Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Kelly & Jordan are ENGAGED!!

I took one look at Kelly & Jordan and I immediately got the biggest smile on my face.  I struck gold.  They are just GORGEOUS!!  I couldn't wait to do a shoot with them.  They are a dream.

They met while getting their bachelor degrees in Anthropology.  And my favorite part, they got engaged while they were at Jazz Fest in New Orleans!!  I knew I loved them!!!










Thursday, December 15, 2011

Jenn & Eric are ENGAGED!!

I love a fun engagement session.  Don't you?  Jenn & Eric were full of laughs, smiles and fun ideas.  I want to hang out with them all day.
Here is their love story, told by Jen!
So after a couple of failed attempts at the whole Happily Ever After scene I was introduced to Plenty Of Fish by a friend of mine she helped me set up an account now I was very skeptical because I tried Match.com & that was a huge bust. So I went in w/ caution anyways I said to myself what do I got to loose right if anything I just meet new people & get free dinners out of it lol... So after a few dates nothing too exciting happen I was close to giving up until one lonely and bored night I went on I said to myself this is the last time & I am deleting you lol.. I was searching then I came across a Hot Fishy named Eric his profile pic's had me go WOW he's HOT so I read his profile & liked what I read so what the heck I threw in my bait to see if he would catch it lol... After that night I checked my email like every day off & on I was hooked on this guy for some reason as the days passed I was getting sad bc I didn't hear back from him, but bc i am relentless I sent him one more bait and sure enough after a couple of days he replied back (big sigh) I was doing the happy dance!!! He apologized for taking long to respond back he is on the road a lot for his job so after a couple of emails back and forth we exchanged numbers and we started talking on the phone for hours until our phones went dead we started talking in the middle of the week by the end of that week we had our first date let me tell you those few days seemed like the longest days of my entire life I was so excited to meet my Fishy everything we talked about seemed to perfect to good to be true was he my prince charming finally did I find the one??? I told my friends all about this Eric & showed them his pic's they were all so jealous and so happy for me I was like a kid in a candy store I couldn't wait to meet him! So the BIG DAY came 11/20/2009 we met at his friends house whom happen to live right around the corner from me how ironic when I got out of my car he was there waiting for me I had butterflies in my stomach I thought I was going to die I was so nervous, but when our eyes met my whole body just went numb I was smiling ear to ear as he was too he gave me a kiss on my lips & a big hug it was magical lol!! We went out for dinner & for walk on the beach it was a perfect 1st date & it wouldn't be the last!! We have been together ever since he was away for the 1st yr we were together he was only able to come home on the weekends so every weekend it was like meeting again for the 1st time!! On July 5, 2011 I came home from work to find a bouquet of my favorite flowers & a card on the table a beautiful card w/ instructions at the very end to meet me him in the bedroom so I went of course there he was smiling ear to ear like the day we met I looked on the dresser on my mirror he wrote I love you Jenn!!! Just to say I Love you on a piece of paper w/a little square box sitting on top I open it to find the most precious,perfect, beautiful engagement ring inside I was shaking yet once again he then asked me to marry me him & the rest is history I finally found my dream come true so you see boys & girls there are plenty of fish in the sea you just got to catch the right one I know I did.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Nicole & Chris are MARRIED!!!

Now, who wouldn't love to get married at the aquarium???  Beautiful floor to ceiling tanks with AMAZING fish swimming by while you say your vows..  I mean, come on!! 
And I just fell in love with Nicole & Chris.  Super sweet, and I'm so excited they wanted me as their photographer.  Chris is even from the New Orleans area, and is a major Saints fan!!  We bonded right away.  (WHO DAT!)
So glad Bryan was there to get these amazing 1st look shots.
And this was my view.


Get ready to die of cuteness!  They had PENGUINS walk down the aisle.  PENGUINS!!!!  One of them was a rebel and decided he didn't want to go back to the trainer, so he took a detour in one of the rows, hid under the MOB's dress, and eventually made it back out to everyone laughing.  Too, too cute.  Loved it.  A penguin is now on my christmas list.
This shark was totally cool too.  I think he loved seeing what was going on.  He basically stayed in front of the glass, passing back and forth.  Made for some really awesome pictures.












Congratulations Nicole & Chris!!!  So happy I was your photographer!!  This wedding rocked!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Laura & Kevin are MARRIED!!! Part Two!

Part two of Laura & Kevin's wedding.  There were so many pictures, I couldn't fit them in one blog.  I can't express how much I enjoyed every moment and every detail of this wedding.  My DREAM WEDDING.



The sweetest moment ever between the two moms. 
























Something about this... a lil sweet, a lil sexy..  I love it.



























The dessert buffet.  There are no words.
Well, I'll try.  Every pie, cookie, cake, cupcake... everything homemade by Laura, her mom & her sister.  Best desserts I've ever had.  No lie.  It's now my goal in life to convince them to open up a bakery in St. Petersburg.  I'll be their biggest fan.   I'll be there so much, they would need to give me my own room.  Just look at all the desserts they made.


Cutest vintage cake toppers I've ever seen!!

I fell in love with all of the mixed & matched china plates.  I want to start collecting them so I can have a fancy plate stash for parties... because I'm fancy.




Mouth.Watering.Now







Was this not the most precious wedding ever??  Are you blown away with their details??  I'm telling you..  Bakery/Wedding Planning... AND her sister is a videographer!!  They could have a wedding monopoly!!

Congratulations to Laura & Kevin!  Couldn't be happier for yall!!
 
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