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!

Mindy + Tim came over to Pensacola for their engagement session this past October. They were on the hunt for new images after their first photographer missed the mark. Glad we could help guys!

~ Charles

Who:

Roxane + David

What:

Post Wedding Session

When:

October 23, 2007

Where:

Downtown Pensacola + Pensacola Beach

Roxane + David appeared in our last post…we weren’t so lucky with the weather on their wedding day, so they agreed to meet us downtown for a few urban couples shots. Check it out.

~ Charles

This image has lots of potential symbolism relating to the marriage. I’ll leave it to you to decide what it means!

Hands above the waist please…

Check out our graffiti discovery!

We had enough time for a few more beach shots…sans rain.

Who:

Nikki + Josh

What:

Maternity Session

When:

September 23, 2007

Where:

Pensacola, FL

Nikki + Josh were referred to us by Brad + Sarah Walters for their maternity session. It was another awesome session…take a peek!

~ Charles

Who:

Mandy + James

What:

Engagement Session

When:

September 22, 2007

Where:

Pensacola Beach, Florida

Our first attempt at an e-session with these two was quickly rained out - so we met up with ‘em again, a few weeks later, and hit the beach:

Yay for blue skies

When we were walking back to our cars, Charles told them to stop in the street and shot this - it reminded me then, and even now, of this song:

Johnny Cash - Walk the Line

(I know I’m a dork. It’s okay.)