This incredibly windy but incredibly loving day was one of my favorite sunsets at Casa Marina Hotel. Kelsey & Blake picked a beautiful November day to get married beach side in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. With soft pastel pinks, navy’s and creamy whites they accented Casa Marina’s Historic Beauty and created an adorable wedding by the ocean. Check out their perfect sunset wedding below….Enjoy!
KiKi
Just the most perfect of Saturday Mornings. Felt just like a fairy tale as I walked up to the cute St.Augustine Bungalow she and her bridesmaids were sipping champagne and getting ready at. Blue skies, birds chirping, and a lovely group of people to spend the day with.
Besides the beautiful day, there were so many smiles and laughs that it was hard to narrow down my favorites. Check out some of their best below. Enjoy!
KiKi
2015. It may be in month 2 of 2016, but you still haunt me. If you own your own business you know the year doesn’t really end on December 31st. There are mountains of things to do in order to close out the year and it always seeps into the months following the champagne filled New Years Eve party you went to. In comes my blog post…my end of 2015 is officially here with the closing of my books and editing my last session which happened to be on the last day of the year. I put together a collage last year and photo timeline and people seemed to have a good laugh so I decided to give it another go around.
2015 was filled with 36 weddings, 55 photo booths and 50 portraits sessions all taking place in Florida, Colorado, Washington, Virginia, Ireland, and Scotland. We hit our 5th year in business and 160th wedding. And to be honest we had one of the best years since we started in 2010. Although…2016 is already proven to be a heavy contestant for “Best Year”, but I will leave that to next years post. For now, check out my photo captioned year below.
Enjoy and Thanks to all my clients from 2015 that made this such a magical and wonderful year!
KiKi
We began the year in cold Colorado bundled up with this guy…
Then we decided to rent a camper van…
And head to Ireland…
To photograph these two…
We Danced a lot…
And had some of this…
And this…
And then did this…
Then we came back to the states and photographed these guys at a candy factory…
Was it a boy?
A Girl?
It was a boy. Here he is…
We also danced in the woods…
And went on a boat ride…
And hung out cliffside…
And at the beach…
And by the river…
We also had a bunch of smiles….
A lot of lovely couples got married…
But some people were over it…
And the Rain…
And the sunshine…
As well as the cake eaters…
The “Glowing Bride Award” was created …
And also the “Best Bridesmaid Award”…
Hands became a new photographic obsession…
And now it’s on to 2016…
The Goldenest of Golden Hour Engagements was my first time at Castaway Island Preserve in Jacksonville, Florida. With cowboy boots on we explored the beautiful woods of Castaway Island on one of the most beautiful days here in Florida. Enjoy my last engagement session of 2015!
I cannot put a solid number together for how many shoots I have done of these two. Between their wedding, Braden on his Dirtbike, Courtney surfing in her wedding dress, Family Sessions with their dogs, Christmas Day…we have just had a lot of fun memories and photos to prove it. So naturally, when I needed a couple to pose for a styled session, I asked the Burton’s. And although it began as a styled shoot with a few Colorado Vendors, it turned into a bit of a vow renewal. Even if that Vow Renewal included Courtney promising not to eat Braden’s French Fries and Braden vowing to order more so she can. Happy I met you two years ago because life is always a little more fun when you guys are around.
Enjoy!
Photography and Set Design by: KiKi Creates at www.KiKiCreates.com
Dress by: Simply Bridal at http://www.simplybridal.com/
Flowers by: FIN + ALLY at http://finallyco.com/
Makeup by: Malia Britton at https://www.facebook.com/malia.britton?fref=ts
Hair by: Heidi Koeman
Photographed in the Beautiful Town of Crested Butte
My first time photographing at Great Falls was with my wonderful sister and brother in law. I got the chance to photograph them and their goofy pups while visiting during fall of last year. Over the course of three hours, and with the help of lots of goofy faces and joking around, we created some of my favorite photos alongside this wonderful cliff we found while hiking. We even got to make a few awkward family photos with my sister and I and the dogs earlier in the day. Thanks for inching closer and closer to the edge of the cliff for this portrait….Always fun working with the Petersen’s!
Enjoy!
This shoot easily makes my top three favorite shoots from 2015. This Colorful fall wedding reception was put together by some of the best vendors in the west elk mountains. We decided to incorporate vibrant pops of color to enhance the wooded scene we photographed in. We created a natural wood table with accents of vintage silverware and plates from the antique shops in Gunnison Valley. The bouquet and dress were adorned with hand dyed velvet and flowers from Paonia, a gorgeous town 1 hour from Crested Butte. Our cake was hand painted and designed to add a bit of glam to this Bohemian shoot. Wooden pieces were also hand burned and painted to accentuate the natural look of this stunning scene. With just a dash of snow the night before, and a secluded river only footsteps away, we could not have asked for a better fairytale setting than this. Take a look yourself….Enjoy!
Photography and Set Design by: KiKi Creates at www.KiKiCreates.com
Dress by: Simply Bridal at http://www.simplybridal.com/
Flowers by: FIN + ALLY at http://finallyco.com/
Cake by: Wildflour Sweets at http://www.wildfloursweets.com/
Wood Burnings by: Jenny Anne Customs at www.jennyannecustoms.etsy.com
Wood Railroad Coat Rack by: Ali Koeman Designs at https://www.etsy.com/no-en/shop/alikoemandesigns
Makeup by: Malia Britton at https://www.facebook.com/malia.britton?fref=ts
Hair by: Heidi Koeman
Photographed in the Beautiful Town of Crested Butte
I’ve always thought the best way to throw a wedding is to rent a house and party all night! Kaylie & Jason had the same idea and you can see the beauty of their St.Augustine Fall Wedding in the lovely photo below. Enjoy!
I love a couple that likes to take an adventure. Especially when I get to photograph them while zooming down the St.Johns to a Private Island. I had such a great time with my good friends Marty and Jess. They are a super sweet and fun couple that loves going out on the water on their boat (named Double D’s), so we decided to incorporate that in the shoot. We couldn’t have done it without our trusty Captain, Mo Vaughan behind the helm on the boat I was photographing from. Check out their sunset engagement session below…
Enjoy!
KiKi
Jessica is a really talented artist. Here she is trying to write the date in the sand 🙂
Our Captain, Mo Vaughan
That Hair Jess!
The wedding with beautiful people and beautiful details. This was such a gorgeous wedding to photograph not only because every little detail was perfectly executed; but everyone was so sweet and beautiful inside and out. It’s nice when you don’t have to “pose” people. Especially when they are already having a great time, smiling, and looking gorgeous. 🙂
Thank you Michele & Caleb for inviting me to photograph such a loving wedding. There were so many beautiful and emotional moments from this day. So happy to be there to capture them.
Enjoy!
KiKi
Vendor Team:
PhotoBooth: KiKi Creates Photo Booth Dress: The Collection
Venue Ceremony: Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church
Venue Reception: Casa Marina Hotel & Restaurant
Flowers: Liz Stewart Floral Design
DJ: DLand Entertainment
Hair/Makeup: Miko Salon Jacksonville Beach & Makeup by Tricia