It's no secret that the summer wedding business (at least for me) dies down a bit in sunny, hot Florida. That said, if you're a brave couple getting married in August, I am offering a great deal. Inquire about your date's availability and I will give you the info on what I am offering.
Angie+Ben Wedding
Heather+Jason Wedding
So You Think You Can...
As I said, your response to my open call for brial ideas has been fantastic. Alyson was one of the first to respond and her idea was fantastic. She is a trained dancer and wanted to incorporate that into a shoot. She had seen a shot done on the Brooklyn Bridge of a girl leaping with a parasol. She wanted to do it but in her wedding dress. Who am I to say no :) I think the results speak for themselves. Great idea, brave girl to risk dress and stress in the heat of the morning to get these shots. Trust me, she worked for them. I hope you enjoy! There are more but I don't want to take too much time out from processing weddings. I'll post some more in a bit.
So as I posted before, and have proven I am serious about by doing the first shoot 12 days after posting my "open call", send me your ideas (bridalideas@weddingsbyrobert.com) and if they're good/different/interesting enough I will work with you to get your idea done (assuming like Alyson, you're ready to shoot now).
I also need to give special thanks to Alyson who gave me permission to show these shots even though her wedding date is later in the year.
Krista+Josh Wedding
Krista and Josh's Tampa wedding was fantastic but that's largely due to their resilience, especially Krista's. I would normally not point this out but it's important for the story... Krista was just about as nervous as I've ever seen a bride. I don't necessarily think it was nerves about getting married so much as feeling the pressure and weight of all the day's planning, etc. It can get to the best of 'em. Anyway, the weather was also playing a huge role in the day's stress. This was an outdoor wedding (with a great Plan B but that's not the point) and the rain was coming. It looked ok for most of the afternoon but as wedding time approached, the clouds started rolling in. The decision was made to go early-ish even though all the guests were not seated. A great decision indeed. Just as Krista arrived at the alter, the drops started to fall. The great thing was that most of the wedding was under the cover of large, overhanging trees so it would take a pretty substantial downpour to ruin things and so far, just sprinkles. That didn't last long. Right around the ring exchange the skies let loose. Without missing a beat, calm as humanly possible, and overcoming any nerves she must have been feeling, Krista told the officiant to cut things short and pronounce them husband and wife. Nobody really knew the difference and what could have been a disaster was saved. In the end, Krista and Josh stayed positive, the skies parted, spectacular light that only happens after a storm shined down on us and we got to do some really great pictures. Morale to the story... as usual, stuff WILL happen at your wedding. How you handle it is everything. As they say, don't sweat the small stuff, and it's ALL small stuff.