Mallory Glisson Photography

There are some people in this world that are just GOOD people, ya know? The type of person that is always there for you, is a great listener, never judgemental, has a great heart, & good values... Well.. My friend Clint, is that person. We went to high school together and have always been really close. I took his pictures a while back to promote a CD that he's writing, and apparently he really liked the outcome because he asked me to do his and his new fiance's engagement pictures! I'm going to be honest, I was really nervous. I really value his opinion of my work and was really scared of disappointing him. This session was actually my first time meeting his soon-to-be wife, and I saw immediately why he is in love with her. They were so sweet during our session. She could NOT stop laughing. To say the least, I'm very pleased with the outcome.

I was browsing someones blog and noticed they had a play list and I thought oh I definitely need one of those! I've always said that if I could choose one talent I'd like to have it would be- singing. Lord knows I can't, but I try. I LOVE country music, my boyfriend hates it. There are not many artist in country music that I don't like. I think my first concert was Alan Jackson in Jacksonville, Fl. I remember him singing the Mercury song... "I'm gonna buy me a mercury and cruise it up and down the road."
In the small town that I come from, most everyone listens to country music.. And a lot of people (even my boyfriend) have country favorites that they like to hear every now and again. I remember my mom and two aunts going to a concert in Jacksonville.. I mean an AMAZING concert; Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson all of the great men of country music. My mom said I was "too young," which I was.. but I wanted to go so bad. They just don't do concerts like that anymore. If they did, you better believe I would have a ticket!

My senior year of high school I saw George Strait, & Miranda Lambert... My mom was always a fan of George and I liked him but at the time he was kind of "old" and I was more into Kenny Chesney, or Keith Urban. Boy did my mind change after that concert. He stood up there on stage, wearing his wranglers, big belt buckle- a man of that age never looked so good. There was no act in his performance.. it was all real.. Just like in the movie Pure Country (a favorite of my mom and I). I now have pretty much every George Strait song written on my ipod. Miranda Lambert... bless her heart- is my hero. I listen to her songs, jammin' out and my boyfriend asks if he should be scared.. haha.. yes, you should. He says that Miranda is a bad influence on me. I beg to differ. If you haven't gotten her newest CD, do it. The thing I love about her is that every song on her cd is great, every single one. I've only seen her in concert once, but am dying to see her agian. & of course I love Blake Shelton!

Another one of my favorite artist is Brantley Gilbert. He's not very big, yet. Jason Aldean just recorded his song, "My Kinda Party." At first I wasn't too happy that Brantley sold his song out like that, but I think Jason Aldean did it well. One of my first times seeing Brantley was at Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, I went with Amanda Guinn and Kristen Mizell- it was a great concert. The next time we met was in Athens, Georgia with Brittany Dixon.. she wasn't a big fan of country music but went with me anyway- another great concert. I saw him 2 more times in Athens when I lived there. One of the concerts was at a place called Tucker Plantation just outside of Athens, it included Colt Ford, Brantley Gilbert, and Luke Bryan. This was the type of concert were you could bring your lawn chairs and coolers and just partied all night- easily one of the best concerts I ever went to. A few of my favorite Brantley Gilbert songs are "My Kinda Crazy," "Them boys" because it reminds me of highschool and my favorite song of all "Rock this Town" because he's singing about me :) Why you my ask? Let me share some of the lyrics with you

"It’s 10:00, get ready to rock, let’s roll
Give me the beat boys, and free my soul
Play it all from skynyrd to Jones
And some of my own
5’10 with a suntan and southern drawl
In the front row singing along
Yea it’s all about the country sound
Yeah, we’re gonna rock this town

Sweet home to brown eyed girl
Trying my best to remember the words
And there’s always some drunk in the back
Screaming out Free Bird
Take a break, and head to the bar
Shake a couple hands, got me feeling like a star"

I mean if thats not saying Mallory Glisson, I don't know what is.

this was Brantley Gilbert at the Tucker Plantaiton

All of the girls at the concert.

Brittany and I at a concert in 2007. (she couldn't even drive yet! and yes we were in a bar)

Did I mention I love Luke Bryan? I've seen him in concert about 4 times and each and EVERY concert was amazing. I don't like going to concerts and not knowing all the songs. I mean I understand wanting to get new songs out there but I wanna be able to sing!! Well I sang EVERY song at his concerts. He plays songs like "fishin in the dark," "family tradition," "Sweet Home Alabama" and of course since we ARE from Georgia "Devil went down to Georgia." I was at one of his concerts in Milledgeville, Georgia and I actually got to meet his lead guitarist who is from Albany, Georgia. Luke's song "We Rode In Trucks" always gives me a little tingle inside, mainly because that was what we did-road dirt roads in trucks!!!(sometimes even got stuck!!!)

I'm also a big fan of Eric Church, esp the song "love your love the most." Sara Evans new song "A little bit Stronger," is amazing. Every since the song "Where I'm From," by Jason Michael Carroll came out- I loved it. It gives me chills every single time I hear it.. It IS where I'm from...

"I said im from the front pew of a wooden white church
A courthouse clock that still dont work
Where a mans word means everything
Where moms and dads were high school flames and
Gave their children Grandmothers maiden name
Yes, it may not sound like much
But its where im from"

Since I am so very much into the country music you may ask if I have cowboy boots? Well I have a pair but they aren't comfortable and are ugly. So I'm saving to get a NEW pair.. a BEAUTIFUL new pair :)