This is our first blog post on the NEW blog!!  With our NEW branding!  Poor Chrissy and Darin are probably a little confused since I had kept the rebranding a secret – they hired us under Forever Photography and now I’m blogging their wedding under Kylene and Ryan Studios!  I think they’ll forgive me though.  And this blog post has been long overdue.

There are so many special touches to this wedding – that kind of stuff makes me all mushy gushy!  Chrissy has an amazing Irish heritage and a lot of that was integrated into her details.  She pinned something quite special to her bouquet – her great-grandfather’s medal for participation in the 1916 Irish Uprising issued by the first president of Ireland, Eamon de Valera.  It was threadbare and I was worried I might damage it, but it was so neat to photograph!  Chrissy’s parents and Darin’s dad were also quite amazing – just the happiest people who had nothing but love for their children on their wedding day.  Chrissy’s dad gave a toast – I wish I had it recorded because it was the most touching thing I’ve ever heard.  (I know John with Siberian Pictures got it though!)

Reception and Ceremony Venue:  Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach

On-site Coordinator:  Kara Fleming

Catering and Cake Artist: done on-site at the Marriott

Floral Design: Pamela Pazprovenza with from Anything with Plants and Flowers

Disc Jockey and reception lighting:  David Horton with Audio Fixx

Videographer: John with Siberian Pictures

Hair and Makeup Artist:  Melissa Perez

Officiant: Reverend Joe Molina with Sensational Ceremonies

 

See the medal on Chrissy’s bouquet? So cool:

I had to be “Crouching Tiger Hidden Photographer” and crawl through plants to get this shot! But it was worth it to not get only the back of their heads:

Chrissy’s parents are just too sweet:

See their date spelled out on the right?

We love this couple. Guinness on your wedding day? Yes!

I loved the blue uplighting that the DJ provided:

They had quite the coordinated First Dance!

The dance floor was hopping!

I will just let you think this picture was super romantic and easy to capture. I won’t tell you how it rained buckets on us as soon as we got in place….nope, I won’t!

Thanks for a great night you guys!