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Cheltse and Travis’ Steinhatchee Wedding

April 2, 2012

High school sweethearts, Cheltse and Travis were married at the lovely Steinhatchee Landing in Florida.  It is an absolutely enchanting venue with Southern charm. I loved the area because we had a variety of spots to photograph like the gorgeous river and the breathtaking chapel.  Cheltse’s flowers were designed by Prange’s Florist. Their album will be arriving any day with fabulous metallic paper and a crystal cover!  Can’t wait to see it!  For more pictures of this beautiful couple, check out their train-track inspired e-session here!

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Melessa & Stephen’s Winter Wedding

February 28, 2012

Melessa and Stephen were married this December at the gorgeous Haile Plantation Golf and Country Club in Gainesville, Florida. Many of Stephen’s family members made the trip all the way from Brazil. The parents of this sweet couple were in tears most of the day as they watched Melessa and Stephen pledge their lives to each other. Stephen’s father delivered the ceremony and wept after the two became husband and wife. Melessa and Stephen thanked God for bringing them together following Mr. Ponce’s emotional blessing including a story of how he begged and prayed to God for a son. Everyone around, including us, were in tears!

Melessa and Stephen wanted a natural and soft look with touches of wintery elements. Their colors were blue, grey and black with pops of deep red. Chandeliers hung from the trees beside the spanish moss and the handmade altar perfectly blended the romantic with organic details. The beautiful flowers were designed by The Plant Shoppe in Gainesville, Florida.

God was definitely smiling on this wedding day! We were so incredibly honored to be a part of it!

Vendors

Cake: Haile Village Bistro

Entertainment: G-NYS Entertainment and Wayne’s World

Flowers: The Plante Shoppe

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Stephanie & Geoffrey’s Outdoor Wedding

February 17, 2012

This precious couple came about their wedding venue in an unexpected way. Stephanie and Geoffrey had a specific idea for their southern style wedding, but found nothing that was just what they were envisioning. Then a friend of a friend offered their private residence to the sweet couple and then all the pieces of the puzzle started falling into place. Stephanie had her beautiful room to get ready in. The ceremony could be outside just like they wanted and we had lots of gorgeous areas to shoot around. Paul and I visited the property before the wedding to plan our course of action. We knew we didn’t want to waste a second of our time at this incredible property!

With the gorgeous location, brightly colored flowers and rustic, yet romantic details, the wedding was beautiful. But what we will remember the most about this day was the absolute joy these two had as they promised their lives to each other. Stephanie told me the story of how their relationship began… She had shared with a friend that she had a “crush” on this guy after seeing him around at different places. What Stephanie thought was casual girlfriend conversation, quickly turned into a life changing moment! Ironically, her friend had been told that very night before that Geoffrey was quite interested in Stephanie as well. After much giggling, Stephanie and her girlfriend made plans!

Glad the plans worked out! Congratulations Stephanie and Geoffrey and may God bless!


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Marci & Brandon’s Ann Arbor Wedding

February 7, 2012

We met Marci and Brandon at the Florida Bridal Expo in September. The couple lives in Gainesville because Marci is in the Neuroscience Ph.D. program at the University of Florida. Both Marci and Brandon are from Michigan and the wedding was held at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The thought hadn’t crossed their minds of hiring a Florida-based photographer until Marci opened one of our albums!  Soon after we started talking, the plane tickets were booked!

Paul and I loved every minute we spent with Marci and Brandon. After the engagement session, Paul and Brandon were planning a golf outing. (We’ve had dinner together once? No twice since the wedding.) The wedding was spectacular. Ann Arbor was a beautiful city with so many gorgeous places to shoot. We mapped out our shooting schedule ahead of time so we knew how much time we’d spend at each spot. I’m so glad we did!  We didn’t waste a second of time…

Wondering why Brandon is blindfolded?  Well, we decided that a First Look was a MUST because we had so many places we wanted to shoot at downtown that the hour we had after the ceremony just wasn’t enough time. Soooo… Marci and Brandon rode in the limo together to their favorite place of all, the ???. But since Brandon couldn’t see Marci until the perfect moment, a blindfold was in order. How fun!

The reception was held at Weber’s Inn. Notice how all of her stationery is perfectly coordinating? Giovanni, with our very own Footstone Ink, designed her invitations and Day Of stationery. We worked together to combine design elements on their custom guest book also. I LOVE when we get to be a part of it all!

Here are some of the spreads from their album. They chose our MODE album which will have a stunning crystal glance cover, satin paper with a subtle linen texture, and a dramatic panoramic dimension. Of course, I will be printing a copy of my own!  Marci and Brandon’s book will be arriving within a couple weeks so we’re having an “album release” party!

Marci and Brandon… we are so incredibly honored that you choose us to be your photographers. It was an amazing wedding and we’ll never forget it! Can’t wait for more dinners together!

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Megan and John’s Sweetwater Wedding

January 30, 2012

These two are quite honestly one of the sweetest couples we’ve had the pleasure of knowing. We first met the couple at a Love Wedd event last year. When I got Megan’s email that she wanted to visit the studio and talk about photography, I was thrilled!  From the engagement session with dinner following, to the wedding and now after, I have enjoyed every minute we four have spent together. Every time I see Megan and John together, they are giggling with joy and love for each other!

Megan and John’s ceremony was at the Baughman Center in Gainesville, Florida. John’s father was the officiant which was quite special. Their reception was held at Sweetwater Branch Inn. As you can see, they decided to do a first look at Sweetwater where they both were getting ready. They laughed and cried and held each other close… it was so sweet! And we have it all on video!  We worked with Platinum Digital Video to put together coverage of us in action and Megan and John graciously allowed us to cover their wedding. Check it out!

Megan’s beautiful bouquet was by Crevasse Regency Florist and incorporated her color palette of  light pink, taupe and cream perfectly. Megan’s gorgegous Anne Barge dress was from Solutions Bridal. Megan was such a stunning bride that we used her for a commercial session as one of our Footstone Ink models. Take a peek!

Congratulations Megan and John! Looking forward to the designing the album and seeing you guys again soon!

It was great working with all these vendors, and we can’t wait to work with you all again!

Cake: Ms. Debbie’s Sugar Art

Ceremony: Baughman Center

Dress: Solutions Bridal

Flowers: Crevasse Regency Florist

Reception: Sweetwater Branch Inn

Wedding Planning: ADORE Events

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Rachel & Chris’ Wedding

November 1, 2011

This sweet couple was married at New Oak Grove Baptist Church in High Springs, Florida. Rachel and Christopher had one of the most sentimental and sweet weddings we’ve seen. The families were just so joyous and proud, and the new couple was tearful and excited. Rachel’s gorgeous Maggie Sottero dress was from New Image in Thomasville, Georgia. The beautiful florals were designed by The Flower Shop and match the berry and ivory color scheme perfectly. I think my favorite part of this wedding was their cake bar… yes, that’s right, a cake bar! Two long tables filled with every one of Rachel and Chris’ favorite cakes. We went home with two to-go boxes!

Rachel and Chris, we wish you much love!


Chris gave this engraved bracelet to Rachel on their first Christmas together.  ”Habibi” means “My Beloved” in Arabic. Many blessings to you both!

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Cheltse and Travis’ Engagement Session

October 16, 2011

Planning the engagement session with our couples is a fun and revealing process. We hear about special places and experiences they’ve shared, and we also get an idea of the styles of our bride and groom and their vision for the wedding.  High school sweethearts, Cheltse and Travis wanted to shoot at a few places special to them.  The family’s property was not only a personal, but beautiful choice.  During her childhood, many family pictures had been taken under the majestic oak, so Cheltse wanted to take pictures of her new family there.  Next, we headed to a spot where Cheltse had envisioned being the perfect place to show off a little more of her personality.  We LOVED the train track idea.  Luckily the rain held and the sun set slowly.  It was one of those sessions where we were giggling while shooting…

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Ten Precious Years for Erika & Jason

October 3, 2011

Ten years ago, Erika and Jason were married with a few close friends and family members around. At that point in their lives, a small simple wedding was what was best. Now fast forward ten years and two kids later, the couple decided there was only one way to celebrate such an important anniversary… BIG! Erika spent many hours planning with Melissa DiStefano, of Masterpiece Weddings, designing an event themed “007″ style! The afternoon started with a sweet ceremony officiated by Erika’s father that included the entire family. Following the renewal of their vows and an awesome wardrobe change, the couple then danced the night away under the blue lights to their favorite music played by Wayne’s Entertainment. With their closest friends and family by their side, this precious couple toasted to many more happy decades to come. Congratulations you guys!



Other fabulous vendors include: Crevasse Regency Florist, KB’s Kake Kreations, Footstone Photography, Masterpiece Weddings, Wayne’s World Entertainment, Alachua Women’s Club, Leslie Vega Designs.

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Behind the Scenes with Paul and Kristin

September 12, 2011

Our great friends and fellow wedding vendors, Shena and Jeff Hays with Platinum Digital Video, joined us at the lovely Sweetwater wedding of Megan and John. Our goal for this project was that our current and future clients could get a glimpse of how the wedding experience goes when working with Footstone. A special thanks to Shena and Jeff for working with us on this project;  and to Megan and John, we appreciate you allowing us to capture the ‘behind the scenes’ of your special day!

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Chloe & Michael’s St. Augustine Wedding

August 26, 2011

When Chloe first came into my studio I KNEW she was going to pull off an amazing wedding. Her descriptions of her colors, her venues, her flowers… I was in love. The ceremony was held at Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Augustine and the reception was at the famous Casa Monica Hotel. The details were perfect and the experience of working with this beautiful couple was honoring. The interactions Chloe and Michael had with their friends and family were precious, and it shows in the emotion of their images. It was such a pleasure to get to capture this amazing day… and just WAIT until you see this album! It will be on display at the Florida Bridal Expo on September 11th at the Hilton Hotel. More of their images, along with their guest book and stationery, will be shown this Sunday at the Gainesville Wedding Expo at the Phillips Center of Performing Arts. Love!

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