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Jessica + Erik : Epcot GM Lounge Wedding Reception

March 26, 2023 by Jensey 2 Comments

The more Nate gets booked out for solo weddings, the more I wonder what the heck does he need ME for?! I feel like he truly does the work of two photographers on days like this one!! I get so excited to see what he comes away with on days that I’m home with Ollie, and Jessica and Erik’s day just blew me away. <3

This first photo alone… I meeeeeeean!!! <3

The night before their wedding, Jessica and Erik had a dessert party to welcome their guests to their Disney wedding weekend!!

We definitely have our favorite pavilions when it comes to dessert parties, and UK Lochside has been top of the list since our very first Disney wedding. You just can’t beat this view. :)

Jessica’s first look with her dad. <3

Gosh this view and this sunset!!!

Stepped out from their ceremony and the Magic Kingdom fireworks were going off!!

We’ve had a ton of receptions at the GM Lounge in Epcot and I’m not at alllllll mad about it!!

Jessica and Eric, thank you for having Nate photograph your daaaay!!! <3

Kari + Chris

February 28, 2023 by Jensey 2 Comments

This wedding was a loooooong time coming: Kari and Chris met in high school! Engaged years later, their wedding plans were put through the ringer with Covid. Their day ended up being just perfect; it was even one of those very rare not-too-hot-and-not-too-cold Orlando winter days!

Thank you to our wonderful vendor team for making a happy day! :)

Venues | Disney’s Wedding Pavilion and GM Lounge
Hair and Makeup | Stacie Otto
Officiant | Reverend Kevin Knox

We started the day in Kari’s suite at Coranado’s Gran Destino Tower, and let. me. tell. you- favorite getting ready room everrrr!! The space, the natural light flooding in, all the textures and details; it was absolutely stunning. And getting ready at the Gran Destino Tower means you get THIS wall for your wedding dress photos!

I’m always hoping for unique details to photograph our couples’ rings with and I may have been a liiiiiittle excited to play with this Figment popcorn bucket! <3

There are a million reasons to hire Stacie Otto for your hair and makeup, but one of the biggest is no one can lace a wedding dress better or more efficiently than her! <3

First look feels on the lawn. <3

If you’ve never seen a Disney wedding with “Major Domo,” here’s how it normally goes: your officiant asks the best man for the wedding rings, and he panics. Like…. Panics. The officiant gives him a hard time in front of all of your guests, then loudly calls, “does ANYONE here have the rings?” and bam! Major Domo graces his way down the aisle to deliver them. :)

Their getaway car was Chris’s. <3

Nate’s photo on the left, mine on the right. :) Woot woot! Kari and Chris, thank you so much for having usssss!!!! <3

Katie + Juan : Epcot Wedding Reception

November 7, 2022 by Jensey 1 Comment

Katie and Juan met in veterinary school. Katie now works in general practice, and Juan works in emergency medicine, and we basically spent the day just telling stories to these guys about Huck and the Goldendoodle we hoped to bring home this year and like good vets, they eagerly grinned along! <3 They also happen to be big Disney lovers so it wasn’t a surprise when these guys decided that was where they wanted to get married, too!