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Karen + Alvaro : Orlando, Florida Wedding Part I

January 24, 2017 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Are you ready for the best meet cute I’ve ever heard?!

Alvaro met Karen when she was working at a video game store. He bumped into her, all the game cartridges fell, and he helped her pick them up. <3 When Karen told us that in her first inquiry, I was convinced that pixie dust started swirling around them while baby birds and chipmunks huzzah-ed all while an Alan Menken score played in the background.

Karen and Alvaro didn’t officially start dating until Karen moved back home from college. After 10 years of dating, they got engaged 15 minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day in Epcot. :)

There are people that make the world a happier place just by existing, and Karen and Alvaro are two of those people. The love their family and friends have for them as a couple was so evident on their wedding day, and we were honored to be a small part of it! Every now and then there’s a family that truly takes us in as their own, and Nate and I both felt that with these wonderful people.

We are THRILLED to share some sneak peeks from this fun wedding!!

The best thing about 6am start times? Empty lobbies. <3

THIS. DRESS.

Karen had already bought a dress- A white one. It was when she went to her sister’s dress fitting (I believe in November?!) that she spotted this little beauty from across the room and had a love-at-first-sight moment. Last minute alterations can always be stressful for a bride, but especially when you’re trying your dress on for the first time a week before your wedding!! Luckily it fit perfectly, and I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a bride so enamored with her dress. After their first look, Karen told Alvaro if someone were to take her and turn her into a dress, this would be the one. I couldn’t agree more! :)

Karen’s fairy godmothers at Fairytale Hair and Makeup did a phenomenal job making Karen look (and most importantly feel!) like a princess! :)

I’ve only gotten to see this a couple of times at the Grand Floridian, but I love the “mousekeepers” reporting for duty! :)

Karen, you were a stuuuuuuuuunning bride. <3

Any day that we get to see this stud muffin is a wonderful day!

So. Many. Favorites. <3

Another favorite. <3

This was our first time seeing the Wedding Pavilion’s renovation!! We’ve heard they’re still waiting on a big chandelier in the middle. The weddings team is so excited and proud of how it looks, and it was fun seeing a more modern spin on it. :)

I had the hardest time narrowing down photos for this preview so I had to turn it into two posts. :) Click here for the rest!!

Erin + Steve + Brennan + Dylan : Grand Floridian Family Session

January 16, 2017 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Well, it’s time to kick our 2017 family sessions off with some Root Lifers! <3

We photographed Erin and Steve’s Disney wedding, and three years ago, we got to meet their sweet boys. Wellllllll, we had the pleasure of photographing them again two months ago, and these boys are grown and silly and perfect!!

Nate and I met this family at the Grand Floridian for some updated family portraits and play time. :) These boys took to Nate like, well, best friends? Brennan was a little upset when he learned at the end of our session that Nate wouldn’t, in fact, be going back to their hotel room to play Legos! Our shoot ended with a teary Brennan telling Nate, “I’m going to miss you” and my heart grew a million sizes and then abruptly shattered!

Can we talk about how time is going waaaaaaay too quickly lately? October 2013 :

November 2016! <3

Soooooooooooo many favorites. <3

Next photo by Dylan :

Dylan saaaaaandwich! <3

Brennan was such a trooper even though he was sick on their trip. :(

Brennan’s photo request! <3

Bye, friends!! Can’t wait til next time. <3

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Kait + Brandon : Boardwalk Inn Wedding in Orlando, Florida

January 13, 2017 by Jensey Leave a Comment

We never know how our couples are going to find us.

Nate and I are lucky to have a business based on word-of-mouth referrals. These often come from our couples singing our praises on wedding websites, message boards, or sending us to their friends and family members. We once booked a shoot because my mom called the Chase Credit card line, and in making small talk with the nice woman on the phone, found out she was having a Disney wedding and shared our information.

We met this lovely bride Kaitlyne because she was the Buy Buy Baby employee who helped us register for our baby shower! :) For nearly 3 hours, we followed Kait around the store while she showed us what we need and what we don’t need, answering our million questions about bottles, cloth diapers, and snot suckers as we went along. We really clicked and found out she was not only engaged, but planning a Disney wedding! Kait’s wedding was only 6 months away, but we gave her our card and let her know we’d love to answer any questions or help out with her planning in any way.

As soon as we got to the car, I told Nate I know she probably has a photographer already, but how fun would that blog post be if we shot her wedding?! <3

SO here we are, 6 months later. This is Kait, who helped us register for the most wonderful treasures for who-knows-when-but-hopefully-someday-baby-Root, and her HUSBAND Brandon, and we’re so tickled that they invited us to be their wedding photographers! :)

Kait and Brandon first met at work when she was his boss. Annoyance led to playful sparring, then flirting, and before they knew it, they were a couple. These guys are so much fun to be around and my cheeks were sore from smiling!

Our day started meeting Brandon at the Boardwalk Inn while we waited for Kait to get there for their first look. :)

FAVORITE FAVORITE FAVORITE. The second before Brandon turned around to see his bride! <3

Those red shooooooes! <3

Kait truly looked like a princess, and I was obsessed with the beading on her dress! <3

These guys <3

And then we were treated to the quickest, most epic of Disney sunsets!

Disney wedding planner Amy! <3

I love that Kait met Brandon at the end of the aisle and they walked down together. <3

Reverend Tim Herring led the guests to a ring warming ceremony. Each guest takes their wedding bands and says a silent prayer over them, or just some positive thoughts. I love a good ring warming ceremony but always cringe a little when they’re on the Boardwalk. Luckily no wedding bands were dropped during this special moment! <3