Thelma and Gary gave Jason enough time to walk around the streets of Tampa taking fun and creative bride and groom pictures without feeling rushed.  That always makes Jason happy!   The flowers came from Publix, the caterer was Catering by Robert, and the cake was from Sweetopia Bakery.  One of the wedding cake flavors was pumpkin cake with cream cheese filling.  How perfect for an autumn wedding!  Jason thought it was really sweet that the couple put a thank you message to their vendors on their menu.  They are such a great couple and we are honored that we were able to be part of their wedding day.  Congratulations newlyweds!

The couple had a first sight before the ceremony to be sure to have time for some fun and creative pictures.  They had their three dogs there in gowns and tuxes which dad thought was really cute.  The dogs also came down the aisle with the bridesmaids during the ceremony processional.  One of the bridesmaids was Liza whose wedding dad photographed last December.  Liza and Donald are such a fun couple and dad enjoyed seeing them both again.

At the reception, Phillip of Fast Break Entertainment was the DJ and the cake was made by Cigar City Cakes.  Carrie changed into a traditional Chinese wedding dress during the reception and dad took her and Lee outside for some night pictures.  As the reception came to an end Carrie changed once more into a cute white dress and the newlyweds left through a sparkler departure.  After the send off they grabbed their wedding party and had some fun with the sparklers before calling it a night.

Congratulations Carrie and Lee!  Everything came together so well to make a terrific wedding day.  We hope the Chinese idiom for your wedding date holds true for your marriage!

The newlyweds are honeymooning in Hawaii which makes mom jealous.  We hope they have a terrific time!  Thanks to Yen and Jason for having dad there to capture the memories of your wedding day!

And thanks to the other vendors from Sharon and Larry’s wedding who did a great job with the details as well!  They are listed in the magazine and include Jessica of Simply Divine Events (a special thanks to her!), Any from Not from a Box, Events in Bloom, Catering by Design, Cakes by Nomeda, Josh of Inspire Entertainment, and more.

At the end of the magazine, they used one more of our images for as their “Ever After”.  It is the gorgeous picture by the water from Michelle and Zach’s wedding!

Thanks to Sharon, Larry, Michelle, and Zach as well for having us there to photograph your weddings and allowing us to create these beautiful images!

Dad met up with Amanda that morning as she was getting ready and was excited to see one of his past brides!  Savannah (springrrlie@aol.com) was there to do Amanda’s hair and dad got to catch up with her a bit.  Amanda also had the wonderful Julie Robbins of DS Make-up there for makeup.  Rob Sword of Sword Sounds was the officiant and then rocked it out as the DJ for the reception.  The bouquets were made by Thai-Rific Orchids and Chef Michael of Let Them Eat Cake made the cake.

Amanda and Chris were lots of fun and full of smiles.  We hope that happiness they share together grows through the years.  Congratulations newlyweds!

Sharon and Larry had a beautiful garden style wedding with butterflies every where!  They had so many great details combining their colors of orange and pink with their butterfly theme.  Simply Divine Events was their wedding planner and helped put together a great day at the Davis Islands Garden Club.  Amy of Not From a Box made the stationary.  The flowers were done by Events in Bloom and looked gorgeous!  At the reception, Inspire Entertainment was the DJ and the pretty butterfly cake was made by Cakes by Nomeda.

Dad had a blast with this amazing couple.  He says they are all going to head out to the Beer Shed for a get together one night soon .  Congratulations Sharon and Larry!

Alyssa and Peter are so nice and so in love!  It was great for dad to be there to share their wedding day with them.  Congratulations you two!

The beer tree:

In the photo booth:

One of mom’s favorite pictures from the day:

The wedding colors were brown and orange which are perfect for a fall wedding.  There were lots of gerber daisies in the bouquets and as the centerpieces.  The cake was made by A Better Cheesecake and dad said it was very yummy!

Jenise and Seth are headed to Cancun for their honeymoon.  Dad told them to visit Isle Mujeres while they are there and rent a golf cart to drive around the island.  Have a terrific time you two!  Congratulations!

We would say that Megan and Sean’s wedding was a dream come true but that would not be a good thing!  Poor Megan had so many pre-wedding nightmares, most of them about vendors not showing up.  With the awesome team of vendors Megan chose, she had nothing to worry about.  The wedding took place at the Davis Island Garden Club in Tampa.  Shawna of Flawless Occasions was the coordinator and dad has so much fun working with her.  She already blogged the wedding as well so be sure to check that out.  And thanks for bringing dad more food for our can drive Shawna!   Darla Stafford and Julie were there for hair and makeup and of course everyone knows how wonderful they always are.  Olympia was the caterer and made the cake as well.  The only reason we are blogging this wedding so quickly is that Megan bribed us by sending home some cake for mom!  (Just teasing about the bribe of course.)  Megan and Sean also had The Production Crew make the patio look great with their lighting effects.  Dad says he loves their lighting not only because it looks good in pictures, but also because the lights are LED and do not get hot.

Megan, Sean, and all their family and friends were terrific.  Dad had photographed Casey and Nathan‘s wedding and it was great for him to see them again.  They are so sweet!  Dad also got to meet mom’s “twitter buddy” Erin.  He had lots of fun at the wedding and got some beautiful pictures of Megan and Sean!  When the couple saw that they wouldn’t have a ton of time for bride and groom pictures after their ceremony, they planned time for night pictures after the reception ended.

Megan and Sean are leaving in just a few hours for their honeymoon in Jamaica.  They are going to have a blast!  Congratulations newlyweds, and thanks for being such an amazing couple .

Casey and Nathan:

Sean laid down to rest a little as the reception was winding down:

Sorry Sean, Megan’s laying down photo totally wins!!