The bride as you will see loves pink.  I mean LOVES PINK!

Brooke and Doug are a great couple and I have enjoyed helping them remember their wedding day.  It is hard to believe that it has been over a year of planning that they have put in to their wedding but all of the hard work made for such a memorable day.   Congratulations again to the two of you.

Church - Sacred Heart Catholic Church 

Caterer - Catering by the Family

Florist - Nancy Berry

Lighting - Extravaganza

Linens - Custom Linens

Band - DeLeon Entertainment

Cake - L’Artisan Cake Atelier

Groom’s Cake - Island Girl Cakes

Video - Video Visions

Coordinator - Zoe Gallina, Inc.

Hair - Aiza Traynor

Make up - Rachel Reumann

Wedding Dress - CC’s

Technicals: Cameras - Contax 645, Leica M7, Canon EOSn, Canon 5D MkII       Lenses - Canon 50mm 1.2, Canon 70-200mm 2.8, Voigtlander 28mm 1.9, Summilux 50mm 1.4, Summicaron 90mm 2.0      Film - Fujicolor Pro 400H and 800Z, Kodak Tri-x, Kodak Tmax p3200,

Boca Grand is such a great place.  At times you can feel like your in the Caribbean.  So it was fun to photograph Melissa and Sam’s engagement session there.  We dodged a few rain drops as to be expected with summer but it did not keep us from having some fun taking their engagement photographs. 

I am looking forward to their wedding in 2011.

Technicals: Camera - Contax 645, Canon EOSn        Lenses - Canon 24-70mm 2.8 

Film - Fujicolor Pro 400H

If you are looking for something different for your reception I would highly suggest that you look at Chic Sweets.  Natalie Clamp, the owner of Chic Sweets and I were both working at a wedding last month (along with wedding planner Sandy Rule)  and she designed a memorable and tasty dessert table that would have satified any sweet tooth.  She and her husband stayed the whole night filling bags for guests of sweet goodness.  So check them out if you are looking for something different for your wedding.

What better way to spend your Memorial Day weekend than to have your family and friends travel down to Tampa and attend your wedding.  Both the wedding and reception was held at the Marriott Waterside and it provided a great venue to entertain. 

The wedding itself was beautifully designed with candles lining the aisle runner.  It created a very romantic environment.  After the wedding guests went outside and enjoyed the cocktail hour where cigars were hand rolled.  The evening reception returned to the ballroom and they enjoyed dancing the evening away.

Congratulations again to Meredith and Chris.      

Planner - Sandy Rule Events

Florist - Redman Steele

Venue - Marriott Waterside

Rentals - My Event Design

Band - Ace Factor, Dennis Bailey Mgmt.

Desert - Chic Sweets

Linens - Connie Duglin

Invitations - Not From a Box   

Cake - Chocolate Pi

Technicals: Cameras -Leica M7, Contax 645, Rolleimeter 2.8, Canon EOSn, Canon 5D mkII

                 Lenses - Voigtlander 28m 1.9, Summilux 50mm 1.4, Summicron 90m 2.0, Canon 50mm 1.2,    Canon 28mm 2.8, Canon 70-200mm 2.8, Canon 85mm 1.8

                 Film - Fujicolor Pro 400H & 800Z, Fujicolor Natura 1600, Kodak Tri-x 400, Kodak Tmax p3200, Tmax 100, Ilford Delta 3200

When I was asked to photograph Andrea and John’s wedding I was so excited.  There wedding was going to be a small wedding of just the two of them at the Crathes Castle just outside of Aberdeen,Scotland.  Andrea explained to me that her family is actually from here and it seemed like a great way to add meaning to there wedding. 

We had planned originally to have the wedding on the beautiful grounds of the castle but as is the case for Scotland we had light rains so the wedding was moved into the castle.  Now worries though soon after the wedding ceremony the rains slowed down enough for us to go outside to create some memorable photographs. 

Technicals: Leica M7, Summilux 50mm 1.4, Voigtlander 28mm 1.9, Canon EOSn, Canon 50mm 1.2, Fujicolor Pro 400H, Kodak Tri-x 400.

I had a fun time with Katie and Stewart’s engagement session.  Not only were they a fun couple but we did the engagement session in New York.  We started out at the Brooklyn Bridge and progresses to Grand Central station and finally ended up in Central Park. 

I am looking forward to their wedding next year. 

Technicals: Leica M7, voigtlander 28mm 1.9, summilux 50mm 1.4, Canon EOSn, Canon 50mm 1.2, Fujicolor Pro 400H, Kodak Tri-x 400

Simply Devine Events - Coordinator

Jenny Grantham -Makeup Artist

Michael Grantham - Hair & Make-up

The Potting Shed - Flowers

Hyde Park Methodist - Church 

Tampa Yacht & Country Club - Reception 

It’s Icing on the Cake - Wedding cake

The Leonard Brothers - Band

Such a beautiful wedding day that was only surpassed by such a great couple.  The Tampa Yacht Club is such a fun place for a wedding reception and the guest certainly enjoyed dancing the night away.  Finally as the evening closed the guest said their goodbyes  and Lauren and Welty left by boat.

Technicals:  All black & white were taken with a Leica M7 with a Summilux 50mm 1.4, Voightlander 28mm 1.9 lens with Neopan 400, Kodak p3200 film.  Color film photographs were either from the Contax 645 with 80mm 2.0, Canon EOS N camera with a 50mm 1.2 lens with Fuji 400z and 800H film.  Digital images were with the Canon 5d MkII with the 50mm 1.2 lens.

It’s hard to believe that the year went by so quickly.  Maddie has grown so fast and is trying very hard to take her first steps.  (I don’t know if I am looking forward to this!)

Considering the weather we have been having it was a perfect day for her birthday party.  

Their wedding was on halloween day but there was nothing scarry about it.  The wedding was held at the beautiful Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the reception followed at the Avila Golf and Country Club.  It was a great wedding that was so much fun to photograph.

There wedding was a suprise to their families.  Soon after they told them they all went down to the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota for a beautiful wedding ceremony on the beach followed by a moonlight reception. 

This image speaks to what weddings are really all about.  One of my favorite images ever.