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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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Bone Daddy | Redliners

February 11th, 2010

We have been up to some pretty awesome stuff lately. As you may or may not know I am more than a wedding photographer in the Tampa bay area. I love wedding photography and all it involves but sometimes I have to do MAN stuff! and band photography happens too be one of those man [...]

 

We have been up to some pretty awesome stuff lately. As you may or may not know I am more than a wedding photographer in the Tampa bay area. I love wedding photography and all it involves but sometimes I have to do MAN stuff! and band photography happens too be one of those man things I love to do. Hanging out with a good band and having a beer while we take pictures is pretty fun way to do the job.

I have  been in bands for a while both professionally on different labels and for fun, so doing band photography is just a natural step for me to take. I know and understand wanting to be the coolest looking band in the world or just having the coolest looking band pictures taken by the best band photographer in Tampa or whatever area you are in. Band photography in the Tampa area is lacking in coolness. Yes, In order to get really great shots you have to pay for it and i get people all the time asking if i can come down on the price because “we just finished recording our record” You found the money for you record didn’t you? Your image is the second most important thing that sells you. You cant skimp on it. Record labels spend tons on an image for their artist. IMAGE IS EVERYTHING in this world. Why do people pick up a record in in the store?… Because it looks cool! Don’t get a $100 photographer to do crappy pictures of your band. Get some really awesome band photography by someone who knows how to make you look great!

I know what i would want in a band photographer so i can give it to the bands around the world if that’s the way it happens to go. I am striving to become the best band photographer in Tampa first then keep moving out into the WORLD!! Yeah!!

If you are a band in the Tampa, Clearwater, St.Pete area and need really cool band pictures by a really great band photographer give me a call as soon as you can to get on the schedule because we get booked – like – crazy!

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Oh No! | Mike and Mary

December 10th, 2009

We posted Mike and Mary’s Wedding pictures and totally forgot to do a post on their engagement pictures! Here they are, The love continues! We started the day at Florida Botanical gardens which is perfect for engagements and weddings! They even have a Wedding Garden there, Its beautiful! The place is perfect for pictures but [...]

 

We posted Mike and Mary’s Wedding pictures and totally forgot to do a post on their engagement pictures! Here they are, The love continues!

We started the day at Florida Botanical gardens which is perfect for engagements and weddings! They even have a Wedding Garden there, Its beautiful!

The place is perfect for pictures but the heat of the day was not, so we went to clearwater beach and finished our engagement picture session under the clearwater pier!

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We loved shooting your pictures guys. Thanks a lot!

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Butterflies | Kristen and Sai

December 9th, 2009

There’s always a story. Before their wedding Kristen explained to us that her and her husband would be releasing butterflies after their ceremony at Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg. There’s an incredibly heart touching story behind this symbolic act. Kristen told us that her grandmother, sadly, had passed away just a few months before their [...]

 

There’s always a story.

Before their wedding Kristen explained to us that her and her husband would be releasing butterflies after their ceremony at Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg. There’s an incredibly heart touching story behind this symbolic act. Kristen told us that her grandmother, sadly, had passed away just a few months before their wedding and butterflies were released there. As the butterflies were released at the funeral, a single butterfly landed on Kristen’s father’s left shoulder. We knew that the butterfly release would be very important to Kristen and her family so we made sure to pay special attention, and to our surprise one, single, butterfly landed on Kristen’s father’s same shoulder. It’s such an honor to be able to witness such an event and feel the love fill the air in the gardens.

Sunken Gardens

1825 4th Street North
St Petersburg, FL 33704-4397
(727) 551-3100

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Kristen and Sai readied themselves at their homes in St. Petersburg, Kristen wasn’t quite nervous, but very anxious.

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Just as things seemed to be coming together for Kristen and her bridesmaids, one of the girl’s dresses ripped and one had a sash that was not the correct color! yikes! Luckily, David’s Bridal in Tampa was able to quickly remedy the situation, thus saving a potential disaster. Disaster averted, Kristen and her girls headed to beautiful Sunken Gardens for their wedding ceremony which was just down the road from their home in St. Petersburg.

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After the wedding ceremony, we spent some time with Kristen and Sai, walking the gardens and getting some great bridal portraits. Since Sunken Gardens is home to a lot of regular tourists, we felt like we on a garden tour instead of working.

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We then took a jaunt down the road to Ruth Eckerd Hall which is located in Clearwater for their reception. The family celebrated their wedding with a lot of laughter and dance. Ruth Eckerd Hall is one of the coolest and fun places to photograph a wedding reception!

Ruth Eckerd Hall

1111 N McMullen Booth Rd.
Clearwater, Fl 33759
(727)-791-7400

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If you ever want a garden themed wedding, Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg should be your first choice, and for a fun, large reception hall with great style, Ruth Eckerd Hall is perfect.

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