Tampa and St. Pete, Florida, August 21, 2010.

On Saturday, I was absolutely honored to photograph the wedding of the beautiful Mindy and talented Josh. Mindy spent months preparing every detail of her amazingly elegant event, along with the expertise of planner Jackie Ross with Table 6 Productions. The church was amazing, the reception venue was just breathtaking, and the food was unbelievable! Not to mention the gallons of sweet tea before and after the event – I was in heaven! With details like a Starbucks coffee bar, Banana’s Foster, big band entertainment, and a fresh lavender send-off (to a vintage Rolls Royce), the reception was one of the best I’ve attended!

Mindy wore an Anne Barge gown and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house as Josh, a country singer/songwriter, played a song he wrote just for her during the ceremony. *swoon*

You better believe I’ll have a much longer blog post with a full vendor list in the next few weeks, but I couldn’t resist posting a little recap of the day.

Event Planning: Jackie Ross, Table 6 Productions
Ceremony: Tampa Covenant Church
Reception Venue: St. Pete Museum of Fine Arts

Mindy has the most amazing blue eyes! And her cute tank-top says it all

Mindy had a gorgeous bridal party with her, and her mom looked absolutely stunning.

Jackie designed the gorgeous rose-petal aisle runner

Is this a handsome group of guys or what?? (and I love the baseball pose…. haha! Totally his idea, by the way!)

Sweet tea station!!

Mindy and Josh shared their first dance with their friends and family!

And had their own little photobooth! We snuck the first couple photos…

I loved that their mini-cake was a nod to their engagement photos!

The evening wrapped up with a Blushing Bride signature cocktail for the toast!

I can’t wait to share the rest of their amazing event… stay tuned!

Amanda and Keith Wheeler | Gainesville, FL  |  June 12, 2010

I was really excited to shoot the wedding of Amanda and Keith Wheeler up in Gainesville, Fl in June! After shooting their amazing airport engagement session just a few months ago, I knew we’d be in for a fun night! Amanda just graduated from UF and Keith is in the Air Force in Oklahoma. This was our second service wedding, and they have such a special place in my heart! Keith wore his dress blues, and Amanda had an amazing ball gown from Oleg Cassini! Surrounded by friends, family and lots of pink peonies and roses, every detail was so amazing, thanks to Keith Watson Productions!

They had their ceremony and reception at the amazing Gainesville Country Club, where Jim made every part of the day run super smooth! Their ceremony was held outside on a hill, with a break in the trees to see down towards a valley. It was really beautiful and even though it was a tad warm outside, Amanda and Keith’s custom fan programs kept everyone cool!

Amanda has since moved out to Oklahoma to be with Keith, and they have a brand new addition to their family: an absolutely adorable little (and I mean LITTLE) puppy named Oakley!

I can’t begin to thank their family enough for all of their hospitality! They were so sweet and made us feel so welcome!

Sit back and enjoy…. this is a long one!

Ceremony and Reception: Gainesville Country Club
Bridal Gown: Oleg Cassini from David’s Bridal in Gainesville
Bridal Cake: Ruth Lord
Groom’s Cake: Tammy Howe
DJ: Mark Copeland
Florist and Event Design: Keith Watson Productions

So I’m a little behind on the times… but I shot this amazing styled design for Lauren Grove of Every Last Detail blog, and then we were featured on Style Me Pretty! There’s been so many blogs about this shoot, I almost feel like it’s overkill for me to post it, too! But I loved the design, the colors and the style… so I had to!

But I wanted to share some of Lauren’s comments about the shoot, and why it was so special!

“I say that this shoot was a “Twitterfied Photo Shoot” because many of the details were provided by vendors who responded to a tweet of mine, asking if any vendors had something they would like to contribute. It all started with Kristen Weaver saying that she would shoot it, and the shoot was on! Then the vendors came rolling in. Some totally gorgeous hair pieces were provided by Bethany Lorelle, and I’m now hooked. Monet sent the most perfect jewelry- I was in accessory heaven. The Etsy store LindenLovebirds sent the most perfect pink and gray shoe clips that went perfectly with the gray shoes our model wore. Southern Fete sent paper products designed to match the style and color scheme of the shoot. Marni of Creative Custom Cardboxes whipped up a pink and gray cardbox, and our Twitterfied Photo Shoot was complete! Oh and of course the details that I created for the shoot too!”

Vendor List:

Photographer: Kristen Weaver Photography
Event Design, Coordination, & Styling: Every Last Detail
Event Design, Decor, & Florals: MMD Events
Cardbox: Creative Custom Cardboxes
Chivari Chairs: Signature Event Rentals
Details: Every Last Detail
Dress: The Dressing Room
Hair Accessories: Bethany Lorelle
Hair & Makeup: Michelle Renee
Jewelry: Monet
Linens: Connie Duglin Linens
Paper: Southern Fete
Shoeclips: Linden Lovebirds

I LOVE peonies! They’re my absolute favorite bridal flower. Perfection.

All the stationary was made by Southern Fete. I thought they were so adorable!

How exciting is this?! I have my own escort card! That never happens! I can’t remember the last time I was a GUEST at a wedding…..!

The custom hair pieces were made by Bethany Lorelle. I am so in love with her online shop! I want just about all of it!

The bookcase was an amazing assortment of pink, white, soft candlelight and baby’s breath. So romantic and whimsical!

This is my engagement ring It’s famous now!

My new favorite dog, Batly! (can you guess how she got her name?)

My little (tall) Melissa makes such a gorgeous bride! Even though she’s not hitched just yet, I can only imagine how radiant she’ll be at her own wedding!

LOVED all the buckets of Baby’s Breath! Such a gorgeous touch. They just feel so light and airy!

Lauren made the amazingly cute table numbers! Rumor has it she’s opening her own Etsy store for them! She made all the table numbers for the shoot!

Cardbox Diva made this super chic alternative to your traditional card box!

Jessie and Dylan McMurry | Akron, Ohio

You know when you just know? When you travel from Ohio to Montana and meet a boy from Oklahoma…. and fall in love? When you’re seemingly put in the right place at the right time, and meet the right person?

Jessie and Dylan were just that couple, and after a year long friendship that slowly turned to a relationship, and then a love, Dylan picked up and moved up to Ohio to be with Jessie. Whether or not they stay in Ohio, or are living across the ocean (Jessie plans to do Missionary work overseas, which is a perfect fit for Dylan’s plans – he’s currently studying International Business), one thing is certain – they have an incredible love for each other, for family, and God.

When Jessie contacted me to shoot her July wedding, I was looking for a great reason to escape the Florida heat! I love visiting my home in North East Ohio, so her Akron wedding was right around the corner! What I didn’t realize, was just how much I would fall in love with this amazing couple! Not that it’s hard, they had a guest list well over 200 of doting friends and family – all of them absolutely entranced by their beautiful relationship!

The weather was incredible (an amazing 78 degrees), the details were adorable and party was a blast!

So as they celebrate their new beginnings in the Dominican Republic, I decided to share some of my absolute favorites from their wedding on Saturday! This is just a teaser of their day, so I can’t wait to share the whole wedding with you in a few weeks!

I’m a blogging fool today! This is what happens when you can’t talk… you write instead!

I went up to Gainesville on June 12 to shoot the amazingly PINK wedding of Amanda and Keith! If you remember them, I did their engagement session up at UF and an airplane hangar to celebrate Keith’s career in the US Air Force! Their wedding was a hot pink event full of Peonies, country music and super cool family! I couldn’t wait to share their teasers, but travel has kept me away from my blog for awhile!

Stay posted for their full wedding blog post! For now…. let’s celebrate Amanda and Keith!