Maria + Chris : Annunciation Catholic Church in Altamonte Springs Wedding and Lake Mary Events Wedding Reception
When Nate was in college at the University of Central Florida, he got his first dSLR and spent countless hours photographing anything and everything he could. He’d sell his work on Deviantart.com where he worked as an admin and a handful of friends had his prints on their walls. Three of those people I remember best: My practically-perfect-in-every-way mother-in-law, Nick, and Maria. Maria was one of Nate’s biggest supporters, with her living room covered in work by one Nathan Root. Nate didn’t have a car at school for a while, and Maria was the one to drive him to get his prints developed and occasionally to browse the frame aisle at Target. Maria was so instrumental in keeping Nate’s passion for photography alive, and I’m eternally grateful! :)
She was among the first of Nate’s friends I met when we first started dating, so photographing her wedding was so special for us. It’s a wonderful thing seeing old friends so happy. :)
We started the day at Lake Mary’s Residence Inn, where Patricia LeJeune had already worked her hair magic and another friend (and past Root bride Michelle!) had taken over make-up duty.
I can post these because we’re friends, but Nate’s other college best friend, Danielle, served as maid of honor and had the best faces while helping Maria get dressed. <3
Maria and Chris were married at the beautiful Annunciation Catholic Church in Altamonte Springs. It was so surreal shooting here, because Nate and I rented a condo maybe a 1/2 mile away while we were engaged. We’d walk Huck around this empty property at night allllll the time! :)
Oh yeah- Remember that time we photographed that ridiculously adorable Christian singer around Nashville? That was Sarah (right), who happens to be the maid of honor’s sister. :)
Married!! I rarely shed a tear at weddings, but I maaaaay have lost it a little during their recessional. :)
Nate always sneaks photos of people sneaking photos during group photos, but this may be one of my favorite reactions ever. :)
FAVORITE. So glad Nate had such great women in his life before I showed up on the scene!
Fact: I’m in love with Maria’s brother Noel and how much they completely adore each other. I kinda want to rent him out for holidays. :)
We made it to their reception at the Lake Mary Events Center just in time to catch the last little bit of sunset light.
Oh yeah, and Lydia was there to assist us for the evening, and our pal Tracy Marini of Eventfully Yours was on hand to coordinate the reception! That meant two things- Silly face photos and juice boxes for us during our break! <3
Maria’s new business venture, Kernel Desires, served as wedding favors and were such a hit with the guests! You can “like” her Facebook page here: Kernel Desires.
Loooooove this shot Lydia grabbed as their DJ announced them in to their reception!
Another great Lydia shot! :)
They won the anniversary dance by being married the longest. <3
Maria and Chris, we’re so happy for y’all and thrilled you let us capture your day!!
The Cone Family : Brooklyn Home Family Session
If you’ve ever seen our beautiful website or if you’re reading this post on our blog, you’re more familiar with this amazing family than you know! Meet Justin and Lu, the ridiculously talented (and adorable) faces behind our entire brand. Justin and Lu took our rag-tag website and branding and transformed it into the experience it is today. It’s been years since our re-design and I still smile when I see our website. Every now and then I find myself falling in love with our intro video all over again, and hovering my mouse over my photo on our “about” page to watch leaves fly. Or re-read Huck’s bio. I smile when I catch a glimpse of our embroidered logo on my camera strap when shooting a wedding. Justin and Lu truly transformed our business and are the best of the best- We’re just lucky enough that they picked us to be their wedding photographers almost five years ago! :)
I don’t have the words to describe how much I love these faces, so I’m just gonna say they truly make me feel Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! We’ve referred to them as “Julu” for years, and last year, they welcomed perfectly-named Julian into the world. Ever since we learned of Lu’s pregnancy, I knew she’d be giving birth to the coolest baby ever. When we learned Julian was a “he,” I couldn’t wait to buy his first pair of baby Converse!
Out of all of our friends, Julu are hands down the coolest. They’re the kind of people you want in your family so they have to hang out with you a few times a year, because you feel infinitely cooler and smarter and more creative just being around them. They’re also added to my list of friends that make me hate the layout of the United States, because clearly New York was placed way too far from Tennessee and Florida. :(
I was thrilled that our Toronto wedding last summer was just a short flight to NYC, which meant we’d be able to meet Mr. Julian for some photo time on our way home.
It’s impossible to pick favorite photos when it comes to this family, so just assume every single photo comes with a caption of “Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavorite! <3” :)
Lu snuggling Julian under a photo from their engagement session? Excuse me while I melt! :)
Lu, your face makes me so happy! :)
Love love love!
Proud big sister Priya looking on. :)
Ok, this one really may be my most favorite of my favorites. Maybe. :)
Justin and Lu started a Facebook group before Julian was born, which was genius. I love the idea of not flooding someone I knew from 10th grade French with a gazillion photos of a someday kiddo. Anyway, this was their cute header from that page…
… And one of their ridiculously talented friends made these for them as a gift!
Told you I couldn’t wait to buy his first Converse! <3 Julu, Julian, and Priya, our hearts are so full for you four! We love you so much and can’t wait til our next hangout. :)
Photo of the Week
If the smile from Allen’s cousin doesn’t convince you to have a friend officiate your wedding, I don’t know what will. :)
Happy Love Day to all you loves!
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