Office cats are very...helpful

Ok, maybe not, but they're darn cute! (Taken with my nifty G9 point & shoot)

Cooper


Bumper


P.S. Happy Halloween!

Gail and Andy are married!

I had a blast second shooting Gail and Andy's wedding for my for my good friend Suzie Seagraves. Their ceremony and reception was at the Tap Room at Dubsdread and the night couldn't have been more perfect!





Party time!






Mmm...cupcake cake!






Congrats you two!

Tina and Steve's Disney Wedding

Why did the wedding photographer have the bride and groom get in the photo booth?
A) She was too lazy to take pictures
B) It made for fun photo opportunities
C) It's something she would loved to have done on her wedding day

B, of course! And a little bit of C. A was just a fake answer to throw ya off! :)



Tina and Steve got married Seabreeze Point at the Boardwalk Resort, followed by dinner (and fireworks!) at the Contemporary Resort's California Grill.

cough*hidden*cough*Mickey*cough








Here comes the bride!


Steve was so sweet waiting for Tina to walk down the aisle!






Tina and Steve left plenty of time for portraits between their ceremony and reception so we headed over to Port Orleans French Quarter (where they're staying) to do some fun shots!

A quickie

from Saturday's wedding. More to come!

Hiss and Howl-o-ween

Seminole County Animal Services is sponsoring its first annual Hiss and Howl-o-ween even on Saturday October 25 from 10am - 3pm. There will be information booths, food, games, and plenty of dogs & cats available for adoption, so go check it out!

Location
Seminole County Animal Services
232 Bush Blvd., Sanford

I've got a wedding, otherwise I'd be there will bells on!

Jessica of Designing Dreams: Weddings and Special Events

I recently did some new head shots for wedding planner Jessica Giordano of Designing Dreams: Weddings and Special Events. Jessica's an absolute sweetheart - we met about a year ago and bonded over shoes! How can you not love a girl like that!?

Super quick sneak peek of Tina & Steve's Disney Wedding

More to come, but I just couldn't resist a quick peek. Hope you guys are enjoying your Disney-moon! :)

OpLove - the D family

I had entirely too much fun photographing the D family recently! Dad Jeremy is in the army and will be deploying next month, so when mom Rachel called me to schedule an OpLove session I was only too happy to oblige! If you're not familiar with OpLove, it's a great non-profit organization that provides free photo sessions to military families who have a member deploying.

Sweet light and so cute - one of my favorites!


Little Ms. M


Mr. M was a bundle of energy!




We did the session at the beautiful Blue Spring State Park. I'd never been there before and can't wait to go back in the winter and see the manatees!

Thanks so much for a fun session you guys and Jeremy, thanks so much for all that you do for our country!

What's a wordle?

It's a toy for generating word clouds from text that you provide. Here's mine!



Make your own!

Shannan and Matt are in lurve!

A happy couple who are very much in love (that's Shannan and Matt) + a beautiful setting (the Grand Floridian Resort) + (mostly) fantastic weather = a very happy photographer!

I had a blast shooting Shannan & Matt's engagement session this past weekend. We started at the Grand and wandered over to the Poly while shooting and swapping Disney stories. Here's a quick sneak peek from their session!

Matt posed an interesting question - can we somehow incorporate the cool skylights at the Grand? It took a little quick thinking on my part, but ask and ye shall receive!


Super cute!


It doesn't get much more Florida than this! Love this one!


And of course, a little Disney magic!

Thanks you two for a fun shoot!

PS - the Wave was delish! Enjoy it on Wednesday :)

Wiggle Waggle Walk Photos

Oh my goodness, how much fun was this year's Wiggle Waggle Walk? All the dogs (and one cat!) are so cute it's hard not to put the camera down and just love on them all! There were over 40 fantastic vendors there with everything from organic pet food to dog fashions to a caricature artist! I'm not sure how the judges picked the winners of the costume contest - I never would have been able to choose just one for each category!

Here's a small sampling of images from the day, to see more visit the gallery.

Jenny, the token cat of the day!


Didn't this guy realize he was in Gator country?


This little cutie was "security" at the judge's table!


Even the humans got into the act!


I think that using Jedi mind tricks on the judges gives an unfair advantage in the costume contest! Haha!


The lovely Sassy of Sassy's Pet Paradise.













Busted playing paw-parazzi!


And the actual walk which was kicked off by WFTV Channel 9 / TV 27 meteorologist Tom Terry




Too cute for words!


Yup, his name was Oscar! I love it!






I'm not sure how much money was raised in total - I know one group raised nearly $47,000! - but kudos to all who came out and raised money for such a worthwhile cause!

Kim & Mike: Newlyweds

Kim and Mike are such a creative and fun couple, I couldn't wait to photograph their wedding. I love the vintage Florida theme (considering that Mike proposed on Anna Maria Island, I'd say it's pretty appropriate!) and the gorgeous colors they used to carry it throughout the day.





Beatiful flowers by Lee Forrest.


The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden provided a stunning backdrop for their ceremony and their reception was at Casa Feliz.



The crew from Busy Brides Wedding Services did an amazing job keeping the day flowing smoothly!

Look how cute these two are!




Mmm.... cake! I couldn't walk near it - it smelled so amazing I just wanted to stick my finger in it! But I behaved, I promise!


Special thanks to my good friend, the talented Suzie Seagraves who second shot for me!

Wiggle Waggle Walk

I'm shooting the Wiggle Waggle Walk 2008 for the SPCA on Saturday. Grab your four-legged friend and come out and support a great cause!

Check back for a sneak peek either tomorrow night or Sunday morning!

In Print: Brides Magazine November/December 2008

I'm beyond excited - I just got my hands on a copy of the November/December 2008 issue of Brides Magazine and can finally share the fun news! Every year the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) and Brides run a photography contest. This image, from Leighton & Tiffany's wedding, placed first in the ceremony category!



From the time I started editing the wedding, this image of Elijah looking up at his father as Tiffany walked down the aisle was one of my favorites!

You can see more about the contest - and the other fantastic winners - online or pick up a copy of the issue, which is on sale now.

My scanner is being persnickety, so I grabbed a quickie shot of the layout with my point and shoot.

In Print: Destination Weddings & Honeymoons Magazine, Fall 2008

So excited to see my Thailand story (yes, I write, too!) and photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons Magazine. Check it out next time you're at your favorite book store!