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Maddie + Taylor | Classic Fairy Tale Wedding in Orlando, FL

July 16, 2025 by Jensey Leave a Comment

It was November of 2020 when two mutual friends of Maddie and Taylor decided to have a small backyard wedding instead of postponing their original wedding. Maddie made their wedding cake, and during the cake tasting, she learned that she and Taylor shared a love of hockey (despite rooting for rival teams!)

Between joint bachelor and bachlorette parties and behind-the-scenes wedding prep, it was impossible to ignore that there was something special going on between them.

With a shared love of good food and wine, traveling, their relationship grew and in April of 2023, Taylor proposed to Maddie at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville.

Huge thanks to our wedding team!!

Ceremony Venue | Disney Wedding Pavilion at the Grand Floridian

Reception Venues | Italy Isola + American Adventure Rotunda at Epcot

Wedding Planner | Hannah of Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings and Honeymoons

Officiant | Nick Vanhorn
Hair & Makeup | Stacie Otto Hair and Makeup

Reception Entertainment | DJ Russ

Floral Designer | Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings and Honeymoons

Wedding Dress Designer | Anne Barge

Wedding Dress Shop | Bellissima

Groom Attire | Black Tux

Invitations | Little Postage House
Rings | Schiffman’s Jewelers
Wine Bottle Guest Book | Groth Winery

Tough to top these views (and beautiful weather!) for a wedding day! :)

Drew + Marty : Capen House Wedding in Winter Park, FL

May 15, 2025 by Jensey Leave a Comment

I cannot express the sheer amount of joy this wedding brought us!!

We love all of our weddings; it’s the honor of our lives to be invited into such emotional and intimate days. To try our absolute best to not only capture the love you have for each and the all the wedding things, but also the little moments with your families and friends who are families! To treat every day with the care we’d take for our own sibling’s wedding.

When the wedding is for a colleague, the pressure is ON! We feel the responsibility 10-fold, knowing there were so many other photo options out there for our friend. Drew and Marty’s wedding was just such a day. :)

We first met Drew at a Disney wedding a couple of years ago. Within 10 minutes he was glowing talking about Marty and how amazing he is! Marty was exactly as wonderful as Drew pained him out to be, and they are truly one of those couples that immediately make you feel like old friends. The day was so sweet and emotional; you couldn’t help but see how beloved Drew and Marty are with their village.

This was our second wedding at the Capen House, and it’s now been the home for two all-time favorite weddings. I hope this trend continues! :)

First look magic :)

My two favorite photos from the whole day right here :

Marty and Drew, is it too soon to do it again?! Thank you so much for having us!! :)

Rachel + Avi : Adams Estate Wedding Part I

April 15, 2025 by Jensey 1 Comment

There is no greater honor in this business than when a fellow wedding professional asks you to photograph their wedding day. We’ve been lucky enough to have this happen in the past, and two times this month! We know our wedding friends work with so many photographers so when we get that first inquiry, my knee-jerk first reaction is always, “ARE YOU SURE?!” or “Surely they’re confusing us with someone else..”

This was not the case, however, with Rachel of Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons. I think it was our second time working with her years ago when she let us both know, on the spot, that we will be her wedding photographers when the day arrives. Of course, she and Avi were just dating, and he lived out of state, but every wedding we worked together since that day (and countless Instagram interactions) let us know that 1) that girl was GOING to marry her boyfriend and 2) WE were going to be her photographers!

When Avi reached out to Nate asking us to photograph the big proposal, we were downright giddy! Nate felt like a celebrity meeting their friends and family who were present at the event, because it felt like everyone already knew us! :) By the time we showed up for their wedding morning, we were old friends. It felt surreal that the day was finally here; a day we literally talked about for years with Rachel!

Rachel met Avi at a BBYO meeting. Avi was on the board and visiting the chapter where Rachel was president. After the meeting, Rachel messaged Avi to thank him for his help, and the rest is history. These guys made it through years of long distance, a pandemic, wedding planning, and now, parenting a puppy!

They were married at the Adams Estate in Lake Alfred, FL. It was our first time visiting this property, but I really hope it won’t be the last. Rachel and Avi had the windiest wedding day in the history of weddings (ok- may not be factually true but holy goodness, I’ve never worked in wind like this!!) and while I could keep talking forever and ever, let’s just say it was a day we’ll never forget!!

Thank you to our wonderful teammmmm! <3

Wedding Venue | Adams Estate

Wedding Planner | Weddings by MLC

Videographer | Kimberly with Heart Happy Films

Officiant | Rabbi Litwak

Hair & Makeup | LeJeune Artistry

Entertainment | DJ Steve Dunlap

Floral Designer | Jennie with Pixies & Petals

Wedding Dress Designer | Essense of Australia

Wedding Dress Shop | The Dressing Room Celebration

Bridesmaids Dresses | Azazie Cabernet

Groom Attire | Men’s Wearhouse

Invitations | Zola

There were so many sweet touches today- maybe my favorite being this little purse made out of her mom’s wedding gown. <3

For years we heard Rachel brag about how amazing her mom is. When I finally met her on the wedding day, I told her I hope when my son’s grown, he thinks of me even a smidge as highly as Rachel does her!