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Wedding and Lifestyle photography for Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

Tiffany and Ryan’s Beautiful Wedding In Starke, Florida

May 14th, 2009

A gorgeous couple and a wonderful day!  Tiffany & Ryan and their family and friends celebrated their wedding last Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Starke, Florida.  Here are a few shots from their day.

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A couple of “getting ready” shots.   Tiffany wore gloves, the first Bride this year to do so.

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Tiffany’s dad helping her with her veil.

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Just before the Ceremony

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Ryan getting ready too.

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Ryan and his Dad before the Ceremony.

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This little guy was the youngest Ringbearer we have had in a long time.  He did a great job!

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The big moment…

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One of the nice things about two-photographer coverage is the ability to get great shots from more than one vantage point.  My associate photographer Mikki Livanos got this great shot as Tiffany and her Dad walked down the aisle.

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Tiffany gets a High Five from her Maid of honor Sondra just prior to the ring exchange!

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A kiss during the exit!

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Stairs in the hallway of the church.

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Elevator.  Going up?

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First dance.

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The end of the evening.

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To see all of their photographs, please click on “Customer Login” at the head of this page and it will take you to their gallery.

Wedding Albums

April 10th, 2009

A wedding or engagement album becomes a family heirloom.  Here are a few recent albums we hope our clients will treasure forever.  The duplicates on the far right are extras for parents.  Our parent albums are exact copies of the Bride and Groom’s wedding album, not reduced in size or number of pages.  Your wedding photography should be showcased in the best way possible.  Viewing digital images is great, but it misses the tactile feel of holding an album in your hands and reliving your day in photographs.

Our wedding albums are all hand-bound and printed on museum grade art matte paper.  The albums open up to show the photographs across the entire two-page spread.  There is no cut in the middle of the photograph to interrupt the image as it continues from one page to the other.

Sample Albums

The book below  is a Formals Book, very popular with Grandparents.

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Closer view.

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Lifestyle Portraits – Homecoming

March 26th, 2009

Yesterday the USS F.D. Roosevelt, DDG 80, returned from a seven month deployment.  Families and friends were there for the very emotional homecoming.  To help repay in a small way some of the sacrifices these servicemembers and their families make, an organization called OpLove Reunited was formed.  Participating photographers donate their efforts to document deployments and homecomings for these families.

Here are a few photographs from yesterday.

The USO was there, along with volunteers giving out small flags to those that attended.

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The USS Roosevelt DDG 80, accompanied by tugs bringing her alongside the pier.

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Families waiting for spouses and friends.

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The big moment.  Seven sailors aboard the Roosevelt had new babies to see for the first time.  This was one of them.

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Lifestyle Photographs - Homecoming

Local news channels covered the event.

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Daddy’s girl… welcomes her Dad home.

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Monrica welcomes her sailor home.

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More families, more moments.  A special time.

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Lifestyle Photographs - Homecoming

Tiffany and Ryan – Saint Augustine Engagement Session

February 24th, 2009

What a great afternoon with Tiffany and Ryan!  We had a short visit to Saint Augustine Beach for a few shots, then went into Saint Augustine itself to spend some time in their favorite places.  With the weather so variable during this time of the year, we were concerned about getting rained out.  But we had a beautiful day.  Tiffany and Ryan are having their wedding in Starke, Florida in May.

Here are some of their photographs.

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Walking up the beach to the Ponce De Leon Inlet

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Downtown Saint Augustine in the Plaza

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So many wonderful places in the Oldest City

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Tiffany and Ryan at the entrance to Saint Georges Street

Tiffany and Ryan at the entrance to Saint Georges Street

In front of the Saint Georges Street shops

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Tiffany and Ryan near the waterfront

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Castillo de San Marcos in the background.  The oldest masonry fort in America.

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Cleary and Paul – February 7th. Wedding

February 12th, 2009

We had a great day with Cleary and Paul Saturday.  The wedding was at St. Paul’s in Riverside and the reception was at Club Continential in Orange Park.  Beautiful couple, beautiful day.

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Cleary at her mom’s house in historic Springfield.

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Saint Paul’s is a beautiful church.

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Club Continental in Orange Park, FL at night.

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Sparklers for a big send-off.

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Cleary and Paul’s Engagement Session

January 20th, 2009

What a great weekend. My assistant Mikki and I photographed Cleary and Paul’s engagement session at Club Continental in Orange Park. Club Continental

A fun couple and beautiful location. Their reception will be held there and we wanted to use the grounds for their engagement session. We are looking forward to their wedding next month!

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Cleary has been modeling for her Mom, Maryellen (who is an accomplished artist) for a long time.

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Welcome to our new look!

January 7th, 2009

Welcome to our new Blog! Simpler, cleaner design… just as photography should be simple, clean, timeless. Exciting times ahead, but please bear with us as we get this new look blog up and running.

By the way, our website is still just a click away (see the menu bar up top) Click there and you can see our full website in that window.

New images coming as we get the Blog rolling

January 7th, 2009

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LifeStyle portraits

December 23rd, 2008

Jim and Jo Ann’s beautiful family, kids and grandkids, just before Christmas. We had a great time. We got the ‘formal’ groups in coat & ties and dresses, and then got some more relaxed and informal poses too. I like the informal best, but having a ‘dressed up’ family photograph is always nice too.

Jim and Jo Ann’s grandkids.

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The whole family.
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