Chelsea and Chad reached out to us within days of their engagement, and their eagerness to say “I do!” by the end of this year spoke to all the “When you know you know” feels of their young love. When the topic of engagement session locations came up, they even had the answer to that question ready for us without hesitation!

Our engagement session with Christina and Kyle was a paradise adventure in our own backyard! We already knew we vibed with this couple after a fabulous phone consultation, but meeting them in person was extra amazing. Christina is this bright, contagiously positive ray of energy with a radiant smile, and Kyle is her laid back, go-with-the-flow perfect match.

Seeing as we had photographed the bride’s cousin’s wedding last year, Elle and Jarelle’s wedding day had strong family reunion vibes for us! LaChambra, who fulfilled the role of matron of honor rather than bride this year, greeted us with her bright, beautiful smile and a hug as soon as we arrived at our bride Elle’s hotel suite.

“Are you sure you’re okay with working during your vacation?” they had asked as we secured plans to capture their portraits.  We laughed and assured them that nothing would make us happier!  And so it was decided:  Our Atlanta couple could have their cake and eat it too!  They could have their wedding photographers show up in their own backyard for their engagement session AND join us on our home turf for their St Pete destination wedding.

We always love it when our couples are up for an off-the-beaten-path location to break up our usual playgrounds of St Pete and Tampa.  So when Sarah and Jakob agreed to come play on the sprawling, infinitely inspiring grounds of Bok Tower Garden for their engagement session, we knew we were in for one of our favorite kinds of afternoons full of getting extra creative!

When Jena and David arrived on the scene in downtown Tampa for their engagement session, it was clear by our first sight of them that they had done their “Engagement Session Prep” homework.  Looking ready for a swanky night out on the town, this couple’s wardrobe had Picture Perfect written all over it!

Our super chill, go-with-the-flow couple started their day in a sprawling, naturally sunlit house that held plenty of space for both wedding parties. Everyone could prepare for the day with room for the ladies to jam out in a giant suite while getting their makeup done; and as for the guys, they could partake in some celebratory drinking games throughout the entire house!

“Are you comfortable climbing ladders?” was one of the qualifying questions we were asked by Nicolle and Koby on the day that they asked us to join their wedding day team.  And because we can never turn down an interesting challenge, we said, “Of course!”  Now you may be wondering why on earth we would be climbing industrial height ladders on a wedding day, and the answer is: How else would we get a group photo of Nicolle and Koby’s ENTIRE guest list at the end of their ceremony?!  This image was extremely important to our bride, because she had a a large part of her guests traveling all the way from her home land of Australia.