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Kate and Ben’s Wedding at Pierre’s in Islamorada had everything. Fitted lace wedding dress, pant suit wedding dress, hand written vow books, flower girls and a flower dog, long flowing hair and a crown of beautiful flowers. It was both a reception as well as a dinner party designed so everyone had a view of the setting sun.

Kate and Ben’s Morada Bay Wedding

Tandis and Carter wanted the perfect little intimate ocean side wedding with just their closest family and friends. So Julia Timmins of Blue Water Water Weddings helped them plan just that.

Tandis and Carter’s Perfect Little Casa Morada Wedding

My client was down from New York for a family vacation at the Edition South Beach and decided it would be the perfect time and location for us to shoot their family session.

Sommer Family Session at the Edition South Beach

A Pirate Bride and Pizza closer. Close friends and family, the intimate and unique Drop Anchor Inn, full taco bar with meats by Erie Island Eats, Pirates and fresh New York style Pizza to end the night, how could you not love this wedding?

Kaitlin and Ben’s Drop Anchor Inn Wedding

We shot Sophia and Bryan’s engagement session in their two favorite places in Miami; their condo, and The Frost Science Museum.

Sophia and Bryan’s Frost Science Museum Engagement Session

I loved this wedding at the Redlands Koi Gardens! Not only is Lyndsey and Gabe awesome, but so are all their family and friends. I am not entirely sure I have openly laughed as much as I did during their reception.

Lyndsey and Gabe’s Redland’s Koi Garden Wedding

Abby and Rob’s engagement session at John Pennekamp Park in Key Largo, Florida Keys.

Abby and Rob’s Key Largo Engagement Session

Meeting Vicky, an executive at Conde Nast, and Hugo, Art Director for GQ Magazine. Not only did their Deering Estate wedding look like something out of one of their magazines, they could also be mistaken for models in their magazines. That is until you see the tears, the smiles and emotions and realize that these two are the real deal!

Vicky and Hugo’s Deering Estate Wedding

Kate and Pat’s celebrated their big day at the intimate and beautiful Coconut Palm Inn in Tavernier, Florida Keys. Their wedding was made possible with the amazing work of Julia Timmins of Blue Water Weddings.

Katie and Pat’s Coconut Palm Inn Wedding

The Story of Two Gingers…. these two were the cutest. They actually met in elementary school as the only gingers in their class. If that is not cute enough, Charlie used to walk Holly to her grandma’s house every day after school.

Holly and Charlie’s Florida Keys Wedding