Who:

Joy + Dion

What:

Wedding

When:

November 17, 2007

Where:

Pensacola, FL | Pensacola Beach

Joy + Dion were married this past November on Pensacola Beach! They had an adorable seaside ceremony followed by a reception at New World Landing. One of the new experiences for us at this wedding was getting to shoot our getting ready images at the Portofino Resort on Pensacola Beach! It was a wonderful location for the prep shots - wonderful backdrops. Check it out.

~ Charles

Joy having her dress laced up.

This little ring bearer had so much energy here and wouldn’t you know, less than half an hour later, he was already zonked out before the ceremony even began!

Prospective brides & grooms are always asking, “Do you do formals?”. The answer is DEFINITELY! While we do place an emphasis on natural, documentary wedding photography throughout the majority of a wedding day …capturing family formals in a easy, fun way is a critical part of what we offer our clients!

They were a fun crowd - constantly goofing around - so I didn’t want to totally stiffle that with an overly traditional line-up - here I just let them do their thing:

Actually taken in the parking garage - Meg has trained me to look for cool backdrops everywhere:

This is one of my favorite “getting ready” shots we’ve ever captured. I love the simplicity & mystery of this image.

We often are asked…”what do you recommend for a getting ready location?”. Easy answer: a clean room with gorgeous window light! Check out the results…

Meet Joy.

Having the right “getting ready” space can have a huge impact on the end result. This was a quick setup on the actual wedding day just before we went outside to shoot family formals with Joy.

Giving the corset back one final tug.

Ah the beach.

This little guy didn’t even make all the way to the ceremony…

… but was woken up just in time for his big walk.

That look says it all doesn’t it?

Dion’s daddy…proud as could be.

A nice moment where Dion’s brother lends him a hand of emotional strength:

We used a few stolen moments just before the reception to work a little in downtown Pensacola.

Dion…you will pay for that!

Congratulations, Newlyweds!