Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

This team has been together for almost the entire existence of Carrie Wildes Photography founded in 2008. Carrie specializes as our lead photographer for our full wedding collections as well as intimate weddings, portraits, and personal branding. You can usually find Linda tag teaming as Carrie’s main right hand second shooting and she also specializes in all our corporate work, and client communication. Miriam is our social media guru who you will find posting all the prettiness we do and keeping everyone up to date on our social media We strive to go above and beyond to not only deliver beautiful images and artwork but also to create an experience that will make your wedding, portrait, or event, stress free and fun!

Carrie - Founder and Lead Photographer

In 2007, my husband, David, and I left the frozen tundra of Chicago (he's a Florida boy) to start a warmer life in Tampa. I founded Carrie Wildes Photography in 2008 out of my love for weddings and travel. I actually have my Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, which took me to the corporate world where I had the opportunity to travel the world and see so many different people and cultures. I fell in love with photojournalism and capturing the beauty and essence of people. That's when I also decided to get off the corporate ladder and build one of my own. I am so fortunate to have found the amazing & talented people on our team. We are each gifted in different ways but cohesive in style and our love for people and photography. I love learning and growing and am a Craftsman (Cr.) and Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) through Professional Photographers of America. In 2014 David and I adopted 2 sweet baby girls only 4 months apart and my personal passion for adoption was also born! Besides my family, I LOVE boating and being on the water, HGTV, traveling, and randomly pressure washing.

You can see my portfolio of work here.

Linda - Associate Photographer and Studio Manager

Linda is one of the most kind and caring people that I know! You can generally find her shooting our corporate events and 2nd shooting weddings with Carrie. She also helps manage our client communication and followup. Being quick and responsive is one of our main priorities. For as long as she can remember she has had a passion for both taking pictures and getting inspiration from other artists' work. In 2004 she took some photography classes and began working, and learning with other talented photographers. She is always observing, anticipating, and capturing natural unscripted moments. Linda grew up in Minnesota and Oregon and currently lives a stones throw from the beach in Bradenton. She loves traveling, live music, and dogs and horses.

You can see her lead photography work here, and her 2nd shooting work here.

Miriam - Social Media Director

Miriam (or Mir, as everyone calls her:-) posts all our pretty work on social! As long as she can remember she was always the “photographer” in her family. It has been a passion of hers since getting her very first camera in 1996. Mir was born in Mexico, and her husband is Portuguese. Her degree is in marketing, which she actually used for 10 years and now puts into practice for our team. She has lived in Spain, Portugal, England, Mexico and the US. She has a sweet boy and a girl who keep her on her toes! Mir is a dog lover, Reiki Master, has the best and loudest laugh!