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Courtney + Andy : Wedding Pavilion and California Grill Wedding and Reception

January 26, 2020 By Jensey Leave a Comment

We knew we would love these two from the first piece of mail they sent us: Their signed wedding agreement and retainer, along with the happiest drawings! We got one of Huckleberry, and I remember telling Nate, “I just feel like not many photographers get custom drawings of their pets when clients send payment… Right?!”

Like Andy, I first noticed Courtney’s piercing baby blue eyes when she first opened the door! Before I knew it, we were bonding over our shared love of Disney and long road trips. <3 The whole day just felt easy, and of course it helped that she had the sweetest vendors on her wedding day- We always love working with Lindsay from Disney Weddings at the dream team at the California Grill <3

Without further ado, enjoy my favorites from our first wedding of 2020!! <3

Engagement ring on a vintage beaded ring box

Courtney, you were so so gorgeous! <3 Can you believe her mom did her hair?!

Bride getting ready at the Grand Floridian Resort Mother zipping up her daughter's wedding dress Mary Poppins Penguin Fountain at Disney's Grand Floridian

Can’t go wrong with a first look with these penguins! :)

First Look at Mary Poppins Penguin Fountain at Disney's Grand Floridian Bride and groom at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort Relaxed groom portrait Grand Floridian chandelier bridal portrait

This liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!!! <3

Relaxed bride and groom Wedding Pavilion portrait Rapunzel themed wedding at Disney's Wedding Pavilion Disney's Wedding Pavilion ceremony

Those Nate Root sunset photooooooos! <3

Bride and groom at sunset at Disney's Wedding Pavilion Sunset at Frank's in Walt Disney World Walt Disney World Grand Floridian Resort First dance in the Whitehall Room at the Grand Floridian Father daughter dance in the Whitehall Room at the Grand Floridian

I always get emotional with mother son dances now but add an adoption story in the mix and I’m honestly amazed when my photos come out in focus!

Mother son dance in the Whitehall Room at the Grand Floridian Rapunzel Tangled "Best Day Ever" lantern wedding cake Custom drinks at a Disney wedding reception Tangled inspired wedding reception at Disney's California Grill Fireworks kiss during Happily Ever After at the Magic Kingdom Rapunzel Tangled "Best Day Ever" lantern wedding cake

Courtney and Andy, we love y’all and are so happy to have you as part of our Root Lifers family!! We can’t wait to meet up again!! :)

The E Family : Relaxed Backyard Family Session

January 25, 2020 By Jensey Leave a Comment

Kirstie + Danny : Rainy January Wedding

January 21, 2020 By Jensey Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe Kirstie and Danny first contacted us over two *years* ago about possibly shooting their wedding!!

They came all the way from the UK to have their Disney wedding. Unfortunately Florida weather didn’t understand the gravity of this situation and it rained most of the day! But we still got great photos, and more importantly, made two new great friends. :)

Kicking off their blog post with a Root selfie because Danny asked to take it with Mickey and Minnie and we’ve never gotten to do that before!! In case you couldn’t tell from the size of the smiles on our faces! :)

Jensey and Nate of Root Photography Kate Spade Mr. and Mrs. License plate bag

They’d decorated their room for Christmas since they stayed over the holidays, which meant fun props for ring photos! We have the same Chip and Dale nutcrackers at our house! <3

Chip and Dale Nutcracker wedding ring photo Disney's Boardwalk Inn Resort Mother daughter on her wedding day Grand Floridian wedding day prep

First look time at the Grand Floridian! Look at the anticipation on Danny’s faaaaace! <3

First look at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort

Mary Poppins is Danny’s favorite movie, so of course we had to take photos with my fountain! <3

Mary Poppins Fountain at Grand Floridian's DVC Bridal portrait at Disney's Grand Floridian

Looooove this photo by Nate <3

Grand Floridian Resort lobby Cinderella's Coach Frank's at Walt Disney World Wedding ceremony at Disney's Wedding Pavilion Bride and groom kissing in the rain Rainy night ride in Cinderella's Coach

Rainy but still magical! <3

Rainy night ride in Cinderella's Coach The Whitehall Room at the Grand Floridian

Those hidden paw print cakes <3

Hidden wedding cake paw prints

This was their best man, Oliver! Oliver’s son’s name was Finn! I couldn’t believe it! (*Our* son’s name is Oliver, and our dog is Huckleberry Finn, lol!)

Wedding reception at Disney's Whitehall Room

Kirstie and Danny, thank you so much for having us- Let’s do it again!!!! <3

Jensey and Nate of Root Photography with Mickey and Minnie

Paige and Ernie : Blush by Brandee Gaar Wedding at Bella Collina Part I

January 13, 2020 By Jensey 2 Comments

PAIGE AND ERNIE ARE MARRIED!!!

Fun fact: Paige and Ernie got engaged at Walt Disney World. Shortly after the proposal, Ernie was making small talk with a PhotoPass photographer and asked if they knew of any good Orlando wedding photographers. This person sent them to us and they ended up booking!! Ahh! I wish I knew their name so I could send a thank you note or give a big hug or high five! We are so thankful, so if you happen to be reading this, THANK YOU! <3

It felt like we waited forever for this day to arrive!! I’ve been stalking Ernie’s Instagram since Nate told me he has an account for his Disney park photography! (You should totally go follow him.) He and Paige were a match made in marching band history and their day was full of love, friends who adore them, excellent jumpers, and one particularly impressive triangle performance by Ernie’s best man at the reception! ;)

We had such a wonderful team of friends making this day happen! I love that when 2019 began, we’d never met Jess of Blush by Brandee Gaar, and now two weddings in, we can’t wait to work with her smiling face again in February! They were married at Bella Collina, my favorite Orlando wedding venue, Jim from FyerFly kept the dance floor packed, and this was the first wedding our pal Kim tried her hand at videography! Nate and I were smiling from the moment we picked up our cameras until we went to bed feeling like we’d made two great new friends. <3

Thank you to this team for making our part of the puzzle so easy! :)

Wedding Coordination : Jess Clark of Blush by Brandee Gaar
Wedding and Reception Venue : Bella Collina
Hair and Makeup : M3 Makeup
Florist : Flowers by Lesley
DJ : Jim of FyerFly Productions
Cake : Sugar Sugar Custom Cake Boutique
Videography : Kim of Portrayable Photography

First look tiiiiiime! <3

One of my maaaaaany favorites. <3

Paige, you’re such a beauty! <3

I. Could. Shoot. Here. Every. Day.

Another favorite! Paige starting her walk down the aisle with her dad. <3

MARRIED! <3

This day was so big we had to split it into two- Click here to see more! :)