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Stephanie and Louis at Sunken Gardens

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:12 am

Over a year ago, dad first met Stephanie and Louis when they booked him for their wedding and shortly after had their engagement session in St. Petersburg. They are simply an awesome couple. Mom has had a chance to get to know Stephanie through her planning and was looking forward to her wedding day and to seeing her pictures. Stephanie is a nanny for a great family that dad has photographed as well.

The wedding day finally arrived on Saturday. Stephanie and Louis had Shawna from Flawless Occasions as their coordinator. Dad has fun working with Shawna and she always does a wonderful job. Stephanie got ready at Lola Jane’s Beauty Lounge where she had her hair done in a very classic bridal updo. Stepahnie then went to her ceremony location, Trinity Lutheran Church, where Louis was waiting for the couple’s First Sight. They had the biggest happy smiles when they saw each other! Dad took some bride and groom pictures in the church and then the nearby streets before the ceremony began.

The reception was held at Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg. Rob Sword of Sword Sounds was the DJ and did a terrific job. Guests signed a guitar instead of a guest book which will make a great keepsake. It was a wonderful celebration of Stephanie and Louis’s love and the start of their lives together, which they are both so excited about. This is the beginning of their lifetime of happiness and we wish them the best. Stephanie and Louis, even though you will be in another state you better keep in touch!

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This picture is for Louis

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Posted in Weddings Tags: Dana Dineen, Le Cheesecake, Lola Jane's Beauty Lounge, Rob Sword from Sword Sounds, Shawna from Flawless Occasions, Sunken Gardens, Trinity Lutheran Church

Nikki and Steve at the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 2:04 am

On Sunday Nikki and Steve were married at the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza. It was dad’s first time photographing a wedding there and other than the overly dedicated parking guardhe thought the people there were great. Nikki’s morning started super early as she had her hair done at 5:30 am by Michele Renee of Michelle Renee Hair and Makeup Artist Group. Dad joined her a couple hours later and everyone seemed energetic and upbeat despite the early start. Shawna from Flawless Occasions was the couple’s planner and dad thought she did a great job. After emailing with her, it was great to meet her in person! The couple also had R-J Vida from Advance Entertainment as their DJ for the night.

Dad had two favorite parts to Nikki and Steve’s wedding. The first was Nikki’s surprise to Steve during the reception. Nikki had arranged for a barbershop quartet to sing as dinner began. Dad thought they sounded great and he liked their rendition of Auld Lang Syne. Dad’s other favorite was the cake topper on the cake made by Chef Nelson’s Cake Studio. It was Rudolph and Clarice from the Christmas television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Dad was excited to show us a picture of the cake topper because he knew we would think it was cool. Dad also likes to share the useless trivia that Rudolph was originally “invented” in 1939 for Montgomery Ward department stores. Mom remembers shopping there as a kid and during Christmas their bags had big pictures of Rudolph on them.

Of course another part of the wedding dad loved was working with Nikki and Steve. They were focused on what was really important about the day; not the wedding itself as much as the marriage. They were starting their lives together as husband and wife and they kept that in their minds and hearts all day. Nikki and Steve, thank you for having dad there for your wedding day and we wish you the best!

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