Weddings

Since I have been lightening up on weddings, for the summer heat and to accommodate my pregnancy, it felt so great to step back into “wedding photographer” shoes for  Alishia and Joe’s wedding! What a fun couple they were to work with. They seemed so relaxed and easy going throughout the whole day!

Look at how Alishia is just glowing!

Her mom made the brioche on the bouquet, and the sash around the brides dress, as well as the girls’ necklaces! So crafty and creative :)

At the reception they had this amazing candy table full of all kinds of goodies! I thought these custom lollipops were especially cute.

I love being able to capture sweet moments like this.What a fun and unforgettable wedding. Thanks for a great night you guys!

Hooray for fall wedding season! Outdoor weddings in Florida are great this time of year. The air is crisp and no longer stuffy, the sun is lower in the sky, and I have more weddings to shoot :) Amanda and Shawn had a beautiful wedding at a park that is sentimental to them.

We started at the hotel for some fun girl time.

I just love this portrait. She looks like she belongs on the cover of a magazine. Amanda loved posing for me.

Check out the guys! This is at the park just before the ceremony. Shawn was counting down the minutes at this point, haha!

The coolest bridal party ever.

What a sweet couple. Congrats you guys!

Congratulations to Cici and Alex! Just after they were announced husband and wife they came running back up the aisle. Within the excitement of the guests cheering them on they stopped for another kiss. How exciting!

This bridal party was crazy and fun! We HAD to do a jumping photo :)

Tarpon Springs Golf and County Club had some beautiful places for photos. I just love this one. It seems so romantic with them being the only ones around walking on a private pathway.

Thought I’d try something fun and different, turns out I LOVE it!

During the bride and grooms first dance, they kept inviting more and more family up to join them. It was great how the group kept growing and growing! In between lyrics, their son manage to sneak a peak back at me to see what I was shooting.

Hah! The groom DOES smile!! It was hard to get a natural smile out of him, so this was a moment I had to get!

Once Cici changed into her party dress we were able to snap a few goodbye photos. I love the soft photojournalist look this photo has. Thanks for a great night, you guys!

It was great seeing Julie and Chris again! After photographing their engagement session I knew they would be amazing to work with on their wedding day.

We photographed Julie & Chris’s formals at University of Tampa after the ceremony.

What a crazy group! I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share this hilarity with you.

This guy is sooo happy to be holding his wife during their first dance.

Thanks for being such a sweet couple you guys! Enjoy that amazing honeymoon!

Here is Lina during her last few minutes before walking down the outdoor “isle”.

Who knew Florida wasn’t all beaches and palm trees? Lina and Alex had their wedding on a farm out in Brandon, FL where there were all kinds of greenery and foliage!

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Judith and Jermaine’s wedding was in Harbor Island near downtown Tampa. I love it when bride and grooms have their weddings all at one place! We were able to focus more time on photography rather than traveling from one place to the other. I started photographing Judith in her room at the Westin Hotel.

Judith looked amazing in this dress!

Jermaine and his family cracked me up all night long. His dad’s face is halarious in this photo!

This photo was my favorite because it shows how happy and love they are. Congrats, you guys!

Jamie and Andre decided to have their wedding ceremony on the famous Honeymoon Island to have a relaxed, serene, beach wedding. With only 10 guests, consisting of close family members, they kept their wedding simple and classic.

While working with them, I learned that Andre’s family spoke mostly French. This made me really excited because I speak some French, its not good at all but still I had fun with them.

They really treated me as part of the family for those few hours we spent together, and that meant a lot to me to become a part of their tight-nit group. Merci beaucoup, Jamie and Andre!

Here are a few more of my favorite images from Kathy & Mike’s amazing wedding!

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