David and Lindsay: St. Augustine Wedding Photographer

David and Lindsay have an amazing love story. They dated ages ago, went their separate ways only to reunite, fall in love all over again and now they are married! Lindsay's son Thomas is the center of this new little family. The way David gushes over him is so joyful!

The couple had a gorgeous wedding at the Casa Monica Hotel planned expertly by Karen Erwen of St. Augustine Weddings

The flowers and stunning table decorations were by 57 Treasury The simplicity of the table arrangements were wintery without being too Christmasy. Loved them!

I had the pleasure of my husband Jason Christley being my assistant for this wedding and it looks like we are going to continue this arrangement as long as his travel schedule allows. Yippee! I also got to have Alison Miller as my second shooter for this wedding which was so fun!

Follow this link to David and Lindsay's slideshow!

Jax Shoot Club October

Here are some of my favorites from October's Jax Shoot Club meeting. Our goal for the day was portraits in harsh, mid-day lighting. Clearly mother nature thought we needed beautiful, even, filtered cloudy light instead. :O)

Our models for the day Alayne, Ashley, and Sonja were such good sports, following us into some unlikely setups.

Paulina Perez did the gals' makeup and Sonia Garza put together some awesome doos!

Nick and Jessica at The Tasting Room

WOW!! That is all I can say about the gorgeous, intimate wedding I was a part of on Oct. 17. Jessica's father hired an accordion player to lead the family from their hotel through the streets of St. Augustine to the wedding. It was right out of an Italian novel! Nick was waiting for us with his guys and their guests in the courtyard of The Tasting Room. It was so cozy, like you were in a gorgeous home in Spain. Their pastor married them there in the courtyard in a sweet little ceremony.

Since it was close to Halloween, we did a fun family and bridal party portrait with masks. Then it was off to feast!

I love the way the Tasting Room layers their courses as to not rush their guests, as in the old world tradition of savoring your meal.

Nick and Jessica had a lot of fun with the garter and bouquet toss. Definitely not your usual fare!

Then as the night wore on, the lovely couple exited their celebration amid bubbles and streamers. A carriage awaited to take them into the night for a romantic stroll. It was lovely.

This romantic photo of Nick about to kiss his new bride is my favorite from the night. Click the link below to see a slideshow of more great moments. Cheers!

Nick and Jessica's Slideshow

Josh and Suzanne: St. Augustine Portrait Photographer

Josh and Suzanne rock! When Suzanne told me that they had a hot rod and wanted to do some pin-up/rock-a-billy style photos for their engagement session, I giggled and did the happy photo dance! (I will show it some time if you ask!) Here are the sweet sweet bad-ass pix we shot. There is this secret place in my neighborhood that overlooks the estuary so we headed there first and then headed over to Vilano Beach for a few shots in their errie downtown. They told me the cutest story about how Josh purposed. He had gotten her ring and it was burnin a hole in his pocket. So he drove all over town in the 'rod looking for her. Everywhere he went, he had just missed her. So finally he catches up with her in a parking lot, gets down on one knee in front of the car and sweeps her off her feet! I bet our little recreation doesn't hold a candle to the real deal but it does have better lighting! :O)

Can't wait to shoot their wedding next year. I've been told not to expect anything average!

Sneak Peak David and Lindsay: St. Augustine Portrait Photographer

Here is a sneak peak of David and Lindsay's engagement session. The pair were so excited to come to St. Augustine last weekend because they got to bring David's parents out as a special treat to celebrate his Dad's birthday. When David's parent got married, they had planned to honeymoon in St. Augustine but never made it. Their car broke down at the first exit for Daytona and that was the end of the honeymoon.

The whole family came for the session to take in the sites as we walked around downtown including David and Lindsay's son Thomas and Lindsay's mom. It was a great morning!

Sept. PUG shootout: St. Augustine Portrait Photographer

On Sept. 24, the Jacksonville PUG (Pictage User Group) had a night shoot down here in St. Augustine. Our model Kam and her husband met us downtown at Harry's. We ate and then hit the streets. We shot along St. George Street as well as the Plaza and ended up at the Casa Monica Hotel. It was great to really experiment with my strobes and pocket wizards. I definitely learned some limitations this style of shooting has, but also learned it's infinitely possibilities.

Lesley and Nick⎟St. Augustine Portrait Photographer

I love it when couples bring props! Well Penguin isn't really prop I guess since the little guy goes everywhere with Lesley in all of her travels. We had a great engagement session two weeks ago down on Vilano Beach. They make each other laugh so easily! I can't wait to shoot their wedding this winter!

Nick and Jessica

It turned out to be a gorgeous afternoon despite tricky forecasts for Nick and Jessica's engagement session last weekend. The pair are set to have their wedding next month at the Tasting Room, so we wanted to do their e-session away from the downtown St. Augustine area. Yet wanted to avoid the traditional family-on-the-beach photos. So here are some of my favorites. Totally loved having my new intern, Katie, there to help with the light reflector. Oh and special thanks to the guy who loaned us his surfboard and the sand sculptor who made the awesome car!

Michael and Cristina

I had the honor of being part of the amazing emotional ceremony of Michael and Cristina. The pair tied the knot at the top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse a few weeks ago. Their daughter Jasmine was the flower girl and ring bearer all in one. As part of their ceremony the pair gave Jasmine her own heart-shaped ring, promising to be the best parents they could be. It makes me smile just thinking about it! They opted to keep it small, with just their immediate families which was perfect. Congrats to you both!