Archive for December, 2011

Maitland, Florida | Family Portraits

Today is an exciting day. Because today is EXACLTY ONE WEEK from when our amazingly awesome Studio Director Stef will be bringing her second baby into the world. I can’t believe it’s already time. (And I’m only slightly jealous!) I remember when Stef told me she was pregnant. It was in our old house downtown. We were sitting in my dark living room (nicknamed “the cave” by our friend Tim) and she was sitting in the corner of our leather sofa. She looked up at me and told me she had something to tell me. And then she sheepishly told me she was pregnant and now we’re just seven short days away from meeting the little guy! If you guys think of it this week, send Stef and her family positive thoughts, prayers, and lots of love. Stef is scheduled to go in next Tuesday and I’m sure it’s a nerve-wracking time for all of them as they run around getting last minute things done and generally trying not to get too nervous. I am so excited though. I can’t wait to see little Lucy as a big sister. I wonder if he’ll have blue eyes like their daughter, Lucy. I wonder if his hair will be blonde or brown or reddish. I wonder how big he’ll be.

Till then, here are some photos of Stef’s little family of three. The last photos before they become four. I had so much fun shooting these in one of their favorite local parks. (A hidden gem really since no one really knows it’s there!) I love you three and I love you four! SEVEN DAYS!

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See you in a week little one!

Our Last Wedding of 2011

Today is Kate & Chris’ big day! Today is also our last wedding of 2011. We’re planning on going out with a bang! It’s so nice to have a local, evening wedding to shoot as our last wedding of the year because it means we were able to have a nice and lazy morning straightening up our house, drinking Santa’s White Christmas coffee from Barnies (my FAVORITE!) and listening to Michael Buble’s Christmas album (so good!).

We’re packing all our gear and making sure to check it twice as we load up the car to head to the museum where Kate and Chris will be celebrating their day! I’m excited to see everyone dining under dinosaurs tonight! And who knows what other fantastic shenanigans will take place! It’s the most magical month of the year after all. :)

Private Estate in Central Florida | Wedding

Stephanie and Patrick don’t live here. But their families do. And in fact, Patrick’s parents have an amazing home filled with the most gorgeous antique vignettes so well styled you’d swear you walked right into the pages of Town and Country Magazine. It was the perfect backdrop for Stephanie and Patrick’s intimate, elegant backyard wedding. When you have a location like this at your disposal you don’t go looking for something else.

Stephanie did an amazing job of putting together elements to create a wedding that was both elegant and relaxed. And with the help of the event coordinators at Tickled Pink Brides (who are fantastically fun) the wedding day went off picture perfectly. We can’t say enough how sweet everyone in both families was to us and how welcoming they were by inviting us into their home on such a special day. We hope you enjoy seeing Stephanie and Patrick’s big day as told through our cameras…