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Florida Destination Wedding Photographer | Jessie & Michael – Married!

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:42:45 +0000

Sometimes nothing has to go right for everything to be “right”. That’s exactly how I felt Jessie & Michael’s wedding day could be summed up. It rained, it poured, it downright GUSHED water from the skies that day… so badly that we wondered if we’d need a boat to get the bride from the “getting ready” room just 10 yards across to the church. It was THAT bad (trust me, there’s a picture to prove it). Then, there was the slight hiccup in the ceremony (which by the way, I wouldn’t have even known had Jessie not told me!).

But… really, it didn’t matter… because everything was “right” in the world when Jessie & Michael were with each other. These two love each other. Like… they really really love each other. He’s into her. She’s into him. Sparks just fly when these two get within 50 feet of each other. You couldn’t help but smile when you watch them together. Heck – you really can’t help but smile when you look at Jessie. Have I mentioned that she’s like the happiest go lucky person I’ve ever met!?

She’s a natural beauty, she doesn’t need makeup or anything fancy on to be a knock out beauty. Natural curls. A natural crinkle in her nose when she giggles (which is often)! And just a really cool calm demeanor. Which explains why no matter how much chaos (or rain) happened, you just felt this big refreshing “ahhhhhhh” when you get around her. She’s cool like that. :)

So – here she is – Jessie and Michael. With all her crinkly nosed, curly haired, natural beauty… and Michael’s just downright good looks and puppy dog eyes for Jessie!

New World Landing Pensacola Wedding Photographer | Stephanie & Daniel – Married!

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:12:58 +0000

So this wedding was a loooong time coming… much like this blog post! LOL When things get busy, unfortunately the blog is what falls by the wayside. But, no worries… it is here and in full effect now Stephanie & Daniel found me sometime shortly after getting engaged, and we had the most awesome time shooting their engagement pictures. It was then that we hit it off and then over dinner at my favorite place, Stinky’s Fish Camp, Stephanie & I realized we are like little long lost hippy sisters. And of course, we’ve been Facebook friends every since! haha!

Seriously, you know when you just hit it off with someone? Well, I’m pretty certain that there isn’t a soul alive that couldn’t hit it off with Stephanie, which probably explains why Daniel loves her so much, but she is just super fun & goofy at all the right times

Which is how I knew from the very beginning that it really didn’t matter what happened the day of the wedding – it was going to be a blast! And luckily, everything went perfectly anyways… the rain paused with perfect timing for pictures, nobody was late, everything was gorgeous, and we all had a great time!

So here it is – the long awaited & much anticipated sneak peek at her long-planned big day!

Oh and I just had to include this so I could say KUDOS to Daniel – one of the best wedding day presents I’ve seen yet Haha!

Loove these next few

This was one FANTASTICALLY fun bunch!

And of course…. drumroll…. the Mario cake!!!!

Whew! Loved reliving it Congrats to Stephanie & Daniel… I cannot wait to do a post-session

Hilton at Sandestin Wedding | Kim & Joe – Married!

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:07:37 +0000

In my endless quest to catch up, I am super excited to finally be posting this blog!

I had the amazing pleasure of working with Diva Productions shooting Kim & Joe’s wedding out at the Hilton in Sandestin. Kim & Joe decided on a destination wedding, so it was one of the many brides that I didn’t get to meet face to face before hand. I knew from her bubbly, yet laid back & cool, calm & collected personality over the phone, though that she would be a blast. Seriously, she has the type of fun personality that can shine like crazy even over the phone… you know those types that within the first five minutes you’re giggling going “girl, let me tell you…”? That’s so her . Well, you should have seen the look on my face when I walked in the room to photograph her on her wedding day, and saw that not only did she LOOK just like a friend of mine, but she had the same sweet, funny, bubbly, awesome personality as well – she was even more fun than I thought she would be, if that’s possible!

Kim came quite a ways, with some of her closest friends & family & put a lot of hard work & effort into an amazing destination wedding here in Destin, and a little clouds & wind (or a lot) wouldn’t put a damper on her day We managed to escape the rain, but not the wind, and it was really a beautiful day after all It was absolutely beautiful… Kim has amazing taste, and I don’t think she could have picked a more perfect location.

So here is a little sneak peek of her destination wedding at the Sandestin Hilton Spa & Golf Resort in Destin… starting with her amaaaaaazing dress! I really really really loved this dress.

Poor Kim got slapped by the wind, but I swear she’s the only person I know that can get away with looking so awesome when windblown!

Lovely! Hope you all enjoyed it, and this just goes to show – in Destin, the weather is always unpredictable, but even our “overcast” days are amazing

Florida Park Wedding, Fudpuckers Destin Reception | Kimberly & Jason – Married!

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:19:58 +0000

Wow, so this blog has been a LONG time coming. First off, I apologize to everyone (especially Kimberly & Jason) for not posting more lately! This crazy little thing called work (and life) have a nasty habit of getting in the way & blogging always seems to fall to the back burner. I have a vague recollection of making a New Years resolution to NOT let that happen. Well… I’ll keep working on it haha!

Anyways, enough with my rambling (another nasty little habit & New Years resolution there lol), and on with this story!

Another thing a long time coming has been Kimberly & Jason’s WEDDING! I met Kimberly when she booked her wedding… what?… a year and a half ago!? At least? By the time the wedding had rolled around I was really excited for it, more than I am usually! She is absolutely, hands down, probably one of THE sweetest people I have EVER met, and let’s just say Jason is an extremely lucky guy. She loves him completely & entirely, and one look at the smile on his face during those vows and you could tell the feeling was absolutely mutual Let’s face it – we see a lot of weddings, and I still cry from time to time. But folks… I was wishing I had tissues at this ceremony. Mother/son dances are usually my weakness (blame the mamma in me), but occasionally a ceremony does me in, and this is definitely one that had me in tears.

Kimberly has this amazing personality, though – and she kept me laughing all through the day, right on into the ceremony. Gosh, how I wish I were a videographer for their “First Dance”! They played a mix of songs, and took turns doing everything from the robot, to “Vogue”… the list goes on. It was hysterical! These two are definitely meant to be together, and I found myself really “missing” them after their wedding! So Kim – I know you’re reading this – let’s do lunch or coffee or something! But… after May! LOL (Busy wedding month & all).

They are from the area, and had an absolutely beautiful little ceremony at Florida Park in Niceville (well, actually Valparaiso), which is my newest favorite place ever. The weather was perfect, the leaves were still autumn-ey looking, but the flowers were also blooming already, and it was just perfect!

Ok, so I know she’s wiggling in her seat right now, on with the pictures huh?!

The day started off with absolutely perfect weather at Kim’s mothers house.

After getting ready at her mom’s house in Niceville – we headed over to one of my favorite places – Turkey Creek in Niceville!

Kim looked absolutely amazing that day, and of course, Turkey Creek always has the most beautiful light. Fabulous combination

My favorite shot at any wedding… the groom looking at his bride, taking it all in… it says a million words

And here you can see why this is one my most favorite places to photograph now. It was a little wet from some recent rain, but amazing light, beautiful background, perfect trees & leaves, insert an amazing couple and you have a happy wedding photographer

After the wedding, we took a fun little trip around town and had a blast! I was so excited that I finally got to photograph in this little corner of Niceville before heading out to Destin for the wedding reception.

I love this little place… and turns out Kim is an avid reader, so it worked out really well. By the way… check out those pink converse And… also featured – her “man of honor” and the best man!

So… I could have put in a few of the hilarious wedding dances… but as soon as I saw this one, I changed my mind. Who knew there was anyone else in the room…

By the way, I have to tell you guys. The wedding reception was at Fudpuckers out in Destin, FL. Having had my OWN wedding & reception at a bar, I was totally stoked (cause that almost always = party!).

I had a tough time narrowing them down, so of course my other favorites are here in the video

(P.S. – you can hit “HQ” to switch to lo-res for faster loading!)

Fudpuckers
http://www.fudpucker.com
20001 Emerald Coast Parkway
Destin, FL 32541
(850) 654-1544