Cicely’s grandparents owned a shop down in south Florida for many years selling trinkets and treasures to transients passing through. In memory, Cicely and James decided to style their entire wedding with trinkets leftover from her grandparents’ shop giving their reception an heirloom Florida feel. In loving memory. The gorgeous Maison & Jardin served as the palette and Tommy Murphy from Greenery Productions and Kristen from Blush by Brandee Gaar turned the vision into a reality. It was beautiful. More to come….

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It’s a small world isn’t it? Megan went to high school with our good friend Phil. Phil also happens to be our Party Booth assistant. And Megan’s sister decided to surprise Megan by adding a Party Booth to her sister’s wedding. (You may remember the crazy video of all the frames they snapped that night!) By the time we got to the wedding it was like we were part of a big family reunion. But that’s just natural for them, they’re a welcoming bunch, and we felt like life-long family friends for the entire day. Our favorite kind of day. :)

Megan and Justin’s wedding was held at the Cypress Grove Estate House which is one of our favorite local venues. They also had a bunch of Dream Team members in attendance including coordinators Blush by Brandee Gaar, Tommy Murphy from Greenery Productions handling the decor, and some of our newest friends Ben from Kaleidoscope Event Lighting and the ladies of Beaute Speciale. And, to make things even more magical, Megan decided to flip flop the entire layout of her wedding in a way we’ve never seen before on the property by having her ceremony where the receptions normally are and her reception spilling across the entire back lawn. It was perfection. Oh wait… real perfection arrived when a Jeremiah’s Italian Ice cart appeared and started doling out scoops of heavenly icy goodness. The perfect thing for a balmy Florida summer evening! We had so much fun celebrating and documenting and getting to be a part of such a fantastic day. We hope everyone can feel the joy radiating from these images. Enjoy…

Gorgeous and elegant calligraphy by local artist Sarah Hanna:

Some of our favorite faces to see on a wedding day: Beaute Speciale!

The FIRST LOOK :)

Tommy is a floral design GENIUS:

In leu of a traditional guestbook, guests left messages throughout a copy of Julia Child’s Mastering The Art of French Cooking

Lovely handcrafted bowl by Paloma’s Nest

All the groomsmen had suspender’s showcasing their favorite college teams:

Delicious gelati from Jeremiah’s Italian Ice

Dear guests and family, the images are currently uploading to our client proofing section and will be available for viewing and purchase very soon. The bride and groom will be notified first but you can keep checking in at the “Client Proofing” tab on our website.

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Megan and Justin (who you may remember from our Partybooth video from yesterday) got married last weekend at one of our favorite venues with one of our favorite wedding teams ever, in the world, amen. I jokingly (kind of) refer to the grouping as the Orlando Dream Team because every wedding that we shoot together ends up being a favorite of mine and is executed beautifully and wonderfully and there’s butterflies and unicorns and magic. Maybe not that last part, but truly, it’s wonderful. This is just a sneak peek and I really feel like I’m not doing Megan and Justin’s wedding any justice with this because there were so many more details and aspects I want to show off and can’t… yet. Believe me, their wedding post is going to be HUGE! Tommy Murphy from Greenery Productions was on hand transforming the estate house and park into a pink hued wonderland of french-influenced flora. Brandee Gaar was running the show flanked by her amazing team of talented ladies from Blush by Brandee Gaar. And, might I add a new player to our dream team, Ben Lawles from Kaleidoscope Event Lighting was on hand lighting up the night in various shades of pink. AMAZING people. Seriously I want to bottle all of those vendors up and sell them as a wedding cure all pill because they’re that amazing (and Ben gave Brandee and I queso and chips to snack on, so you know he’s got a special place in my heart forever). Here’s a glimpse…

First Look…

Flowers by Tommy. He’s a genius. I adore him. True story.

They did their setup flip-flopped from the usual and I LOVED it! I can’t wait to show you more…

Isn’t that uplighting magical? And yes, that’s a Jeremiah’s Italian Ice cart back there. More on that later. ;)

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They were both quiet when we first met. They felt no need to be flashy or to flaunt. They are who they are and if they allow you a glimpse into their love, you’ll leave feeling uplifted because of it. I’m always a little bit intrigued by really quiet couples. Nate and I are not at all “really quiet”. Both of us are loquacious, our lives are fairly public through our blog and facebook pages, and we both wear our hearts on our sleeves. Sometimes I wish I could be more mysterious but the truth is that we just aren’t. So when we encounter couples who are the opposite from us I’m always really charmed by the quiet strength of their love. Erin and Alex are one of those couples and I’m so happy that we were able to be there with them to capture it all.

Erin and Alex’s wedding was perfection. But how can a wedding NOT be perfection when you’re working with what we like to affectionately call the Orlando Dream Team of wedding vendors. Brandee Gaar was coordinating and Tommy Murphy from Greenery Productions was handling the floral and decor and we just ADORE working with those two! We had an amazing time capturing all the gorgeous details of Erin & Alex’s day and we hope that you all enjoy reliving their wedding day through our eyes…

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Florida charm at it’s finest: the Cypress Grove Estate House

Shoes by Manolo Blahnik and her dress was from Solutions Bridal in Winter Park

The groom and groomsmen wore these personalized cufflinks…

They had the most beautiful first look we’ve ever been able to capture…

FAVORITE

Our favorite florist, Tommy Murphy from Greenery Productions created the amazing tablescapes…

This gorgeous creation was made by Party Flavors Custom Cakes

We were really excited to see that they even included one of our engagement shots on the groom’s cake. ;)

Arthur’s Catering took care of the gourmet eats…

Other vendors:

Hair by Imagez Beauty Salon
Music by the Buzzcatz
Lighting by Kaleidoscope
Tux by Absolutely Fitting

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