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We had so much fun photographing Corey and Seth’s Wedding reception! They got married in Maine and wanted to have a big party for their Orlando friends and family at the Aloft Orlando Hotel. Such an amazing group of people – so grateful to be a part of it. ?
It’s hard to believe how fast time goes – the time a mom of a bride-to-be texts me and asks, “are you available for a wedding on October 30th?!” to conversations with a bride who becomes a friend, talking about dresses and how happy this man makes her, to the actual wedding day. Their wedding was light-hearted and fun, with picnic baskets and blankets on the beach. Courtney and I were very happy to be a part of Beth and Jake’s celebration and to be a part of this time in their lives. Thank you Beth and Jake! Here’s to your new life together. xo
Their wonderful wedding pros:
Venue: Paradise Cove Orlando
Catering: Puff N Stuff
DJ: Kristin and Our DJ Rocks
Coordinator: Bride’s mother, and Kayli at Paradise Cove
Hair and Make Up: Brittney Boscana Brie and Brie and Tracey Cervero Gifford
Flowers: Michelle at Bluegrass Chic
Cake: Heather at Its Tasty Too
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander Gown from The White Dress Bridal in Fort Lauderdale
Shoes: Betsy Johnson
Bridesmaid dresses: Bill Levkoff
Menswear: Calvin Klein
Photobooth: Our Photobooth Rocks
Beth’s thoughts of her wedding:
Describe your wedding day style in one sentence: Simple, Pretty, Vintage Lakeside Picnic
Wedding day color scheme: Petal Pink, White
Describe your wedding planning process: The most stressful, crazy, confusing,but exciting experience of my life. I wouldn’t change it for the world. There were times where I wanted to quit and elope and times where my dreams exceeded my budget, but the most amazing thing about the whole process is, it turned out PERFECTLY!!!
What advice would you give to future brides for their wedding day? Dance A LOT! I thought I would be mingling and talking to guests the whole night, but nothing was better or more special than dancing with my new husband to almost every song.
Anything you would have done differently? No way! Every experience, good or bad, made this night the incredible night that it was. This sounds silly, but it really was like I was in a dream bubble. Nothing could have popped it!
Most memorable moment during the planning process: Picking out our rings, with my husband. Realizing that there is actually a wedding at the end of all this planning! That and finding my dress with my mom. That was really special. I think I saw a tear!
What are you most looking forward to as a married couple? I have heard a lot of people say that “it feels the same” after they get married. I haven’t had one day of “the same” since we said “I do”. Everything is better. He is mine… I am his and everything is different now. Whether it’s going grocery shopping, watching tv or taking a walk on the beach, it is just different. There is a smile on both of us that wasn’t there before. Its awesome.
Which moment are you the most excited to see in photos? Our announcement into the reception and the boat exit. Mostly, our announcement as husband and wife!
What was your wedding inspiration? I always had one word in mind through all of the planning. I wanted my wedding above all else to be Pretty. I wanted a soft, pretty, vintage inspired lakeside wedding. I loved the blankets we put in the sand next to the fire pit. The pink tones, babies breath and wildflowers gave me the feeling of simple but pretty.
Describe some of your favorite wedding details and how you came up with them. My favorite idea was the idea of the plaid blankets in the sand under the market lighting. I am not even sure where I came up with that, but I felt like it was a page out of the 50s. Kind of a bonfire beach theme. The Suitcase with the babies breath was another favorite, on the guestbook table. I was worried at first, because my favorite wedding flower, the babies breath was so simple, and I kept thinking I needed more, but it turned out to be sooo pretty and gave the soft look that I was going for.
I was lucky enough to meet Kareema at a wedding event. Her charm, adorableness and infectious laugh drew me to her right away. As she told me about her her honey Nahshon and her wedding, really plans to elope, I felt even more lucky that she chose us to photograph it! The day they eloped was a happy one and we had a great time playing through Dickson Azalea Park and Stardust Coffee in Winter Park.
In Kareema’s words: Nahshon and I met at a potluck dinner at a mutual friend’s house, at the spades table. My spades partner and I were looking for our next pair of victims and Shon and his friend accepted our invitation, in the most confident “let’s show these ladies a thing or two” manner. After we annihilated them, Shon asked if we could keep in touch… 3 weeks later we went on our first date and have been inseparable since. 2 and 1/2 months later, Shon asked me to make him “the luckiest man in the world by becoming his wife”
Our decision to “elope” was a result of picking our wedding date coupled with our mutually unconventional nature. We knew from the beginning that we didn’t want a “White-Glove-Service” wedding with all the formalities, and with only 6 months to plan and understanding that most of both families would have to travel from Boston (Groom’s hometown) and New York City (Bride’s hometown), we opted to keep it small and not pressure everyone to attend. Our decision allowed us to set our focus on declaring our love for each other before God.
Every day that we wake up we thank Our Father for His mercy and grace, and for the gift of learning how to walk in His love and light. Through Him we look forward to growing closer as one flesh and pray that our love would always be a testimony to God’s love for the world. Our ultimate goal is to have a huge farm with more livestock and crops than we can count… A city slicker’s dream
The Vendors:
Flowers – Cloud 9 Florist
Officiant & Venue – Pastor Clayton Cloer, First Baptist Church of Central Florida
Bride’s Dress – Allure Bridal
Bride’s Shoes – Badgley Mischka
Bride’s Hair – Selfie
Bride’s Makeup – Bobbi Brown & Bite, Artist – Stepmom, Laverne Harris
Groom’s Suit – Saks Fifth Avenue
Groom’s Shirt – Calvin Klein
Groom’s Shoes – Aldo
Family Dinner/Reception – The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Pointe Orlando
Winter Park Wedding Photographers – The Canovas Photography. Contact us today for more information.
Winter Park Wedding Photographers, The Canovas Photography.
You know when you meet those people who are really beautiful, and then you get to know them, and in addition they are some of the nicest people you know? That’s Angela and Evan. She is the dance director at Oviedo High School, he is a fireman for Seminole County. We met with them and talked about their classic summer wedding which was also my birthday! We could see at their engagement shoot that were were perfect together. We liked them so much we asked them to star in our new branding film. Their wedding was beautiful, all in Tiffany blue and red. Some of our favorite parts were taking photos at Evan’s fire station and the late night party at Coronas. Thank you so much Angela and Evan for including us in your lives!
I asked Angela to describe her wedding at the Westin in Lake Mary, her answers are below.
Describe your wedding day style in one sentence: A classic summer wedding
Wedding day color scheme: Tiffany blue and red
Describe your wedding planning process: We began with choosing a date and venue. We selected our wedding party and shopped for dresses and tuxes. We discussed having our rehearsal lunch idea at the beach since most guests would be coming from out of town and might enjoy a day at the beach while they were here. We used a wedding website from mywedding.com to gather and post information for our guests. We hired our wonderful photographers and used engagement photos for our website and save-the-dates (from weddingpaperdivas.com). Once the guest list was set, we created our invitations and filled in the remaining details with a florist, DJ, cake company, etc. we had over a year to plan which made things much easier.
What advice would you give to future brides for their wedding day? Give yourself time to plan and budget
Anything you would have done differently? No
Most memorable moment during the planning process: booking our wedding reception venue. I was so excited after touring the venue because I could really envision it all happening.
What are you most looking forward to as a married couple? Our honeymoon, buying our first home, and having children!
Which moment are you the most excited to see in photos? Our fire engine pictures
What was your wedding inspiration? I was actually inspired to use my color scheme by a Target commercial that I saw one day.
Describe some of your favorite wedding details and how you came up with them. I loved our party bus (a tradition from weddings in my hometown of St. Louis). Our fire station pictures were a tribute to the groom and groomsmen who are firefighters. We are big cigar smokers, so the cigar table with cigars and personalized match boxes were a perfect fit for our wedding gifts.
Venue and Catering – The Westin Lake Mary
DJ – DJ Jelly
Coordinator – Jennifer Corso (The Westin)
Flowers – Lake Mary Florist arranged my bouquet and corsages but we arranged the bridesmaid bouquets ourselves and made the boutonnières from the roses we ordered from Lake Mary florist.
Cake – Cupcake Crazy
Wedding Dress – Casablanca dress from Lily’s Bridal
Shoes – Betsey Johnson
Bridesmaid dresses – Demitrio’s
Menswear – Men’s Wearhouse
We made our own centerpieces with floating candles and real roses. We also used artificial roses from Michael’s to make flower arrangement.
Cigars were purchased from Corona Cigar Company in Lake Mary.
Personalized Match boxes were from Wedding Favors Market
Engagement ring and wedding band from Foster and Lee Jeweler
Hair and make-up by Jessenia Cordero Ulta Salon in Sanford
Transportation: The Party Bus 407
Lake Mary Florida Wedding Photography provided by The Canovas Photography.
Kareema and NahShon’s wedding was an impromptu elopement! We took some fun images in Dickson Azalea Park and Stardust coffee and Video, their favorite place to grab a coffee. Here are our Five Favorite Frames.
Wedding Photography in Winter Park FL taken by The Canovas Photography
We were very excited to be a part of Tania and Axel’s wedding. We knew when we met for their engagement session that this couple were meant to be together and that their Casa Feliz wedding would be special. And it was. Family from far away and really great friends were there to celebrate with them and everything was perfect. Working with amazing wedding professionals and such a great couple made our jobs very easy that night! I love to hear what couples say about their wedding after it is all over so don’t miss their ideas and great advice for new couples planning a wedding below. xo
Venue: Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum
Catering: Arthur’s
Wedding Planner: Cyndi Benzel Signature Weddings
DJ/Music/Lighting: Maria Shafer Celebration Expert
Cake: The Sugar Suite
Florals: Lee Forrest Design
Chairs: A Chair Affair
Hair/Make Up: Kitty Kristy Alonzo
Officiant: Mike Adkins, Grace Orlando
Wedding Dress: Brides by Demetrios
Shoes: Benjamin Adams London
Menswear: Hugo Boss
Wedding day color scheme: mostly creams and greens with pops of deep purple
Describe your wedding planning process:
I let the style and architecture of the venue dictate the layout and the decor. We very early knew that we wanted a small wedding, and that we wanted everyone together for the reception, so that told us how many people we could invite. As far as the colors, Axel was going to wear a blue suit, and I found some pictures on Pintrest of weddings with the groom in blue. That’s when I found a bouquet that I loved and Lee made a version of that bouquet, but with his own artistic touch.
Describe your wedding day style in one sentence: the mood was relaxed and fun, even if the decor and the attire was elegant.
Most memorable moment during the planning process: Tania: telling my mother about the details of the wedding that I assumed she knew, but she didn’t and they made her very happy. Oh, and getting the marriage license. Axel: that we very early on agreed on a budget. Axel: the food tasting.
What are you most looking forward to as a married couple? Growing old together and having a partner that you can trust and love by your side.
Which moment are you the most excited to see in photos? Axel: when Tania was walking down the isle, pictures during the ceremony. Tania: Axel’s reaction when he first saw me, my dad’s face when he first saw me, Axel and I dancing and the posed pictures of us and the family.
What was your wedding inspiration? We wanted the wedding to be elegant, but not too fussy. We wanted our guests to feel as if they were coming to a special dinner party. We wanted the decor and the details to be personal and meaningful.
Describe some of your favorite wedding details and how you came up with them. Tania: I loved the garland, which was absolutely Lee Forrest. Axel and Tania: we spent time with the pastor so that the ceremony would be personal. We chose Pastor Mike because we wanted someone who knew us and had seen our journey in faith.
What advice would you give to future brides for their wedding day? Don’t try to do too much, and know your limits. I just wanted to be surrounded by a few very important people prior to the ceremony, and I set those limits with others. Also, a few beautiful details will be more memorable than ten hurried activities, etc.
–be sure that you and your future husband are united in the approach and decisions. Everyone has an opinion, but yours as a couple is most important.
–spend enough time with your photographer and with your wedding planner to get to know them and be sure you like them. Personality is important and Kelly and Courtney were not only excellent, but also calming and so sweet. (Thank you Tania! That means a lot xo)
–hire a planner, even if it’s just for the day. Cyndi was one of the main reasons why I was so relaxed that day.
–be sure to have as many hair and make up trials as you need to be sure that you’re happy with what you’ll look like on the day. This really helped me and Kitty understand what I was looking for, so the day of make up was perfect upon first application.
–be present in the day and take it all in, every second. Just roll with anything that happens– people won’t remember that part of it.
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We loved Allison and Jed’s Vintage beach DIY wedding at the Casa Marina Hotel. Teal, seashells and starfish on a really rainy day. And Allison looked like a movie star. My best friend Pegi is the grooms step-mom – her family was all there and are dear friends which was so fun for us. Congratulations Allison and Jed! Thank you for including us on that wonderful day xo
I asked Allison to share some thoughts of her wedding day:
Describe your wedding day style in one sentence: Our wedding day was relaxed, vintage beach with a little bit if liquid sunshine on the side!
Wedding day color scheme: Ombré teals and tan.
Describe your wedding planning process: My entire wedding was DIY! From all decor to flowers to the music. All of it was done by Jed and I, with the help of our family!
What advice would you give to future brides for their wedding day? Things will go wrong, people will show up late and see you before walking down the aisle! Take a deep breath and let it go! Enjoy every single moment, mistakes and all because it goes by so fast!
Anything you would have done differently? Been a little more prepared for the rain! I didn’t have a plan B and wish I would have!
Most memorable moment during the planning process: Spending an entire weekend with my mom and nana making all of the centerpieces, bouquets and wrapping up decoration ideas. We call it our “wedding weekend” (In February!)
What are you most looking forward to as a married couple? Having our best friend by our side for life! Also, Starting our life together and hopefully starting our own family one day!
Which moment are you the most excited to see in photos? The first look and the wedding party with umbrellas!
What was your wedding inspiration? We love the beach, so having our wedding at a historical beachside hotel was perfect for us. We wanted our wedding to be relaxed, tropical and a memorable day for everyone!
Describe some of your favorite wedding details and how you came up with them. I love starfish! (Even have a tattoo of one!) my favorite details were the hundreds of starfish placed all around the reception! Another detail Jed and I worked hard on was our picture frame of our family and friends who have passed and were unable to come to the wedding. Having their pictures there reminded us of everyone who was watching from heaven!
Venue and Catering: Casa Marina Restaurant
DJ: McGee Entertainment
Flowers: DIY!
Cake – Dion (friend of a friend)
Desert Bar: Bride, Brides Mother and Aunt Julie
Wedding Dress: Bridals and more
Shoes: Dillard’s
Bridesmaid dresses: Bridal Shop at The Avenues
Menswear – Men’s Wearhouse
Hair: Katy Eason from RLindo Salon
Makeup: Sister of the Bride and Alexa Schmidt
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We had so much fun at Joy and Gabe’s engagement session that we became friends right away. So of course we were quite excited for their Casa Feliz wedding! They are both chiropractors that planned their wedding while working, finishing school and graduating – all from California. Despite the rain, their wedding was beautiful – full of friends, family, Filipino traditions and their beloved Cocoa. Thank you Joy and Gabe or including us in such a wonderful night!
Thank you also to these amazing wedding pros:
Ceremony and Reception: Casa Feliz
Catering: Arthurs
DJ – DJ Fun Factory
Coordinator – Lisa Altman
Flowers – Carlstedt’s
Hair and Makeup: Jennifer Beverly
Cake – Sweet Beginnings by Trang Ha
Get Away vehicle – backstage limousine
Wedding Dress – Monique Lhuillier Bliss
Shoes – Gucci for ceremony and Jimmy Choo for reception
Bridesmaid dresses – individually picked by themselves
Menswear – Vera wang by Mens Wearhouse
Casa Feliz Wedding Photography provided by The Canovas Photography.
I am so in love with this Cocoa Beach Trash the Dress Photography shoot with Kim amd Royce! There was a tropical storm on the the night of their wedding. Their plans for a beautiful under-the-tent on the beach wedding went away with the wind! So we got together after for a fun run on Cocoa Beach “After the wedding”. No storms can keep these two apart.
Cocoa Beach Trash the Dress Photography provided by The Canovas Photography.
When Megan contacted me about an engagement session, we connected right away – she told me this wonderful story of how she, from San Diego, and Luke, from London, met on a cruise and how they have been apart because of visa issues and how much they loved Disney. We met at Leu Gardens and the four of us had so much fun getting to know each other and talking about their beautiful Disney wedding. Which is now a Disney Cruise Wedding – which is perfect for them! We are so so excited!
Below is Megan and Luke’s Love Story, in her words:
Luke and I met February 2009 while we both were working for Princess Cruises in Australia. Luke was working as an officer on the bridge and I was working in the crew office. I actually was the one that got all of Luke’s documentation together before he embarked to begin his contract. Luke and I instantly became good friends and often talked about our goals and dreams for the future. I lived in San Diego and Luke lived just outside of London so Facebook was a huge part of how we stayed in touch with each other. It was not until September of 2013 that Luke and I would see each other again when my mom and I went to London. Luke and I had a wonderful evening in London and it really felt like no time at all had passed since we had seen each other. It was an incredible evening and one that we both hoped would never end. We made a promise to each other that we would not let four years go by again without seeing each other. Luke and I also became closer friends by supporting each other over the tragic loss of my dad and Luke’s mom to cancer. We truly believe that our angels had a big part in bringing us together! Late November I had this vivid dream that Luke and I began dating and at the end of the dream got married. A few days later I finally got the courage to message Luke and let him know that I had a crush on him and had since I had met him. To my surprise and shock, Luke felt the same way I had since we first met but never thought I would’ve felt the same way. We began dating that December and later that month Luke surprised me and flew out to see me while I was vacationing in Orlando. We had our first kiss during that trip in Walt Disney World and also said we love each other for the first time. We instantly knew that we had found our soulmates, it truly is amazing how a man that I had always seen as a good friend was truly the man of my dreams and the love of my life. On the evening of January 6th, 2014 while on vacation in Walt Disney World, Luke proposed to me while we were having dinner at Cinderella’s Royal Table. As dessert was supposed to be coming out, instead a platter came out with a glass slipper on a bed of roses, it was engraved with “Dreams Do Come True” and Luke got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife! I still cannot believe how thoughtful and romantic he was, knowing I had always wanted to get engaged in Walt Disney World. Although most of our relationship has had to be spent with each of us being in a separate country, this has only made us stronger, fall more madly in love and appreciate the time we have together so much more. We truly cannot wait for our wedding to celebrate our love with our family and friends!!
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