Kirsten + James | Engagement | Bradenton and Anna Maria Island

Kirsten and James are our lucky 11.11.11 couple. I am surprised we are still getting so many inquiries for this date but thankfully Kirsten and James booked us very early on, and the early bird does get the worm after all. We met them down near Anna Maria Island on Bradenton Beach for their session. These two are so natural and fun- we love a couple that knows how to snuggle! We wanted to show them having a little fun since they did meet playing kickball after all, and we enjoyed laughing with them during the session. Kirsten actually referred us one of our first wedding clients and we are so thrilled that she kept us in mind after all this time so that we can be part of their wedding this fall at the Bayou Club. We have this little streak of animals jumping into pictures so when we caught a seagull totally photo-bombing our dramatic shot we were thrilled. Now, meet Kirsten and James!
















Thank you again, Mr. Seagull. Kirsten + James- we had so much fun with you! Can't wait till we can hang out some more.

Jenny + Josh | Wedding Love Story

Our Love Story product line got started with Rick and Loren's engagement session a little while back (who are actually getting married today!). If you are not sure about whether you want full wedding video, this is a great option that captures the most important moments and an overall feel of the wedding day. We always love working on these with our couples because it is completely unique every time.

Jenny and Josh were our first wedding day Love Story, and we were so excited to be doing one for these two. They are such amazing people both as individuals and together and through getting to know them it was easy to come up with a great concept that fit them. We knew we wanted to utilizing the journal that Josh used to propose which was a part of their engagement session as well. Evan created a perfect series that represented them perfectly.

Hope you all enjoy! We are off to Loren and Rick's wedding, we hope you all have a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend!



Also, be sure to check out the Love Story page on CSEPhotography.com to see Rick and Loren's video!

Debbie | Bridals | Tampa Bay Wedding Photography

I am so excited to post Debbie's bridal shoot finally! We enjoyed getting to work with her on this shoot so much. Debbie is as sweet as she is beautiful and we had a blast hanging out with her for an extra day. I'll be posting Debbie and Kent's wedding in the next few weeks so that you can enjoy more of her gorgeousness then. But for now, here are my favorites from her modeling debut :)

Ashley + Sean | Mixon's On The Grove | Bradenton Wedding Photography

Ashley and Sean are pretty amazing people. We have had a wonderful time getting to know them and were so excited when this day finally arrived. When we shot their engagement session last year we did a vintage theme and I can still remember how excited they both were to play dress up with us. On the wedding day they used similar vintage influences for centerpieces and escort cards and I love how they used their engagement photos stuck in wine corks as table numbers.




Ashley looked so stunning and we had lots of time so I did a ton of bridals, including one that was a recreation of a photo taken of her mom. These were my favorites.








They are both so photogenic and had a really fun bridal party.



We had a blast exploring the groves with them, and it smelled amazing because the orange blossoms were, well, blossoming.










Venue: Mixon's Fruit Farms
Catering: Orange Blossom Catering
Florals: Flowers by Dawn
Rentals: US Tent Rental
Hair & MU: Beautiful You

Albums With Attitude | Our Designer Wedding Album Line | FINAO

Last week I showed you our new sample KISS albums. But we know that simple and classic isn't for everybody and that's why we offer a second line of Designer albums from FINAO. For those of you that want to have a little more control over how customized your wedding album is, these are for you. This album line is pretty much like Starbucks, with thousands of possible combinations. They are definitely modern and ultra hip, and the swatch kit proves it. These top grain leathers are dyed and embossed to create unique textures that can mimic lizard, alligator or ostrich hides. And they come in amazing colors that you can mix and match and most of them are imprintable. And with names like "biker chic", "bomber jacket" and "platinum blonde" these albums can fit any personality. There are also several unique cover options so if you want one of your portraits as the cover you can have it printed under acrylic or on a canvas panel or wrap. Other upgrade covers include laid ink on metal, aluminum or even wood.

Besides the array of options, my favorite thing about this company is they are very environmentally friendly. Nearly everything is handmade and there is even an entire vegan collection of PVC free faux leathers and suedes as well as beautiful fabrics and silks that can adorn your wedding album. Even they're packaging is biodegradable. And last, the albums also come in a few unique sizes like 20" by 8". Here are some photos of the swatch kit which is impressive in itself- they came in their own tins. We actually don't have a full sample album yet because we can't decide what we want :)



You can see just how many options there are. This isn't even half of them.



from the vegan collection...

some of the fabrics...

and the silks...

Here are a few of the upgrade cover options...

I think this is the first combination I want to order: "saturday night special" which is one of the new metallic leathers and "femme noir" as an accent.


And of course I have the swatch kit here if anyone wants to come and play with me. I'm expecting to have a full sample of these in May.