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Don Cesar quick look | Eddie & Windee

April 18th, 2011

Eddie and Windee…. What can we say! Eddie is just about as hyper as Reid and Windee is as sweet as pie and cute as a button and their kids are awesome. They are such a beautiful family. We had the absolute best time with them at the Don Cesar Beach Resort on St. Pete [...]
 

Eddie and Windee…. What can we say! Eddie is just about as hyper as Reid and Windee is as sweet as pie and cute as a button and their kids are awesome. They are such a beautiful family. We had the absolute best time with them at the Don Cesar Beach Resort on St. Pete Beach, FL! We were so excited to photograph this awesome couple we arrived a bit early. Good for us because we got to walk the grounds of the Don Cesar and look for really great locations for bridal portraits that would showcase Eddie and Windee’s personalities and 12-1Photography’s unique style! It was a match made in heaven. The Don Cesar is a beautiful romantic beach resort on St. Pete Beach, FL and host quite a few weddings a year. If you know 12-1Photography, you know we are definitely up to the challenge of making cool wedding pictures with an artistic edge in such a beautiful beach resort setting. Eddie and Windee have a beautiful love for each other and for life. 12-1Photography’s goal is to showcase that in every couple who hires us. We feel we did a darn good job with Windee and Eddie! Here’s a sneak peek at Windee and Eddie’s Don Cesar Beach Resort Wedding pictures!

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Its not a Photobooth – Its Awesome | Tampa Wedding Photographer

April 14th, 2011

Everyone knows a photo-booth can be a little bit of fun but its sometimes a bummer to be crowded in the tiny things. 12-1Photography has toyed around with the idea of adding a photobooth to our arsenal for quite some time but as you may know, we don’t like to do things halfhearted.  If we [...]
 

Everyone knows a photo-booth can be a little bit of fun but its sometimes a bummer to be crowded in the tiny things. 12-1Photography has toyed around with the idea of adding a photobooth to our arsenal for quite some time but as you may know, we don’t like to do things halfhearted.  If we do something, we are goin to go all out to make it as awesome as possible. We’ve done this in the past but it wasn’t awesome or cool enough. Well….. we have finally created the best photobooth around and its awesomeness is to our liking! Being the type of photographers and people we are, we don’t like to call it a “photo-booth” sounds a little dumb and weeny! We decided to call ours “Wedding Crasher” because that’s what we want to see at each of our weddings. We want to see people having a great time to the point of crashing! If anyone knows 12-1Photography, you know we would never hold you back from being yourself and encourage it, no matter how crazy or weird others might think it is. We happen to be the craziest most fun wedding photographers in the Tampa area. We also try to be one of the most creative photographer teams in the Tampa area. We feel your wedding should be a ton of fun and shun those who say otherwise! You’re getting married for crying out loud, have some fun! 12-1Photography’s Wedding Crasher | Photobooth will allow you to unwind and do everything you’ve always wanted to do at a wedding or any formal event. If you want a photobooth for your wedding and want it to be really awesome, give us a call. Here’s the best part of it – Our Wedding Crasher | photobooth is Included in all of our packages! Save yourself some money and have an insanely awesome time in the process. It’s a win/win situation! We have a different way of running our Wedding crasher. A dvd and online gallery with print purchasing options is provided for each. Prints start at $.63 for a 4″x6″ print.If you are looking for an affordable photobooth option to enhance your wedding photography, you’ve found it!

Here’s a few of our favorites from some recent weddings we photographed!

 

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He’s our baby! | Elizabeth, Jeremy, Jax

December 3rd, 2010

The walk up to the courthouse was filled with joy and anticipation. “Is this really happening? Are we going to really be the parents of this little boy?” Jax knew something important was happening today because he was all dressed up in his “smooth” suite! Of course, playing and drinking bottles was all he could [...]
 

The walk up to the courthouse was filled with joy and anticipation. “Is this really happening? Are we going to really be the parents of this little boy?” Jax knew something important was happening today because he was all dressed up in his “smooth” suite! Of course, playing and drinking bottles was all he could think about at the time. He seemed excited to wear his cool new hat, for a little while that is, and seemed pretty amazed at how big the world was compared to him as they walked down the street.

Jeremy and Elizabeth began their adoption journey over a year ago. They wanted a baby, and more specifically, a Haitian baby. They started talks with the agency and began their classes. They were told, it would be hard finding what they wanted and good luck finding a Haitian baby. It probably wouldn’t happen. Shortly after they received a call saying there was one being given for adoption by a woman in Haiti who wanted a better life for her child. She doesn’t have the safest situation where she is and knew there had to be a family out there who would love this child. Jeremy and Elizabeth were so excited. They were able to be there for the ultrasound and experience the pregnancy and anticipation of becoming new parents and give comfort to the birth mother.  They didn’t know where the money would come from but knew God would provide and he did.

Friends and family arrived at the courthouse  with excitement, and a festive attitude filled the air and a little bit of nervousness! They entered the courtroom and exchanged smiles and a warm welcome with the judge. They were sworn in and promised their love, protection and support for baby Jax for the rest of his life. Tears filled their eyes as the papers were gladly signed and Jax legally became their baby boy! Jax was comfortably and safely asleep in his mom’s arms during the entire thing.

If there were one word stronger than love that embodied all the emotion and power contained in the universe I would use it here. Jeremy and Elizabeth have just that,.. The love only God himself could show. This couple shows the very love and face of God. Jeremy and Elizabeth are the best parents for this boy and there’s no doubt. God truly knows what he’s doing and planned this perfectly.

Thank you Jeremy and Elizabeth for letting me be a part of such an amazing time in your lives and for letting me in to this intimate circle. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you and Jax!

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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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Day at the beach | Heather and Richard

July 30th, 2010

Heather and Richard happen to be two good friends my wife and I hang out with from time to time. We always have a great time with them! Richard LOVES baseball and there isn’t much that can take his eyes off the game but this day im pretty sure his mind was nowhere near the [...]
 

Heather and Richard happen to be two good friends my wife and I hang out with from time to time. We always have a great time with them!

Richard LOVES baseball and there isn’t much that can take his eyes off the game but this day im pretty sure his mind was nowhere near the game. Heather was looking awesome and Richard was too busy being blown away by her to notice much else and it totally shows in the first set of pictures I’m putting up from their wedding in the St. Pete, Clearwater beach area. The beaches in Florida are perfect for weddings and pictures. Since I’m here all the time I sometimes take it for granted. Many times i am looking to go to a destination for a wedding to shoot pictures and I forget we have a destination wedding spot right here! The white sand and beautiful weather is awesome. Heather and Richard picked a great time of year for their beach wedding. April is not too hot or too rainy but it does provide some good clouds to block the sun for photography. The day was relaxed and the wedding was great and my wife and son were a part of the wedding party so I got to hang out with them a little bit too! Here’s a few shots I like from Heather and Richards wedding on St. Pete Beach.

Heather & Richard were married at the Bilmar beach resort on Treasure island in St. Pete.

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Vintage wedding in St. Pete with Nate & Cydney | Tampa, St. Pete Wedding Photographer

April 28th, 2010

All brides are beautiful, especially on their wedding day and Cydney was no different BUT she was! She was going for a 1940′s wedding feel and she pulled it off! This rock n roll bride/couple was insanely great to work with and knew exactly what they wanted for their wedding pictures. Nate & Cydney were [...]
 

All brides are beautiful, especially on their wedding day and Cydney was no different BUT she was! She was going for a 1940′s wedding feel and she pulled it off! This rock n roll bride/couple was insanely great to work with and knew exactly what they wanted for their wedding pictures. Nate & Cydney were married at the Mirror Lake Lyceum in St. Petersburg Florida. The Lyceum is one of the coolest places to host your wedding especially if you want a vintage wedding. The hallways, stairs, ceremony and reception hall all have the coolest old world look!  There were new places to shoot pictures around every corner! I definitely want to do more wedding photography at the Mirror Lake Lyceum!

The day started like this. Cydney had the awesome dress, shoes and flowers and Nate had his cigar!

As the girls got ready, the guys did what they do best – Smokin and Drinkin!

The boys eventually spruced up as Cydney finished her makeup.

The wedding ceremony was great and the bridal pictures we got afterwards were amazing! As said before, The Mirror Lake Lyceum has tons of beautiful locations for wedding and bridal pictures. Here are just a few more of the really cool vintage wedding pictures we got in St. Petersburg in the Lyceum!

One of my favorite things to capture – The private kiss as soon as they get out!

My favorite thing about Cydney is her ability to change the picture by the slightest change in her expression. She’s a master! Nate however is like me and really used to being behind the lens. But he ended up looking really cool! Good job Nate, Yeah! Don’t kill me for that comment.

The Mirror Lake Lyceum has the best locations for wedding photography in St. Pete Florida! If you don’t want a beach wedding go to the Mirror Lake Lyceum!

I really dig this set of pictures! What am i taking about, I like em all!!!!

The night ended with dancing and cake / cupcake tree. It was awesome!

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The guy with the eye part 2 | Jennifer & Bobby’s Lake Suzy Florida wedding

April 22nd, 2010

So it’s been a while since I’ve posted any wedding blogs. Not to say i haven’t photographed any weddings. I’ve taken pictures of 10 or 15 weddings, bands, families, maternity shoots..everything you could possibly take pictures of I’ve done lately. I’ve also move into a townhouse and done too many things to mention. It’s been [...]
 

So it’s been a while since I’ve posted any wedding blogs. Not to say i haven’t photographed any weddings. I’ve taken pictures of 10 or 15 weddings, bands, families, maternity shoots..everything you could possibly take pictures of I’ve done lately. I’ve also move into a townhouse and done too many things to mention. It’s been in the 12-1Photography world! So now we calm down a bit and I can do a few blog posts about weddings and everything else. Though i do need to finish editing the last 3 weddings! I just had to take a break from editing so i don’t get burnt out while looking at this computer screen. I’ve been really blessed to have the amount of photography work i have coming in. I have been so blessed to be able to photograph some of the absolutely coolest people getting married in Tampa, St. Pete, Clearwater, Sarasota and many other places in Florida.

Here is a beautifully awesome couple Bobby and Jennifer. I met them a few years ago at my church through some other friends. I never expect to photograph everyone in the church for their wedding or family or whatever happens. Its definitely a happy surprise when i get asked to do it since there are a ton of wedding photographers in the TampaBay area. I was happy to take pictures for Bobby & Jennifer when they asked. I’m always a bit nervous every wedding i do because I want to give the couple the best pictures they can possibly get. I know i can do a good job but I want to do a GREAT job for every couple. Jennifer & Bobby’s wedding was no different.

I was excited with the view i saw when I pulled up to the Kingsway Country Club in Lake suzy, Florida right outside of Port Charlotte and Venice where we shot another wedding for Erin and Jared. I was even more excited to see that our favorite DJ mr. Ron Michel from Universal Music Entertainment was there! Yeah! We had a great time. The mood was fan and relaxed all day which allowed for some great pictures. A great attitude always helps to create great pictures and Jennifer and Bobby were Great!

Here’s some of favorites from their really great Lake Suzy / Port charlotte wedding. Jennifer and Bobby were both in high spirits!

I love the way the caught each others eyes.

The setting at Kingsway country club is beautiful.

Happily Married!

These are some of my favorites!

The Reception was fun and Ron kept the party going!

A good time was had by all. It was a great day at the Kingsway country club. If you are looking for a great all in one wedding and reception site in and around Port Charlotte, Venice, Florida or Lake Suzy the Kingsway Country club has it!

Thanks to Bobby and Jennifer for having us photograph their wedding!

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Tampa Senior Portrait Photography | Christina

April 13th, 2010

We’ve been extremely busy lately doing wedding photography, taking really cool pictures of bands and doing some really cool senior portraits in the Tampa bay area! We us usually run ads for Senior portrait photographers in the Tampa area, and it’s not often that we actually get to do pictures of someone that lives IN [...]
 

We’ve been extremely busy lately doing wedding photography, taking really cool pictures of bands and doing some really cool senior portraits in the Tampa bay area! We us usually run ads for Senior portrait photographers in the Tampa area, and it’s not often that we actually get to do pictures of someone that lives IN Tampa. Christina actually lives right in the middle of all that is Tampa!

We drove to her house in Tampa and picked Christina and her mom up with no ideas of what we were going to do. We literally drove around looking for a cool locations for senior portraits that would fit Christina. After a few minutes we found our first picture location! It was really cold that day and that made it hard to get out, but we braved it! Each picture place got even harder to get out of the car. We ended up pulling up to the last few places sitting in the car talking about the cool pictures we could probably take there before just hopping out and going for it. We had a lot of fun and hope to do a lot of senior portrait photography in Tampa and the surrounding areas this year.

Here are a few of our favorites from Christina’s Senior Portrait session in her home of Tampa!

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The guy with the eye | Bobby & Jennifer

March 11th, 2010

Jennifer & Bobby are one of the coolest and sweetest couples we have ever had the privilege of hanging out with and photographing their wedding. The wedding took place at the beautiful Kingsway Country Club in Lake Suzy florida. The day was perfect! Plenty of sunshine, a few clouds to soften the light just right [...]
 

Jennifer & Bobby are one of the coolest and sweetest couples we have ever had the privilege of hanging out with and photographing their wedding. The wedding took place at the beautiful Kingsway Country Club in Lake Suzy florida. The day was perfect! Plenty of sunshine, a few clouds to soften the light just right and two beautiful families surrounded by equally beautiful friends. I named this one “The guy with the eye” because Bobby has a habit which we all had fun with, hopefully not at too much of his expense since he is seriously one of the greatest guys we have ever met. Bobby raises his right eyebrow in most pictures he takes as to say I am happy,.. or distinguished… or I really love my woman and I’ll do anything for her. We all had a lot of fun trying to tame the brow, but it does ad a certain class to the pictures.

The started off perfectly, as i said. Matt and I drive the 2 hours to Lake Suzy from Tampa. Though most  weddings we photograph take place in the Tampa area we are always open to the idea of and sort of destination, if its Lake Suzy or Jamaica we’ll be there to cover the wedding in typical 12-1 photography style! As soon as we arrived we took a stroll around to admiring the grounds and get a feel for how the day would go. While walking around we went up to the reception room and noticed a familiar DJ set up….. Ron from Universal Music Entertainment Ron is our favorite DJ of all time. He is seriously the coolest DJ in all of Tampa, Florida and the US! He make the job of photography easy at a wedding reception.  Ok, I’ve said enough. This isn’t even the real full wedding photography blog for this wedding. It”s just a sneak peek! I’m just so excited about the pictures we were able to capture at this wedding that i can’t stop! I love wedding photography and smiles and brides and grooms, flowers and flower girls, ring bearers. The world of wedding photography is great and Matt and I both love it and feel so blessed to be able to do it. Hope it never ends!

Here’s a few more pictures to enjoy!

The end for now!

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