Posts Tagged ‘Weddings’

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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Chimney Rock Wedding Photographer | Suzan & John

October 14th, 2010

July is a pretty hot month just about everywhere you go but, everywhere is not as beautiful as North Carolina with its mountains, lakes, flowing rivers and streams, bordered by rocks and trees of all shapes and sizes. I love my job of taking pictures for awesome couples in beautiful wedding destinations.  I love North [...]
 

July is a pretty hot month just about everywhere you go but, everywhere is not as beautiful as North Carolina with its mountains, lakes, flowing rivers and streams, bordered by rocks and trees of all shapes and sizes. I love my job of taking pictures for awesome couples in beautiful wedding destinations.  I love North Carolina any time of year and love being there to work/play! This is the second wedding I have had the privileged of photographing in Chimney Rock Park Right outside Lake Lure, NC which is home to the fabulous Lake Lure Inn & Spa and the best salon I know in North Carolina  Lake Lure Salon & Spa.  Evey bride of every wedding I have photographed in Lake Lure has gone to the Lake Lure salon & spa. They do the best hair and makeup around and provide the most relaxing environment! Suzan and her bridesmaids got their hair and makeup done at the Lake lure salon and spa and had a wonderfully relaxing morning there. I showed up to that salon just assuming she would be there since it’s the best, and she was and surprised I knew she was there. Kinda fun! Suzan and John were such an awesome couple to be around. They seemed so relaxed which always makes the day run smoothly. Suzan happens to be extremely creative and made all the center pieces for all the tables and quite a few other pieces of eye candy which are shown here! Chimney Rock Park has a nice little lawn at the foot of the mountain which shows the mountain in the background and a beautiful view from the top of the chimney, which i have a picture posted here as well! I don’t usually take traditional style pictures but this view called for it so that’s’ what i did and Suzan & John are happy with it! One thing I love to do is feel out every situation as a piece of art and see what it calls for. I give each wedding the specific touch it needs to make it beautiful for that couple.

Final fun story for this post! – While photographing the wedding in Chimney Rock Park, I met a man named Jeff. Jeff runs a few things at the park and does it well and is a really great guy to work with. I have to say, He’s was one of the easiest guys I have ever worked with and very polite. He helped things run so smoothly for the couple and for me as well! I photographed the wedding, had a few chats with Jeff and said what a pleasure it was working with him, offered to give them new pictures for the park to use on the site and said goodbye. While talking to my wife about the wedding, 2 months later. (Yep I talk about all my weddings for years to come. I remember them all and love them all!) I told her about this cool guy at the park named Jeff. She said “funny, my friend Stephanie’s Husbands name is Jeff and he recently started working at the park there.”  ‘Really? hmm” i said, “That would be funny if it was the same guy” I asked Wendy what Stephanie’s new last name was and it was the same as this guy Jeff! I thought to my self
“No way”?!? We looked at Stephanie’s pictures right away to see if it was true and it was! Soooo crazy! Right?!?! It’s been a few months now and I still can’t believe it!

So, Here are a few pictures and lots of detail shots, because Suzan made everything!

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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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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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Help our Friend’s family in Haiti | Ron Michel

January 15th, 2010

Our Friend Ron Michel of Universal Music Entertainment in Tampa Florida needs your help. Ron lives here in Tampa around the corner from me! (Reid) His family lives in Haiti in the area that was hit by the earthquake. They have lost everything  and Ron is still waiting to hear of the final conditions. We [...]
 

Our Friend Ron Michel of Universal Music Entertainment in Tampa Florida needs your help. Ron lives here in Tampa around the corner from me! (Reid) His family lives in Haiti in the area that was hit by the earthquake. They have lost everything  and Ron is still waiting to hear of the final conditions. We at 12-1photography in Tampa Florida have partnered with Relevant Church in Ybor city Florida to provide support through donation.

Help us get the word out so we can provide something or this family and their community.

Lets work together to make an Impact!

Please make all donations to Relevantchurch.com through the giving link. MAKE SURE to put – Reid/Haiti – in the instructions/description area by clicking “Add special instructions to merchant” while reviewing your PayPal payment.

If writing a check please make the check payable to Relevant church and in the Subject/For  - section write Reid/haiti

Thanks so much for all your help!

Reid and Matt

call us any time for more information – 813-380-3966

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Totally awesome couple | Heather & Greg

January 6th, 2010

Heather! Greg!The day started at Heather’s parents home on St. Pete beach in the treasure island area. The house was filled with ladies getting ready for the big day and having fun! After all were ready they piled in a limo and headed for the church. Heather and Greg were married in St. Petersburg Florida at [...]
 

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Greg!The day started at Heather’s parents home on St. Pete beach in the treasure island area. The house was filled with ladies getting ready for the big day and having fun! After all were ready they piled in a limo and headed for the church. Heather and Greg were married in St. Petersburg Florida at St. Raphaels Catholic church. There was excitement in the air and lots of emotion. The doors opened and after everyone was at the front Heather and her father appeared in the door. Her father was beaming with joy and Heather was crying all the way down the isle. Greg looked so excited as his new bride came near and gave her the look all grooms give – (Its the I love you, am going to provide for you and our future is going to be great together – look!) as Heather laid he head on her fathers shoulder . This wedding was the sweetest ceremony we have had the privilege to capture. I (Reid) found myself watching and crying half the time. My tears kept blurring my vision through the camera and I was just hoping for a few good focused shots. Luckily I have Matt there for moments like that. I’m sure we don’t both cry at the same time! This was a great day and we really feel so blessed to have been trusted to capture the pictures for such a wonderful wedding. Here’s a few pictures from the wedding and reception.

The reception was held at Gulfport Casino in St. Petersburg.

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