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Sabrina and Rustie’s Wedding at the Don Vicente

October 22, 2009 – 1:50 am

In January dad photographed Sabrina and Rustie’s engagement session in Tampa.  They had a beautiful wedding on Saturday at the Don Vicente de Ybor.  The couple had Staci of Unique Event Design as their coordinator and she did a great job pulling everything together.  Hair and makeup was done by Wilson of Shear Artist, the florist was Forever Flowers, and at the reception linens were from Connie Duglin and the cake was made by Chef Michael of Let Them Eat Cake.

Sabrina’s shoes were gorgeous and dad thought it was a fun coincidence that the bride from the wedding the day before had the same shoes but in a different color.  It was also dad’s second day in a row working with Ben from Grant Hemond and he did a great job again.

Sabrina and Rustie are an awesome couple and dad had a terrific time at their wedding.  Their friends and family were a blast to hang out with, and the newlyweds were lots of fun as well!  Dad was so happy to be a part of their day.  Thanks Sabrina and Rustie!  Enjoy Mexico!

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The bridesmaids wore pretty shoes too!

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Sabrina is an absolutely stunning bride!

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The bride and groom’s table:

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Dad and daughter dance:

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Mary and Mike at the Westin Tampa Harbour Island

October 21, 2009 – 6:18 pm

Mary and Mike were married on Friday at the Westin Tampa Harbour Island.  They are friends with Mandy and Jim (click here to see their wedding on the blog) whose 1 year anniversary is this Saturday!  Mandy and Jim just had a baby girl so they have many blessings to celebrate during their first year of marriage.  Happy Anniversary!

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When dad met Mary and Mike early this year, they had their adorable baby son with them.  When dad saw them on Friday, their son was now a toddler!  He looked so cute in his bow tie.  The wedding had a fun music theme, with rose petal cones made out of sheet music, tables named after musicians such as Dave Matthews, Peter Gabriel, and Nat King Cole, and admission tickets for each guest to give to ushers to be seated at the reception.  The wedding colors were black and white with green to brighten it up and it came together to decorate the reception room beautifully with white hanging paper lanterns, black linens, and green centerpieces.

Debbie of Champagne Wishes was the florist and mom thinks she did an awesome job with the bride’s bouquet.  Ben from Grant Hemond always has tons of energy and he rocked the reception.  Dad likes working with him.  A Piece of Cake made the couple’s unique and creative cake.  Mary and Mike had a fun first dance and worked with Olga of You by OG for the choreography.

Congratulations Mary and Mike!  Enjoy your Disney honeymoon!!

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It was raining that morning so the wedding was moved inside, but the couple waited and the rain eventually stopped.  They ended up with their outdoor ceremony by the water but the late start had it starting just after sunset.

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Mary changed to a fun black dress for her first dance, then changed back to her gown for the rest of the reception.

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Rochelle and Derek at the Davis Island Garden Club

January 23, 2009 – 4:57 pm

At all three of last weekend’s weddings, dad got to see some of his past couples again.  At Sunday’s wedding, two of the couples in the wedding party were couples whose weddings dad had photographed!  Becky and Jed and Alondra and Stan are all terrific people and dad was excited to see them all again at Rochelle and Derek’s wedding.

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The previous night dad had worked with Ben from Grant Hemond and he told dad they’d be working together for Rochelle and Derek’s wedding too.  When Ben found out that dad knew Rochelle and Derek from past weddings, he asked what the crowd would be like.  Dad told Ben to get ready for some fun!

The wedding was held at the Davis Island Garden Club in Tampa.  The black, gray, and yellow that the couple chose as the wedding colors looked awesome together.  The couple also incorporated lots of golf details from personalized tees as favors to a cake topper of the bride and groom with their daughter and their dog all playing golf.  Rochelle got ready that morning with Michele Renee from the Michele Renee Hair and Makeup Artist Group and dad enjoyed seeing her again.  Rochelle had her hair swept completely up in curls into a beautiful updo.

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Mom absolutely loved the flower girls’ dresses, and the tea kettles they carried down the aisle (using their adorable white gloves) were so creative and pretty!

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The city of Tampa makes a nice backdrop for pictures.

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The parent dances were both very emotional.  Dad said it was very sweet to watch.

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It just would not be a wedding without Rochelle and her sister Tina doing the robot!  Dad says Tina is a great person too and he thinks she should renew her vows so dad can photograph her “wedding” as well.  Dad knew the reception would be a lot of fun.  How could it not be with this group of family and friends?!

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Mom wanted us to share this picture for two reasons.  One, we just blogged about hair and this shows how long dad’s hair is now.  Two, one of the reasons mom loves dad so much is because he is such a kid at heart!

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Rochelle looking gorgeous!

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Congratulations to the newlyweds, and mom and dad hope everyone is sure to keep in touch!!!

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Jessica and Adam at Hunter’s Green Country Club

January 20, 2009 – 6:42 pm

Saturday was Jessica and Adam’s wedding day!  Dad met up with earlier this month for their engagement session.  It was dad’s first engagement session of the new year.  Jessica and Adam are friends with Beth and Wade whose wedding dad photographed at the Lange Farm a little over a year ago.  Beth was a bridesmaid for Jessica and Adam’s wedding so dad got to spend a bit of time with her during the day.  He loves catching up with past couples!

Beth and Wade dancing at Jessica and Adam’s reception:

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Jessica and Adam were married at Hunter’s Green Country Club and their wedding color was, appropriately, green.  Mom liked how the couple used a matching set so the unity candle, guest book and pen, ring bearer pillow, and flower girl pillow all had the same green pleated material held together by a decorative pin.

There were beach details thoughout the wedding as well.  Candles in glass vases of sand and shells were the centerpieces.  On the tables were starfish and sand dollars for the guests complete with ribbon personalized with the couple’s names and wedding date.  The guest book table was decorated with candles in star fish holders and pictures of the couple and their families framed in sea shell frames.  Dad’s favorite was the cake.  It looked just like a sand castle!  The cake table itself was made to look like the beach with netting over the linens, shells scattered all around, and even a little figurine of a bird perched near the cake.  The serving set was personalized and had handles that looked like sand with shells in it.  The cake was done by Alessi Bakery and dad said they did a great job and everything looked awesome.

Ben from Grant Hemond was the DJ for the reception.  Dad hadn’t worked with him for a while and enjoyed seeing him again.  He is always a lot of fun!

Jessica and Adam are headed to Las Vegas for their honeymoon!  What fun!  Enjoy the shows, the delicious restaurants, and the interesting night life :) .

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The guys playing a little pool before the ceremony:

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Adam sees Jessica:

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