Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Wedding: Bella Collina; Montverde, Florida

Last Saturday I shot one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever seen! The location: Bella Collina; Monteverde, Florida. Bella Collina is a gorgeous, private Tuscan Village, that recently opened it's doors to the public for weddings! The grounds of Bella Collina were absolutely amazing for the wedding pictures, I have never seen anything like it. I truly felt like I was in Italy! Here are a few pictures from the day. You may notice some desaturation and color tinting... I wanted to give the photos an Old World, vintage feel.

I had a great time working with Sharon and Andrew, and really all of their guests as well! They were such an easygoing, fun crowd. I also had a chance to work with some really great vendors as well. Amy Koehler, who is the dining room manager for Bella Collina, was very hospitible and provided me with a great meal! Ricky Vazquez set the mood for the evening with an awesome playlist that the bride and groom put together. I personally liked the playlist so much that I asked him for an extra copy... the put some songs on there that I hadn't heard in years! And they had some funny songs as well. Andrew and Sharon cut their cake to the song Adam Sandler sings to Drew Barrymore(also known as Julia Gulia!LOL!) on the airplane at the end of Wedding Singer. Great movie by the way... I threw that song in their slideshow. I also had a chance to work along side of Matthew Pezzula of Storyboard Weddings. I can't wait to see the footage he captured, I am sure it will be amazing! Also, Matthew provided some great light for some of my shots with his video light! I love working with a videographer and their video lights! It always makes my job that much easier!

Andrew and Sharon, thanks again for everything last weekend! You guys are a beautiful couple and I wish you nothing but the best! It was a great pleasure to photograph your perfect wedding, and it couldn't have been more perfect!

Here are some of the photos from the day. Also here is a link to their slideshow:

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Destination Engagement: Kristen/Pat

Last Sunday I spent the day in Clearwater, Florida with a really fun couple, Kristen/Pat. It was everyone's first time in Clearwater, but we found some great spots for photos! Here are a few shots from the day!





























Saturday, April 18, 2009

Engagement: Megan/Jim

I went downtown Cleveland again for another E-Shoot last week. Here a few shots from the day.















Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Engagement: Billy/Jimmy

Here are a couple of shots from Billy/Jimmy's Engagement shoot in Cleveland.