I love it when couples from up north get to travel south to their favorite places in Florida – especially when they call me to photograph them. I love to meet couples from other places and still get to be a small part of their new lives together. Lou, a New Jersey police officer, called me to set up an engagement shoot with his beautiful girl Lindsay, a cosmetologist and hair designer, at Disney Boardwalk – one of their favorite places to visit. They were sweet and easy with each other, playing games and up for anything. Lou even let Lindsay handcuff him!
Both Lindsay & Louis are die hard New York Mets fans and love to travel – which is lucky for me. Contact The Canovas Photography if you are interested in Disney Boardwalk Engagement Photography today!
Despite the chilly and windy Fall day, we loved walking through historic DeLand for Lacey and Mike’s engagement session. It was a perfect backdrop for this sweet couple which included Courtney’s murals and the place where we got married, Cafe Davinci’s. Lacey and Mike were so sweet together and so quick to laugh. We even got to snap a few of their adorable son Zane. We can’t wait for their wedding! I asked them to tell us their story:
How we met:
Lacey – it was a normal night out with my best friend Rachele. We were at a local restaurant to see a local band. I saw this handsome gentleman from across the room and thought WOW!! A little after that I was told who he was and realized why he looked so familiar. On my way out of the restaurant, Mike stopped me and asked to take a picture with me. I of course was hesitant but gave in because of his amazing smile and persistent personality! After that, we went on our first date 4 days later and have been together ever since. I knew on that first date that this was the man for me. God sent me this man for a reason and I am thankful everyday that I get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend.
Mike – Like Lacey said, it was a normal night out at Pitmasters. You know that feeling when someone is staring at you (AKA) stalking you, yea that was a feeling I got that night. So what is a man supposed to do, well have your stalker take a picture with you. I grabbed her arm and said take a picture with me, and she looked at me like I was the stalking type. Well like she was going to deny a handsome guy a picture HAHAHAHA. I’ve come to realize that Lacey is an amazing woman and a best friend everybody should have, that’s what I have found in her. My life has been turned around so much since the good lord has put me with Lacey, I love like I have never loved before. Its a beautiful thing that two wonderful souls have found each other in this life. We now have a beautiful little boy Zane who made our lives complete. Thank you to the man upstairs for everything.
What we love about each other:
Lacey – I love Mike’s Laugh, his strength, his arms, his passion for his family, his smile. I love that he can be a goofball but also serious. I love that he protects his family. I love that he can make me laugh. I love that he makes me feel like I am the only person in the room. I love that he loves me for me. I love that he has made me a mother.
Mike – Lacey brings the best out in me, she keeps me grounded, she lets me be me, she is the best mother in the world to our son, last but not least her smile and her love towards me.
What we are looking forward most for our wedding:
Lacey – I am looking forward to walking down the aisle to meet the man of my dreams, to sharing the traditional vows and our own handwritten vows. To starting our life together as one
Mike – watching my soon to be wife walk towards me down the aisle. Listening to Lacey’s vows that she has written for me knowing that I have brought true joy to her life
What are you looking forward to the most for your life together:
Lacey – I am looking forward to raising our son Zane and growing old together. To learning more about each other every day and experiencing new adventures. To being there for one another through thick and thin and loving one another no matter what.
Mike – I love new adventures, knowing this is truly the best I will ever take. Waking up next to a beautiful woman everyday for the rest of my life. Watching our son Zane grow everyday into a man knowing that he will watch Mommy and Daddy love each other like there is no tomorrow. Teaching each other and Zane Love, Compassion, compromise everyday for the rest of our lives.
I met Beth through her mother really – she was texting me from Connecticut for her daughter in Jupiter, trying to help her find a photographer for her wedding. I was in Sarasota visiting another bride that day and we texted most of the day, “Are you available that day? What do you think of Paradise Cove? What time would be a good time for the ceremony…?” Finally Beth and I met in person when she and her honey Jake met us Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. Big Disney fans, we were friends right away, Beth and I talking wedding details and Courtney and Jake talking helicopters and airplanes. Thank you, you two for including us in your lives! We can’t wait for your wedding. xo
How they met in Beth’s words:“Jake and I met at work. We both saw each other across the room and kind of locked eyes and smiled. It took us a year after that moment to actually decide to date, but we always talk about that moment on my first day at work, locking eyes and smiling like… We knew it was something special.
The best thing we love about each other is that despite the age difference, we have so much in common and have both never had so much fun in our lives. We love our life together. He has allowed me to find a happiness that I didn’t know was possible.
ILY is short for I love you. My parents have said it to each other, written it on cards and letters for 45 years.. And we stole it from them. They are the happiest and most in love couple I know. It worked for them, I know it will work for us.”
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I’ve known beautiful Mackenzie for a while, we are neighbors and we photographed her and twin sister Morgan’s senior portraits and senior prom. Now she is all grown up and graduating from Rollins College. I was so happy to sit and talk with her, experiencing her excitement about planning her wedding with Beau at the Cypress Grove Estate House. Courtney and I had a lot of fun spending time with them in Leu Gardens capturing their engagement shots. People in love are so easy to photograph <3
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It was so much fun to have one of our favorite engagement shoots published on London’s b.loved wedding blog! b.loved is a beautiful place for brides to get ideas and see some of the prettiest and most stylish weddings. We love Meredith and Mitch and they were perfect for this vintage-inspired styled shoot. See the article by b.loved founder and creative director Lauren here! And don’t miss the rest of their sweet engagement photo shoot. Thank you Key Moment Films for this fun film of the day.
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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Elise and Ryan are so sweet with each and so fun to hang out with – we were friends right away. We had a lot of fun running around downtown Orlando for thier engagment shoot! Here are some of our favorites…
We are so happy to be a part of the Orlando Wedding Magazine and Mission Inn Resort Dream Wedding Giveaway! And we love the winners – Maria and Jamy. (See their winning video here) These are some of our favorites from their engagement shoot in St. Augustine. And Maria’s Dad took some fun video that day.
Thank you to these wonderful wedding pros who are helping make Maria and Jamy’s wedding a Dream:
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Katie and Brian are the sweetest couple – she is a middle school counselor and Dr. Brian a chiropractor. They were so loving and wonderful to each other as we ran around Winter Park. Wait till you see their beautiful wedding photos at one of my favorite venues, the Winter Park Farmers Market!
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