Amy and Josh's Wedding Part I

The special thing about Amy and Josh's wedding was they had their ceremony on a dock on the Rainbow River in Dunnellon, Florida. The dock is on the property of Amy's grandfather, who passed away a few years ago. Therefore, this wedding was extremely personal and special. I felt so honored to be there to witness and record this special time.

Josh looks so dapper!

I love the simplicity of Amy's gorgeous dress. 

Amy looked so beautiful!

Nici of La Chanson D'Amour set such a beautiful mood. 

Can we say gorgeous?






I'll be posting the second half this week. Check back!

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Amy's Wedding

When my friends have asked me how this wedding went, I have been telling them that it's the closest I'll have ever gotten to shooting a wedding out of the movie Steel Magnolias. It was so beautiful and sweet.

I have plenty more images to share, but I wanted to start out with this beautiful, simple image of Amy.



Thanks and check back. I'll be posting more soon!

Stacey and Michael's Wedding Part II

Yay! I'm ready to share the second half of Stacey and Michael's wedding. 

Their fun reception took place at the Waterfront room at Jackson's Bistro on Harbour Island. The light in that room was tasty! Stacey and Michael had a great dj, James King from Grant Hemond! He kept the party going! Stacey and Michael's friend, Kelly, did their cupcake (cake). It looked yummy! Check out her other work at Cakes by Kelly. 

Finally, the party wouldn't have been so great without the guidance and support of Beth from Flawless Occasions. I'm lucky to have to have had the pleasure to get to work with Beth. I hope to do so again! 

Something about this photo makes me smile. It's one of my favorite of Stacey and Michael.




Michael was a fun groom for me. He was open to just about anything :)






After our bridal party portraits, we took a little "photo walk" through Old Hyde Park and we found this cool telephone booth!

The inspiration for the centerpieces comes from "Better Together," by Jack Johnson. There's a line in the song about shoe boxes of photographs of sepia-toned loving. I loooved this detail!






Let the party begin!


Stacey was glowing, simply glowing!


Stacey's mom did the Hora!!! Love this photo :)






I love this photo. Michael's mom was so cute!


Oh no he didn't!


A beautiful ending to a beautiful night!


I'll be sharing some images from Amy and Josh's lovely riverside wedding soon. Check back!

Stacey and Michael's Wedding Part I

I feel so honored to photograph weddings for such wonderful people. To me, it's so special to be there when a couple takes such an important vow to their relationship and their love. Stacey and Michael's wedding was no different. I remember meeting with Stacey last summer and her describing the wedding. Every description she used was right on. Her day was perfect! Sunshine and happiness all around.

First off was getting ready at the Westin on Harbour Island. It's a lovely hotel that I've been to before for Gasparilla. Love it!

Stacey and Michael's ceremony took place at the lovely Kate Jackson Community Center in Hyde Park. The room they used was so bright and beautiful with yellow walls. The perfect place for a wedding :) Steven G. Shutter, a longtime family friend of Michael's, and a judge from Broward County, was the officiant. He did a wonderful job. I think it's so cool when somebody special to you does the ceremony. It makes it all the more personal. 

All of the bridesmaids I have photographed recently have worn light blue. It's fabulous! These ladies looked gorgeous. I love this photo of them all trying to get their sashes right. 

I love this moment between Stacey and her maid-of-honor, Kelly.

Stacey and Michael opted for one of my favorite things, a First Look!!! They met under a gazebo and were able to spend some alone time on their wedding day! It was nice to see them actually be able to enjoy each other on such a special day. We were also able to do all of their portraits before the wedding, which made the day run so much smoother. 

I really liked the colors the groomsmen wore. Very spring-like!

Doesn't Stacey look so great? 

I couldn't resist these two moments. 

Husband and wife!

Michael's parents looked so proud!

I have many more images to share from their portrait session and the reception. I'll be posting them here soon. I also have Amy and Josh's wedding to share. Check back!

As always, thanks to Joanna, who is the most uberfabulous friend and assistant that a girl could want. Her positive energy and spirit just makes my day great!

Thanks!