Sometimes a shoot will take you on a personal journey. It’s not about the location, or the model, or your camera…. it’s usually about your own ability to grow and challenge yourself. In retrospect, yesterday probably shouldn’t have happened at all. What started as a photographer workshop with Hollie and Lance – 3 cancellations later – turned in to a one-on-one bridal couture session with me and Hollie, Anthony in toe, some last minute vendors who support me when I’m not always sure why, and some amazing light.

The journey must always come from light. The light isn’t always perfect, sometimes we have to wait for a cloud or 2 – but isn’t that usually the way it works? There’s a deeper motivation, a stronger sense of who I am and images that I think will define my work in the coming year. All because of the light.

The location isn’t original – in fact, it’s been done, a lot. But it’s how you present the location that will make the difference. We had a specific style in mind, and major thanks to Amanda from Something Blue Bridal Salon, Lee from Lee Forrest Design, and my amazing model, Hollie – who is much more beautiful than what you see on the exterior, for believing in my vision and supporting me.

Ethereal and soft, feminine and couture – Hollie graciously came along with me as I fight to discover who I am as a photographer.

Lauren and Jason Kube are quite possibly one of the sexiest couples I’ve worked with! These two are on fire, and we had a steamy downtown Orlando Trash the Dress session. Lauren had a classic chic Jessica McClintock gown and dark teal sash. I can’t wait to post the whole shoot, but for now, I’m excited to post these teasers!

You can check out their wedding pics here, and become a Facebook Fan here! You can also view their Trash the Dress teasers on The Wedding Chicks website!

And special thanks to Hamburger Mary’s and Church Street Station for the awesome locations!

Lauren gets all the credit for stumbling on Hamburger Mary’s. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been to Church Street and never gone inside! I’m a huge fan now!

Not to mention, they have the cutest pink and green umbrellas outside on their “patio”. We had an audience of servers with their faces pressed against the glass, too.

I HAD to add this one… if not for the green umbrellas, for the fact that I asked them to do something “them”… and Jason busted out the robot. Lauren = not amused. I thought it was funny. The second picture is the after-effect of the Robot. That’s disbelief you see on her face.

This was actually one of the first shots, but I did a different little editing technique so I wanted to put it closer to the end.

Love this shot on the right!

Such a cute little moment