Sarah and Wayne met me out in St Augustine for a beautiful outdoor engagement at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park. While it was a chilly morning, the two warmed one another up with sweet kisses and snuggling up in one another’s arms. The moment when you first meet the person you are going to spend the rest of your life with truly …
Danielle & Ian’s Park Ave. Winter Park Engagement
Park Ave engagements in Winter Park are so sweet, especially when you combine backdrops of Peterbrooke Chocolatier and the gorgeous gardens. Danielle and Ian envisioned a session that was true to the two of them filled with a whole lot of hugs and laughter. My sweethearts’ story begins with a five year old mixed Rhodesian Ridgeback / Boxer mix, Jetta. …
Bekah & Justin’s Leu Gardens Engagement
Bekah and Justin met me out at the beautiful Harry P. Leu Gardens for their outdoor engagement. While they will be wedding the knot in Melbourne, Orlando was the perfect spot for our morning session, as Bekah was celebrating her bachelorette party with her girls at the downtown Orlando Hyatt that night. High school sweethearts, Bekah and Justin originally met back in 2006 …
Chelsea & Steve’s Disney Boardwalk Engagement
Chelsea and Steve met me out for an early morning engagement at the lovely Disney Boardwalk. Lovers of Disney and the 50s, the two dressed in their formal best for an adorable session. The two first crossed paths through a mutual friend while on vacation. They connected on Facebook, but anything more than a few likes a week was out …
Amber & Rhode’s Cypress Grove Estate House Engagement
Amber and Rhode met me out at the beautiful Cypress Grove Estate House at Cypress Grove Park for an oak and mossy filled nature setting. Rhode’s little one Braydon also tagged along to join in on the fun for a few family pictures for the holidays. Back in November of 2012, Amber and Rhode met through a mutual friend on the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN …
Renee & Lawrence’s Casa Feliz Engagement
Renee and Lawrence met me out at Casa Feliz for their engagement session in Winter Park, Florida. My sweethearts wanted a mix of the downtown Winter Park vibe along with a dapple of photos at their soon to be wedding venue for their engagement session. Renee and Lawrence actually met during their senior year of college at the University of …
Lina & Caleb’s One Year Anniversary at Cypress Grove Estate House
Lina and Caleb met me out at the beautiful Cypress Grove Estate House for their darling holiday session with their pup Sammy. You may remember my sweethearts from their LDS Orlando Temple wedding in Windermere, Florida back in June of last year. I love keeping in touch with my couples and Lina and Caleb have become very dear to me. From first capturing their engagement to their wedding …
Jessica & Jeff’s Foggy Morning Disney Boardwalk Engagement
Jessica and Jeff met me out at the picture perfect Disney Boardwalk for their foggy morning engagement. I just loved the light greys and blues in the sky during their session, which made for very romantic and moody lighting. My sweethearts actually met online through eHarmony. Jeff first caught Jessica’s eye by his profile picture of him holding a Great Dane, which happen …
Melanie & Alex’s Boat Dock Engagement
Where do I begin? As I sat down to write this story, I realized that in just a few short months my best friend would be marrying the man of her dreams. I realized that I would soon have to write a toast, help her put on her dress, and make sure the bridal suite was clean for photos while …
Morgan & Tyler’s St. Augustine Night of Lights Engagement
Morgan and Tyler met me out in St Augustine for their engagement session at the Lightner Museum during the annual ‘Nights of Lights’ holiday event. Nights of Lights is a beautiful time taking place during the holidays where over 3 million (holy moly!) lights on strung on many of the downtown businesses and historic landmarks. One of my favorite spots to …
Jessica & Scott’s Langford Park Engagement
Jessica and Scott Langford Park engagement in downtown Orlando was the perfect spot. Located near Dickson Azalea Park, the sweet little park is definitely one of my new favorite spots and tends to be passed by with everyone heading to Dickson, but my oh my the beautiful light the park receives is too good to be true. Jessica and Scott actually …
Yuli & Patrick’s Mead Garden Engagement
Yuli and Patrick met me out at Mead Botanical Garden for their outdoor Florida engagement among the fauna and foliage. On route to their wedding venue the Rusty Pelican in Tampa for more planning, the two traveled up from Fort Lauderdale for a quick little detour engagement session in Orlando. My sweethearts actually met by chance at a local Starbucks when ordering their …
Jessica & Tyler’s Universal CityWalk Engagement
Jessica and Tyler met me out at Universal Orlando City Walk for their theme park inspired engagement. The two love spending quality time together having fun and enjoying date days at the park riding rides, dining out at CityWalk, and just having a blast together. My sweethearts actually met at Ball State University in Indiana when they were both in graduate school. The professor had …
Danielle & Trey’s Cummer Museum Engagement
Danielle and Trey met me out at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Jacksonville, for their beautiful engagement, which ended on the water at Memorial Park. My sweethearts actually met at the University of Florida when they were both attending graduate school. A mutual friend happened to show Danielle a picture of Trey and thought they would be the perfect match! As …
Tina & Daniel’s Downtown Winter Garden Engagement
Tina and Daniel met me out in the historic little town of Winter Garden, Florida for their engagement session. It was my first time meeting my sweethearts and after speaking with Tina over the past few months, I was so excited to finally give them both a big hug in person. Tina and Daniel actually met back in high school during their junior …
Cassie & Ruben’s Mead Botanical Garden Engagement
Cassie and Ruben met me out at the beautiful Mead Botanical Garden park located in the heart of Winter Park for their engagement session this past week. With the approaching storm, we really lucked out with some absolutely divine light and a breezy overcast day for their shoot. My sweethearts actually met at work while passing one another in the hall. The two …
Nicole & Andy’s Wooton Park Anniversary
Nicole and Andy met me out with my team for a beautiful and fun training session / styled shoot at the quaint Wooton Park near the Tavares Pavilion in Tavares, Florida. My second shooter Lyssa H. and videographer Samantha S. tagged along, while we training on finding the perfect light or as some call it ‘chasing light,’ our style, and …
April & CJ’s Leu Gardens Engagement
April and CJ met me out at their beautiful wedding venue Harry P. Leu Gardens for their engagement session. The two loved the idea of having both their wedding and engagement photos in the same location since it was just so beautiful and would be so neat to see two monumental occasions captured in a place they love. April and …
Brittany & Jason’s Firefighter and Nurse Engagement in Baldwin Park
Brittany and Jason met me out in the heart of Baldwin Park for their puppy love engagement session. The two brought along their beloved pup Austin who is a four year old golden retriever that as Brittany puts it, turned them “into crazy dog parents,” because of how much they adore him. My couple actually met when they were “window shopping” on Match.com as they …
Bri & Andre’s Universal Studios Engagement
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. …