Paul & Bethel's Winter Haven Wedding

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure to photograph Paul and Bethel's wedding. They were married at Faith Baptist in Winter Haven, Florida. The service and reception were held at the church and they had an amazing display of love and gratitude during the entire evening. It was an experience that I had not been able to experience until now and I was both blessed and honored to be a part of it. I got some great shots and I thought I would share!!



I love all the hands in the frame, trying to adjust the tie and collar...



This little girl was having so much fun and was a ham in front of the camera...



Even the bobble head doll was checkin' out the bride...





Can that smile get any larger!?!





During the ceremony, tons of friends and family came up and said some nice things about the couple...











Paul is a photographer, too. His groom's cake was very cool...



All during the reception, people took a microphone and spoke about their experiences with one or both of the bride and groom. Some of the stories were just hilarious.







The limo driver opened the back of the SUV limo and I was able to grab this great shot of them inside.

Paul and Bethel: Engagement Shoot

Paul and Bethel win the the award for the fastest time between contract and ngagement shoot ever!! We went to contract on Saturday and tried to shoot the engagement photos on Wednesday, but 2.5 inches of rain in just over an hour kinda of killed that idea. We rescheduled for the next evening and I crossed my fingers. Of course, those of us in Orlando know that the last couple months has been nothing more than one big thunderstorm after another and getting a day without ANY rain was just going to be impossible. Well, we made the shoot happen... armed with umbrellas for the lucky couple and trash bags for... not me, just my equipment! We didnt have to use them really... just a few moments of light drizzle is all there was.

The shoot went off without a hitch and I had a great time. Paul and Bethel make it easy to be a photographer as they do very well in front of the camera. Hope you enjoy what I captured!!