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Kait + Scott : Walt Disney World Yacht Club Wedding Preview

May 16, 2013 by Jensey 1 Comment

Kait is one of those women who upon first meeting, makes you feel as if you’ve been best friends for years. I wasn’t able to join Nate on their engagement session last fall, but it sure didn’t feel like it from the first hug of the day! :)

Kait and Scott were married at Disney’s Yacht Club gazebo with their reception on the Yacht Club boardwalk. Lucky for us the rain not only stayed away, but the temperature was absolutely perfect!

First dance love!

Kait and Scott, we’re so excited to share the rest of your photos soooon! :)

Photo of the Week

May 10, 2013 by Jensey 5 Comments

Hallpants is ONE! I still can’t believe it. <3

Peyton : Celebration, Florida Family Session

May 8, 2013 by Jensey 1 Comment

I love that our natural progression of photography has led to family sessions. :)

We photographed Ashley and Jay’s wedding way back in October of 2009 at Mission Inn Orlando. (You can find their blog post over on our super old blog here!) Emotions were extra high during their grand exit, because Jay and Ashley moved to Hawaii immediately following the wedding! I’ve loved following their Hawaiian adventures via Facebook, but not as much as I loved catching up over a family session with them during an Orlando trip that lined up with one of ours. :)

Meet Peyton! <3

Love, love, love seeing our past couples become super moms (and dads!)

You can’t get much cuter than little kids munching on giant ice cream cones. :)

At the end of the session, Ashley and Jay thought Peyton may want to play in the fountain a bit. I don’t think any of us were prepared for what followed, especially Mr. Peyton!!

He’s such a little trooper and we left them all smiling (and soaking wet!) Ashley and Jay, thanks for letting us catch up with your cute family!! :)

Henry : Windermere Family Session

May 7, 2013 by Jensey 4 Comments

When I signed up for the Walt Disney World College Program internship, I never could have fathomed how many amazing people would be placed in my life. I was able to meet Nick (Hallpants’ dad), and my best friend Casi. One girl at work I always wanted to become better friends with but never got the chance was Jessica. She seemed to be one of the “cool” kids at work, and this status was cemented when she transferred out of attractions to become “best friends” with Mary Poppins.

I loved when this happened because it was the first time I was ever really friends with a character. I begged for shifts at Dumbo during the day because I knew my Poppins rode carousel, and if I could time it just right, I could sneak a wave when I was doing Dumbo Long Walk. (I never said I was a cool kid, ok?!)

As the years passed, we both moved on, met our fellas, and got married. Thanks to Facebook we kept in touch, and though we didn’t photograph her wedding, Jessica kept tabs on our photography as we grew the past six years. I was so excited when she wrote asking us to photograph her little boy Henry’s first birthday session! :)

Jessica and her husband Brad are wonderfully sentimental people. When it came time to decide where we should photograph their session, she was torn between Port Orleans (where she and Brad stayed when only they knew Jessica was pregnant), and downtown Windermere (when Henry was a newborn and Jessica needed to get out of the house, she’d drive him to Windermere where they’d sit on the library rocking chairs and read books, or walk around the park!) She ultimately decided Windermere was the right place, and I’m so glad she did! :)

I was worried Henry would take a while to warm up to us, but once we got him in a swing, we had him! :)

Love this family! :)

Cake smash time!! Even the cake had special meaning- Jessica and Brad did a “gender reveal” when they were pregnant, where in front of family members (I think on Skype!) they cut into the cake to see if it was pink or blue. Jessica put the cake into the freezer and saved it until Henry was one for his cake smash- So perfect! <3

Jessica, thank you for letting us spend time with your sweet family! Looking forward to seeing you again soon. :)