Carol & Manny’s Wedding | The Biltmore, Coral Gables

I shot Carol and Manny’s wedding in Coral Gables a few weeks ago with my good friend Curtis Copeland. Stephanie and I love living in Fort Lauderdale, but every time I’m in the Gables I want to move to Miami — theres just so much character down there. They got ready at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, made it to their ceremony at First Methodist Church just before it started pouring, and wrapped it up with an awesome reception at The Rusty Pelican on Key Biscayne (one of my favorite restaurants!). Legit.

The bride getting ready for her wedding at the Biltmore Hotel in MiamiBride gets dressed in the bridal suite at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL.Bridesmaids and bride in the bridal suite of the Miami wedding.The bride and groom's first look in the grand ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.Pictures of the wedding ceremony at First Methodist Church in Coral Gables.Detail shots of the wedding reception at the Rusty Pelican waterfront restaurant on Key BiscayneThe bride and groom enjoying their wedding reception overlooking Biscayne Bay from the Rusty Pelican.

Cassie & Grant | Downtown Tulsa

Stephanie and I just got back from visiting our friends Cassie and Grant in Tulsa. Cassie and Stephanie have known each other for years — she actually introduced the two of them. They came down to Florida to go camping with us last fall, and we’ve been looking forward to getting to see them again ever since. Cassie’s a barista at Stonewood Coffee & Tea Co and really knows her stuff, so she showed us all the best coffee shops in town. There were a ton more great things to do there than I’d been expecting — downtown Tulsa is a pretty cool place, believe it or not. Which makes sense, because Cassie and Grant are some pretty cool people.

Portraits in Topeca Coffee in downtown TulsaCassie laughing in a coffee shop in OklahomaStanding outside Topeca Coffee in TulsaPortraits in the alleyway outside of Topeca Coffee.

Blake & Megan featured on Rock N’ Roll Bride

Blake and Megan’s DIY wedding concept shoot was featured this morning on one of my favorite wedding blogs, Rock N’ Roll Bride. This is cool for a number of reasons.

1) I love how Blake & Megan’s shoot really captured who they are.

2) I love how Rock N’ Roll Bride features weddings where people get to let their creativity and personalities show.

3) I love being able to say “I’m pretty big in Europe” all day today.

Click here to check out the full feature, and be sure to leave me some comment love!



Blake & Megan's Fort Lauderdale DIY concept wedding photoshoot was featured on Rock N' Roll Bride this morning.

Blake & Megan | DIY Wedding Concept Photoshoot

My wife and I love weddings — I’m a photographer (obviously) and she loves design and decorating. So we decided to put together a wedding concept shoot with our good friends Blake & Megan. We invited our awesome photographer friends Ashley and Lydia to come and shoot it with me. We all woke up this morning earlier than any human being should ever have to on a holiday, and headed over to Secret Woods Nature Center, where they have a crazy cool nature trail near the river (and the biggest spiders on earth). After shooting there a bit, we headed back to my house where Stephanie, my mom and sister, and a half dozen of our AWESOME friends set up a mock outdoor wedding that Stephanie, Ashley, and Megan designed. Stephanie’s been planning this for months, and it definitely showed. Too bad the rain cut it short — all the homemade desserts were delicious though!

Indie bridal shoot at Secret Woods Nature Center in Fort LauderdaleMegan holding her DIY bouquet at our indie wedding concept shoot in downtown Fort LauderdaleBride and groom kissing at the indie DIY wedding in downtown Fort Lauderdale.Indie bridal portraits in Victoria Park, downtown Fort Lauderdale.Blake laughing and posing on the DIY wedding guest table in Victoria Park.The Bride and Groom sitting on the homemade guest table for the wedding.Pictures of the DIY details created for the fort lauderdale indie wedding concept photoshoot.Closeup of one of the drawers of the crafty DIY gift table open and full of wine corks.The crafty vintage bride and groom table in the backyard.Bride and groom cutting the cake and eating homemade desserts at their indie DIY fort lauderdale wedding.

Blake & Megan (Teaser)

I had an awesome time shooting Blake & Megan’s awesome concept shoot with Ashley and Lydia today! My wife did such a rocking job designing it, and our awesome friends and family worked so hard to help us make it happen.Thanks everyone for coming out and helping. There’s more to come, so keep an eye out on the blog!
Indie crafty DIY wedding photoshoot in downtown Fort Lauderdale.