Cory + Elizabeth | Corradetti Glass Studio Wedding

If we could build the perfect wedding to photograph, the list would look something like this…

The Essentials:
A happy couple that enjoys every moment of their wedding day
An amazing group of friends and family
A day filled with emotions ranging from happy tears to big laughter
The Bonuses:
Great light
An interesting or beautiful location
Plenty of time for portraits
Booty shaking music
Delicious food

Cory and Elizabeth had everything on this list… in spades.  This was the perfect way to begin our 2015 wedding season.

The two share a love for travel, photography, and good food so there was never really any choice about becoming friends with them.

Cory is typically thoughtful and quiet, while Elizabeth is chatty and warm.  On their wedding day, surrounded by an intimate group of friends and family, and clearly in love with his girl, Cory wore his heart firmly on his sleeve.  He was openly filled with joy and emotion throughout the day and it’s such an honor to have captured that for them. 

It was freezing enough to snow and windy too, but they claimed to enjoy the extensive amount of time we spent making portraits outdoors, even in the stinky warehouse with dead rats lying around.  We couldn’t ask for better people to spend a day with.  They gave us a new respect for the beauty of a kiss on the cheek.  They are pretty adorable and that makes us pretty happy.

Woodberry Kitchen was spectacular from appetizers on through dessert.  If you’ve never eaten there, it’s definitely worth a trip.  Their incredibly talented band, Bosley, was really fun and different… not your typical wedding band.  Their officiant, Melody, has such a warm spirit.  Their ceremony was beautiful, personal, and genuine.  These guys put together a true dream team of wedding vendors.  When can we do this again?!

Pongezi!  (That’s ‘congratulations’ in Swahili…. for Cory’s benefit)

Vendors

• Hair & Makeup: Haute Blow Dry Bar
• Welcome Dinner Caterer: BlackSauce Kitchen
• Wedding Caterer: Woodberry Kitchen
• Venue: Corradetti Glassblowing Studio & Gallery
• Florist: Local Color Flowers
• Band: Bosley
• Officiant: Melody Porter
• Gown: BHLDN
• Grooms Suit: Duchess Clothier

Katharine + Taylor | Ocean Reef Club Wedding

We couldn’t have asked for a better ending to our 2014 wedding season.  Katharine and Taylor’s weekend at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo was full of fun and love.  And when we say ‘fun’, we mean the huge, crazy, celebratory kind that’s infectious… and awesome. We were so happy to connect with Katharine’s family again (we photographed her sister’s wedding in 2012), and it was a pleasure to meet Taylor’s crew.  If there is one thing we’ve learned over the years, it’s that the people really make the wedding, and with this particular group of friends and family, it was guaranteed to be amazing.  It didn't hurt that they had the best band we’ve ever heard at a wedding, Soul Survivors, who kept the dance floor packed for the duration.

Thanks so much for including us!  We wish you endless years of the love and happiness that is in evidence below...

Gustavo & Alla | Bolger Center wedding

This was our second wedding at the Bolger Center .  It was such a wonderful experience to photograph the wedding of a childhood friend and we think that Alla is such a perfect match for Gustavo. Seeing these two families come together so seamlessly was so heart warming and also very fun. Their day was calm and easy going and with the exception that it was a little bit cold, the weather was perfect. The night was topped off with a beautifully decorated, Hollywood vintage themed reception [by Taylor & Hov] where the dancing was anything but tame. See for yourself below!

Planning, Design, Stationary design and Floral all done by the team at Taylor & Hov.

Lauren + Dean | Longview Gallery Wedding

Such great memories from Lauren and Deans wedding! We instantly connected with them from the first client meeting and knew after their amazing engagement session that the wedding would be one to remember.  So many smiles, tender moments and a pretty epic reception complete with flying dollar bills, empanadas, a ukulele, and Greek traditions.

Looking back and moving forward

This was an amazing year for Kristiaan and me. Really amazing, but also a challenging year, in a good way. We grew in many ways, as photographers, a couple and as individuals. From our life changing Foundation Workshop experience to personal hurdles and accomplishments we would not be where we are without you, our inspiring and incredible clients, couples, friends and family. Moving forward there are big changes coming for us in 2015 and we're excited that you will be part of it!

Below are just a few images from 2014 that I picked that reminded how great the year was for us.

Enjoy and have a Happy New Year.