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Wedding Magazine Cover

July 5, 2016 admin 1 Comment

Wedding Magazine Cover

I was delighted to find out that I was chosen for the Times of The Islands Wedding magazine cover.

Picky and Sarah were the Bride and Groom. They got married at the beautiful Casa Ybel Resort located here on Sanibel Island.

When I asked Pikey how they met and she shared: “We both work in the car business, Pikey’s family owns a dealership and my family owns a car auction. He had been coming to the auction for many years. He says I always looked at him, but in reality it was always him looking over at me, and he is such a wuss one time a co-worker of his asked me for my number for Pikey. I gave it to him and he called me and the rest is history.” A great and unique story. I also asked Sarah to share her wedding plans and what she thought would make their event unique, this is what she said, “We love Sanibel Island, so we wanted to be on the grass but right beside the water. We wanted the island theme for our close family and friends, it was beautiful, classy, but most of all fun.” she added: Steve played beautiful music, (referring to Steve Farst, a phenomenal local musician) the food was delicious. Everyone there was beautiful.

I could not have done it without Sarah and Pikey. A terrific couple. Sarah had put a lot of planning into this wedding (along with the amazing, Tori Weatherford, of Casa Ybel Resort) and it showed. They chose to have their ceremony on the Lawn, followed by a tented reception located right next to the ceremony site.

Casa Ybel Resort is one of the few places on the Islands that can accommodate a tented venue at a beach wedding. If you can time it right, with the weather, there is no better way to have a reception. Fall and spring are typically the best times, the temperature is normally in the 70’s with low humidity. The lawn area at Casa Ybel is made up of Bermuda grass, which is normally reserved for golf courses here in Florida. Not a big deal you think? Well… it kinda is. It takes a lot more effort to look after than the usual St Augustine variety. Bermuda grass is so soft, it is really fine, it feels great on your feet. St Augustine looks very nice but it has huge blades and is more like a thick mat of grass, not as soft. And as they say: ‘it’s all in the details’

You can see in the picture below that Sarah and Pikey opted to have the sides of the tent rolled up which is a great idea as it lets the breeze flow through. This particular tent is really well designed (this one is owned by the resort). Should the wind pick up or the temperature suddenly drop the sides of the tent can be dropped to the ground in a matter of minutes.

I digress!

Here are a list of all of the contributors that made this wedding magazine cover possible:

Wedding Planner: Tory Weatherford, Casa Ybel Resort

Hair and Makeup: Kay Casperson Lifestyle Spa and Boutique at The Sundial Beach Resort & Spa

Florals: Floral Artistry

DJ/Musician: Steve Farst

Video: The Nick Adams Photography Team

Officiant: Eddie Mosely

https://youtu.be/jkRILHQvIBc

http://timesoftheislands.com/dm/2016/may-jun

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Stunning Captiva Island Wedding!

February 5, 2016 admin Leave a comment

Nick Adams Beach Photographer Captiva

Beach photographer Nick Adams recently did a fantastic wedding at South Seas Island Resort. Here is what he had to say about it:

Kaia and Dave met on Match.com. Yes, it really works! Dave had been on the site for a while, but it was Kasia’s first time. A majority of Kasia’s friends were married off or about to be, so her best friend signed her up. Kasia had been on the site for about two months before she started talking to Dave. Long story short, Dave was the first and only guy she ever dated on Match.com.

Now for the big day! Kasia and Dave got married at Sunset Cove in the South Seas Island Resort. The theme was simple and elegant. Kasia’s main concern was she wanted everyone dancing, so she hired this AMAZING 11 piece band called The Headliners. This band really knew how to keep the party going.

“Married life is great! I just booked our honeymoon to the Dominican Republic! And we’re going through all our pictures! Finally, I got time last night to start the slideshow, we’re half way through… finishing up tonight. We LOVE them! Thank you SOOO much!”

It wasn’t that long ago that couples meeting online was rare, if not somewhat embarrassing for the couples concerned but nowadays it is commonplace. Beach photographer Nick Adams said: The first wedding I did for an online couple was so extraordinary that they requested emojicons be put throughout their album. I will never forget it, the groom, Marcelo was from Argentina and the bride was from the US. Neither of them particularly liked the ‘bar scene’ or the traditional methods of meeting people, so online dating was the perfect fit. They used Yahoo Personals which was the predecessor to Match.com. I can happily say… they are still married today and they will be celebrating their 10 year anniversary this coming Valentines day (2016). Marcelo and I share a passion for motorcycles and we are still friends to this day. In fact I am doing a multigenerational portrait session this week of Maura’s family. Cheers to online dating…. it works!

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Cake Artist: The Bubble Room

Band/Musician: The Headliners Band

Officiant: Dr. Dan Lamey

Videographer: Nick Adams Photography

Make-up Artist: Kay Casperson Spa

Florist: Isn’t She Lovely

Wedding Coordinator: Rhonda Decherd-South Seas

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WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award 2016

January 12, 2016 admin Leave a comment

Award winning photographer Nick Adams does it again!

Award winning photographer Nick Adams does it again! We are so pleased to win the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award again this year!!

We love our brides and grooms and thank them for trusting us to capture such an important time in their lives. We are looking forward to an amazing 2016!!! Check out our WeddingWire page.

The WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards recognizes the top five percent of local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network. The award winners demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, winners of the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards are determined by recent reviews from over a million WeddingWire newlyweds.

We are so pleased to be honored among all the other amazing wedding vendors on Sanibel and Captiva like ceremony and reception venues Casa Ybel Resort, Sanibel Moorings Resort, South Seas Island Resort, The Sanctuary Golf Club and Tween Waters Inn. Also honored was the amazing and talented florist Floral Artistry. The WeddingWire Award was also given to the many, many talented bakers, DJ’s, entertainers, makeup and beauty consultants, caterers and officiants that we are so honored to come in contact with on a weekly and yearly basis. All these talented professionals make being a professional wedding photographer in Southwest Florida an absolute pleasure! 2016 is shaping up to be our best year to date so if you are planning a wedding on Sanibel or Captiva or anywhere in the Lee or Collier area please give us a call. We are in our Sanibel office Monday-Friday from 9-5 and are pleased to answer any questions or help you out in any way that we can. We want to make sure your wedding is one of the “best days” of your life!

Award Winning Photographer Nick Adams — Useppa Island Wedding 201

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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.