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Jaclyn + Chris : Wedding

April 11, 2012 by Jensey 2 Comments

You may remember Jaclyn and Chris from their engagement session at Disney’s Polynesian Resort.

They were together seven years before they got married. They’re parents to two gray kittens- Cinderella and Cobra Commander (from G.I. Joe.) They’re also big Disney people, so it was no surprise that they chose the Wedding Pavilion for their ceremony venue. :)

I loved Jaclyn’s shoes and the perfect view of the Wedding Pavilion from her room at the Grand Floridian.

Jaclyn was so adorably emotional during their first look that it made me all teary. :)

Love my fountain. :)

FAVORITE!

I love intimate weddings. :)

I think Jaclyn’s the cutest thing since Minnie Mouse!

I love ending the day with a good group shot. :)

As we were leaving, we met Emily, an adorable greeter at the Boardwalk! She’s a blog reader and made my day. HI, EMILY! :)

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The Best Gift Ever

March 8, 2012 by Jensey 18 Comments

Nate and I just passed our 8th(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) dating anniversary. Since it falls on Leap Day and we can only celebrate it every four years, it’s gotta be special. That being said, I knew I had to find the perfect gift. :)

I’m a strong believer in The 5 Love Languages! You can read more about them here, and take a test if you’re curious what yours is; either quality time, gifts, acts of service, physical touch, or words of affirmation. My love language by a landslide is gifts. I love finding the perfect gifts for the people I love, and it’s not uncommon that as Nate is blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, I’m already deciding what I’m giving the next year. :) Yes, I have a problem.

That being said, it was while we were photographing Tara and Matt’s wedding last August that I was struck with my favorite gift idea… EVER. Tara had painted this darling picture of the Up house to put on their cake table. I immediately decided whenever we did get a house, Nate’s gettin’ an Up-inspired painting of it- even if I had to do it myself!

Lucky for me, we have the most talented friends on the planet, and Patrick (of Carriatrick fame), graciously volunteered to take on the challenge. Even though we didn’t get the house soon enough to make it a Christmas gift, it made a perfect 8 year “dateaversary” gift on Leap Day. We’ve only been able to celebrate our dateaversary twice now, so it made it even more special! :)

I’m eternally grateful for Patrick and his amazing work… He even put in some hidden Mickey balloons and MY HUCKLEBERRY! It’s perfect and my favorite piece I’ve ever owned. Nate flipped when I gave it to him; My favorite moment was that after 30 seconds of grinning and gazing at the print, he realized, “Wait… That’s OUR HOUSE!”

So Patrick, WE LOVE YOU! I’ll never, ever be able to thank you enough. Can’t wait for you to come see it hanging up in person!!!

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Tara + Matt : Wedding Part II

March 7, 2012 by Jensey 3 Comments

Continued from Tara and Matt’s Wedding Part I!

There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every daaaaaay…. There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow, and tomorrow is just a dream awaaaaay!

As soon as we reached the main building at the Boardwalk the rain started up again, so we kept most of our portraits inside. (Thankfully, they’d done a first look, so we had plenty of photos already!)

Squiiiiiiiiiiiinch!

Love that “snow rain!” Tara and Matt were amazing and let us step outside for a few photos- We kept them under an overhang, so no wedding gowns were harmed in the making of this image!