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Ashley & Brad – South Seas Island Resort

January 11, 2016 admin Leave a comment

Captiva Wedding Photography

Captiva wedding photography is always a creative mix of stunning scenery and the joys of a union. Ashley and Brad’s wedding was no different. The wedding took place at the beautiful South Seas Island Resort located at the most northerly tip of Captiva Island. Ashley and Brad have known each other since middle school. They recently made the ultimate commitment and tied the knot. They chose the stunning lawn area of the Kings Crown Lawn as their ceremony location. A great choice if I may say so myself:) The lawn overlooks Pine Island Sound or the back bay as it is locally known. The views are stunning. You are also relatively protected from the coastal breeze. Its a great place to get married because it is secluded and convenient. There is a bridal room that is located just off the lawn area. It has large panes of glass that let in ample light for those perfect ‘getting ready” shots. A few short steps takes you out onto the lawn to your ceremony site. After the ceremony you can take pictures with your guests and family right there just as Ashley and Brad did. You then have the option of using the pier and the lush tropical greenery for the all important bride and groom portraits.

Ashley and Brad decided to also go to the beach at sunset with the wedding party, while the guests stayed behind and enjoyed delicious hors d’oeuvres and cocktails prepared by the talented culinary staff at South Seas Island Resort. Rhonda Decherd, one of the talented wedding planning staff at South Seas Island Resort organized an open top trolly to pick up Ashley, Brad and 16 of their closest friends to take them to the secluded Sunset Cove. Check out the pictures below… you will see why:) After sunset they headed back to the Kings Crown for the reception. The rest is history!

What a great couple and a what a great, fun, group of people. I wish them all the happiness for the future and thanks to them for making Captiva wedding photography such a joy and an honor to me!

Captiva wedding photography — The Dress! The getting ready room located next to The Kings Crown Lawn

Captiva Wedding Photographer — Brad and Ashley with Dad beaming on. Look at that dress!!!!!

Florist: Floral Artistry

Make-up Artist: Kay Casperson

Hair Stylist: Kay Casperson

Dj/Musician: Vanderbilt Strings, Jeff Keys

Officiant: Bob Mitchell

Cake Artist: Publix Bakery

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Sanibel Wedding – Casa Ybel Resort

December 15, 2015 admin 1 Comment

Sanibel Wedding

Timothy and Kelly had an intimate Sanibel wedding ceremony at Casa Ybel Resort. This is their second marriage, so they wanted to keep the focus on the two of them and their 5 children and very special guests. By all accounts the wedding was a big hit! We received this awesome message shortly after the wedding:

“I just wanted to leave you a quick message letting you know how wonderful and thorough Nick was for our wedding shoot! Not only did Tim and I love him, we got many compliments from the rest or our guests regarding his wonderful work! Thank you for all of your work, suggestions and great communication! I would definitely recommend this business to all!

Wow what a compliment! thanks guys

Intimate Weddings

Timothy and Kelly chose to go for a small wedding and intimate weddings are becoming more and more popular. I think many of our couples are looking to take the stress out of a huge wedding. Intimate weddings are a great way to go for destination brides. In the right situation, they check all the boxes: small, convenient, intimate and quite importantly, very cost effective:) You will often find that vendors and resorts will have special packaging and pricing for intimate weddings. There is normally a limit to how many people constitute the making of an intimate package. This number varies from vendor to vendor. For us it is twelve people but we are somewhat flexible depending on the day of the wedding. Vendors will also provide packages for intimate weddings. We can offer additional services like video, profesional audio and we also have an officiant on staff! Other vendors/resorts may bundle in things like bouquets or seating or maybe a bottle of champers or two. It’s worth checking.

Sanibel Wedding photography Casa Ybel Resort — Bride and Groom under a Banyan tree

Sanibel wedding Photography, Casa Ybel Gazebo — The ever popular Gazebo at Casa Ybel Resort

Sanibel Wedding Casa Ybel Events — The sandy walk:)

Sanibel Wedding photographer — Beach wedding at it’s finest!

Sanibel Wedding photographer Casa ybel — The Vows

Sanibel Wedding photographer blended family — Blending families symbolically with Sand

Sanibel Wedding pictures — Sanibel wedding

Sanibel Wedding photos blending a family on the beach Casa Ybel Resort — Golden hour

Sanibel Wedding photography sea oats Casa Ybel — By the sea oats

Sanibel Wedding The Groomsman Casa Ybel Resort — The Groomsmen

Sanibel Wedding, beach photographer, Casa ybel Resort — Happy!

Sanibel Wedding, beach photography, Casa ybel Resort — Back of the dress

Sanibel Wedding, beach wedding, Casa ybel Resort — A walk in paradise

Sanibel Wedding, beach photographer, Casa ybel Resort, hugs — Hugs!

Sanibel Wedding, beach photographer, Casa ybel Resort, The Thistle Lodge — The Thistle Lodge

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Slow Motion Video Booth!

October 22, 2015 admin Leave a comment

Slow Motion Video Booth

This weekend we used our slow motion video booth for a wedding at The Sanctuary Golf Club on Sanibel Island. It really is a blast. We have a backdrop set up with lots of props on tables. It literally took a couple of minutes after it opened for everyone to start joining in the fun. The hilarious part is

Slow motion video booth

when people get to see the slow motion video clips right there and then on the screen. You could hear nothing but roaring laughter coming from the booth. The ironic part is that the bride said she wasn’t really “the photo booth type” luckily she trusted our judgment and it was a huge hit. We have had a photo booth for the last several years and while it is fun, this is on another level. You could see people returning to the dance floor laughing and joking….it’s infectious.

The finished product will be like the example video below but much longer. We take all the clips, vary the speeds add some cool music and voila!

If you are wondering how much space you would need: The backdrop is 9′ wide so the booth would need to be approximately 10’x20′ although we can scale down the size of the booth if we need to. It just means you would not be able to get as many people in it.

Call us about pricing, we have discounts for clients that book multiple services with us.

Shelby and Brandon were the Bride and Groom in this wedding. Look out for an upcoming feature on the blog. We are going

to showcase everything from the photography to the wedding film to the finished slow motion video… coming soon!

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Times of the Islands | May-Jun 2015

May 21, 2015 admin Leave a comment

We are excited to be featured in the May/June edition of Times of the Island magazine! If you are planning a wedding, I would definitely pick up this edition as it has lots of helpful information and ideas for your big day.

Source: Times of the Islands | May-Jun 2015

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Goliath grouper caught on Sanibel | WINK NEWS

May 8, 2015 admin

Wow! I can’t believe our customers Jasmine and Matthew caught this goliath grouper on the Sanibel causeway. We photographed Jasmine’s senior portrait and then her and Matthew’s wedding in 2012.

Check out the story.

Source: Goliath grouper caught on Sanibel | WINK NEWS

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