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Monday, November 15, 2010

Toni and Sam Florida Wedding Photographer

Toni and Sam have tied the knot! The weather was beautiful and the location was very unique. This particular plantation has never hosted a wedding so I was excited to check it out. Toni and Sam wanted a low key fun wedding with no fuss. Toni wore a fabulous knee length dress and Sam was able to do what a lot of grooms do not get to do…wear what he wanted! Yes…you read that right..Toni let him decide what he wanted to wear. This is rare folks.lol Enough talk and on with the show. Congrats Toni and Sam! Thank you for allowing us to be apart of your special day.

Toni and Sam from Sheena Ratliff on Vimeo.

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Monday, September 13, 2010

Jordan and Annalisa Florida Wedding Photographer

Jordan and Annalisa …Married!

I met Jordan and Annalisa a few months back through my very good friend. My friend has a way of convincing me to do just about anything for her and it just so happens Jordan is her brother-in-law and she decided to give them an extremely generous gift…me….just messing…she hired me to shoot their wedding. So.. I was 7mths pregnant photographing this wedding on a Friday in August…I was pretty much not taking a whole lot of work because of the heat and my beautiful figure was ever so changing. Of course getting to know these two made it all worth it.

Jordan is going into the military soon and they wanted to be able to get married in front of all of their friends and family. Everything took place inside which was great because of the heat. Annalisa wore a beautiful gown and for her something old she wore her grandmothers pearls…which was such a beautiful moment for her grandmother to help her put them on. Of course any wedding day can be a little hectic, but Annalisa kept her calm and of course Jordan like most grooms didn’t let it phase him a bit. These two are very relaxed and comfortable with one another…almost seasoned pros at this whole being together forever business.

The rain would come and go so we had very little time to take photos of just the two of them. We decided that we would meet up when they got back from their honeymoon to do a session. I have included a few highlights from the wedding and the awesome session we had after.To Jordan and Annalisa…May every day you spend together be even better than the last. Congrats!

Jordan and Annalisa from Sheena Ratliff on Vimeo.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Andy and Tamara Destin Wedding Photographer

You might remember this wild and crazy couple from an engagment session I did a few months back. WELL, guess what?! Hooray! Andy and Tamara are now married and it was an awesome day! Every little detail was sassy and fabulous! From the hot pink tulle dresses with super sassy converses for the beautiful flower girls to the pink feathers in Tamara’s birdcage veil. Yes, birdcage veils are my fave and I totally could have danced a little jig over it. The day was so stress free compared to most weddings and it was just one great big celebration! I couldn’t have asked for a better couple to work with and I just felt so honored to capture those moments for them. I love capturing how much fun everyone had and Andy can’t be too serious… so you will see his awesome humor through these photos and Tamara’s sassyness. Well, I won’t write a book,but I will let my little slideshow tell you their story.

Andy and Tamara from Sheena Ratliff on Vimeo.

Ceremony:Dolores Hope All Faiths Chapel

Ceremony Musician:Sands and Strings

Reception:Rutherfords 465

Reception Musician: Michael J Thomas

Hair/Make-up:Cool Stylz Studio

Fabulous Birdcage Veil:Unveiled Bridal Designs

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Monday, July 26, 2010

A Love Story Destin Photographer

I love these photos. I love this couple. David and Beth have been married for 12 yrs and they wanted an anniversary session. If you saw the lovely photos from their wedding…you would understand. I love it. They were so young and cute…they still are…just much more fashionable now. They know I couldn’t write this blog without commenting on their old wedding photos.

A little bit about these two crazy kids…David is my personal one man geek squad if that’s possible and the one person who probably comments on every single blog. He is a very encouraging person and his family I am sure feel very blessed to have him around..for the most part. Beth is a super talented woman who makes killer cakes and her chocolate frosting puts me in a sugar coma, but I can’t resist it. She will have a bakery up in the next few years so you know I will be raving about it when it happens..for now email me if you want an awesome cake for a birthday or special occasion and I will pass your info along. These two crazy kids have 4 kids….need I say more…they needed a day of just the two of them enjoying each other. It was an honor to share in this special time with them and Beth gave David a really nice wedding band to replace his old one too. Also a little kid was having a birthday on the beach as we were leaving and she was turning 12…strange huh. Crazy stuff!

Sooo…if you have tacky wedding photos and want to retake some fabulous anniversary photos…contact me. We will have a blast and yes I might make you jump in the water.

David and Beth from Sheena Ratliff on Vimeo.

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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Sam and Toni Mini E-Session

I love catching up with old friends and lately I have done just that. Toni and I went to high school together and share a lot of great memories. I am super excited for Toni and Sam! I cannot wait to shoot their beautiful fall wedding! I love catching people being silly and of course they tell me..you better not use that, but really it’s too funny to pass up. Toni loves me. She won’t get mad. This couple likes to have fun and for what’s worth Sam does not like being in front of the camera, but he did it just for Toni. Oh how he suffered.