My sweet friends Lauren and Stephen met me out at beautiful Lake Louisa in Clermont, Florida with their pups Bella and Boss for their adorable and absolutely beautiful engagement session. Cocoa Beach, where it all began… growing up in the small town of Cocoa, everyone tends to know, well, everyone. Lauren and Stephen were acquaintances through their families, specifically Lauren’s …
Sharlyne & Christopher’s Garden Engagement – Captured by Samantha
Orlando Garden Engagement One of my favorite places to visit to enjoy gorgeous natural Florida foliage, Leu Gardens, was also the location for Sharlyne and Christopher’s engagement session. Dressed beautifully in white and pastel blues, the two had a chic dressy casual look that was perfect for their photos. How They Met To think, their story began just over six …
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 …
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 …
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! …
Paige & Dominic’s Kelly Springs Engagement
Paige and Dominic met me out at Kelly Springs for their Florida spring inspired engagement. The two color coordinated in marigold orange and fun prints. I love how the pop of color against the changing colors of the leaves works so perfectly! Back in September of 2012, Paige’s friend invited her to tag along for her boyfriends hockey game. Little …
Megan & Keaton’s Mead Gardens Engagement – Captured by Samantha
Traveling in from Georgia for wedding planning and to visit family, I caught up with Megan and Keaton at Mead Gardens for their gorgeous engagement! In just a few days, Megan and Keaton will officially celebrate their third year of when they first met back in May of 2015 at a local bar in downtown Savannah, Rusty Rudders, while out …
Veronica & Stephen’s Downtown Sanford Engagement – Captured by Samantha
Veronica and Stephen met me out in Downtown Sanford for their city engagement. The two love spending time along the water after work and date nights in the park. Absolutely a sentimental location, it was the perfect spot to capture their love. It is crazy to think that just one year ago, Stephen messaged Veronica through Match.com, which led to …
Rachel & Kendall’s Dickson Azalea Park Engagement – Captured by Samantha
Rachel and Kendall met me out at the beautiful Dickson Azalea Park for their Spring inspired engagement. A park where Rachel grew up from having birthday parties to spending time with her family, my sweethearts just knew that it would be the perfect spot to capture their love. Delaney Street Baptist Church is a very special place for Rachel and …
Dawn & Jesse’s Lake Louisa State Park Engagement – Captured by Samantha
We love venturing out of town with our couples for engagement sessions and Lake Louisa State Park did not disappoint! Dawn and Jesse’s engagement session was the perfect mix of woodsy and the great outdoors. How They Met Jesse and I met through a mutual friend. My next door neighbor was Jesse’s co-worker. He had been trying to introduce us …
Fahima & Kyle’s Barr Street Trailhead Engagement
Fahima and Kyle met me out in the heart of Geneva, Florida at Barr Street Trail Head near the Little Big Econ State Forest for their sun kissed engagement. What I love so much about my sweethearts’ engagement location, was that it was the same trailhead where Kyle proposed. Kyle and Fahima met by chance on Tinder, when they both swiped right. Their first in-person date took place at …
Hannah & Hunt’s Tropical Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Engagement
Hannah and Huntington met me out at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida. Known for its botanical garden and priceless statues, the two couldn’t have imagined a place more perfect for their engagement than their upcoming wedding venue. Hannah and Hunt’s story begins by chance. During an ice storm in Nashville, Tennessee where they live, Hannah’s friend invited her over …
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 …
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 …
Asante Family’s Leu Gardens Portraits
Family holiday photos at Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida is always the best time of year. The Asante family met me out at the beautiful botanical garden a few months before December to prepare in advance for having their holiday cards printed. Cindy and her girls, along with Albert and their little man, were dressed in a beautiful blue color …
Jeanne & Josh’s Dickson Azalea Park Engagement
Jeannie and Josh met me out at Dickson Azalea Park in the heart of Orlando for their outdoorsy engagement along with their adorable pup Baylor. I just love how personal their shoot was in including their pup and their love of books at the end of our session! College sweethearts, Jeanne and Josh’s story began through their mutual friend Emily raving about Josh …
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 …
Woodsy One Year Anniversary at Turkey Lake Park
Turkey Lake Park engagements are always the best and even better when it is a one-year anniversary! You may remember Shellsea and Lou’s beautiful wedding at Lake Eola and 310 Lakeside in Orlando. After their wedding, we became good friends keeping in touch over the years. When Shellsea approached me about capturing their family portraits, I jumped at the chance …
Amber Clore with A. Clore Interior Design
Amber Clore, interior designer to the stars, joined me for an adorable portrait session at The Grove in Winter Park, Florida. I just fell in love with her personality during several news skits I had seen on TV and thought it would be a great opportunity to collaborate. Principal Interior Designer and owner, Amber Clore has been fabulously designing for …
Katelyn’s College Portraits in Winter Park
Katelyn, a junior at the University of Florida, celebrated finishing up her summer internship and entering into her junior year with a fabulous portrait session in downtown Winter Park. A finance major, Katelyn plans to enter into the business world as a project manager where she can help make a difference in a company by making change happen! Wishing this …