Laura & Kevin are MARRIED!! Part One

I love detailed weddings.  And even more than that, I love DIY & vintage weddings.  And that's exactly what Laura & Kevin had in store for their guests.  I knew this was going to be an amazing wedding, but I had no idea it was going to be so intricate.  I mean, THE DETAILS!!  You can see the hours of work, and the amount of heart that went in to every little thing.  I was amazed.

I had the pleasure of taking with me TWO fellow photographers.  Bara Miller (whom I've worked with before) from Bara Miller Photography.  http://baramillerphotography.com/.  And a new friend, Brittany Long from Brittany Long Photography.  http://www.brittanylongphotography.com/index2.php#/home/  Two fabulous photographers.. I was so lucky to have them come along!!

Bara & I went to the Omni Champions Gate in Kissimmee to photograph Laura getting ready with her sister/MOH.  Fabulous hotel.. so stunning, as well as the bride!  And it was a beautiful day.  Seriously, how could it get any better??

My heart skipped a beat when I saw the wedding dress.  Tea length.  Perfection.  And the shoes, yes.. of course, I also fell in love with the shoes.

The brooch that Laura used as hair piece...  $4 at a thrift store.  REALLY!  Who has that kind of luck???

While we were at the Omni, Brittany was getting fun shots of the groom getting ready at his dad's house, which was also the setting for the wedding!  Wait till you see this place.

You know first looks are my favorite.  Look at this special moment when Laura & Kevin see each other for the first time on their wedding day.

The rest of this blog, part 1, is dedicated to SOME of their never ending list of details.  I'm still amazed what they were able to pull off.  While I was there, taking pictures, I kept coming back and realizing there were details that I missed!  There were so many, my brain couldn't process everything.  And thank goodness I had 2 other shooters to back me up.  Looking through their pictures, I realize that I STILL missed some of these details!!

There was so many things to do, so many places to go..  you had to have a map to help you.  YES!  What a fantastic place to have a wedding, let me tell you.  It was quite unbelivable.

Stay tuned for more pictures of this spectacular wedding!!  I haven't even gotten to the ceremony & reception!!

Sneak Peek- Nicole and Chris are MARRIED!

I wanted to share a special sneak peek of a wedding I did at the aquarium.  Nicole & Chris are this super awesome couple with such a cool wedding, I couldn't wait to share this with you & with them.

More pictures to come, so check back! 

Impromptu session with Tiffany

I was super nervous.  I just bought basically all new equipment.  For you photographers out there, I got a D700, (my first full frame camera), 50mm 1.4, and 28-70mm 2.8.  I was nervous because I had a two wedding weekend coming up, and I've yet to really play with my new gear.  I took some pictures of Jazz, but she doesn't like to cooperate, and I basically needed a human model.  So my friend Tiffany and I did an impromptu maternity session.  I looooved how the 1.4 worked.  Everything looked like butter.  A little soft and hard to focus though.  But when she works right, she does some amazing things.

It was a short session.. I had a nail appointment to get to, so there aren't a lot of pictures to show.  These were my favorites.

This is what I'm gaga over.  Look at her eyes.  Love.