wedding season is here) so maybe soon we can get together again.  But for now.. I leave you with some awesome pictures.  Cheers ~ Tina

AND now  we have April’s Photo Session Check it out..

 

Sneaky Peak from the Barrett’s Wedding

Hello blog world.. just wanted to touch basis and share a few wedding pictures from Lynlee and Justin’s Wedding.. You need to stay tune because there’s TONS of awesome pictures from their wedding, from start to finish – but for now.. I’ll leave a little peak for you.  Cheers ~ Tina

Hmmm.. Savannah Candy Kitchen

Hmmm. talk about sweet dreams.. we recently went to Savannah for a Cheerleading competition and Thanks to our friends “Stephen and Dana Stewart” they took us (Mercer’s and Phillip’s) around Savannah and one stop was… well you guess it Savannah Candy Kitchen – OMG!  if you never been in this shop before – right as you walk you – you smell SWEETNESS in the air at this shop.  OMG this place was for kids & adults, it’s a dream shop and not to mention the adults were just like the kids in a candy shop!  literally we were.. we had so much fun just scoping out the place from the hand made candy to make your own tin cans of candy.. WOW is all I can say and I wanna to go back to this shop next time I there in Savannah.   It was pretty Awesome – check out the pictures while we played, laughed, picked up our tongues off the ground.. but this was such a fun and sweet shop for sure!  Cheers ~ Tina

March 5, 2010 - 6:52 am Michelle Wharton - I love this candy shop down on river street! They have some yummy stuff.

Lynlee’s Bridal Pictures

Ok blog world.. here’s Lynlee – first of all – let me tell you a little about Lynlee, I met Lynlee while we were decorating for Cairo High School’s Prom in 2009 and she came to me and we talk about doing the pictures for her wedding then.. I knew that once I started working with Lynlee she was gonna be a hit with me.. As time went by we started planning our photo shoots and let me tell ya Lynlee is a super trouper.. Lynlee kept me posted on her ideas, things she wanted to do, she was outstanding, I couldn’t have asked for a better bride, she was totally awesome.. So we get to her bridal shoot and we started in her dancing studio in Cairo (which was totally awesome)  then we headed the cotton field in Cairo (another marvelous place) and finally headed between Newton, Ga. & Albany, Ga  to a plantation called “Nonami Plantation  Upon arrival – HOLY COW!!! this place was beyond my wildest dreams for a plantation.. 4 – 18 hole golf courses out from the back yard in 4 different directions(YEAH REALLY), we were told that Jack W. Nicklaus, AKA “The Golden Bear” helped in designing this golf course for this plantation just incredible is all I can say, horses stables, the MOST beautiful oak trees you have seen in your life.. this location should we say PERFECT for a bridal shoot – OMG!  Talk about connection – Lynlee’s daddy hooked us up!  All I can say was I WAS “IN HEAVEN”  we had the best time shooting Lynlee’s Bridal Portraits at this location– her daddy couldn’t have picked a better location for some pictures.. Thanks to Mike now Lynlee has some of the most beautiful pictures for her bridal shoot and her mom Tonnie & Sister LeAnn was incredible for tagging along and helping they were awesome too!! – I personally think it was a fabulous day for all of us.. so the moment you’ve been waiting for… I give you Lynlee’s Bridal Shoot from NoNami Plantation, the dance studio and the most beautiful cotton field I’ve ever seen.  I must say this. It sadden me to hear that “Nonami Plantation” was sold shortly after we had the grand opportunity of this place.  Here’s the article about Ted Turner buying this plantation.. check it out.. http://tinyurl.com/yhfoedp   Cheers ~ Tina

Guess Who’s Up Next on the Blog Site!

Hello blog world.. it’s been a while since I’ve posted.  I’ve been extremly busy with wedding events, competitions, and now softball season has begun – it’s totally crazy for us right now.. but we love it!  Hey.. Coming up shortly – I will have uploaded some awesome bridal portraits – we’ll play trivia here – can you guess who this is?  for now, I’ll leave you guessing.  Leave me a message and tell who you think this is?  Cheers~ Tina

Jam Fest 2010 – All Star Jr.Fusion Cheerleaders…#1

Here’s your  #1 JAM FEST – All Star Jr Fusion Cheerleaders… Go Girls ~ Cheers!! 

JAM FEST Cheer & Dance – Jacksonville, Florida ~ 2010

OK you’ve been waiting for this.. let me introduce to you the All Star Fusion Cheerleaders!!!  Oh Yeah.. we have 3 competitive teams here in Thomasville, Georgia and they are outstanding.  We recently attended the JAM FEST Cheer & Dance in Jacksonville, Florida and the girls were totally awesome!  We have the Senior Girls who took First place (GO SR’S)  and then we have the Jr. Silver Girls who also took First place (AWESOME JR’S) and lastly we have the Pee Wee Girls who took 3rd place.. they were AWESOME TOO! (Go Pee Wee’s).. but in the mean time take a look at some of their outstanding shots that I got.  Hope you enjoy.. (MORE PICTURES are located at – www.simplyelegantphotography.smugmug.com check it out.. Cheers ~

Laura at FSU

Finally, I’m able to save the best for last for my 2009 blog site- We did this photo shoot at Florida State University with Laura who is a vivid FSU Seminoles Fan!  She was excited to get down to FSU for a photo shoot and oh my talk about some great shots!! Laura was such a super trouper in her photo shoot you can really tell she had a great time!! She looks like a model in her pictures, not to mention, Laura is a Senior at Thomas County Central High, Class of 2010 who has made her way with her letterman jacket in her mass media class and I must admit her letterman jacket is pretty awesome!  I’d like to share with you some outstanding photos of Laura – so take a look.  Cheers!! ~ Tina

Lynlee and Justin’s Enagement Session

Let’s met Lynlee and Justin from Cairo, Georgia.. First all I must say that Lynlee and Justin is a pleasure to work with.  They were such troopers for me during our session.. We bouced around everywhere in Cairo and had a great time  with this couple.  We went to the farm and shot some great pictures for their engagement session as well, not to mention the cotton fields were prefect!  so sit back and check out their engagement session, it was truely my pleasure to come and assist this couple for their engagement shoot.  I can’t wait for their wedding in February 2010… Cheers ~ Tina

Look Out… Future Football Player

This boy can play some football!!  he just finished up his season playing with the Stony Creek Team.. I can’t wait to see him play again for next year, look out cause this could be your next all-star football player in Thomasville.. We went and took pictures of Marcus out playing on the fields & etc.. so just wanted to share some great pictures of him.. hope you enjoy.. Cheers ~ Tina