Padua Hills Theatre Wedding Photography | Courtney & Abdul
This next wedding is a doozy! With a gorgeous dress, a fabulous floral belt, a very photogenic wedding party, an excellent location, and a stunning couple, it was hard to take a bad photo at this wedding. Courtney and Abdul knew exactly what they wanted: a fun wedding day without stress, very casual photojournalistic coverage, and then a dance party all night long. And they got it. Courtney and Abdul even added my new favorite thing, a crooner extraodinaire. Yup. That’s. Right. Max Vontaine entertained the guests through the dinner hour with his old school swagger and Sintaraesque crooning. It was fabulous. And one of the couple’s favorite things. I love those personal touches! The evening was wonderful!
I cannot recommend the Padua Hills Theatre for a wedding enough if you want a fabulous location. There were plenty of wonderful places outside to take photos, a great ceremony location, fabulous food, and well conceived ballroom. I have eaten over 200 meals at weddings and let me tell you, this place is in the top 5. The on site chef (in his full size kitchen) sends the food out as he makes it, guaranteeing fresh and hot food. YUM. This location comes with custom lighting built in, making it very easy to avoid using a flash (something I try never to use). The lighting on both the dining room and dance floor was a photographer’s dream. And as a result, I was able to stretch my creativity and make awesome photos for Courtney and Abdul.
Courtney and Abdul, you are so special to me. Thank you so much for trusting me with your wedding photos. Your love was so fun to watch that day and to document. It is so apparent. I an so happy for you! You two were such a pleasure to photograph! Enjoy!
Vendors:
Venue: Padua Hills Theatre
Florist: Brassavolas Floral Couture
Cake & Catering: Chantrelle’s Catering
Entertainment: Max Vontaine, Crooner Extraordinaire
Entertainment: Entertainment Express
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Underwater Engagement Photography | Nicole & Broc
So I have been dying to bring you this post for over two months now and finally here it is!! My clients and I both saw an underwater engagement shoot featured on Green Wedding Shoes and they instantly wanted to do it themselves! I cannot believe how well it turned out! Nicole and Broc were like fish, twisting, turning, diving, smiling and looking into the camera, all in a crystal clear pool. It simply blows my mind how photogenic they were underwater. Broc and Nicole, thank you, thank you, thank you! Also a big shout out to Sacha Blue. When figuring out how I was going to do this, I found her website and emailed her an annoying amount of questions. She was so kind to take the time to not only email me but also to call me and answer every single question and then some! There are not enough photographers like you Sacha! Thank you! For those of you that are curious, I used an Ewa-Marine SLR camera bag and it works like a charm! I would strongly recommend it! If you are interested in an underwater engagement session, an underwater trash the dress session, or any other underwater wedding shoot, I would be happy to do it again! Enjoy!
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