Bianca and her family came all the way from Michigan to get some beautiful Florida landscape for her New Smyrna Beach Senior Portraits session with us! We had so much fun with them running through New Smyrna Beach.
We are so excited for Jordyn and Gabe’s wedding this weekend! We had a really fun engagement session with them in New Smyrna Beach. They are the sweetest couple! I asked them what they loved about each other and how they met. Here are their answers:
From Jordyn: Gabe and I met through mutual friends. I thought it was a “girls night out” but one of the girls invited their husband and his close friend… We ended up having conversation and hitting it off, and 3 weeks later had our first date. I love Gabriel’s “dreamy eyes”, integrity, courage, compassion, and his natural ability to make me laugh. He is handpicked by God, I couldn’t have prayed for a better man to spend my life with. I’m confident I’m the luckiest girl in the world.
From Gabe: It’s been amazing to see God’s hand in Jordyn and my relationship right from the start and even now. I truly feel like she is an example of God’s redeeming grace in my life. I love her empathy, her laughter, her loyalty and steadfastness. She inspires me all the time. I’m so excited to call her my wife here shortly and continue to get to know her even more.
Emily and Jake’s wedding on New Smyrna Beach was so fun! One of our sweetest couples. Thanks for including us you two!
Wedding thoughts from Emily:
My wedding was simple but everything I dreamed of! My favorite memory was walking down Flagler Ave and being the star of the show! My colors were sparkly gold and pale pink with some greenery. My wedding planning was very simple I did a lot of diy decor. I even made all my own flowers. My vendors were my hardest part because it was destination but I’m luckily picked out the best around! I had G&G Entertainment as my dj who I would recommend to anyone who wants a fun music and entertainment they were amazing! My photographer was The Canovas photography they were also amazing they were so friendly and captured every moment of my wedding and the best about getting our pictures to us quickly and they turned out so beautiful. We had Dustin’s BBQ and Ben & Jerrys for catering and they also were great we heard nothing but great thing about the food and everyone loves ice cream so that was a huge hit! My wedding dress I bought in Indiana where I live and it looked perfect, it was the only thing I would’ve changed about my wedding because my bustle kept coming undone and I tripped on it all night dancing. I loved how simple my wedding was but how elegant it looked all at the same time. My groom and I are looking forward and excited to travel together before we start a family! If I had any advice to future brides it would be to not stress, it’s very hard not to but the more laid back you are the easier/smoother things go! I planned a wedding living 18 hours away only seen my reception venue one time ever and it ended up being better than I ever planned because I feel that I didn’t stress I just made it all work!
Darby has this amazingly great smile and laugh – we had so much fun with her and her fiancé Blake, playing on New Smyrna Beach for their engagement session. They are getting married in DeLand at Cafe Da Vinci‘s, (where Courtney and I got married!) Wedding planning by Courtney Ford Event Design <3
From Darbey:
Blake and I met exactly where we are going to tie the knot, Cafe Da Vinci, I was the bartender, and he was a patron. We met years before actually going on a date (lord knows he tried to get me out on a date with him that entire time) but I always had a boy friend. Haha poor Mr. Blake! But, once I became single he jumped on the opportunity. Our first date was unlike any other date I had been on. He picked me up, got me flowers, opened the door, and from there on out I knew I was toast! I HAD FOUND THE ONE!!!! ??I look at him now and I see the rest of my life in his eyes. He is so kind, gentle, patient, forgiving, and loving. Words could never begin to explain the butterflies I get overtime he walks into the room. I’ve never been more ready for anything in my entire life! ???
