Destin Wedding and Beach Photographer http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com Florida Wedding Photographer and Destin Beach Photographer Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:09:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Krystal and Cal’s Wedding ~ Miramar Beach, FL ~ http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2479 http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2479#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:09:08 +0000 admin http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2479 I cannot even describe the torrential downpour Monika and I drove through on the way to Krystal and Cal’s wedding. Highway 98 was flooded in some areas and cars were stalled out in the roadway and the sky looked even more menacing ahead of us. I was looking to make sure an ark didn’t float past us! It did not look like it was going to be such a good day for a beach wedding!

I wasn’t really sure how Krystal would take this climatic event and in truth was a bit worried for her as I looked at the radar and saw even more rain headed our way. We met her in the driveway of the house, she was looking excited about her big day and didn’t seem to mind the rain at all. She did ask me what the radar looked like and as any good wedding photographer should do…I lied. I told her it looked great and with any luck we would even have a rainbow. And then I prayed that I was right.  I’ll let you know more about the weather situation later, but first let’s meet our couple for the wedding.

Krystal and Cal. Two very spunky and adorable do it yourselfers who worked together to find just the right pieces of driftwood to create their own wedding arch that they brought with them to Florida. Krystal had decorated every inch of the beach house with festive signs, fun wedding balloons, custom crafted candle holders and much more. It was really awesome! Cal made sure the guys were in the right place at the right time and even had a fun arm wrestling match before the wedding. Monika shot a great image of that!

After the girls toasting and an uncle cooking and lots of hustle and bustle, it was time for the wedding. Although it was still gray and not so pretty inland a few blocks, we came up to the beach to find the water the most wonderful emerald green color and no rain over the area!! As you can probably imagine, the wedding went off without a hitch. The beautiful bride and her handsome groom looked at each other with adoration and the nuptials were sealed with a passionate kiss.

Back at the beach house, the food was being cooked for the reception. A country low boil and northern real Italian sausage completed with home made cheesecake…yah..it was a great wedding! Enjoy their images!

The ice cream man was a little added treat for pictures!


I loved the sky with Krystal's lights...beautiful!


]]> http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=2479 2 Keith and Katie’s Wedding ~ 8.21.10 Sandestin Hilton ~ http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2458 http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2458#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:15:32 +0000 admin http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2458 Keith and Katie’s decision to have a morning wedding at the Sandestin Hilton was a wise one. The sky was a brilliant cobalt blue and the clouds were the kind you could pick out of the sky like cotton candy. They chose to become husband and wife on the outside deck of the Hilton and then have a nice brunch reception. Under the tall palms they said their vows in front of friends and family who had traveled from all over the United States to come to the wedding. Mark and I shot the wedding and reception, while Monika worked magic with the very popular photo booth! Nouveau Flowers created a total fairy tale effect for both the wedding and reception and made a wonderful setting for a very attractive couple. I think their arch was one of most exquisite I have seen. Blair and the staff of the Hilton worked in the temperatures soaring in the 90′s to make sure everyone had what they needed and the wedding would be perfect. Jordan from Savior Faire Weddings rocked the coordination as she checked time schedules and made sure everything was just perfect!

  • Venue: The Sandestin Hilton
  • Flowers: Nouveau Flowers
  • Hair and Make up: Make me blush
  • Wedding Planner: Savior Faire Weddings
  • Harpist: Katie Ott
  • Band: Jim Armstrong/Prime Time Entertainment
  • Officiant: Randy Medlin

]]> http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=2458 1 Marie Class of 2011 ~ Carillon Beach, Fl ~ http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2444 http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2444#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:39:22 +0000 admin http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2444 Marie’s mom called me from Ohio because her daughter wanted to have her senior pictures done at their second home in Carillon Beach. She said her daughter was beautiful, fun, had a great personality and wanted some Florida style out of the ordinary images for her senior portraits. Well, she was right!! Marie is funny, beautiful and intelligent! We had a blast! I hope you enjoy her images as much as I enjoyed photographing them!

I love this image! It is just relaxed with a natural laugh and a free spirit strand of hair!

Her boyfriend Matt was a hoot! And an awesome softbox holder!

So much fun!

]]> http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=2444 0 Kelly and Brian’s Inn at Crystal Beach Wedding ~~Still oil free beaches ~~ http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2433 http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2433#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:36:22 +0000 admin http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2433 You may remember Kelly and Brian’s wedding dress trashing session. Yes, that was amazing!! What is even more amazing and beautiful was the ceremony a few days earlier (yes, I like to edit my dessert before the main course) that made them husband and wife!  There ceremony was awesome. The heavy line of thunderstorms that were rushing towards the beach just stopped and dissipated right before the wedding. It was simply wonderful! The reception was equally as fun at 790 on the Gulf with the music of Chuck Lawson in the background. And let me tell you, he is one talented musician! The guy can play guitar, sing do instrumentals and even has the steel drums to make you feel as though you are on a Caribbean beach!! Love it! Enjoy Kelly and Brian’s images. They are a beautiful couple and we wish them many decades of bliss together!

  • Music: Chuck Lawson
  • Reception: 790 on the Gulf
  • Wedding Coordination: Destin Wedding Company

    I love this image!! So much fun!

    Brian's son will steal some hearts on day for sure!

    Chuck rocks it out!

]]> http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=2433 1 Kelly and Brian ~~ Trashing the Dress in Destin ~~ http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2411 http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2411#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:30:33 +0000 admin http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2411 As the sun was rising over the beautiful Gulf of Mexico, Kelly didn’t have to worry about getting any oil at all on her wedding dress. She was ready to trash her dress, but more along the lines of frolicking in the water with her sweet loving husband Brian. We started out utilizing the beautiful sunrise on the jetties. The water was calm and a gentle sea breeze allowed her dress to flow adding drama to her images. Soon the anticipation got to all of us, it was getting warm and it was time to create some wet wedding attire art! I have always seen folks shooting their trash the dress sessions either above or under the water. I wanted to be the first to shoot both views at the same time. And you know…I loved it! I hope you do as well! Enjoy!

The light breeze was wonderful!




]]> http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=2411 1 Wonderful Baby Bump ~~ Fort Walton Beach Maternity Session ~~ http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2402 http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2402#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:05:23 +0000 admin http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2402

This shot cracks me up!!

I can’t believe that Tammy is on her sixth…yes, sixth pregnancy. She looks a ton better than I did with my one and only pregnancy! Anyway, she came to see me for her maternity portraits so that she could have the water shot and because this is going to be her last pregnancy and she has never had pregnancy pictures made! Wow, no pressure there for the most awesome images ever huh? We had a blast Tammy and her husband are so in love and adore the children so much. It was just so touching to see Chris shed tears of joy as he rubbed her belly and thought about his baby boy who will be here soon. It gave me goosebumps. That is the way love and marriage and family is supposed to be for sure. Anyway, we did a fun shot, some serious and a whole lot. I hope you enjoy them.

I love the tears of joy in Dad's eyes!

]]> http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=2402 0 The P. Family Beach Session ~~ Destin Beaches looking Great! ~~ http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2398 http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2398#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:11:27 +0000 admin http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2398 The P. Family was awesome! We had a good time, it was one of those evenings with the cobalt sky and random WWII military stunt planes flying above giving us our own private show. The big fluffy clouds floated by and the sun graced them with a wonderful tint from the sunset. It was a great evening. Well, except for the fact that during the shoot the doctors office called me to tell me my husband was being admitted to the hospital. It was no surprise, but still threw me for a loop a bit. Thank you to the P. Family for being understanding when suddenly I became the biggest airhead on the planet in the middle of the shoot…LOL  I am happy to say that the hubster is now home and doing well. I appreciate everyone who has posted expressing their thoughts and prayers. And I am also happy to show you the P. family 2010, enjoy!

I love the little ghost crab. What a cute little fella!

]]> http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=2398 1 The H. Family Beach Portrait ~~ No Oil for Weeks on 30A Beaches ~~ http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2394 http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2394#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:54:08 +0000 admin http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2394 The H. Family was a ton of fun! They came to me in Grayton Beach on Scenic Hwy. 30A to do their family beach portraits. All of the kids were so well behaved and although it looked as though the sky could open up and storm at any minute, we didn’t experience a drop of rain to temper our beach fun! With the scare of oil and start of school, the beaches were deserted. It looked more vacant than the dead of winter, but it was fine for us. We used all of the beach as a canvas for their beach portraits! I hope you enjoy them!

]]> http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=2394 1 Bryt ~ Senior Portraits, class of 2011 ~ http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2383 http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2383#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:47:03 +0000 admin http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2383 I loved photographing Bryt! She was game for anything and seemed like she was having a great time during the whole session! We mixed up some high fashion with some plain old fun! Bryt wanted something that the school appointed senior portrait photographer was unable to do for her. She wanted her personality to shine through, she wanted someone to take the time to create a piece of art that she will look back at in 20 years with fondness…she wanted sass, fun and style! That’s why she came to me. We had fun, got a bit wet and ate laughed a ton! Hope you enjoy her images!

]]> http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=2383 0 The Wild and Crazy E. Family with Baby A ~ Fun Family Portraits ~ http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2374 http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2374#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:26:45 +0000 admin http://weddingphotographerdestinblog.com/?p=2374

Love this one!

I have photographed the E. Family enough years in a row that I’m pretty sure I have earned a place in the family portrait!! And I look forward to their family portraits every year! So what type of family are they you ask? They are spontaneous, loving and a ton of stinkin’ fun! Now as a word to the wise, if you are a photographer who doesn’t like to laugh and have fun while photographing your clients, this family is NOT for you. However, if you are like me and love to enjoy the time you spend with your clients while laughing, having a good time and making great images…then this is a perfect group! But so sorry folks…I’m not giving up my adopted place in this family! They’re much to fun! Next year hopefully we’ll have the whole family in Florida at the same time. With active duty members in the family, we haven’t ever been able to get everyone at once…YET!

So cute!

Little A. is just hangin' with Grammy and Grandpa

All American cutie pie!

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