Sunday, January 18, 2009

Ok, so keeping up with a semi-regular journal and a 6 month old has proven to be more difficult than I thought. Last you heard, my good friends Tracy and Stacey were still pregnant and now they're both enjoying their healthy and beautiful baby girls (born just 2 days of each other). I'll post pictures of the little ones soon.

The holidays were--well, the holidays. Family, food, lots of presents for the new addition to our family, and very little time to stop and take in the end of another year and all the things we have to be thankful for. I truly love what I do and feel so grateful for the camera in my hand and the ability to document all these fleeting moments in the lives of my growing family.

In the midst of the holiday madness, I was invited to photograph the weddings of Kristina and Marc Plasencia and Melissa and Richard Wilt.

Kristina and Marc were married on November 14th at Plymouth Congregational Church and The Renaissance at the Gables. The ceremony was intimate and warm despite the grandness of the historic coral rock building it was held in. What a spectacular facade under the moonlight that night! My friend Tony Schreiber who was assisting me as my second photographer captured it beautifully. Their reception had no shortage of photo opts with some of the best and wildest dance moves I've seen!

Melissa and Richard celebrated their big day on December 13th at the Pelican Grand Beach Resort. I've seen a lot of beautiful wedding venues in the last few years but this is one of just a few that I would have loved to have celebrated my own wedding.

They exchanged vows on the rooftop of a lovely Key West style building with the ocean and some of the most dramatic clouds I've ever seen as their backdrop. The blustery weather prevented them from celebrating their nuptials on the sand but the rooftop wedding I think was just as beautiful. These childhood sweethearts had their friends and family fly out from all over the country to join them in Fort Lauderdale for a typically unpredictable outdoor South Florida wedding. What can we say? It's part of our charm! I can honestly say that George and I had a blast working with these folks.