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Wedding at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Rusty Pelican: Sarah and Carey

It is wonderful to be a part of the special moments in people’s lives, and when you have a couple that you know you will continue to see as years go on it makes their wedding day even more meaningful.  Dad has photographed weddings and sessions for Sarah and Carey’s friends and family and it was so great to see them as they shared in Sarah and Carey’s big day!  Dad has also photographed Sarah and Carey’s super cute dog Bella when she joined them for their engagement session and the couple used those images in their guest book.

The ceremony was at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the reception followed at the Rusty Pelican.  Pinks and creams and golds were the wedding colors and Fishhawk Florist put together pretty bouquets and floral arrangements with those colors.  The reception music was by Synchronicity Band and Chantilly Cakes made a pink and white cake with gorgeous detailing.

Dad had a blast with Melody and Brendan and Sarah and Rob at the wedding too.  They are all a really fun group and dad looks forward to sharing in more happy memories with all of them!  Thank you for having us as part of your lives.  Congratulations to Sarah and Carey and we can’t wait to see the wonderful things the future has in store for your married life together!

Mom loves Sarah’s bustle.


The comments that this group made about this picture when we put it in a Facebook album were even more funny than the picture itself!  None of them even remember dad taking it :) !

Wedding at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort: Amy and Paul

Amy and Paul’s beach wedding at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort was lots of fun!  From the bride’s Steve Madden jelly shoes to the groom’s surf board to the impromptu game of musical chairs at the reception to the skateboarders during the bride and groom pictures, it was a blast!  Irene of For Better For Less was the florist, Doug Decker from Grant Hemond kept the crowd going as the DJ, and Chantilly Cakes made the wedding cake.  It was an awesome day for an awesome couple!  Dad says he wants Paul to send a picture of his office once he hangs the Pennywise surf board in it.  He saw it and bought it on his wedding day!  Mom thinks they should have gone out in the water and surfed with it.  They could have dried off with their cute personalized wedding towels!  Congratulations Amy and Paul!

Rusty Pelican Wedding: Katie and Colin

When dad photographed Katie and Colin’s engagement session last fall he thought their dog was so cute.  Dad was excited to see that some pictures of Bentley at the session were made into cufflinks for the wedding day!

Katie and Colin put together a fantastic team of vendors for their wedding day.  Darla Stafford is so talented and super nice.  She was there for hair and makeup.  Chad Whelan is a wonderful videographer and dad has lots of fun working with him.  Reverend Tom Greene officiated over the ceremony and Rob Sword of Sword Sounds rocked out as the DJ for the reception.  Debbie of The Bride’s Bouquet did the flowers and Chantilly Cakes made the yummy wedding cake.  Dad enjoyed working with everyone.

Mom loved the bright pink flowers and especially the mini crystal chandeliers used in the centerpieces.  The reception room looked beautiful!  Thanks so much to Katie and Colin for having dad as part of your wedding day.  Congratulations you two!

Wedding at the Sandpearl: Dara and Joseph

Dara and Joseph were married on the beach a the Sandpearl Resort.  They had their engagement session with dad a little over a month ago and dad was happy to see them again.  They incorporated many Jewish traditions into their ceremony including signing the ketubah before the ceremony, having the groomsmen carry the chuppah to the ceremony site, the wine ceremony, and the breaking of the glass.  Dara and Joseph’s signature drink was served during cocktail hour and it looked so yummy!  The colors of the drink almost matched the beautiful colors of the sunset that night.  The reception room was decorated with white linens and chair covers from BBJ Linen.  The long main table had rows of tall candles and votives in glass holders and the outer tables gave just a splash of color to the room with the floral centerpieces from KaBloom in Tampa.  The candles throughout the room created a warm romantic glow.  The DJ was Landon Wainwright and the cake was made by Chantilly Cakes.  At the end of the reception, dad took Dara and Joseph outside for a few more bride and groom pictures at night.  People passing by stopped to congratulate them and shake Joseph’s hand.

We hope you are having a fabulous time in Hawaii!  Congratulations Dara and Joseph!

One of the groomsmen took a video of the ceremony, including what he saw as he was walking down the aisle!  Mom thought that was funny.

Wedding at the Rusty Pelican: Nicole and Eli

Nicole and Eli are just an awesome couple.  Dad photographed their engagement session last summer and had a great time with them.  He knew their wedding was going to rock!  Dad joined Nicole and Eli for their wedding at the Rusty Pelican.  Though the weather was a bit gray that day, Nicole and Eli were all smiles.  They had a terrific team of vendors including John Melchinger from A Perfect Witness as the officiant, Irene of For Better For Less for their beautiful flowers, Chad Whelan for videography, DJ Frank Lebano to get everyone dancing, and Chantilly Cakes for the wedding cake.  Nicole and Eli’s wedding colors were yellow and blue.  The flowers they used mostly yellow roses with blue hydrangea with accents of white stephanotis for the bride’s bouquet and groom’s boutonniere.  They also had blue candy for their candy table which went great with their blue and white cake.  The photo booth there was a big hit with the guests, and with dad and Chad!

The newlyweds went to Italy for their honeymoon.  We hope they built many fantastic memories on their trip to start off their life together.  Nicole and Eli, you two are wonderful and we are so happy for you!