Gabrielle and Andre had to have had one of my most unique engagement sessions yet! The two wanted something absolutely different that represented their outgoing personalities and a spot that they love spending time at, which just so happen to be Universal Studios Entertainment! When Bri approached me with the idea, I just knew that we had to make it happen. …
Scott & Raul’s Downtown Church Street Engagement
Scott and Raul met me out in downtown Orlando in the Church Street District for their city inspired engagement session. While newly engaged, the two have been together for over 27 years! They loved the idea of having their engagement session take place in the same location of their wedding so we split our time partially outside featuring the beautiful golden architecture before …
Nathaly & Kevin’s Bok Tower Engagement
Nathaly and Kevin met me out at the beautiful Bok Tower Gardens for their morning engagement session this past week. While the two live in Tampa, they will be tying the knot at the beautiful Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate this coming February. In turn, Lake Wales, Florida was the perfect middle spot between their present and future – also, can’t beat the beauty of Bok Tower Gardens! …
Brooklyn & Joe’s Disney Boardwalk Engagement
My love birds Brooklyn and Joe met me out at the beautiful Disney’s Boardwalk Resort this past week for their absolutely adorable and hilarious Disney Bounding engagement session. You may be wondering what Disney Bounding is and until I asked Joe I wasn’t sure either. Disney Bounding is where you modernize the iconic colors and look of your favorite Disney characters for your attire. Brooklyn and …
Audrey & Chris’ Park Ave. Engagement in Winter Park
Audrey and Chris met me out in the City of Winter Park off Park Ave. for their adorable downtown engagement. When first chatting with Audrey about her vision for their engagement, she really wanted a fountain and a little bit of downtown. Park Ave. and my favorite fountain across from Casa Feliz immediately came to mind. After checking out the location before our …
Alysha & Seth’s Rollins College Engagement
Alysha and Seth met me out at the beautiful Rollins College campus for their engagement session this past week. The Spanish charm to the buildings, natural foliage, and mature oak trees lining every walkway was the perfect backdrop pose my sweethearts against. Alysha and Seth did a little ride through on their bikes about a week prior to our session to check out …
Maddy’s Lake Mary High School Senior Portraits
A few days ago, I had the incredible opportunity to photograph Lake Mary High School senior Maddy and her horse Cornelius, also known as Neil for short. Maddy fell in love with her horse Neil the day they met. This handsome bay has a heart of gold and lights up when his mommy Maddy comes near. It was incredible to …
Taylor & John’s Sweetwater Branch Inn Wedding in Gainesville, FL
Taylor and John tied the knot this month during their Sweetwater Branch Inn wedding in Gainesville, Florida. You may remember my darlings from their firefighter engagement session a month or so back. John, a firefighter, and Taylor, a Doctor of Physical Therapy student at the University of Florida met me out at John’s station for their themed engagement. My sweethearts actually met in …
Heather & Eric’s Lake Santa Fe Engagement in Melrose, Florida
Heather and Eric met me out in the little town of Melrose, Florida just north of Gainesville, Florida for their lakeside engagement session. Lake Santa Fe in Melrose was much more than just a lake for Heather, but the place she grew up at and enjoyed every summer with her family. For the past 15 years, family celebrations, vacations, and milestones were created at …
Bridal Tips: Wedding Day Emergency Kit
This past weekend I was scoping out a few wedding shops and found the most adorable “Wedding Day Emergency Kit.” To my surprise though, I found a bunch of “must haves” missing from the kit and thought it would be a great idea to share tips for putting together your Wedding Day Emergency Kit. Safety Pins – One out of …
Bridal Tips: Picking the Perfect Veil
Picking out a wedding veil can be just as difficult as picking out your dress or just as easy. You may know the perfect veil when you see it, or you might find the helpful tips below just what you needed to identify what veil fits you best. Length – the length of the veil should both complement your style …
Adrienne and Colin’s Porcher House Wedding – Cocoa Beach Wedding Photographer
Adrienne and Colin tied the knot during their outdoor wedding at The Porcher House in downtown Cocoa Beach and partied the day away at The Veranda Room in Merritt Island. The two envisioned a day filled with friends and family that was elegant and natural at the historic plantation. The home is truly breathtaking and the minimal decorations create a …
Natalie & Patrick’s Leu Gardens Elopement
My sweethearts Natalie and Patrick tied the knot at the beautiful Harry P. Leu Gardens during their intimate elopement with their parents and siblings. You may remember my darlings from their engagement at Green Mountain Scenic Overlook & Trailhead in Ferndale, Florida a few months back. Their engagement was my first official air force engagement and their elopement was my first official elopement! I have to admit I …
Kellie & Austin’s Candy Shop Wedding in Jacksonville
Kellie and Austin tied the knot during their Sweet Pete’s Candy Shop wedding in Jacksonville, Florida. These two sweethearts are sweet on candy and music, the perfect combination for a fun wedding theme! My couple actually met back in 2013 during Halloween through mutual friends. It was almost as though fate had planned for them to be together, as they …
Taylor & John’s Firefighter Engagement
Taylor and John met me out at the Alachua Firefighter Station earlier this month for their adorable firefighter engagement session. I have to admit that I felt like a kid in a candy shop with so many different “props” to choose from and location options to use, but more on that in a bit! My sweethearts actually met in Gainesville, …
Bridal Tips: The Little Things
Wedding details can truly range from picking out vendors down to the nail polish your flower girl will be wearing. Here is a list of the ‘little details’ that we may all forget with so much planning to do… 1. Nail Polish – what seems like a small detail, can be very noticeable in pictures. It is always best to …
Jessica & Mike’s Winter Springs Engagement
Jessica and Michael met me out for an early morning engagement in Winter Springs Town Center. The two dreamed of flowers and sunshine for their dreamy engagement, along with a handful of pictures included their adorable pup Libby. The two actually met online through Match.com back in August of 2014. Many of my couples have actually met online and found it as an …
Emily & John’s Botanical Mead Garden Engagement
My two love birds, Emily and John, met me out at Mead Botanical Gardens for a beautiful outdoor engagement session that ended with sunset photography at Kraft Azalea Park. The three of us had been brainstorming on location ideas of either flowers or a lake, and ended up deciding to go with both, which worked out perfectly! Emily and John actually met …
Elyse & Kerry’s Cypress Grove Engagement
Elyse and Kerry reached out to me about capturing their patriotic engagement session to share the news with friends and family. I was just over the moon when I found out that Kerry had served and wanted to incorporate his career and love of our country into their engagement. It was also my first engagement session where we incorporated the …
Celeste & Alan’s Lake Mary Events Center Wedding
Celeste and Alan tied the knot during their daytime beautiful wedding at the Lake Mary Events Center, located in the heart of Lake Mary, Florida. You may remember my two sweethearts from their outdoorsy engagement session at Wekiva Island in Longwood. Celeste and Alan actually met back in 2012 on a blind date! I have to admit I would be …