We went down to the coast with Meghan and Ted. They will soon be welcoming a bundle of joy into the world. They currently live in Tampa, but are “Tallahassee” natives and love to visit Ted’s family up here. Meghan and Ted are tons of fun, and we are sure a little baby isn’t going to slow them down a beat. We can’t wait to meet Baby Bergquist sometime during football season!

Joe and Brittany have a very cute love, and Joe easily showed it. He admitted he doesn’t normally get emotional, but it was obvious he was thrilled to be marrying Brittany. It was quite a treat to spend the day with this pair. Their wedding was beyond a perfect summer day. Not too hot, not too humid, it was nice & breezy, which didn’t matter much since we spent most of the day inside. The vendors, namely John Gandy’s team, made sure the event went off without a hitch. Everything came together, and it was quite memorable.

The reception was set up to be indoor & outdoor. With bands in both areas, a strolling supper (in & out), tents, beautiful lighting (japanese lanterns & globe lighting inside). There were a lot of Italian traditions that were followed. A cookie/pastry cake, the italian money dance, italian cuisine, and Brittany wore green the entire day preceding the wedding for good luck. They are going to need luck in a household divided, Brittany & family are die hard Florida Gators while Joe attended FSU and loves his football. You can see a bit of their rivalry at their engagement session.

I really hope these two have a great time on their honeymoon in St. Lucia!

VENDORS:
Planning & Decor: John Gandy Events
Floral Design: Designs by Darin
Cake: Katie’s Cakes
Make up: Randi Buchanan, Make Up Artist
Catering/Bar Service: Andrew’s Catering
Band: Crooked Shooz
Ceremony: Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Reception: Goodwood Museum & Gardens
Linens: Silver Lining Linens
Chavari Chairs: John Gandy Events
Tents and Table Rentals: In Tent Events
Trolley Service: City of Tallahassee
Hair: Green Peridot Salon

Love the colorful shoes!!!

Joe thinking about the day ahead.

I love Brittany’s face here while she was getting her hair done. And make-up by the always wonderful Randi Buchanan.

Look at that smile on Brittany’s face as her dress was being zipped up. The excitement was contagious.

The centerpieces were mostly different, they thought of everything even the mouth wash in the bathroom (kissable breath), coozies, & monogrammed bar napkins

Outdoor they had a patio set up under tents with Japanese lanterns, monogrammed pillows, and what looked like a very yummy Arnold Palmer already made

Katie’s cakes & an Italian Cookie Cake

Stunning

The trolley ride was quite a treat for the bridal party & parents as always!

Rebecca & Mike walked around Southwood with the two of us for their engagement photos a while back. We enjoyed our afternoon tremendously learning about them. Their engagement session was quite interesting! Mike had been planning to propose for a while, and finally he was tired of it getting put off when plans fell through (of course Rebecca had no idea the entire time). So one day he decided that evening would be the day… well Rebecca ended up helping out a friend that evening & babysitting for a friend while the friend was having her second child. After the proposal the friend understood and found another friend to babysit while the couple went to dinner to celebrate.

It was quite a time in the beginning we had some confusion with Rebecca (the one being photographed) and Rebekah (the photographer), we finally figured it all out! But it was comical in the beginning.

Ashleigh & Jeremy are actually already married… and have the cutest baby, Ethan, but they never had their dream wedding. They got married a whole 6 days after me two years ago! Jeremy is serving our country and they now have the chance to make their wedding day everything they ever wanted. So technically this isn’t an engagement session, but we treated it like one. I’ve seen bits & pieces of Ashleigh’s plans and ideas on facebook since she booked us & wow this is going to be a beautiful/awesome wedding.

The luggage was fitting because within a week after the session they moved to their new station with the military, but they will of course be back for the wedding! They have moved a lot since their (so far) short marriage, and will of course move many more times.

Since we only posted one blog entry last week, we decided to post two sessions for our regular Tuesday blog posting. The first session is of the Poole family, Ashley’s mom came into town and we did a mini session for the ladies. The ladies would include Ashley, her mom & her tiny daughter. Kylin is certified for cheek pinching, she is extremely cute & was a completely happy child during our short session. At the end we got Ashley’s husband involved in the photos the two of them had not had family photos taken in a while.

The second session on here is of Marley. Marley’s daddy, Chris, owns a local bartending company we deal with on a regular basis at events, On the Rocks Bartending. They have always done a tremendous job at the events we have worked together at. We enjoyed finally meeting Chris’ family. Marley is getting big pretty quickly, so we are happy they allowed us to capture her at such as small point in her life.

POOLE FAMILY:

MARLEY NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY: