Michelle and Chris were married at the beautiful Winterbourne on the St. Johns. This location provides a romantic atmosphere with the feeling of southern charm.

We loved the personal touches Michelle added to her shoes to make them special!

We asked the bride to share what she loved about her wedding, and she gave us the details:

Loved the sweet girls watching the couple sneak in a few kisses.

The happy couple, Chris and Michelle had smiles throughout the whole day and we were so glad we could be a part of it!

Ceremony and Reception – Winterbourne on the St. Johns
Catering Director and Wedding Coordinator – Candice Williams with Winterbourne
Cake – Ladreeka with Cupcake Connection Bakery

Jerry had a great time with Matt and Cara in Jacksonville’s Downtown and Riverside areas. The love this couple shares for each other can truly be seen in these engagement photos.

We always enjoy a good proposal story and asked the bride-to-be to share how her fiancé popped the question! Cara gave us their scoop:

We were in St. Simon’s Island, GA for a trip for my birthday. We spent a great weekend riding bikes around town, going to the beach and going kayaking in the rivers. The night before my birthday, we went on a dinner cruise. In the middle of the cruise, he took me outside to the top of the ship to look at the stars, said he had one more birthday present for me, got down on his knee and proposed. It was so sweet, and I was completely taken by surprise. 

Well, of course she said yes and we’re so happy they chose us to photograph this special time in their lives! We’re as excited as Cara and Matt for their September 2013 wedding, and know it will be completely gorgeous.

This week we’re looking at some of our favorite bridal images from previous years.

We love capturing a happy bride in the days leading up to her wedding. Having a bridal session is a way to show off your glowing personality as well as your beautiful dress.

Bridal Sessions don’t always have to be just the bride. We can also have a session of the happy couple!

You might remember the wedding of Robert and Tracie from the SmileStand blog post we shared. We loved this couple so much that we wanted to share their wedding as well!

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There’s something magical about a St. Augustine wedding. Perhaps we are partial since we live in this great city, but being surrounded by the historical past and the excitement of the present creates a mood that perfectly suits a wedding.

So it should come as no surprise that one of our favorite weddings this month was in St. Augustine. We were excited to shoot at The White Room for the marriage of Priscilla and Klint. Priscilla and Klint have a little magic behind their story as well – they were engaged on their one year anniversary, and their September 13th wedding was the two year anniversary from the day they met. It was so wonderful to see the love between this young couple, and the closeness of their family and friends.

We love all of the natural light that The White Room has, which makes for gorgeous photos. And don’t you just love their wedding details?

Priscilla and Klint made sure they had time for pictures of the two of them. We walked around some back streets in St. Augustine and captured some beautiful moments between the happy couple. When scheduling your wedding, we highly recommend factoring in time for pictures between the ceremony and reception – whether they are of just the two of you or formals with the whole bridal party.

On her wedding, Priscilla told us that they “had a great time and felt very loved on our day. It was my fairy tale day. And, our pictures are a treasure”! It was such a pleasure to shoot this wedding, and we hope to see Priscilla and Klint in the future!

Ceremony and Reception: The White Room
Flowers: Brad at Flowers by Shirley
Cake: Arlene at Sweet Weddings
DJ: Kris at Footloose Entertainment
Wedding Coordination: The bride’s parents

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We recently launched our new website, which features our latest work and some older favorites. But we couldn’t fit everything into the new website, so we wanted to share more of our favorite images.

We’ll have a new category each week, and this week is location family photography. Enjoy!

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Karen recently had the joy of photographing three sisters who are all expecting. Elishia, the oldest, used a Favorite Photography gift certificate she had won at a YMCA charity auction. We love being able to help out the Jacksonville community and having the opportunity to create lasting memories for this family.

Karen enjoyed photographing the lovely three sisters and thinks it is wonderful that the cousins will be so close in age. Coming from a big family herself, Karen has one cousin within a week of her birth date and another close cousin born later that same year. Family is such an important part of our lives and we feel so lucky to be able to help capture these special moments.

Don’t you just love the dress colors the sisters chose? They each stand out on their own, and they also create a complimentary balance to each other.

The three sisters were recently featured in a Jacksonville Times Union article, describing their happy coincidence. You can read the whole article by clicking on the photo below.

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Jerry did a fantastic job photographing this engagement session and we just had to share some of our favorites. We had a great idea for their save-the-date and brought along some chalk to announce their wedding date. 

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We had a fantastic evening this past Saturday at Robert and Tracie’s Downtown Jacksonville wedding. Jerry photographed the gorgeous wedding, while Karen and Heather enjoyed working the SmileStand photo booth and taking these fun photographs. Their guests had a great time with our custom props, and we loved watching people let their silly side out!

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