Chez and Kelly's Wedding

I photographed Kelly and Chez's evening wedding at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Indialantic and their reception at Gleason Park's recreation complex in Indian Harbour, FL. I hadn't met them before we got together for wedding planning but it turned out that Chez and I both went to Flagler College and were both involved with Young Life there, so we have a lot of common friends! I shot Kelly and Chez's engagement on the beach which you can see here. The images you see below are album spreads for my lay flat albums, so each spread is actually two pages, opened up. They both grew up at Holy Name church which made their marriage there extra special and they have both been involved as youth and as leaders with the youth ministry there. They obviously have benefited much from that experience as they are quite an impressive couple, dedicated to their deep faith, their friends and family and of course, each other. They had so much fun at their reception which was catered by Farinas. Hope you all are enjoying your honeymoon travels and I'll talk to you soon!

I am in love with Kelly's parent's house, the ceiling is so awesome, it is so unique and I think had the prettiest view of any home I've seen in Melbourne!

When Kelly first started down the isle and her wedding coordinator fluffed her train, the air really caught it and it was quite dramatic - loved it.

This girl has a beautiful voice!!! Someone comment here with a link to her music please!

There is always "that guy" I find at every reception, the entertainer, so fun!

Good job not running through the sparklers guys, but I did get to add another "what not to do with sparklers" tip to my ongoing list... Don't put a bunch of sparklers in a glass vase together and light them all. Big no no.

Yianni and Elizabeth Wedding

I photographed Yianni and Elizabeth's wedding last Saturday at the Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront and their reception at the Eau Gallie Civic Center in Melbourne, Florida. I am IN LOVE with Elizabeth's dress (the whole thing but especially the back) and really enjoyed the Greek traditions of Yianni's family during the celebration. Seriously, I have never seen that much food at any reception and Elizabeth's friend and neighbor did a beautiful job decorating the large room herself. Every table had a unique but coordinating center piece, Greek influences everywhere and did I mention crazy amounts of baked goods? I took some pastry home and it was fabulous.

Almost dress time....

This sweetie is actually my daughter's friend from school...

Yianni and Elizabeth are always having a good time, they truly enjoy each others company.

I'm not positive, but I got the feeling there might be a Gators/Noles rivalry in this marriage. I'm thinking that might have had some influence on Elizabeth's chosen colors. Love the orange.

Another special part of this wedding was the father daughter dance. I really can't explain why, but it was the sweetest I've ever seen. Elizabeth, post a comment with the name of the song please!

My ode to the reception.

Not only did they have Frederick THE entertainer, a terrific DJ,

but a Greek musician as well (dollars flying everywhere,) Greek dancers and crazy sorority sisters who in this picture are about to force me to taste Yianni's "homemade" wine... my reaction was quite similar to hers there on the left. This recipe I think may still need a little tweaking... or a little less alcohol... or maybe its a Greek thing too sophisticated

for us Florida girls?