SeaBreaze Point | Disney Boardwalk | Florida

From Chicago to Orlando they came. With purple and pink flower petals. With a quick hello from Donald and Daisy Duck. A violinist was playing songs from my childhood on repeat and I found myself humming, "A whole new world..." as I heard the shutter clicks and I realized how much I wanted to watch the movie, Aladdin. Too bad I only have it on VHS. We don't have a VHS player. (Do they still make VHS players?)

Seriously though, when I think of my childhood, I think of Disney movies. I had (have) them memorized. Prince Charming (Or Prince Eric, he was my favorite) and a doe-eyed girl. A damsel in distress or a strong-willed princess (Work it Jasmine!) Disney was a big part of my formative years. So it's fun, now, to see it come full circle. From imaginary childhood worlds, to this romantic and magical day when two new friends become one and we get to capture it for the ages. One day, their grandchildren will look through these images. They will laugh at how old the fashions look and will say "Grandma, you were hot!" and they'll giggle. A little girl will swoon and say "Grandpa, it's soooo romantic!" And then maybe they'll ask to watch Cinderella, because Disney is now on their brains. And a new generation of dreamers and lovers of love will begin to grow.

Donald cracks me up in this one...












Mouse shoes by Marc Jacobs









Ceremony: SeaBreaze Point, Disney Boardwalk
Coordinator: Amy Riendeau with Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings
Reception: Bluezoo Restaurant
Gown: Jasmin Bridal, House of Brides, Chicago
Hair & Makeup: Patricia LeJeune

JW Marriott Grand Lakes | Orlando | Florida

I would love to write something eloquent and amazing to describe these two and their elegant sage and champagne colored wedding but the words just aren't coming. I can't do it justice. Laura and Chris are so genuine, sweet, fun, go with the flow, and trusting that I can't even sufficiently explain to you how wonderful it was to be there to document their day and be blessed by their friendship. They completely trusted us with their photography and that freedom allowed us to really get creative and have fun with their images and we are so excited about how everything came out! We had such a wonderful time celebrating with them and with Laura Pennington, The JW's senior event manager, at the wheel, the day went off without one delay or hitch. Seriously people, she was a whirlwind of smiling efficiency! The entire staff at the JW were perfection. They even whipped me up my own fried green tomato sandwich since the regular vendor meal had turkey in it. How's that for being amazing?! Thanks JW! It was delicious! Our favorite wedding DJ's, White Rose Entertainment, spun beats all night long keeping everyone shaking their tail feathers and the ever impressive Lee James provided all the gorgeous floral arrangements.

I love this...


Little details..






Studio222 Photography officially supports bromances










Mmmm...drama...




Hello fiery sunset, it's nice to have you joining us tonight...




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I love every one of these...


Hm, decisions, decisions...


Steamy...


Hello handsome.




Goodnight!

Winter Springs | Florida

Christie and Ked are headed off on a cruise to Grand Cayman and Cozumel (you're going to looooove it!) but I wanted to get at least these few pictures up for them to see before they leave....

Yup, you guessed it. They got married on July 11th. You know that that means: free slurpees! When we pulled into the 7-11 there was a big sign that read "Out of free slurpee cups". We decided to try anyway. ("Sign? What sign? We're all so delirious with wedded bliss that we didn't even see a sign!") To our delight, the 7-11 attendant gifted us all slurpees but that wasn't my favorite part. My favorite part was that not one person in the 7-11 even looked up at the sight of a woman in her white wedding dress gliding through the store. Check out the man behind them- totally focussed on the slurpee! Apparently this particular 7-11 has a pretty regular influx of brides, so, you know, it's no big thing... ;)

My favorite from the day...



Have a fantastic cruise guys! And thank you so much for inviting us along on your most special of days. You are both such absolutely beautiful people, it can't help but shine through in every photograph! We felt completely loved and trusted and had such a fun time celebrating with you both. I can't wait to show you guys the dancing pictures, you all tore it up on that dance floor. Have lots of frosty, fruity, delicious tropical drinks, soak up tons of sun, and take lots of pictures (if you leave your room) ;) But above all, enjoy being the new Mr. & Mrs. P!

Wekiva Springs | Florida

Nate and I used to have adventure days on Mondays. We would pack up a camera, some extra clothes, and some snacks and head out to one of the many state parks in Central Florida for the day to explore and play and take pictures of butterflies, dragonflies, exotic wildflowers, and on lucky days... gators and wild boar. Those days were especially special to us since we just got to run away together for the morning and spend quality time together. When Dana contacted us to ask if we'd be interested in shooting her elopement in Wekiva Springs we were all, "Does Stevie Wonder wear sunglasses?" Oh yeah!

We have been so excited for Dana and Jame's elopement for months now! We had been dying (read: DYING) to get to shoot an elopement so when Dana emailed me to ask if it would be possible to tack a trash the dress session after the ceremony I was hearing heavenly choruses. (Hallelujah!) This was like a dream come true. I don't know why more people don't do this. Looking through the images put huge, goofy grins on our faces because the entire morning was just so much fun. It was ridiculously hard to choose just a few images to share as a sneak peak. I hope Dana and James (and their family- hi MOM!) enjoy these 10 teaser images...

Locationgasm






You do? Me too!


Looovvveee this...


Oh Hello, Favorite


Ring shots (Behind the scenes)


And bam- guest star!




Bring on the rain...