Well, a first for me – photographing a portrait session with a canoe! Ellen & Jimmy are getting married in October in Watercolor, FL. They got engaged on a mountain on a hike. So we wanted their engagement session to reflect their love for the outdoors AND for each other. We initially planned to shoot with bikes (they love bike riding too), but literally an hour before the shoot we found a canoe to use. We quickly changed shoot locations and put the canoe in. Now I have to give props to an incredibly talented and hard working team to make these photos a reality :: First, thank you to Mary Virginia (Ellen’s cousin) for finding a canoe!! LeeAnne Blair did Ellen’s amazing make-up. Kayla styled her hair & wardrobe and assisted me. Ian Riley manned the boat and rocked the lights! (And I could tell he was ITCHING to shoot, so I handed him my camera for a few minutes. He captured these two shots below). And he was the MVP of the day. (I wish I had a medal to give him.) In order to allow Ellen & Jimmy to sit together in the canoe we needed something (or someone) to balance the canoe. So in this image above, Ian is literally laying down in the back of the canoe. THANK YOU IAN!
I am looking forward to and am incredibly honored to be a part of Ellen & Jimmy’s wedding celebration in October. Thank you to you both – you are a beautiful couple. Enjoy your engagement and wedding-planning season… and your photos ::
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