Meredith and Mitch’s wedding was a little while ago – but worthy of re-posting! Held at the Winter Park Farmer’s Market, it was one of our favorites. Meredith made all her own beautiful signs, chalkboard program, table numbers…everything! Check out her beautiful gift and event embellishment store Tassel and Trim Shop.
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Jesse and Sam were taking a Florida vacation holiday recently from Canada and wanted to get together for an engagement shoot in Orlando while they were here visiting. So nice to have met them both after many emails and phone calls coordinating a location and ideas. These portraits are some of Courtney and my favorites of these two sweet lovebirds that we took at Dickson Azalea Park. xo
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When Jeff, a lawyer from Tallahassee, called me to ask if we would photograph his proposal to his beautiful girlfriend Brittany, also a lawyer, we were thrilled. We were even more excited to find out that the proposal would be on a private balcony at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. After a romantic dinner, Jeff got down on one knee and proposed right as the fireworks were shooting over the park. Brittany, of course, said yes. Thank you Jeff and Brittany for including us on this perfect evening! Disney Grand Floridian | Disney Proposal Photography | The Canovas ~ Contact us today for more information!
We’ve known Mackenzie for a long time – we watched her and her twin sister Morgan dance in the high school play and photographed their senior portraits. We were so happy to hear of her engagement to Beau, (see their engagement session here) a middle school history teacher. Their wedding was so fun – complete with nitro ice cream and the best father-daughter dance I’ve seen (you gotta see it.) Not to mention her gorgeous, backless, Galia Lahav gown and incredible fireworks grand finale. They love to travel – their wedding table numbers were of all the wonderful places they have been together. Thank you Mack and Beau – here’s to many years of adventure together xo
Describe your wedding day style in one sentence: Rustic Sophistication with a flare of fun!
Wedding day color scheme: Navy blue with accents of powder blue, natural whites, earthy greens, and wood-tone browns
Describe your wedding planning process: It was a rush of activity at the beginning of the engagement 1 year and 3 months before the date booking the big stuff. Then there was a lull during which Beau and I moved, and then there was a second wave of detail and logistics planning 2 months before the wedding. There were so many details at the end, but it is worth the effort.
What advice would you give to future brides for their wedding day?1) Do as much as you can in advance. (There’s always more to do than you imagined) That way, you can truly sit back and watch the magic happen around you. 2) Do everything you can to make your wedding unique to you: add personal or sentimental touches. Sharing something special with your guests makes your wedding memorable. 3) Don’t worry about people having a good time. You’re getting married to your best friend. That’s AWESOME (and all that really matters).
Anything you would have done differently? I wish I recorded the seamstress bustling my dress. My mom was watching her, but I knew it would be hard to remember. Both my wedding planner and mother struggled for about 30 min during cocktail hour to make it stay in some sort of bustled form. I started to get antsy and Beau started feeding me crackers and cheese, which helped. Regardless of their initial effort, the dress kept coming undone throughout the night until my wedding planner safety pinned it up–people kept stepping on it and killing my dance party vibe.
Most memorable moment during the planning process:When I found an article that encouraged brides to add personal touches to their wedding on pinterest with all sorts of sentimental ideas. For example, it inspired me to work with my stationary vendor to create table assignments and markers based on our travels, not numbers. I mean, teaching my dad a dance to Turn Down for What was pretty memorable too, haha.
What are you most looking forward to as a married couple?Going on adventures with my best friend.
Which moment are you the most excited to see in photos? My dress being sexy and awesome, and group photos with my favorite people.
What was your wedding inspiration? I was inspired by Beau and my’s love of nature and traveling (i.e. Ireland and Alaska) foremost. We were inspired by the simple elegance of an outdoor wedding, but my performance background bumped up the party: over-the-top father daughter performance w/ streamers and CO2 cannons, and fireworks finale.
Describe some of your favorite wedding details and how you came up with them. 1) I loved the personalized table numbers and art. It took a lot of effort, but I was very proud of the result.
2) People were blown away by the fireworks show, and it took a lot of work to make it happen. My DJ said he could pull it off, and lo and behold he was good to his word and I danced to Fireworks by Katie Perry on my wedding day!
3) I didn’t mean for this to happen, but the mementos I made for my parents ended up on the bar top for everyone to see. They were little customized photo cubes with old pictures of myself with either my mom or my dad. I was so touched to see them placed there, openly sharing our love with our guests. My parents do so much to make sure my life goes well; my wedding day was no exception. I am so thankful for such strong parents–I love them!
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We LOVED Sarah and Sean’s wedding at the Ford Farm in DeLand. Here are 5 of our favorites. Planning by Courtney Ford Event Design. More Deland Farm Wedding Photography to come…. contact us today if you are interested in a wedding package we offer!
Lake Eola in downtown Orlando was the perfect spot for Natalie and Kevin’s engagement session. They brought their white boxer, Cheyenne, who added to the fun, even sporting their Save the Date sign! We had so much fun walking around the lake and seeing how silly and sweet Natalie and Kevin were together. Can’t wait for their wedding this fall at the Brevard Zoo! For more information on Orlando Lake Eola Engagement Photography or other services offered by The Canovas, contact us today!
How they met, in Natalie’s words: So, our story… In April 2014, we began talking through a dating website, we had a date set, but an hour prior, Kevin bailed. I told him I was disappointed but wished him luck. About 2 months later, after going through my phone, deleting messages, I saw our conversation and decided to see how he was doing. But prior to this point, I deleted his name! After talking for a week or so, we planned to meet, but via text I told him I deleted his name, he made me guess and luckily I remembered. Our first date was on June 20th, 2014 in Cocoa Beach at our (now) favorite restaurant, Florida’s Fresh Grill. The following week, he came over on Friday and we went on our second date, shortly after pulling off of my street, he began to play the song “Thinking out Loud” by Ed Sheeran. As I listened to the words, I looked up at him and thought to myself ‘I’m going to marry this man.’ Little did I know, he was thinking the same thing. The only hurdle in our way at that point was the fact that Kevin said he never wanted to get married, then changed that slightly to at least not for a while. After a few weeks of hanging out, talking to friends about what to do (on both sides,) we decided to keep seeing each other and see how it went. About a month later he officially asked me to be his girlfriend. For his Birthday (September 20th) we flew to Ohio so I could meet his family. By the time we went back to visit at the end of November, through a long 17 hour drive up, with our dog Cheyenne, his mom had some jewelry catalogs on the coffee table for me to look through. We figured if we could survive that trip with no problems, we could handle the rest of our lives. So a month later, we began looking at rings. In January we even booked a venue, and on February 10th, he sent me a text asking to come over that night and go to our favorite restaurant. I didn’t think anything of it because he randomly came over during the week for a night. When he came into my room, he walked into the closet, where he puts his backpack, took Cheyenne in with him, and when he walked out, Cheyenne had a sign around her neck, he had our song playing on his phone, and he got down on one knee! I started to tear up, but Chy wasn’t cooperating, I couldn’t actually read the sign, but he did ask, and I did say YES!
So lovely to meet Jennifer and Lucas for their Winter Park Engagement Shoot on Rollins Collage Campus! We had been rained out twice and finally met on a beautiful almost-spring day. She is a doctor, he is a nurse and their was plenty of chemistry between them….xo
I asked Jennifer how they met: “We met while I was doing my residency in Greenville, NC. He had just finished nursing school and took his first job in the Emergency Department where I was training. I noticed him, and he would always flirt with me, but there is about a 10 year age difference between us, and I thought he couldn’t possibly be looking for anything serious. Then, about 2 years later, I decided to see what would happen, and I said yes when he asked me to dinner. Our second date was a few months after that, and we’ve been together ever since!”
Chelsea loves trees – big beautiful oaks trees – and wanted them incorporated in her engagement session and in her wedding. I think we found the perfect spot at Dickson Azalea Park in Orlando! Beautiful trees everywhere that complimented Chelsea and Joe’s strong love for each other. We can’t wait for their wedding – our first wedding of 2016! xo
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One of our favorite wedding-styled shoots from last year was at the newly-renovated Wyndham Orlando International Drive. Jennifer from Just Marry! put together this Manhattan Architectural stylized shoot. The hotel’s updated modern look inspired the theme, and our two models brought it all together. The first was our uptown “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” bride whose structured lines made for a strikingly elegant look. Grace Kelly inspired our fun and artistic bride, whose bouquet brought a breath of springtime everywhere she went. With either style, the glamorous venue served as the perfect backdrop!
We are so excited for Sarah and Sean’s wedding at a private farm in March! Their bohemian-inspired engagement photography shoot was a blast, complete with a 70s VW van and hippie-styled clothing from Dressed Boutique by Cam and props from Newfangled Modern Market styled by Courtney Ford Event Design. Flower crown made by me! Sean is an artist and teaches art part time at Stetson University. Sarah is a physician’s assistant in dermatology. They were so fun and sweet with each other! They met in Tampa at a local pub while Sarah was at UCF for undergrad studies and Sean was in grad school there. They have been engaged for almost five years and together for almost 9. They are excited to finally say their nuptials and spend the night partying with close friends and family! Sean and Sarah dated for about 4 years when Sean proposed under the Virginia Falls in Glacier National Park in Montana.
Hope you enjoy our favorites from their photo shoot!
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