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Katie + Dustin : Indian Lake Wedding in the Adirondacks, New York

December 4, 2015 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Fiiiiiiinally excited to share some photos from a favorite fall wedding a couple months ago. Nate and I looooooved going to the Adirondacks for Katie and Dustin’s wedding!!! They were married on Katie’s parents’ camp there, and it was just as magical as you’re imagining. Florida was about a million degrees when we went, and it was the perfect break from the heat that we needed!

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Nate’s first lobster at their welcome dinner cookout! <3

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My favorite thing about brides getting ready in family homes are the photos of them liiiiittle! :)

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STILL amazed Katie’s brother’s girlfriend put this together with no prior floral practice!

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We were threatened by rain all morning and Katie didn’t bat an eye when they decided to move the ceremony to their reception tent.

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This teeeeeeeeent! <3

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Statler and Waldorf, obviously. :)

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I wish portrait time with all of our couples began with a high speed boat ride! :)

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Faaaaaavorite. <3

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Katie, you’re gorgeous!

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Best maid of honor speech EVER- Kungaloosh!

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And now a few favorite photos from our cabin in Indian Lake. I’m ready to go back! :)

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Katie and Dustin, we love you and your families!! Thanks for everything! :)

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Jessica + Alicia : Wedding Pavilion + California Napa Room Same Sex Orlando Wedding

November 23, 2015 by Jensey 3 Comments

Jessica and Alicia were our first-ever lesbian wedding! Nate and I are so excited that we finally have more same-sex couples to add to our new wedding portfolio site (coming soon, promise- just have to finish those gosh darn bios!) Their whole day was stunning start to finish, and full of such love and adoration for this wonderful couple.

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Ohhhh, just the view from their getting-ready room, no big deal. <3

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We had Jessica step out so Alicia’s mom and sister could help her get dressed, then Jessica’s mom and sister helped her, and we did their first look at the Grand. :)

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Favorite, favorite, favorite. :)

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This was something we’ve neeeeeeever seen happen at a ceremony- Alicia’s poor momma stepped on Alicia’s veil after the hand-off!

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If that wasn’t bad enough, it happened to Jessica after she walked down, too!!!!

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I love that they both had a sense of humor and laughed it off with their guests! :)

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Maaaaaaarried! <3

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The *only* reason I can stomach Nate’s precarious shooting positions (like the one on the right), is because he ends up catching gorgeous moments like the one on the left!

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Jessica and Alicia, it was such an honor. Wishing you both the best in life!! :)

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Bonnie + Alec : Alfond Inn and Casa Feliz Winter Park Wedding

November 16, 2015 by Jensey 1 Comment

Bonnie and Nate were college friends. She was the subject of many an impromptu photo shoot when he got his first DSLR, so it was extra sweet when she asked us to be her wedding photographers. Alec is such a prince, Nate couldn’t be more excited for his old friend. :)

Bonnie got ready at the stunning Alfond Inn in Winter Park, and had her ceremony down the street at our would-have-been-wedding location, Casa Feliz. It’s always a happy day when we’re able to visit a favorite Orlando venue! My favorite part of the day was their reading at the ceremony, “The Day the Saucers Came” by Neil Gaiman. I love when couples add unique readings to ceremonies, and I found this one particularly charming.

Without further ado, enjoy my favorites! :)

Final stanza from “The Day The Saucers Came” by Neil Gaiman

That day, the saucer day, the zombie day
The Ragnarok and fairies day,
the day the great winds came
And snows and the cities turned to crystal, the day
All plants died, plastics dissolved, the day the
Computers turned, the screens telling
us we would obey, the day
Angels, drunk and muddled, stumbled from the bars,
And all the bells of London were sounded, the day
Animals spoke to us in Assyrian, the Yeti day,
The fluttering capes and arrival of
the Time Machine day,
You didn’t notice any of this because
you were sitting in your room, not doing anything
not even reading, not really, just
looking at your telephone,
wondering if I was going to call.