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A beautiful and joy-filled journal of the weddings, moments, and destinations we shoot.

Ritz Sarasota Wedding | Olivia & Brandon

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NK Weddings planned this upscale wedding at The Ritz Sarasota. The simply elegant all white invitations with black font and a palm tree created from Trout Designs started the theme that carried throughout the big day. The bride spent the morning getting pampered by Brides by Kelly Anne with stunning makeup and a classy updo. […]

Longboat Key Club | Ellese & Michael

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This luxury Longboat Key Club wedding planned by Table 6 Productions was an elegant beach event with colorful details. Momental Designs created bright watercolor floral invitations to match the wedding theme. The bride was lovely in her v-neck floral embroidered gown by Justin Alexander, coordinating veil, and sparkling shoes. M Salon and Brides by Kelly […]

Ritz Carlton Naples Wedding| Kristin & Andrew

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This wedding at the Ritz Carlton Sarasota proved to be an elegant, luxurious boho style wedding.  Choreographed Events did an exceptional job of taking the ideas of this sweet couple and transforming them into an absolutely stunning event. At the ceremony, Tailored Twig provided low profile palms to dust the end of the aisle with […]

We love creating beautiful flatlays for you of everything that represents your day. You’ll want to set aside your invitation suite and any specialty paper products—and don’t forget to include any stamps, wax seals, calligraphy items, too. Don’t forget a beautiful hanger and your dress, veil, shoes, all wedding rings, and any other details that are unique to what you’ll both be wearing.

We love all the pretty details—and love taking the time to make magic with our signature flatlays. One of the best ways to add natural beauty and interest to those photos is with some "floral extras" from your floral designer. If they’re able to bring some additional sprigs (the smaller, more delicate blooms work best) along with your bouquets, they add a really nice extra touch of your wedding day style to the detail photos.

prepare your details

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From many of your very first conversations, you’ll find most of your wedding vendors want to discuss the sunset on your wedding day. We are natural light photographers—so the sun dictates when and how long we shoot outdoors for portraits. The natural glowy look we love is all based around the sun.

We work backwards and forwards from the time the sun sets to determine how to lay out the timeline of your photography—you’ll want to be sure to take into consideration the time of sunset before setting the time of your ceremony. (As a general rule of thumb, we recommend timing it so that your ceremony ends at least 45 minutes to an hour and a half before the actual sunset to get that golden hour glow in your photos after the ceremony.) We’ll work with you and your planning team to create a detailed timeline for your day that maximizes the best light for your portraits and details—all while maintaining a relaxed and genuine feel so you have the very best day.

plan for sunset

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This is one of those questions we could talk about for a good long while, and still see all the different sides—in fact, we did on the “This vs. That Wedding Decisions” podcast.

If you’re still deciding whether or not you want to have a first look for the special moment just between the two of you, or if you want to stay more traditional and get that first look when you’re walking down the aisle, we invite you to listen to this episode and check out this blog post where we talk about the benefits of both approaches.

First look or see you at the aisle?

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You’ll want to get ready somewhere you can feel comfortable and celebratory—but you’ll also want to keep in mind the overall look of your day when you choose your location. Every individual location of your wedding day comes together to make your gallery feel totally cohesive—and your “getting ready” location is where we begin to tell the story of your day. If you’re having a soft and neutral toned outdoor beach wedding—getting ready in a high contrast modern hotel room may not be the best fit for the overall look of your photos.

Also, in addition to style—consider the amount of space and available light. A lovely hotel room meant for 2 guests can feel very small and dark once you add in 8 bridesmaids, a hair and makeup team—especially if it has just one sliding glass door of window light. Mix in 2 photographers and your video team, and you’ve got a recipe for a very tight dimly lit space for everyone to function & enjoy their time together … not to mention it will drastically affect the look of your photos (and video).

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Grey Oaks Country Club | Paige and Conor

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Grey Oaks Country Club provided a scenic location overlooking the bay for this special couple to exchange vows with many locations for gorgeous photos. Trout Designs created the lovely modern invitations in a white and light blue color scheme to coordinate with the wedding day colors. The bride chose a strapless, floral embroidered wedding gown […]

Marie Selby Wedding | Gillian & Mike

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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens provided a picturesque location for this wedding with an outdoor setting of oaks, banyans, and palms. The ceremony was performed under a gazebo decorated with greenery, flowers, and light pink material that added softness and a hint of color. Minted designed elegant, navy blue invitations with silver font for the special […]

Cutlass Cove Wedding | Matt & Emily

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Our Cutlass Cove Beach Club earlier this year was such a beautiful space with a refined “little white chapel” feel and the luxury of a high-end wedding venue.  This particular wedding, made possible by the incredible talents of Kelly McWilliams, had all of the makings of classic elegance.  The bride stunned in her sweetheart style, […]

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We’re a husband and wife photography team committed to helping make your wedding everything you’ve always dreamed about and capturing every detail so that it’s preserved forever.

 Tiffany is by your side in every step of the planning process so that on your wedding day, you’re able to enjoy every interaction & special moment.

 As lead photographer, Cody effortlessly builds a genuine bond with you from behind the lens, balancing his role of documenting every detail with being a familiar & unobtrusive presence on your day.

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