Rick and Faith's Wedding Sneak Peeks - Jacksonville Beach FL Wedding Photographer

Super excited to photograph my last wedding of the year with this lovely couple, Rick and Faith! Love them and their family and friends :) It was such a beautiful day full of love and happiness! Great to see many familiar faces there too! Here are some sneak peeks and have yourself a Merry Christmas Eve!

Enjoy!
xoxo

Marissa and Richard are Married!! - River House St. Augustine FL Wedding Photographer

Wow, this past two weeks had been insanely busy, and I thought I would have more down time in the month of January.  Instead it's turning out to be a busy month, but I'm thankful for it.  I'm also thankful for this lovely and beautiful wedding couple, Marissa and Richard.  They are absolutely the kind of bride and groom that any wedding vendor would love to work with because they are pretty laid back no matter what kind of curve balls are thrown their way!  I knew from the start that Marissa is going to be an awesome bride when she first emailed me last summer with this phrase written on the subject line, "Wedding Inquiry for VERY happy people!!" :) 

On top of that, her wedding fell on the same date as my birthday, so I already knew then that their wedding day was going to be a great day no matter what :) Marissa and Richard also surprised me with birthday cupcakes during their reception!  Now how thoughtful is that?!  Another cool thing about this wedding is that a lot of the vendors were ladies! Marissa and Richard had their pastor from their church, Pastor Lisa, marry them.  Their coordinator was Sarah from The Big Event, their DJ was a woman, and of course, me as their photographer :)

River House is one of my favorite wedding venues in St. Augustine, and I'm pretty happy that I got the chance to go back there and photograph Marissa and Richard's beautiful winter wedding :)  Be sure to click on the slideshow for more pictures!

Enjoy!
xoxo

--->> CLICK HERE FOR THEIR SWEET SLIDESHOW :-D
--->> CLICK HERE FOR THEIR SWEET SLIDESHOW :-D

   


























































































THEIR LOVE STORY:

How did you guys meet? 

Playing on a co-ed adult soccer league.

Describe the proposal:

Richard had attempted to propose to Marissa on several occasions, however, Marissa unknowingly fouled up these attempts by changing plans last minute and not feeling like a walk on the beach. J Richard finally proposed to Marissa on a shuffleboard court during a cruise to the Bahamas. And when Marissa went to hug Richard, she almost knocked the ring out of his hand.

What is your favorite thing to do on your date night? 
  
Sing karaoke!

What do you love about him so much? 
  
He is the funniest, smartest and kindest person I know. He inspires me to be a better person and allows me to be myself.

What do you love about her so much? 
  
She is the only person to ever beat me at Jeopardy.

What is your wedding invitation like and where did you go to get it done? 

It was a DIY. Save the dates from Wedding Paper Divas. 

What are your wedding colors and why did you guys choose that color palette? 

Ivory and hunter green, which was taken from his grandmother’s China pattern that had evergreens and pinecones on it. 

Describe your wedding cake: 

Our cake is a 3 tier, square, ivory butter-cream with guava filling. It has our monogram on the top tier and a flower topper of ivory roses and evergreens. 

Describe your wedding flowers:

Ivory roses and evergreens with small pine cones.

What is your First Dance song, Father/Daughter song, and Mother/Son song at your wedding reception?

First Dance: Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Father/Daughter: I Loved Her First – Heartland
Mother/Son: What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

Where did you go for your honeymoon?

Jamaica

What are you looking forward to in the future together?

Early bird specials.

THEIR AWESOME WEDDING VENDORS!

Ceremony Location: River House, St Augustine FL

Reception Location: River House, St Augustine FL

Caterer: Juan Solano – La Cocina, St Augustine, FL

Wedding Coordinator: Sarah Grace – The BIG Event

Wedding Photographer: Corinna Hoffman Photography - We saw your beautiful work on The Knot.com and knew it had to be you!

Wedding Videographer: Dustin Estes - Pure Life VIdeos
Cake: Publix – Mission Trace Shopping Center, St Augustine, FL

Florist: Ceremony - A Fantasy in Flowers, Reception - Flowers by Shirley

Officiant: Pastor Lisa Degrenia

Hair: Griselda Munoz – Bella Vie Salon

Make-up: Amanda Hopcraft

Entertainment (DJ/BAND): DJ Jeannine St.Onge

Wedding Dress: Mikaella

Bridesmaids Dresses: Eden Bridal

Groom and Groomsmen Wear: Vera Wang

Chelsea and Sean are Married!! - Winterbourne Inn FL Wedding Photographer

Chelsea and Sean are the epitome of high school sweethearts.  They are such a perfect pair, and I love how caring they are to each other!  Sean is one of my high school best friend's brothers, and I have known him since he was just a "kid."  Seeing him grow up and be with Chelsea this whole time is heart-warming :) They were inseparable then, and they still are to this day :)  I have always thought they were adorable together!  

Bobby and I know some of Chelsea's family side also.  We know her Uncle Mark very well, and I had the pleasure to photograph his own wedding way back in June 2006!  Chelsea was at the wedding too.  So great to see Sean and Chelsea are all grown up now and happily married at their new house together!  I wish them the very best in life :) 

Their winter wedding at the Winterbourne Inn was intimate and lovely!  It was great to see A LOT of familiar faces there!   I am also glad that Chelsea and Sean had agreed to have a private meeting before the ceremony started.  We were able to take a lot of pictures of the couple and their wedding party after the "first look!"  Be sure to check out the slideshow for more pictures!

Enjoy!
XOXO 

-->>CLICK HERE FOR THEIR SWEET SLIDESHOW :-D 
-->>CLICK HERE FOR THEIR SWEET SLIDESHOW :-D
  
   
























































 

THEIR LOVE STORY:

How did you guys meet?
 
We were in the 10th grade, and we both had the same summer job working at Ace Hardware. LOL

Describe the proposal:
 
Chelsea: It was on a Friday, we went out to dinner in St. Augustine and afterwards took a walk on the beach.   He got down on one knee…. and asked "Will you marry me?"  It was so random, and I was so surprised, I loved it.  

What is your favorite thing to do on your date night?
 
Chelsea and Sean: Dinner and a movie.

What do you love about him so much?
 
He is the sweetest guy I have ever met.  Literally… And he can make me laugh like no other. ;)

What do you love about her so much? 
 
She's beautiful inside and out.

What is your wedding invitation like and where did you go to get it done?
 
We actually got them online, and they had sort of a winter theme.

What are your wedding colors and why did you guys choose that color palette?
 
Chelsea: "Fern Green" and "Champagne"…. I just thought they were simple and pretty.

Describe your wedding cake: 3 layers, round, buttercream, decorated with twine and baby's breath flowers (strawberry filling) :)

Describe your wedding flowers: It is a simple bouquet of baby's breath for the bridesmaids, and I had white orchids for my wedding bouquet. 

Where did you go for your honeymoon? 

Charleston, South Carolina.

What are you looking forward to in the future together?
 
Chelsea: Having a family of our own
Sean: and a happy marriage…with 2 dogs. LOL
 
THEIR AWESOME WEDDING VENDORS:

Ceremony Location: Winterbourne Inn
Reception Location: Winterbourne Inn
Caterer: Winterbourne Inn
Wedding Photographer: Corinna Hoffman Photography--we heard (and saw first hand) that she was AWESOME! ;)
Wedding Videographer: Skyler Iffland
Cake: Publix
Florist: Deerwood Florist
Hair: Mac Hair Studio
Make-up: Mac Hair Studio
Wedding Dress: David's Bridal
Bridesmaids Dresses: David's Bridal
Groom and Groomsmen Wear: Michael's Formal Wear