Anniversary portrait sessions with your hubby or wife are the perfect way to celebrate a one year, five year, or really any year milestone! Within just the first year, you would have taken the honeymoon of your dreams, potentially purchased your first home together, began married life, and may have even started your family or a new career. For this month’s bridal …
Fahima & Kyle’s Cypress Grove Estate House Wedding
Fahima and Kyle tied the knot during their Cypress Grove Estate House wedding in Orlando, Florida. The two envisioned an outdoor ceremony filled with hanging moss, a romantic warmth, and lakeside vows. Their indoor reception space was filled with photos of loved ones from both near and far, to remind their guests that they were at home and welcomed. Marsala …
Caitlyn & Nicholas’ Tavares Pavilion on the Lake Wedding
Caitlyn and Nicholas tied the knot during their Tavares Pavilion on the Lake wedding in Tavares, Florida. The two envisioned a Florida wetlands theme filled with floral natural to our state, surprises of little gators from place card settings to post cards, and a beautiful mossy green color scheme. Nicholas first met Caitlyn back on December 31st back in 2011 …
Brianna & Christopher’s Palmetto Riverside Bed & Breakfast Wedding
Brianna and Christopher tied the knot during their beautiful Catholic ceremony at St. Joseph Catholic Church and partied the night away during their reception at the Palmetto Riverside Bed and Breakfast. From traditional to modern, each venue tied in perfectly together. My sweethearts first met at their place of work. Chris at the time was actually Brianna’s manager, but they …
Orlando Family Reunion
Orlando Family Reunion The Wesp family met me out at Lake Louisa State Park for their adorable family portrait session. Mary, the leader of the pack and in charge of wrangling everyone up to meet for photos, planned a beautiful day filled with individual family portraits, group portraits, and couples portraits. I love how families can come together from across …
Kristine & Anthony’s Mahaffey Theater Wedding
Kristine and Anthony tied the knot during their Mahaffey Theater wedding in St Pete, Florida. Big brunchers, the two envisioned a daytime wedding reception that fit their style along with an outdoor ceremony overlooking the water. Situated next to the Dali Museum, the two location share a gorgeous greenery space that was perfect for their ceremony along with a beautiful …
Brittany & Matthew’s St Pete Engagement
Brittany and Matthew met me out in downtown St Pete for a botanical garden engagement session. Scoping out the area before, we had been planning their session for some time and I couldn’t wait to finally meet my sweethearts in person. Having met over eight years ago at work, the two reflect back now about how they mutually felt it …
Connie & Casey’s Up the Creek Farms Wedding
Connie and Casey tied the knot during their beautiful wedding at Up the Creek Farms in Malabar, Florida. Surrounded by their loved ones, the two celebrated with their friends and family as they said their vows and danced the night away. Life seems to always have a plan laid out for you, whether you know it or not in the …
Allison & Chris’ Leu Gardens Engagement
Allison and Chris met me out in Winter Park at beautiful Leu Gardens for their darling engagement. The two will be tying the knot this November at Cross Creek Ranch located in Dover, Florida. The gorgeous greenery, pastel roses, and other florals set the tone for a romantic session. It seems like time has flew by the two first met. …
Maria & Sergio’s Kraft Azalea Park Engagement – Captured by Samantha
Morning light and a hot new Camaro car for a background prop made Maria and Sergio’s engagement at Kraft Azalea Park in Winter Park an absolute blast! My sweethearts met me in the wee morning hours as the sun was rising for a cool session during this hot Summer. Maria and Sergio’s love story began at the most magical place …
Connie & Casey’s Lake Louisa State Park Engagement
Connie and Casey met me out at Lake Louisa State Park for their engagement session. Between the palm brush ground coverage and beach, our session ended up feeling more tropical than woodsy – love how dynamic and beautiful Lake Louisa is for our couple backdrop! Casey first met Connie in 2009 at Outback Steakhouse where they were both working at …
Kelly & Boris’ Southern Charm Engagement – Captured by Samantha
Kelly and Boris met me out at one of the quintessential Orlando parks, Dickson Azalea, for their gorgeous souther charm engagement. With it being their last week in Florida before moving to North Carolina, it was so great to meet our sweethearts before their big day. Destined for love does not begin to explain how much fate had a hand …
Allison & Matt’s Bradenton Beach Wedding – Captured by Anna
Allison and Matt tied the knot at the Beach House in Bradenton Beach, Florida among their family and friends. Rolling waves and sunny skies made for a beautiful, clear day in the sunshine! How They Met We met in the summer of 2004 while both working at Joe’s Crab Shack in Grapevine, TX. What They Love Most About One Another …
Vanessa & Tai’s Lake Eola Engagement – Captured by Samantha
Vanessa and Tai met me out in Downtown Orlando at the iconic Lake Eola for their outdoor city engagement. Rescheduling a few times due to a stormy weekend, we took a chance and truly lucked out with the most beautiful overcast morning that filtered out the harsh sun, along with the clouds holding back just long enough for pictures! Both …
Erica & Trent’s New Smyrna Mulberry Wedding – Captured by Amanda
Erica and Trent tied the knot during their New Smyrna Beach wedding at The Mulberry. The two loved the ranch style of the venue, along with the lush greenery backdrop of the ceremony location. Underneath the arch of towering oaks, our sweethearts said, “I do” as they made their first step into forever together! Venue: The Mulberry Shoes: Kate Spade …
Shivana & Shaun’s Downtown Orlando Engagement – Captured by Samantha
Shivana and Shaun met me out a very special place, the Stubborn Mule, in Downtown Orlando near Lake Eola. The local restaurant is not only where they shared their first date, but also where they fell in love and Shaun proposed. It was so special to be a part of capturing their engagement in a place that started it all! …
Bridal Tips: Wedding Coordination & Planning
Wedding coordination and planning is a frequent topic we are asked about by our brides. It can be overwhelming to both plan out your entire day, along with picking vendors, in addition to the actual set up when the big day comes. Partnering with my sweet friend Katy from Coastal Coordinating for this month’s Bridal Tips, we are going to …
Bianca & Tim’s Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate – Captured by Amanda
Bianca and Tim tied the knot at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate near Orlando, Florida. The two are avid golfers, well Bianca loves to drive the golf cart while Tim t’s it up on the course, and just knew that the Omni would be the perfect spot for their big day! How They Met We actually met on a …
Shelby & Tyler’s Downtown Mount Dora Engagement
Shelby and Tyler met me out in the heart of downtown Mount Dora, not far from where Shelby’s mom lives, for an adorably cute engagement with their pug puppy Thor. Between the sun setting and the little shops we found to use as a backdrop along the way, their session was filled with stunningly sweet moments. My sweethearts first met …
Nathaly & Hansel’s Leu Gardens Engagement
During a holiday trip down to visit Nathaly’s parents, Nathaly and Hansel made a quick trip to Leu Gardens for their engagement session, along with their two daughters. The beauty of the gardens weathered the storm so well after our recent hurricanes, and it was such a treat to act as a little tour guide for my out of town …