Archive for November, 2009

Black Diamond Ranch | Lecanto, Florida

There are some people who, even after only meeting them briefly, make you feel as if you’ve always been family. Sarah is that beautiful trait personified. Call it southern hospitality. Call it whatever you like. Sarah embodies it and showers that welcoming, embracing warmth over everyone she meets. The love in her eyes for Roger can be seen from miles away and the silent strength and security they find in their relationship is inspiring just to be near. Not only did Sarah and Roger let us free to create and document, they welcomed us completely and made us feel like part of the family. We are so completely spoiled and blessed by our clients.

I’m so excited to finally share this wedding with all of you!  I feel like this has been a long time coming. I can still remember first speaking with Sarah on the phone months and months ago. I remember her telling me about her plans and their venue and having no idea what to expect. (Because honestly, Lecanto isn’t really a well-known location here in Florida.) But, when we got there we felt like we had been transported for away. The ranch boasts a ceremony location overlooking a natural limestone quarry. (Think: CLIFFS IN FLORIDA!) Sarah left no detail behind and blew us away with her cozy yet elegant rustic decor (most of which was DIY) and with Lauren Grove of The Design Grove coordinating the day, there was nothing but smooth sailing.

Nate’s FAVORITE

We were kind of in love with the quarry and the wind. They were kind of in love with each other. ;)

GORGEOUS.

This makes me smile every time I see it.

This reminds me of a children’s storybook. The light coming through those trees with glorious.

We got assaulted by sandspurs during portrait time so we decided to give them a starring role in our ring shot.

I loved the place cards! Sarah even had two made for Nate and I. We felt so special!

Almost all of our Oct/Nov weddings have had the Florida games playing at some point. I think this was the moment they won.

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Pass-a-Grille Beach Wedding | St. Petersburg, Florida

Last year, at just about this time we were shooting a gorgeous beach wedding in November. It was one of our favorite weddings we had ever shot and you have probably seen photos from it scattered across our marketing materials and website. And this year, we were blessed to have another beautiful November beach wedding that you will no doubt see much more of. (Ah, the joys of being Florida wedding photographers!)

Heather and Cody said their vows barefoot on Pass-a-Grille Beach in Saint Petersburg, Florida surrounded by family and friends. They also spoiled us rotten with 2 1/2 hours of time for shooting between the ceremony and reception and let me tell you, we went a bit crazy during their portrait time. But… that’s what happens when we get clients like Heather and Cody who hand over complete creative control and let us free. As we move forward in this industry we are so thrilled to have more and more clients (and eventually ALL) who are handing over the reins to us creatively, who trust us implicitly, and who open themselves and their lives up to us in such a vulnerable way so that we can dig in and capture who they are. We couldn’t be more thankful.

Nate killed it with the epic super-wide shots this day…

Meanwhile…

They sealed a note in a bottle and then sent it off to sea…

FAVORITE

I love every single thing about these two…

I especially love Nate’s wide shot on the right…

If you are interested in inviting us to be a part of your wedding day please contact us here. If you are interested in using images from this wedding on your website or in your publication, please email us at…

info |at| studio222photography |dot | com

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