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Monday, December 19, 2011

Allison and Scott…Married! Orlando, Florida

Last wedding of the year and it went out with a bang! O M G! Insanely fun wedding with too much details to fit in a blog post. Fantastic vendors, venue and awesome guest ready to partay! You could’t ask for a better day too! Weather was perfect and Allison planned the day out so well that we had no scheduling issues. What? Weird…huh!? Flawless day really. Scott and Allison are perfect together. Scott was so nervous while I was setting up the “first look” and Allison was pretty calm, but I could tell she was nervous too. Scott was on the verge of tears when he saw Allison and I was too! Such a beautiful moment and even though this couple is super silly and extremely funny, they mean business when it comes to love. Enough of my babbling! On with the show!!!

Ceremony and Reception:Lake Mary Events Center

Entertainment and Lighting:Soundwave Entertainment

Florist:Weddings by Carly Ane

Catering:Levan’s Catering

Cake:Anna Cakes

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Posted in Destination Weddings, Wedding Photographer, Wedding Photography

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Ciara and Kyle Eden State Park Wedding Photographer

I am super excited about this blog. I had an amazing time photographing this beautiful couple. I couldn’t have asked for a more laid back bride and groom. If you look closely you will notice how Ciara scrunches her nose and shrugs her shoulders when she looks at Kyle. She turns into this giddy little school girl and you can tell that “I love Kyle!” was written all over her folders in school.lol If you think she is adorable when she looks at him…you should see the way he looks at her. He almost pauses to take it all in and he gets this little smirk on his face. If I had to guess..he gets the same giddy feeling, but would rather not show his giddy little school boy side to everyone.lol Thank you Ciara and Kyle for allowing me to photograph such a special day. It was such an amazing event to document and watch unfold. You both have such loving families and I can’t wait to see what the future will hold for you both. A big thanks to my second shooter for the day Tiffany Sims of Tiffany Sims Photography. Enjoy.

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Ceremony Site: Eden State Park

Reception Site: Embassy Suites Destin Florida

Event coordinator and Decor: Uniquely Created

Cake: Lolo’s Cakes and Sweets

Videographer: Lewis Cinema

Hair: Stephanies House of Styles

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Stephanie and Adam Hidden Creek Navarre Florida

Stephanie and Adam were such a fun couple to photograph. I met with Stephanie in the winter and we went over her special day. She had everything super organized and knew exactly what she wanted. I know this day was very special for both of them and I was very honored to document it for them. I didn’t have the opportunity to meet Adam till the day of and let me tell you…he’s a character. He made sure everyone was having a good time and taken care of even on his special day. These two were a riot after the ceremony to photograph…I was throughly entertained.lol Big Thanks to Tiffany Sims of Tiffany Sims Photography for second shooting with me! Congrats to Stephanie and Adam! Enjoy the show…

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Reception and Ceremony at Hidden Creek

Decor and Flowers:Uniquely Created

Cake: Say Cake

Hair and Make up: As You Like it Salon

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Posted in Destin Wedding Photographer, Destination Weddings, Florida Wedding Photographer, Wedding Photographer, Wedding Photography

Monday, May 23, 2011

Shelley and Bill….. Laurel Hill Florida

This wedding was so laid back and beautiful. The ceremony took place in a pecan orchard and the reception was right in front of their home. I don’t know if you could have picked a better back drop for such a special day! It’s funny how I got this wedding. I had never met Shelley and I was already booked by her sister Tiffany my fellow photographer friend who second shoots with me! I expected Tiffany to take the reigns of this special event because she is super organized and she don’t play.lol When I met Shelley I couldn’t stop laughing because they are complete opposites! Tiffany is more reserved and Shelley is loud and crazy like me. I kept thinking to myself….”no wonder Tiffany likes me!” I wondered how Tiffany could even handle me sometimes, but little did I know Shelley has conditioned her for crazy people like me to come along in her life!lol

I love laid back weddings. Everything about this wedding was clean and simple. The beautiful arrangements on all of the tables were hand crafted by Shelley’s beautiful Mother and all of the ladies flowers as well. Shelley wore a beautiful dress with some pretty sweet cowgirl boots…would you expect anything less from a cowgirl? Her hair and make up were stunning along with all of her fabulous ladies in their very summery bright dresses. The colors and flowers really popped out in the beautiful green grass. The ceremony was very private and filled with love. The reception is where I don’t think Bill and Shelley sat down for more then 5 minutes! They have so many friends and family! I can’t tell you how kind they both are and how much everyone cares for them. It truly was a wonderful celebration of two people coming together.

Well, enough about every little detail! Thank you to my friend Lily of Paddy and Lily Photography for second shooting with me! Congrats to Shelley and Bill! Thank you for allowing me to photograph such a special day! I hope you enjoy these photographs as much as I enjoyed taking them!

Dresses-David’s Bridal

Hair- Crystal Powell- 850.398.3411

Make-up- Paint Me Pretty

Catering- 98 BBQ

Cake-Say Cake

Rentals-RSVP Weddings

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Tiffany and Chris – Crestview Florida

Come One! Come All!

This wedding was amazing to be apart of and my first carnival themed wedding! Another first for me was shooting at a new venue that was just opened up for events this past year. Funny thing is…is that I have passed this beautiful house since I was 12 always stating that I would love to live there one day and 15yrs later I was able to shoot a beautiful wedding at the Jernigan House.

Tiffany wanted every part of her special day to be unique and fun. They had popcorn popping and the smell of cotton candy was in the air. All of the bridesmaids wore different styled black dresses and fabulous multi colored shoes of their choice! The groomsmen wore suspenders with bow ties and newsboy caps….with the exception of Paddy who had to wear a sweater vest, but the squeaky wheel always gets the grease right?!(I kid..I kid) Paddy and Lily actually approached me to shoot this wedding a few months ago and of course I was honored that they would chose me to photograph their best friends wedding. You should go check out their work…their pretty dang awesome and drop dead sexy.

Well, back to the details…..another first for me was during the ceremony they opened up part of it to praise and worship. Ugh…yea..pretty amazing and such a beautiful moment. This wedding was a beautiful celebration of two people coming together along with their family and friends. Congrats Tiffany and Chris! On with the show…