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