Archive for January, 2009

Audrey & Nate: Part II

January 29, 2009

Part II has arrived!  This part is dedicated to Audrey and Nate’s awesome reception.

First, enjoy the gorgeous rings!

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The happy bride and groom dancing.  :)

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Father-daughter dance:

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Mother-StepFather-Daughter-Son Dance (yes, that is an official name!):

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Maid of Honor toast:

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When “Love Shack” by the B-52’s came on, the Best Man broke into dance during the entire song… it went on for-ev-er!  It was so hilarious!  We have officially named him the Best Best Man EVAR!  Title is open to being stolen at a later time.

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Random dancing:

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Part III, the romantic portraits, are coming soon!

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January 26, 2009

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Tracey and Matt are an absolutely gorgeous and completely in-love couple.  I am SO happy to be able to photograph their wedding coming up May 1st.  They are perfectly sweet to each other- I don’t think I’ve even seen them be sarcastic!  :)

We started at the gorgeous Thomas Center for that afternoon light in a casual outfit.

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Then we went for a more city-feel and they changed into some awesome modern outfits and we wandered a bit near downtown.

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So hot!

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I also had a great second shooter with me, Adrienne, who took this awesome image:

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Most Awesomest Invitations!

January 20, 2009

I just got this UBER invitation in the mail from one of my brides today, and I have to share!

Kelly and Barrett are getting married March 13th in the gorgeous White Room Loft in St. Augustine and I simply cannot wait… and you won’t be able to either after you see how much personality this invitation has!

I need to ask her, but it looks like the pouch everything is in was HAND-SEWN to her favorite colors (yellow and gray) which are, of course, used for the wedding.  The stitching is done with a perfectly matching yellow, and the trim is fantastic.  I was SO excited when I opened this (yellow) envelope!

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Audrey & Nate: Part I

January 18, 2009

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Really, Audrey and Nate’s wedding was absolutely fantastic.  There were just so many amazing little details throughout the day, thoughtful background stories, or cute/funny anecdotes being created all day long.  Every time I look through their images all these specific details come flooding back to mind.  It was the longest wedding I had photographed, and by far the most images I have ever shot!  To make this more manageable for my wonderful readers, and myself, I am breaking it up into parts and posting as I finish those segments of my editing (which is also taking epically long, haha).

So, Part I tells the story of the Preparation with the ladies, and the bright Ceremony!

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Audrey’s favorite color (by FAR) is purple, and she used wonderful purple details throughout the wedding (that you will see here and in the following posts).  Here are a few of the awesome purple details!

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Another wonderful detail that I MUST comment on…. Audrey MADE this purse!  She actually knit it out of thread with thousands (?) of small glass beads!  She worked on it for over a year!

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Often times brides and grooms will give each other gifts before the wedding.  Here is an image of a small item that Nate gave his bride.

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And to the Ceremony!

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The image above shows Audrey’s father giving her away to a smiling Nate, and below is her father as he turns to his seat afterwards.

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Mother of the bride:

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Parts II and III coming soon!

 

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Gorgeous and unique flowers by Prange’s Florist.

Ceremony held at the Baughman Center.

Wedding consultants from MasterPiece Weddings.