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Martha + Richard : The Club Continental on St John’s River Wedding in Jacksonville, Florida

April 22, 2014 by Jensey 7 Comments

Nate and I have been together for a decade, and he’s only ever met one set of my aunt and uncles, but I’m lucky enough to have a core set of honorary aunts and uncles that have been major parts of my life. These are the relatives he’s met multiple times, and the ones I know I can always call if I need, well… Anything, really. Aunt Martha is one of those people, and the kindest, strongest, most genuine woman I’ve ever known. Basically, if I were to make a list of role models, she’d make the rest just look bad. :)

I can’t think of anyone in my life who deserves a happily ever after more than Aunt Martha. When asked to photograph her wedding, I was thrilled. And then terrified. And then thrilled again. She and Richard, her lucky husband, were married at the gorgeous Club Continental on the St. John’s River in Jacksonville.

When Aunt Martha told me about her wedding, she said she and Richard were having what she told her girls they were never allowed to do: An outdoor ceremony. Leading up to the wedding, rain was imminent. 24 hours out, there was a 75% chance for storms and it even poured when we went to lunch before the wedding. But then a funny thing happened- We pulled up to Club Continental and the sky cleared. Just like that. And Aunt Martha got her gorgeous outdoor ceremony and married her prince.

I can’t think of a more lucky start to a wedding day than seeing turtles cuddling at the wedding venue!

First look time, which meant I cried more than Aunt Martha and Richard combined. :)

Martha and Richard’s children made for a gorgeous bridal party.

Nate and I photographed Brooke and Kyle’s wedding in Austin years ago. Richard wasn’t able to make it to her wedding, which prompted Martha to call him, and well… The rest is history. As Brooke so humbly put it in her matron of honor speech, this all sort of happened because of her! :)

I love how much she loves her grandson! William Otis is a lucky little man, indeed.

Yeah. Tough day. ;)

These next two make my heart swell!

Richard pretending to pour water on his new wife. :)

Oh yeah- My sister was there. :)

Favorite. <3

Pearson kids with the bride. :)

Aunt Martha and Richard, we are still on Cloud 9 from your wedding day. I so hope we made you proud with these photos! :) So much love to you and your families!!

Katie + Shandy : Celebration, FL Wedding

January 25, 2011 by Jensey 10 Comments

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!!

Adrianna + Zach : Wedding

October 4, 2010 by Jensey 3 Comments

Ever since we met Adriana and Zach in our home office, we were looking forward to their wedding day. Around the time Adrianna was looking for a wedding photographer, she was sent our way by a co-worker (Hi, Jen!) Right about the same time, they got the same suggestion from a past groomsman from one of our weddings a couple years ago. :) Adrianna and Zach both work at a wedding location here in Orlando, but decided to make their day special by picking a fresh location. I’m so glad they did, as we love working at Casa Feliz!

I loved Adrianna’s simple gown against Casa Feliz’s intricate background, and her Badgley Mischka shoes were stunning!

Adrianna was finishing getting dressed just minutes before their ceremony started, but she was still boiling over with excitement. :)

Love Nate’s view on the right!

Adrianna and Zach walked back down the aisle after picking up a special passenger- Their daughter, Mia! :)

As much as I don’t love group photos, I love catching these in-between moments. :)

SO STINKIN’ CUTE!!

Their wedding day was the day before Easter, and it made me so happy that every detail was bursting with Spring colors. :)

One of her many details- This was a hand-made ornament that they’ll use for their Christmas tree every year to follow! One side had A+Z, and the other, their wedding date. <3

2nd favorite. :)

I don’t know that we’ve ever had a bride as nervous in front of the camera as Adrianna was at the beginning of her engagement session. It made me so happy that she was completely comfortable in front of us on their wedding day! :)

FAVORITE! Mia may just be the cutest baby ever. :)

When our couples ask us for vendor recommendations, Joe Magic is always on the list! He’s not only a DJ, but he goes table to table and performs magic tricks to entertain your guests. We loooooove working with him! :)