Who:

Hilarie + Tony

What:

Rehearsal Dinner

When:

September 14, 2007

Where:

DoubleTree Hotel | Tallahassee, FL

Back in September we photographed the lovely wedding weekend of Hilarie & Tony in Tallahassee, FL. We first met Hilarie when she was a bridesmaid at Johanna’s wedding in May of 2006 - here are both of those beautiful women (Hilarie on the left, Johanna on the right):

Due to rain, the dinner & cocktail hour had to be moved from the beautiful pool deck to the inside of a ballroom - but I think they still managed to do a great job of pulling off a ‘tropical’ feeling, despite the setting. Placecards:

Brightly colored linens packed a punch:

Signature drink!

Okay, cool story here - Tony’s proposal was a surprise to Hilarie (as the very best proposals are) which took place at sunset on the beach, right off of the boardwalk area of a restaurant the newly-engaged would be dining at that evening. This moment was actually captured by an observant onlooker - and when the emotional pair came up from the beach, this shutterbug approached them and told them he had captured the proposal on film! (HOW COOL IS THAT?!) A few weeks later - an entire series of photographs arrived in the mail - and the couple incorporated them into a slideshow shown at the dinner, which is where this shot came from:

Stay tuned for their beautiful Tallahassee wedding - coming up next!