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Katie + Shandy : Celebration, FL Wedding

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You guys should remember Katie and Shandy from our Orlando engagement session on our lovely website! If you don’t, you can revisit their session on the blog here. Katie and Shandy found us through Shandy’s cousin, Rainer of Simply Cinematic. In a “Small World” turn of events, Katie found out I grew up in Germantown, TN, and it turns out her cousins were my old neighbors. How crazy is that? Even more crazy is that her cousins ended up moving to Celebration, where we moved to, and we had no idea!

Moving on to the photos… We’ve been neglecting our mirror shots lately! :(

Two things I’m a total sucker for – Anything with a bow and curly hair!

FAVORITE!

Our wonderful friend, Patricia LeJeune, did Katie’s hair and make-up, and really brought out her natural beauty. :)

They shared a sweet “Non First Look.” :)

Katie and Shandy were among the first few couples to be married at the new Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Celebration, FL.

The fun continued at their wedding reception at the Celebration Golf Course. We had some time to shoot the newlyweds along Water Street. It was a little bittersweet having our first ever Celebration wedding just a few short months before we were moving. :( These photos were taken just two blocks from our old home!

Second favorite. :)

Some girls are just made to be brides!

My absolute favorite thing about their wedding day – They hired our would-have-been-if-we-didn’t-elope wedding DJ, M.J. Farb of Junction 88, and he told us they requested songs from our then-new website to be played during their cocktail hour! Swooooooooooooooooon! :)

Cutie patootie best man Ranier Flor of Simply Cinematic! :)

One of Katie’s bridesmaids, a dance instructor, choreographed their first dance to Jason Mraz and Colbie Calait’s “Lucky.” We didn’t know this until the wedding day, but Shandy is no stranger to break dancing. He was amazing!

Told ya!

Enjoy Simply Cinematic’s highlight trailer that Rainer’s team put together from the big day! Rainer, Shandy, and Katie, thank you so much for everything!!

Sammy + Shannon = Hannah + Selah II

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Continued from yesterday’s post!

Part two of this session took place around our home in downtown Celebration. :)

Do you see Selah commentating the game on the right? :)

Unprompted and fabulous. :)

Group hug!

I believe Sammy asked them which was the evil sister. :)

Not only did we find a tree with a hand growing out of it…

But it had a face, too! Amazing. :)

My faaaaaavorite! :)

My only regret from this session was not getting a photo of me with the group! Next time. :) Anyway, Sammy, Shannon, Hannah, and Selah- I love all of you to the moon and back again. Let’s not make it so long between visits next time. :)

And because I have to shamelessly plug my incredibly talented friends just one more time-

To buy cds from Sammy’s group, Return 2 Zero, you can order them here (“Snowfall” remains one of my favorite holiday albums of all time!).

To learn more about Return 2 Zero (or book them for your wedding, *hint hint*), you can find more information here.

And don’t forget to check in tomorrow for Jensey’s Favorite Things! It’s a good one. Really. :)

Cynthia + Shane = Violet

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I can’t believe it’s already been two years since we photographed Cynthia and Shane’s Disney wedding! My favorite thing about the ‘age’ of our business right now, if you will, is that so many of our past couples are starting families. :) I know what some of you are thinking, “Roots! I thought you didn’t photograph families!” Well, let me explain our policy like this: Weddings are our bread and butter. They take up most of our time, but every now and then, we have holes in our schedule. This is when we start accepting family sessions! First priority to these spots goes to past couples, and then our own family and friends. Then we’re able to open it up to new families. :) We really are hoping to do a lot more sessions like this in the future, though, especially if you’re located in Tennessee. ;) Anyway…

Meet Violet, aka the cutest baby that ever walked the planet. Complete with DAISY SANDALS! Violet likes to wave. See? :)

Another wave- She waved at Nate much more than me. Not that I’m jealous or anything…

The other thing she loves to do is pick up leaves and give them to people. :)

Hello, Violet. :)

The 3rd thing we learned Violet loves to do is play airplane. She runs around with her arms out, and even makes sound effects. :)

Violet also loves dogs…

… And her sweet mommy. :)

It gave me warm fuzzies to see how amazing Cynthia and Shane are with their little girl. :)

I challenge you- Look at these photos for 10 seconds each and try not to yawn. Do it. I even yawned while typing that. ;)

Violet, I hope you come back and play next year!! :)