Tanya and Jon had their First Sight before the ceremony and then met their family and wedding party on the beach for pictures.  They joined their guests at the reception right after the ceremony and then stepped out for a few minutes at sunset for more bride and groom pictures.

Congratulations to Tanya and Jon and thanks for having dad there to capture your day!

Sarah wore her hair in soft loose curls held back by a rhinestone headband.  Her gown looked perfect for her and had beautiful embellishments which continued down onto the lace layer ending in scalloped edging at the train.  She was a gorgeous bride!  The dance floor at the reception was packed and all the guests had a fun time.

Congratulations Sarah and Casey!  Dad had a blast celebrating your day with you!

The weather was finally starting to cool off and it was a beautiful day for a beach wedding.  Angie and Nate had an awesome wedding party, though the groomsmen taught dad some very colorful terms that he wishes he could go back and unlearn .  The wedding was lots of fun and Angie and Nate didn’t stop smiling all day long.  Congratulations Angie and Nate, and thanks for having dad there to celebrate with you!

Angie reading her card from Nate:

Angie is beautiful!

Mom loved the young guest’s simple yet sweet message of love in the guest book (which featured pictures from Angie and Nate’s engagement session!)

Grandma having fun on the dance floor!

Kalyn’s beautiful smile:

Dad loved the detailing in Kalyn’s dress.  The ceremony was on the deck and though there was a bit of a concern about rain, it luckily held off.  Grace from A Wedding with Grace was the officiant and dad enjoyed working with her again!

After the ceremony the guests gathered on the beach for a big group shot.  While Daniel held dad’s camera for him, he took a couple self-portraits.  Daniel’s picture is actually one of mom’s favorites from the day!

Crazy family shots are always fun!

The reception music was by Dan from Sword Sounds. Believe it or not, this isn’t the first wedding dad has photographed where a hula hoop has made an appearance!

One of our favorite ring shots EVER!!!

Outside the Sirata at night:

Kalyn and Daniel were awesome!  We hope they have a terrific time in Aruba!

Last Saturday Kala and Steve were married at the Sirata Beach Resort in St. Petersburg. Dad said this wedding was way too much fun! Anyone who saw the non-children’s blog appropriate pictures that mom shared on Twitter will understand.

Dad got to work with many wonderful vendors. The Sirata staff was terrific and the Sirata’s caterer made some yummy seafood for the reception dinner. The videographers were David and Christine from Trinity Wedding Video. They are good people and dad was happy to see them again. The DJ was Rob Sword from Sword Sounds who is one of dad’s very favorite DJs. And Cakes by Ron made a fantastic cake with one small cake layer (for the bride and groom to cut) on top of a stack of boxed mini decorated cakes for guests to bring home as favors. Dad even remembered to bring one home for mom .

Kala, Steve, and all of their family and friends made dad feel like one of the group. The day was relaxed (even when the rain canceled the reception on the boat that was planned) and full of laughs. Kala told dad that she wanted some silly pictures and she and her guests delivered!

Kala getting ready:

The wedding bands:

Kala’s mom during the ceremony:

The groomsmen holding hands in prayer:

Newlyweds:

The reception was a blast, and some of the “props” the couple brought out were too funny.

Enjoy your honeymoon cruise Kala and Steve!