Cara and Carlos {Boca Grande, Florida}

Here are a few of my favorites from Cara and Carlos' January wedding in Boca Grande.

Susanne and Mikie, Boca Grande {wedding commission}

An easy drive south of Sarasota, there is a beautiful place called Boca Grande. When you step onto this island, it feels like you've entered an older time...peaceful, relaxed. The streets are lined with beautiful trees and flowers. Most people walk or use golf carts to get around. Several of the restaurants and shops have been around for decades. The water is blue green and the sand is white. It's a perfect setting for a wedding. Susanne has spent time with her family here for years, so it was an especially perfect choice for her wedding.


This tree was amazing--there was a palm tree growing intertwined into the tree.



I wish I could have spent half a day taking Susanne around to some of the incredible locations for photography in Boca Grande. She was absolutely stunningly lovely in her wedding dress; and I have to say she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.
My second shooter, Craig Litten (BIG thank you!) got an amazing shot of Mikie seeing Susanne for the first time in her dress, and another amazing shot of Susanne's expression seeing Mikie.
Immediately following the ceremony. the bride and groom, the bridal party, and all of the wedding guests proceeded out the doors of the church paraded to the reception at the Gasparilla Inn.
Can you tell this couple is ecstatic about being married?
We seized five minutes to find a crazy cool lane of banyon trees where we able to capture some sweet moments.

Susanne's mother has an incredible, playful sense of color and fun. Craig and I had a blast photographing all of the details she lovingly planned for her only girl (Susanne has THREE brothers. Can you imagine what a great guy Mikie must be?) The lanterns, the flowers, the CANDY! were stunning and created a magical backdrop for celebration.The band was wonderful and brought the house down!

Thank you, Susanne and Mikie, for bringing me along on your amazing wedding day.