Monthly Archives: November 2009

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Love the shoes :)

Posted in Weddings

Ana and Gheorge decided that just a reception wasn’t enough! They had told guests that they were attending just a reception to celebrate their marriage, but in fact the guests were surprised with a ceremony after cocktail hour and the two become married! Prior to the ceremony I had a great time outside the lovely Sonesta Hotel photographing a few portraits for Ana and Gheorge….and everyone had a blast at the reception! Congrats to the two of you guys and here is a few of my favorites from the day! ~ Ryan

 

Darlene and John ~ Married

Posted in Weddings

Darlene and John’s wedding took place at the lovely Jupiter Beach Resort. This couple had perfect weather and enjoyed the natural beauty of a November Florida beachside wedding! Darlene and John live in Washington DC, so they were doing a bit of planning from afar and everything turned out great! Here is a sneak peek of 10 of Andrea’s favorites!

As Seen on TV :) Platinum Weddings…Carrie & Jeff

Posted in News

Carrie and Jeff got married at the amazing Vizcaya Gardens in Coral Gables, and their event was just stunning! I have to say it was quite hard working around the television crew from WeTV that was filming for the hit show Platinum Weddings, but we made it! We were thrown for a loop when the security team from the the Delano hotel staff said we couldn’t shoot anywhere on property (something like they have a copyright on all the furniture in the hotel, hmm…ok)…so we went to plan b, which was the beach, but as we went out there it started to drizzle…oh no! It was really hot during the day so maybe it was meant to be to stay inside before the ceremony! The weather cleared perfectly (and wonderfully cooled off) for the evening ceremony, and what a perfect ceremony it was. Amazing floral and the great atmosphere of Vizcaya Gardens set the mood for this sunset wedding. The reception was waiting for the guests after the two tied the knot and the guests were treating to more amazing decor, lighting, music, and to a great looking (great tasting I am sure!) five course dinner. We were happy to join Carrie and Jeff once again on Monday for their editorial session, which gave us the great opportunity to get even more stunning portraits of the newlyweds! Can’t wait to see this wedding on TV!




E-session fever!

Posted in News

We’ve been shooting a lot of engagement sessions lately and always forget to blog them! Here is one we did a few weeks ago for Roy & Jennifer. I am looking forward to this couples wedding in April, which seems like not so far away..this year is going by fast and 2010 will be here SOON! Sorry to stress you out Jennifer :) Look at it this way you still have 5 months! :) Here are 5 fav’s from this session! ~ Ryan

Another Marco Island Beauty!

Posted in Weddings

Could we really have a wedding that took place 3 days ago already posted on the blog? Guess so! Check out this AWESOME couples’ images from our latest Marco Island wedding. They had their beautiful ceremony at sunset on the beach and then danced under the stars with all the jealous hotel guests looking down on the party from their hotel rooms.  Heather and Nathan were the coolest couple and we could so tell they were perfect for each other! Another couple that has been together 10 years! That’s two weddings in a row! And the cooler part was they got married on Nov 7th, just like the brides parents, AND grandparents…..so cool!

Another grand event pulled off by Jacey Wood at the Marco Island Marriott….beautiful!

Farah & Randy’s Ancient Spanish Monastery ROCKIN’ film!

Posted in Cinematic Films, Weddings

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Farah and Randy were one of our runner up winners from our “My Wedding is Gonna Rock” contest earlier this summer. So much love was in the air at this wedding and Andrea and I put together a “rocking” film from their wedding. One of our favorites this year!

Though most brides won’t know of the difference or pay attention to the equipment we use, some of our friends in the industry might like to know that this was the first wedding we shot entirely all with all DSLR cameras…all the footage is shot with Canon 5D and 7D cameras…and looks stunning!

BEFORE YOU PLAY: This film was rendered in near HD quality, and may take a minute to load. Press the play button, then press the pause button as you wait a minute for it to completely load before starting. It’s worth the wait, and much better than having it stop halfway through if you have slower internet! Also press the black square in the bottom right corner of the player to go full screen…don’t watch it so small!

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Another amazing e-session

Posted in Engagement

Jade & Jirka had SO MANY images to choose from from thier killer e-session they had no choice…they had to get an album! Their engagment Finao album is gonna rock! They have so many great images! We are excited to photograph their wedding in February but first comes engagement session images..enjoy!