Last Saturday I got to shoot an amazing wedding for a wonderful couple. Stephanie and Chad are so sweet and so stinking in love!!She still makes him smile and he still makes her blush. It is great to hear their stories and again see a wonderful marriage in the making.
We started off our long day in Ybor where Stephanie got her hair and makeup done by the amazing Darla Stafford and her assistant. I think it is brilliant to have your makeup and hair done on location! The two of them did all of the girls hair and makeup and were able to keep everyone relaxed.
Then we went to the ceremony at St. John's Greek Orthodox Church, followed by an amazing reception at Lion's Eye Institute. Which was beautifully decorated in white and even had a cigar roller. The party was kept going by the popular Rob Sword of Sword Sounds. Videography was done by my new friends from Trinity Wedding Video. I had a great time hanging out with Dave from Tinity Wedding Video, he was really easy going and kept Stephanie comfortable. Check out their video trailer for their wedding HERE
Thank you again Carolina for your amazing help and for making the guys laugh!!!
Stay tuned for more pictures of the groom and some great detail shots.
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I love this picture because it shows both Darla and Dave hard at work!!!
Stephanie was so calm before the wedding. She was stunning!
Check out the bottom of her shoes!!!
I love seeing a close relationship like Stephanie and her father had.
Favorite #1 of the day
Favorite #2 of the day
Here is a sneak peek at a few pictures from Stephanie and Chad's wedding. It was beautiful!!! 
Mary and Derek are our good friends and her sister's family was in town recently, so I got to take some pictures of them at our local park. Six kids and four adults and it was still fun. Hopefully the Grandmas and Grandpas will be happy with the pictures.
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Last week I met up with this great family at The Sunken Gardens in St. Pete. It was an amazing walk through the most beautiful plants and flowers, but the funny thing was that just right outside was an Outback and a Carrabas. It was like Garden of Eden in the middle of the city. Anyways, Ava is turning two, and probably did already, and they wanted to make sure to have some pictures of her.
Happy Birthday sweet Ava, I hope it was a good one. Thank you for being patient with me. Jamie, you have a beautiful family!!!
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I met Anna at Kortnee and Kevin's wedding and a few months ago she emailed me from Alaska letting me know that her and her fiance, Evan, would be in town in May. I am so happy I got to spend a little more time with Anna and that I got to meet her fiance. We met at Sand Key Beach for their engagement session. They are such a sweet couple and their relationship takes me back to the beginning of mine and Chris's relationship, that is a good sign!!!
I did not get the whole story, but I know that Evan is in the Coast Guard in Alaska, but I think it is Anna's Dad whom drives or rides in one of these choppers. It was really funny because this is the second coast guard aircraft that went by us. It was as if the Coast Guard was watching over their shoot ;) This one actually got close to us.
Anna and Evan,
Have a wonderful wedding, I wish I could be there, just to see how great you two will look!! I thought Evan was funny with his "Oh Boys," I would love to see what he will be like on his wedding day. God Bless you both and if you allow Him to, I know your marriage will be wonderful.
Dawn
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I have seen other people do this picture with an iphone, but I have a Blackberry Storm and I thought we should REPRESENT!!!!
Two pictures from today's session at the Sunken Gardens in St. Pete!!! I love this place and I hope to do a lot more shoots here. More pictures to come.
