Amanda contacted us pretty last-minute to shoot her wedding day, and I’m so very happy she did. :) Amanda and I actually have a lot in common- A mutual love of stationery, we both did the Walt Disney World College Program… After friending her on Facebook, I even found out I was even friends with one of her wedding guests!
Amanda got ready at Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, and I knew it was gonna be a great day when I saw her adorable wedding dress. :)
I loooooved the custom hangar! This is such a cute idea, because sometimes we’re stuck photographing this gorgeous gown on one of those dry-cleaner type hangars. If you’re interested in ordering one for yourself, click here to go to the Etsy page where Amanda got hers! (Pst- Lorie, you need one of these!!)
Eric wasn’t too keen on the first look idea at first, but has this to say now about the experience: “The First Look wasn’t something I wanted at first but am so glad we did. I would recommend that to anyone!! That special moment alone with my Bride was amazing. I was worried about not having ‘that’ moment when she came down the aisle, but I was so excited and we both cried the entire way down the aisle.” (Thank you, Disney Wedding Blog!)
Don’t they just look like best friends? I think they just fit each other perfectly! Amanda’s maid of honor is actually a wedding photographer up north. :)
One of my new favorite things is telling our more playful brides to twirl their dress. :)
FAVORITE. Amanda, you look timeless, elegant, and gorgeous!
One question I feel we get often is “Do you Photoshop the Castle to appear much larger than it actually is in the window of the Wedding Pavilion?” Heeeeeck, no! You see, when you stand up at the altar, the Castle is actually pretty tiny. Much more like the photo on the left to the naked eye. However, when we shoot it with our 70-200mm lens at 200mm, we’re able to compress the shot in such a way that we can see the Castle much larger. That’s also why when we’re shooting an engagement session at the Polynesian or the Grand Floridian, if our couples want a shot with Cinderella Castle in the background, we’ll shoot with the 70-200mm lens, as well. Does that make sense? Y’all should know by now we’re not crazy Photoshoppers. ;)
Amanda’s brother married them. :) In my opinion, that’s the best way to go! (Then again, we were married by our best friend, so I’m a bit biased!)
I love this series from the “kiss and cry” part of the day. :)
So, the one thing I didn’t mention yet in this post was how freaking COLD it was!! Their wedding was in March, during that freak cold streak we had. I felt terrible for them, but Amanda was amazing and never once complained about the weather. Amanda broke out this cute fur for a few shots… It actually belonged to her great grandmother, who Amanda now shares the same initials with. How cute is that? :)
Cute and completely un-prompted. :)
These two were so stinkin’ in love… Our favorite kind of couple! :)
You know I had to do my signature shot… ;)
Unfortunately since we’re not able to shoot events inside the four Walt Disney World parks, we weren’t able to capture the fun that went down at their reception. But lucky for them, their bff is a wedding photographer! ;) Amanda and Eric, you guys were so much fun to get to know! Keep in touch, and we hope to see you again! :)
You guys rock! I love this post! Every person I show our wedding pictures to say the same thing…we look so relaxed and like we had so much fun. You both did such a wonderful job of capturing how we felt that day and nothing was too posed! We can’t wait to have an excuse to come down and see you guys again! LOVE IT!
Amanda, thank you so much!! Now you just need to fill that new home of yours with some huge prints! ;) We hope to see y’all again soon, too. :)
Ok. There were like 5 photos in that preview that made me go “WHOA.”
Fountains…flowery aisle…B&W hands…walkway/him in foreground…her/hallway/dress.
Oh my!
Ok bye!
Thanks, Michael!! I agree. With all of the above. :)
I LOVE her dress, and she looks totally gorgeous in it!
P.S. I ordered mine about a month ago, and a note for other brides- there’s currently an 8-10 week waiting period!
Oooh, what’d you have put on it?!
Mrs. Richard of course :) Mine is a little different. It’s wooden on the top part. At the time, I was worried the wire wouldn’t withstand the weight of the dress, but it looks like it works just fine.
Maid of Honor here:-) I love them all so much!! I’m so glad Amanda picked you guys. I wish I had amazing photos like this from my wedding day (oh my photographer was HORRIBLE!). I love reading your blog by the way…my favorite part is the bottom!
Thank you, Lauren!! I love the bottom, too… Did you find Huck’s secret page on our main website? That’s my favorite. :) Well, if you ever wanna come visit and bring wedding attire, we’d love to do a fun anniversary shoot with you guys! :)
Maybe someday I will convince my hubby that we need to do a shoot:-) He doesn’t really understand my desire for beautiful photos of us! He thinks my ability to flip the camera around and snap a photo of us at arm’s length is good enough! We do visit Disney frequently so hopefully someday lol. I’ll have to go check out Huck’s secret page. One day I hope to have an amazing website/blog like this one!
I’m shooting my first wedding on June 5th!
I was lucky enough to have someone trust a high schooler to do their engagements and wedding, but I’m freaking out!
Went soul searching for some inspiration and I found an old picture in my Deviant Art favorites which brought me here.
If I can shoot their wedding half as good as this one, I’ll be eternally happy.
You guys do such cool work. Major inspiration!
-Chandler Adaway
Hello, fellow Deviant! ;) Thanks for dropping in and good luck on your first wedding!! You’ll never forget it. :) Love your website, by the way. (And the fact you have a dog named Elvis!)
Love the detail on the dress! These are fab as always. Wish Disney would make an exception and let you should inside the parks.
I know… So sad! We miss shooting there. :(
Amazing pictures! I hope ours turn out just as fabulous! I look forward to meeting you Jensey. As Nate may have told you, I have an obsession with stationery (if our house catches on fire I am in trouble!)and I also am a former College Program gal. Those traits alone make us awesome ;)
Oh, goodness… If the house catches fire, I’m taking my dog and stationery drawer- Our cameras are easy to replace! ;) Where did you do your CP? We’re so excited to meet you guys! :)
Thanks for explaining the castle trick, I’ve been wondering about that. I love how the vintage fur looks, classic. The kissy face shots are so precious! :)
Thanks, Cara!
I *adore* these photos. Ya’ll give me the warm-fuzzies :)
I’m curious, though-why can’t you shoot in the parks?
Only official WDW photographers are allowed in the park- To “preserve the magic.” Bummer.
Random, but I totally love that hanger. It’s so cute and the perfect way to display the dress. I looked at her ETSY and the idea of getting one for the bridesmaids is great too. It would be a neat gift for them.
That would be an awesome bridesmaids gift! I love the idea with each with their first names. :)
I LOVE her gown! Jensey and Nathan, y’all are so so great!!! :) These pictures are amazing (as are the rest of everything you do!) :)
Thanks, Lindsey!!
Just happened to stumble across these, and I must say that all of these shots are amazing! I love the fountain shots especially. She had a beautiful gown, too. :)
Thank you, Katie. :)