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Tampa backyard wedding Photographer | Jenilee & Brian

August 24th, 2010

I photographed this backyard wedding back in June and am just now getting it up to view which is how i work. I do tons of photo shoots all the time. Weddings, Engagements, Bands and other event photography. I have so much stuff happening and a ton more blogs I’ll be getting too eventually so [...]
 

I photographed this backyard wedding back in June and am just now getting it up to view which is how i work. I do tons of photo shoots all the time. Weddings, Engagements, Bands and other event photography. I have so much stuff happening and a ton more blogs I’ll be getting too eventually so keep in touch here and leave me a message from time to time!

Jenilee and Brian are a really fun and extremely cool couple. I didn’t meet them till the day of the wedding! Jenilee’s mother Cindy, called me months ago (which is always the best thing to do to book your wedding vendors) and told me she and her daughter loved my photography and wanted to have me photograph their wedding. I suggested a meeting as I always do but they were set and she asked how to book me and where to send the check? I love getting right to the point! As the title says, It was a backyard wedding kinda near Tampa, at a beautiful house on a private lake with little islands in the middle of it. The lake bottom was made of a different type which caused the water to be perfectly clear and blue! They also had their own little beach in the back yard – pretty cool! Backyard weddings are replacing the ballroom wedding because they are more intimate and a bit less expensive and it allows friends and family to be themselves in a familiar environment. I arrived a little early – say,.. an hour early! I really don’t like being late and brides don’t want you to be late either so I always do my best to make sure the bride isn’t stressed about that too! I took some detail pictures as Brian and some of the guys set up the entire wedding scene in the back yard. They did a great job. There Is always some pride to be had in setting up your wedding for you bride! I’m pretty sure that might be attractive to the bride as well! I never found out where the flowers came from or the cake! Cindy, if you happen to look at this leave a comment and let us know! Here’s a few of their awesome wedding pictures!

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Chea & Billy | Clearwater wedding photographer

August 18th, 2010

Chea & Billy are a wonderful and slightly reserved couple! They were such a pleasure to hang out with on their wedding day. I arrived at the church a bit early as I always do to see what sort of pictures i can get of the wedding venue before everyone gets there. I happened to [...]
 

Chea & Billy are a wonderful and slightly reserved couple! They were such a pleasure to hang out with on their wedding day. I arrived at the church a bit early as I always do to see what sort of pictures i can get of the wedding venue before everyone gets there. I happened to arrive about an hour early! It took a good bit less time than I thought! guest started arriving as I was looking for the groom and even the bride. I finally found Billy in a back room talking to the priest. He asked if I had seen Chea yet? I said no but I heard she was soon to be there. We waited around for a bit as guest filled in the seats and I kept going back to the front of the church keeping a look out for Chea. She was running a little behind schedule but was still on time. Billy and I joked the we hoped she will show up and I had photographed all the groom, anticipation pictures I could ever get. I made my way to the front door of the church to inquire about Chea. Unbeknownst to us at the church, Chea was having dress problems!  I was at the fron of the church when the priest comes up to me and asked if I heard/knew anything of the brides arrival time? It had been about 15 min after the ceremony was supposed to start and a few people were a little nervous!  Chea finally arrived a bit flustered but looking stunning! We had the wedding and the rest of the day was a dream!

This post is in no way meant to reflect badly on Chea or to point out how much i think Billy looks like Tom Cruse. Just a reminder to check your details and time lines and know something might not go according to plan. The main thing is you are marrying your very best friend and you have soo many more days to spend together! Handle it with grace like Chea & Billy and cherish every single memory, even the ones that might seem bad at the time. You can laugh at them later as you reflect on all you have experienced together!

I am so blessed to do what I do and love and appreciate every single couple I get the honor to photograph their wedding. Thanks to Chea & Billy for letting me experience your love of life, friends and family!

Chea & Billy were married at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and their reception was held at Cove Cay Country Club. Cove cay is a wonderful site for a wedding and wedding reception. The staff is very friendly and willing to do whatever it takes to make your day as smooth as possible.


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North Carolina Vacation Photography fun | Tampa photographer

August 6th, 2010

Every now and then we get to go to the most awesome place in the world….. North Carolina! We go every year as much as we can. My wife’s ( Wendy ) parents have a cabin in Maggie Valley surrounded by beauty! I always take pictures on vacation but never do anything with them. I [...]
 

Every now and then we get to go to the most awesome place in the world….. North Carolina! We go every year as much as we can. My wife’s ( Wendy ) parents have a cabin in Maggie Valley surrounded by beauty! I always take pictures on vacation but never do anything with them. I don’t even print them to have around the house! Wendy always asks me to but i get too busy and forget or I just get too LAZY! I figured this is the next best thing to it and I get to share some of the beauty we see from my point of view. We have yet to make it up there during the right time of the year when all the leaves change and show God’s beauty, but I’m sure we will one day.

This summer we FINALLY talked my parents in to coming and they had the best time. They have never ever, ever been there. My mom likes to shop! LOVES to shop! and what better place to do it than in a place that has all the cute little shops you could possibly find. I happen to love shopping too but my shopping is usually for coffee, chocolate and the best restaurants around! I introduced my mom to the Chocolate bear in Waynesville, She loves it now too!

Wendy LOVES North Carolina and wants to live there one day. She is the cutest thing when she gets up there all bundled up in her blankets with a hot cup of coffee on the front porch. While we were there this time I ended up photographing a wedding in Chimney Rock Park for an awesome couple which will not be in this blog but is coming soon! I also ran across a couple just out in nature that wanted some family pictures so i shot some family pictures for them right there on the creek. Pretty fun.  We pass a place on the way up called Goats on the roof but never stop. We stopped this time and I took a few shots. There’s so much to do up there which is why we like it so much.  NC which is right outside of Maggie Valley. There’s soooo much i could say here but I might bore everyone so I’ll show some pictures and be done. Thanks for coming by. Leave a comment!

Goats on the dang roofCryptoniteRelaxation
Family funGod bless my wife!The other family we found to photographNature
My night photo version of Thomas Kinkade

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Wish they all could be california girls | Carl & Sutton

August 2nd, 2010

It’s not often I get to venture outside the Tampa wedding photography world, though I sure would welcome any opportunity. I AM cruising to Jamaica in October to photograph a wedding there! Pretty excited about that! I photographed a wedding for some friends of mine ( Mike & Mary – View it here! ) about [...]
 

It’s not often I get to venture outside the Tampa wedding photography world, though I sure would welcome any opportunity. I AM cruising to Jamaica in October to photograph a wedding there! Pretty excited about that! I photographed a wedding for some friends of mine ( Mike & Mary – View it here! ) about a year before Carl and Sutton’s. Carl happens to be Mary’s brother and Sutton happened to love my pictures. She liked my pictures enough to fly me all the way to Santa Barbara, California! I can now proudly say “I am a Santa Barbara, California Wedding Photographer! I do coast to coast wedding photography! It was actually Buellton, California, right near Solvang and Santa Barbara. I arrived on a Thursday and was able to hang out and see the beautiful area for a few days before the wedding. I would be happy to spend the rest of my life doing wedding photography in Buellton and the surrounding area! The wineries are beautiful, views are amazing and I really LOVE the area! We visited The Bridalwood and Firestone wineries and a few others i can’t remember the names to. Both Bridalwood and Firestone winery are beautiful places for weddings and i hope to have one there soon! For anyone from the area reading this and wanting some really cool, fun wedding photography with a crazy fun photographer – Give me a call! I would LOVE to! Back yard weddings are becoming more popular and Sutton was one of the first to create this new trend. Sutton also had the awesome help of friends and family to create center pieces for the tables and all the decorations for the day. As I arrived I saw one of the ladies putting the finishing touches on her bouquet! Sutton’s parents worked extremely hard to have the entire property looking awesome for the day. It was nice to see everyone taking pride in what they were doing to bring together this amazing day for Carl and Sutton. Their families were amazingly wonderful to be a part of for the week. With no ceremony and reception rental cost Carl & Sutton were able to splurge a little on some photography which is how I got there! Back yard weddings are intimate and beautiful and I would suggest them to everyone! They save you money and allow you to hire a photographer that’s worth hiring to capture your day! You spend so much time preparing all the little details for the wedding but what’s the point if you don’t have it captured in a picture to remember and show your family and friends for years to come. Always hire the best and most fun photographer you can, and you will be sure to get great wedding pictures you will always love! Here are a few pictures from Carl & Sutton’s Santa Barbara Back Yard Wedding! To view the full day go to the on line gallery here or at the bottom of the page!

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