Jacksonville San Marco Wedding Photographer | Favorite Studios | Photography by Jerry Favorite

Kari and Greg had a romantic ceremony at the San Marco Preservation Hall in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Jerry Favorite is a second generation, Jacksonville San Marco wedding photographer. His parents were photographers with a studio in San Marco area and it’s always wonderful to shoot in his hometown.

The lovely, historic landmark provided a most charming setting for their intimate wedding and beautiful photographs.

Kari and Greg had a small, intimate wedding ceremony with only two hours of photography. They were amazed at how many wonderful pictures Jerry photographed in such a short time. From the getting ready and details of the bride’s jewelry and bridal gown. Even the dress hanging up on this charming wood door.

The bridal party dresses were a variety of blues and purples and greens. The soft shades and deep tints were intertwined throughout the details and breathtaking flowers by Bold Blooms. Love the “something blue” with her stunning shoes! And check out the gorgeous, strapless dress.

We have a long shot list of images we typically photograph during a wedding. But it’s the natural, candid moments they will always remember. They bring back such memories and feeling of joy from their special day. This wonderful couple and family all enjoyed working with Favorite Studios and Jerry Favorite. And even came back years later for baby pictures!

These iridescent bubbles during their exit went fabulously. Their soft purple hues were beautiful, colorful and fun. You can just see the love and happiness in Kari and Greg’s smiles!

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If you are thinking about a scheduling your wedding during the holiday season, take a look at the Bartel/Shobe wedding here! Brad and Autumn are an amazing couple from Michigan. They planned their Saint Augustine destination wedding and the Florida weather sure beat the cold northern winter.

The Casa Monica Hotel was the perfect spot for the bride and her bridal party to get ready and conveniently located in walking distance to the glorious Cathedral Basilica of Saint Augustine.

They had a beautiful wedding ceremony service at the Cathedral Basilica, rich with history and full of family, friends and God’s love. What a wonderful start to their celebration of marriage.

The Lightner Museum provided a picturesque backdrop for Brad and Autumn’s wedding party and family formal photos. They were such a fun group to photograph, and even the rain that came didn’t dampen spirits.

I love this shot on the left of their rings on a Christmas ornament! The Casa Monica was gorgeously decorated for the holidays and a great compliment to the reception decor of cool teals with peacock feathers, flowers and pretty details.

We are very blessed to have been chosen as their wedding photographers and was super excited by Autumn’s review she wrote on the Wedding Wire: “I was a destination bride so I had to choose a photographer from afar. Let me tell you how lucky I was to fall into the hands of Karen. Her and the assistant were so easy to work with! We ran a little bit behind at the reception but they even stayed late (mind you this meant they were taking pictures for like 9 hours) to make sure we got our first dance photographed. And of course what really matters is that the pictures are EXCELLENT! We are so pleased with how they turned out. Thanks so much Favorite Photography!”

Karen Favorite, Photographer
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We can hardly believe Cesar and Kim’s one year anniversary is already right around the corner.  We love looking back and reflecting on all the wonderful moments and details of their wedding day.

The purple and lilac color scheme mixed in with soft creams and deep aubergine is still one of our favorites. Everything took place at the charming Marsh Landing Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Kim and Cesar had a picture perfect wedding, from the getting ready shots, to the flowers, decorations, and table settings, to their handsome groom/groomsmen and beautiful bride/bridesmaids, ceremony and reception…

Photographers: Jerry and Karen Favorite
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Daniel and Holly had the perfect spring wedding at the Country Club of Orange Park. We had an absolute fabulous time photographing their ceremony and reception. They are such a wonderful couple and super fun! Their love for each other just radiates in all their photographs.

Karen had the pleasure to create their custom wedding invitations. We loved incorporating their spring color scheme of coral, green and yellow.  The colors and design worked so wonderfully, we also used similar elements when designing their wedding album.

Their wedding day details, flowers and decorations all tied in together so beautifully.

These are some of the Carter’s wedding album page layouts we designed in-house at Favorite Photography. Every wedding is so unique and custom, and we feel the albums should reflect that. We hope you enjoy looking through their wedding day memories as much as we do.

If you want to see more of the awesome Holly and Daniel, look back at their romantic engagement session in St. Augustine Jerry photographed along with their “love story” fusion highlight video!

Photographers: Jerry and Karen Favorite
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Gregory and Megan Renacs are looking forward to their one year anniversary on April 13th.  They had the most charming and romantic country wedding. We recently enjoyed reminiscing through all their beautiful pictures to share some of our favorite photos from their lovely outdoor ceremony and reception with you now.

Leather cowboy (or we should say ‘cowgirl’) boots, fresh wildflower bouquets, mason jars with bunches of baby’s breath, and lace ribbon were just a few of the wonderful little accents Megan used to infuse some country into her special wedding day.

We will always remember Mr. and Mrs. Renac’s wedding and thank them for
letting us be a part of their special moments and capturing these images to treasure forever.

Need a little more of Greg and Megan?  Check out their engagement session we photographed at Hanna Park in Jacksonville.  And don’t miss out on the Day After photo shoot Jerry photographed around the Lightner Museum and historic downtown in Saint Augustine.

Photographers: Jerry and Karen Favorite
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Megan was rockin’ her dress, and Greg was looking pretty dandy too, the day after their beautiful country wedding!  Jerry had a blast photographing some fun, natural and romantic pictures around stunning downtown Saint Augustine.

The best part of a “Day After” photo session is that the bride and groom are so relaxed and happy.  It’s a no stress, just hanging out and being in love moment that the newly weds will remember for many years to come!

Make sure to view our blog post highlighting their country wedding and also their Jacksonville engagement session!

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We want to share with you Taylor and Kim’s love story and some of their beautiful pictures we had the pleasure to photograph on their amazing wedding day:

“The Best Day of Our Lives!”

How we got engaged… Taylor planned a romantic scene in our backyard one evening before “date night”. He surprised me with roses and our favorite song. The most important part was the speech. The words he spoke brought tears to my eyes. He got down on one knee and asked to marry me. I said, “Yes!” We are so happy to be spending our lives together.

Our wedding… My wedding day was everything I dreamed about. We had a beautiful ceremony and joyous reception at the St. Johns Golf & Country Club. We used lovely details in bright fuchsia, vibrant yellows and soft greens. Thanks to my wonderful photographers Jerry and Karen Favorite, I am able to have those memories for a lifetime.

Favorite Photography did such a great job capturing every single moment of our special day. The pictures are absolutely breathtaking.  Every time I look at the photos, it’s as if I’m reliving my wedding day all over again. They do incredible work, and I was so happy that I chose Favorite Photography for my wedding. Thank you! -Kim and Taylor

Photographers: Jerry and Karen Favorite
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Matt and Adri had a beautiful, intimate wedding this spring. Their lovely ceremony and reception was held at the spectacular Serenata Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Enjoy some of our favorite pictures Jerry photographed of their enchanting wedding day:

Though the unpredictable weather turned spring showers into major thunderstorms most of the day, it amazingly cleared up just long enough for Adri and Matt to have their dream of a delightful outdoor ceremony. The view from the deck overlooking the beach with lush green vegetation glistening from the morning rain was breathtaking.

As soon as the ceremony was over the rain picked back up, but that didn’t dampen the mood of this festive wedding party! The covered terrace at Serenata offered a perfect spot, protected from the storm with a pretty vista, to photograph the formal (and not so formal) pictures.

The reception was fun with little touches and decor accenting their beach themed wedding!

Best wishes to the new Mr. and Mrs. Senecal!
– Jerry and Karen, Favorite Photography

Wow how time flies! We can’t believe the first month of 2013 is already over with! This first month was wonderful and we can’t wait to see what is in store for the rest of the year.

Wow! We couldn’t get it to fit all in only one post. So, here’s the continuation of our favorite photos from Shannon and Matt’s wedding. Read on below to hear more from Shannon about her special day…

Shannon told us: The White Room was a venue that I had always imaged my reception being
held. It is one of the most beautiful receptions halls in St. Augustine
with so much character. The flowers where simple and elegant, provided
by FlowerWorks. The dessert bar had cupcakes by Sweet City Cupcakes and
the wedding cake was provided by Publix Bakery.

Looking back on
the wedding ceremony and reception, there where so many good moments.
But what sticks out in my mind is the bringing together of families and
friends and how much fun everyone had! It is such a rare occasion that
so many people you care about come together in one place to celebrate
one occasion, the love Matt and I felt that night is indescribable. Lets
do it again!  -Shannon

The notorious ‘skinny’ mirror. It’s worth checking yourself out in for sure!

Check out their SmileStand photos: open style photo booth by Favorite Photography at their reception. Don’t forget to look back at Part I: Shannon and Matt’s ceremony at the Lightner Museum.

– We love catching beautiful moments
that will be cherished for a lifetime and we’re honored to have had this
opportunity to photograph Shannon and Matt’s wedding. Thank you!

Wedding Photography by: Jerry and Karen Favorite