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Adriana + Blake : Historic Dubsdread Ballroom Wedding

November 26, 2019 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Oh, this job o’ mine. <3

Sometimes the most lovely couple gets the most lovely light and the most lovely weather and has the most lovely flower girl, and then you get two DOGS on top of it all and it just ends up being the most, most lovely wedding. :)

Adriana and Blake spent four years together leading up to this day and we were thrilled to be a small part of the most lovely vendor team! :)

Venue + Catering : The Historic Dubsdread Ballroom
Wedding Planner : Jess Clark of Blush by Brandee Gaar
Officiant : Glynn Ferguson of Sensational Ceremonies
Hair & Makeup : Destiny and Light
DJ/Band : JW Jaeger of Mix on Wheels
La Hora Loca Dancers : Eklectic Entertainment
Floral Designer : Fern and Curl Designs
Bride’s Dress : Allure Bridals
Cake Designer: Morgan Hunter Desserts
Rentals : Ocean Hawks Rentals

Me showing Adriana the above photo on the back of my camera <3 <3

This emotional first look… I just can’t. <3

My one-eyed-dog-mama-heart just melted entirely. <3

And then there was this little miss- She was Nate’s shadow all day and I lost count of how many times I caught her running after my husband with outstretched arms, lol!

See what I mean?!

Can’t you just hear her laugh?!

The only wedding guest I’m ok with falling in love with my husband! <3

Reverend Glynn and his Starbucks! :)

I’m still so smitten with that wooden wedding arch by Ocean Hawks Rentals! <3

BEST. MOMENT. OF. ANY. WEDDING. CEREMONY. EVER. <3

Been a while since we’ve had a ring drop and retrieval! :)

The Historic Dubsdread Ballroom never looked so good! <3

In case you’re not familiar with Disney’s Lava, head here immediately. <3

Ollie saw me editing the next two photos, and his captions were my favorite!

This one: “They sleepin’, Mama.”

“LOOK! She wake up!” <3

Second favorite part of their wedding day? La Hora Loca! Their guests all donned colorful masks as two drummers and two dancers burst through the door to have “the crazy hour!”

Not even gonna caption this one, but they know what happened, lol! ;)

Adriana and Blake, we cannot thank you enough for having us- SUCH a fun day and we hope you love your photos as much as we loved taking them! :)

Claudia + Paul : Rainy Wedding at The Kimpton Brice Hotel in Savannah, Georgia

October 31, 2019 by Jensey 1 Comment

Claudia first met Paul when she was a Disney Tour Guide who visited the Jungle Cruise on a daily basis and Paul was a cute Jungle Cruise Skipper. It wasn’t until a decade later when they both took on new jobs in Disney Special Events and sat next to each other, and the rest is history. <3

Nate and I met beautiful Claudia years ago when she worked with our bests, Nick and Jessie at Magic Kingdom Guest Relations! She was a guest at a couple weddings we photographed and mentioned years ago that she wanted us to shoot her wedding someday. I was beyond honored she remembered us when the time came and I can’t imagine *not* being a part of this one! <3

This wedding had EVERYTHING:

– The rainiest first look you ever did see. (No- seriously. I was on my hands and knees with the bridesmaids blow-drying her veil.)
– Doctor Who touches galore!
– A STANLEY PRETZEL DAY BAR FROM THE OFFICE.
– A Nintendo wedding cake!!
– Jungle Cruise background music while guests were being seated (to honor the groom, a past skipper!)
– And… Last but certainly not least: BABY HANDS.

One of my favorite moments of the day took place when I was setting up this shoe photo in the lobby of the Kimpton Brice hotel! Two women were standing behind us and I heard one excitedly say, “Ohhh, that’s a great idea! Take a photo so our photographer will do that too!” Sure enough, the women were Claudia and Paul’s mothers and we immediately earned their seal of approval. <3

Leading up to this wedding day, the forecast wasn’t looking good. And by “not good,” we’re talking a 100% chance of rain thanks to a tropical storm rolling through! Thankfully, Claudia and Paul chose the Kimpton Brice Hotel to get married, which meant no shortage of amazing light, big windows, and indoor photo ops!

Just one of the many sweet personal touches of their day! Claudia and Paul exchanged private vows during their first look, and this little Tardis book held Claudia’s words for Paul. <3

Taken on our walk to the first look. I know. But the rain was worth it- Nate and I agree this may be our favorite first look ever. Ever ever ever ever. <3

My #1 favorite favorite favorite that I’m so happy we took before updating our website- Claudia, this is movie worthy!!

Nate’s favorite. <3

See? All dry! :)

Their wedding ceremony went rain back up, but it was just as sweet. <3

We had about a 3 minute break from rain so I grabbed the girls and headed outside!

So so sooooo many favorites. <3

Can we talk about how beautiful our best friends are? Jessie is my Kate Middleton and I’m convinced she made a deal with the devil to stop all signs of aging 10 years ago. <3

Root Lifers photo!!! Claudia and Paul, we love y’all- Thank you for giving us the honor of being your wedding photographers! We can’t wait to share more soon! :)

Mari + Kris : Luau Pointe Wedding at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

September 3, 2019 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Mari first contacted me on Instagram about possibly shooting a cake smash session for her daughter.

Her email thread to Nate is my favorite- Going from a potential cake smash session in May, to no- let’s do a family session in August! But let’s get wedding pricing info just in case. And then finally, hey- Let’s just do this wedding thing early- Are you free for that instead? ;)

I am *so* happy Mari and Kris found us and that Nate got to shoot the most lovely, intimate wedding at Luau Pointe at Disney’s Polynesian Resort. It was the first wedding we’d photographed there and just seeing the photos is (almost) enough to make this snowy-mountain-loving-girl consider throwing on a lei and having a vow renewal under this majestic tree!!