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Kimberly + Mark : St. Thomas Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Wedding Part II

July 10, 2013 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Continued from Kimberly and Mark’s St. Thomas Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Wedding Part I. :)

After the ceremony, Kimberly (a wedding photographer herself!) carved out tons of photo time before we had to be back on board.

The two most unexpected moments of the day: An iguana trying to open Mark’s beer, and our ride back to the boat getting a flat tire.

One thing a bride never wants to hear on her wedding day? Her cab driver saying, “No, there should be enough air to get you back to the boat. Don’t worry, if not, I’m sure I have a friend nearby that can pick you up.” He proceeded to get out and check the tire at every other stop light. While I’m sure 99% of couples out there would be freaking out about not getting back to the cruise ship in time for departure, Kimberly and Mark set the tone by laughing about it, and we all just sorta held our breath until we got back to the boat!!

Of course, there ended up being nothing to worry about and we made it back just in time for the golden hour of sunset. :)

If Royal Caribbean ever tried to market Oasis of the Seas weddings, good luck topping this one! ;)

After our session with them and the Yum Yum Truck in Celebration, it was only appropriate that Kimberly and Mark’s cake cutting be a cupcake smash! Lucky for us, the Oasis of the Seas has an on-board cupcake shop. :)

Even more photo time before their first dance and dinner (Thank you, guys!!)

These are two of my favorites :)

I love that we all just sort of happened upon this room for their first dance. So, so perfect.

Kimberly and Mark, thank y’all sooooo much for letting us sail away with you! We truly had a blast. :)

More Root Photography Cruise Photos!

Kimberly and Mark’s Engagement Session aboard Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas
Kimberly and Mark’s Marriott Frenchman’s Reef St. Thomas Wedding Part I
Cassie and John’s Wedding Reception aboard the Disney Wonder
Krystal and Ben’s Wedding Preview from the Disney Dream

Kimberly + Mark : St. Thomas Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Wedding Part I

July 9, 2013 by Jensey 9 Comments

Continued from Kimberly and Mark’s Yum Yum Truck Engagement Session AND their engagement session aboard Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas. :)

Kimberly and Mark decided to have their ceremony at Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Resort on St. Thomas. There were so many unknowns going into the wedding day and Kimberly was amazing and we never once saw her sweat it…. Even though we only had a certain amount of time to get off the boat, get cabs to the Marriott, check into the hotel, have hair and make-up done for Kimberly and her bridesmaids, get married, then take cabs back to the boat before “all aboard” time. Even when the cab got a flat tire. (More on that lovely story later!)

See? Only real smiles. She’s my favorite. :)

Randomly enough, this was actually our second wedding at Marriott Frenchman’s Reef. Our first was Julie and Christopher’s wedding!

Kimberly had these adorable shoes picked out but opted for true-to-her Sperry boat shoes instead. I love her even more for it!

Kimberly had some of my all time favorite “getting ready” photos. She was just so darn excited!! :)

Kimberly’s dad couldn’t make it to the wedding, but he was there every step of the day via iPad. Nate was helping hold it here so her dad could see all the girls at once. :)

Paparazzi shot with the adorable Samm of Imprint Cinema!

My #2, #3, and #4 favorite getting ready shots below. First, we have Kimberly excitedly slipping into her wedding dress using her self-proclaimed “t-rex hands.” Swooooooooooon!

Excited fists. <3 <3 <3

My mom gave me away over the phone, so Kimberly’s “iPad Dad” put a lump in my throat for sure. :)

As I mentioned earlier, this was our second time photographing a ceremony at Marriott Frenchman’s Reef. So weird because in a few short years, the ceremony site changed so much!

Kimberly unraveled her personal vows to Mark. <3

And then they literally “tied the knot.”

Woohoo! Part II coming tomorrow. :)

More Root Photography Cruise Photos!

Kimberly and Mark’s Engagement Session aboard Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas
Cassie and John’s Wedding Reception aboard the Disney Wonder
Krystal and Ben’s Wedding Preview from the Disney Dream

Kimberly + Mark : Oasis of the Seas Engagement Session

July 8, 2013 by Jensey 4 Comments

Do you remember that time we photographed this wonderfully adorable engagement session? (If not, you can click the photo below for a refresher course!)

Well, that was the charming Kimberly and Mark, a couple that lived a block or so away from us in Celebration for years and we never met. Did I mention she’s also a wedding photographer and fellow lover of tiny dogs? :)

Kimberly and Mark brought us along on their 7-day Royal Caribbean adventure aboard the Oasis of the Seas. The Oasis of the Seas is the second largest cruise ship in the world, second only to her sister ship, the Allure of the Seas. Nate and I had a crazy fall wedding season and were so looking forward to this forced disconnect!

A couple days before their wedding on St. Thomas, Kimberly and Mark were up at dawn for some more engagement photos around an empty cruise ship. :)