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Wedding at the Rusty Pelican: Helen and Clint

Jason photographed Helen and Clint’s engagement session in July and they were married two months later at the Rusty Pelican.  Jason was excited to work with a team of terrific vendors!  Darla Stafford was there for hair and makeup, David of Trinity Wedding Video was the videographer, Debbie of The Bride’s Bouquet did the floral arrangements and the wedding cake was made by Laurie from A Piece of Cake.  Everything came together to give the bride and groom a wonderful wedding day.  Helen and Clint’s family and friends had a fun time celebrating at the reception.  The DJ was from Bay Area Production.

Helen and Clint are a great couple and we are happy we were able to share in the day they began their lives together as husband and wife.  Congratulations to the newlyweds!  We hope you had an awesome honeymoon cruise!

Wedding at the Rusty Pelican: Kate and Clint

Jason had a great time with Kate and Clint for their engagement session and he was excited to be part of their wedding day!  They are really sweet couple and fun to be around too!  Their wedding was at the Rusty Pelican.  Dad spent the morning with Kate and her girls as they got ready for the day.  The wonderful Darla Stafford and Julie were there for hair and makeup.  The bouquets were from I Do Bouquets and Weddings.  The wedding had a red and black theme and the ceremony site was decorated with red and black paper lanterns and ribbons.  At the reception there was white and black damask with solid reds, blacks, and whites.  The centerpieces had a red ribbon arrangement on top which brightened up the table tops.  Ben from Grant Hemond is always a fun DJ and Laurie of A Piece of Cake made the beautiful white and black cake which sat on a cake table decorated with red rose petals and I DO letters.

Congratulations Kate and Clint!  Thanks for having Jason there to share your special day with you!

I have no idea what is happening in this picture but it makes me laugh!:)

Wedding at Sacred Heart and the Rusty Pelican: Nicole and David

Nicole and David were married at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with their reception following at the Rusty Pelican.  The couple had a wonderful team of vendors including Darla Stafford for hair and makeup, Ian of Movie Magic Productions for videography, Irene of For Better For Less as the florist, a cake from Chantilly Cakes, and Ben from Grant Hemond as the DJ.  After their ceremony and pictures in the church, the bride and groom and their wedding party went to downtown Tampa for some pictures before joining their reception.  Jason had a great time at the wedding and said the day went wonderfully.  Congratulations to the newlyweds, and thanks for having us there to capture your wedding day memories!

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:)!

Rusty Pelican Wedding: Kathryn and David

Kathryn and David had their engagement session with dad in Ybor over a year ago so dad was really excited when their wedding day finally arrived.  They were married at the Rusty Pelican in Tampa.  After getting her hair and makeup done at Salon Blu, Kathryn put on her beautiful gown which she got from Athena’s Bridal Boutique and then had some time for pictures with her bridesmaids.  They all wore blue dresses but carried bouquets of different colors.  Irene of For Better For Less put together all the arrangements of colorful flowers.

The bride and groom couldn’t stop smiling at each other throughout the ceremony and their joy showed on their faces.  At the reception Frank Lebano did a great job as the DJ and the cake was made by A Piece of Cake.

Congratulations to Kathryn and David!  You are a terrific couple and it was wonderful for dad to be there to share in the happiness of your day.