Sand Key Engagement Session | Liz + Jory

Liz and Jory will be tying the knot in a beautiful garden next March. They live out by the beach, so Sand Key was the perfect spot for their engagement session. Their handsome little guy, Quinn, even joined us for some as well and he even helped me hold the off camera flash for sunset. I absolutely love these sweet moments with the 2, and the 3 of them. Couples who have kids ask me all the time if they should include their kids in their engagement session and I actually love when they do! I think it’s such a great way to help them be a part of the journey and celebration and you get some gorgeous photos as a family as well!

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Curtis Hixon Park Engagement Session | Ashton + Chris

Ashton and Chris are getting married in just a few short weeks at Sacred Heart and the Centre Club!!! Ashton is from Tampa, and Chris and all his family will be coming down from Ohio for the wedding. The perfect spot that totally vibes with the wedding and is so “Tampa” is the lovely water front views at Curtis Hixon Park. You all know it’s one of our favs!! Ashton’s pop of pink shoes with that gorgeous ivory dress with Chris’ neutral outfit looked amazing with all the greenery and waterfront views. 5.14.22 they will become Mr. and Mrs. Koenig and we can’t wait!!

Tampa Engagement Session | Madison + Chris

All you really need for a great engagement session is a super fun couple and a spot with gorgeous light and that’s what we had for Madison and Chris’ session. I love new places, and sometimes not even preparing, but just showing up and seeing what I see. Madison had this great little spot she sent me the coordinates to and it had awesome trees and tall whispy grasses that was just so pretty!! They are getting married at Legacy Lane Farm next October and their save the dates will totally set the tone as this is a different location but totally goes with the gorgeous outdoor vibe of Legacy Lane.

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Downtown Tampa Engagement Session | Caroline + Shane

There really is no better place for an elegant, classic, black and white engagement session than downtown Tampa! I loved getting to know Caroline and Shane and their 2 adorable fur babies Leo and Brody, who also were in matching black ties. Golden hour was the best time for their session because the steps at Le Meridien are totally in the shade and you get that pretty golden light against the buildings downtown. We took advantage of all the pretty spots and how much these 2 adore one another!

Downtown St. Petersburg Engagement Session | Joanna + Ross

Ross proposed to Joanna while they were out on their boat in the bay, close to the St. Pete Pier. So while we were planning their session, the perfect spot was downtown St. Pete, and I love how the pier is just in the distance in the background. The light purple and blue they wore for the park, and the outfit change for the waterfront and a little bit of night time with the lights in the park looked amazing! It was so fun working with you guys!!! Here’s just a few of my favs!

Downtown Tampa Engagement Session | McKenzie + Cullen

I LOVE bringing our couples’ vision of their engagement session to life!!! When I was brainstorming ideas with McKenzie and Cullen they were telling me how they are getting married at the Powel Crosley Estate and McKenzie had built a vision board of some really cool and elegant engagement photos with a black and white vibe.

St. Pete Pier Engagement Session | Michelle + Rasheed

Miriam took a little stroll around the St. Pete Pier and the park downtown with Michelle and Rasheed for their engagement session. They are super fun and laid back and they have this magnetic positive energy and love for one another that is contagious. I love that tree that is in bloom in pink in front of the Art Museum, how perfect are their outfit choices?

Roller Derby Engagement Session Tampa River Walk | Kristie + Geoff

If you’ve seen some of our past engagement sessions you know we are always down for something unqiue we different. We’ve done everything from Ikea, to a comic book store, to NYC and when Kristy and Geoff mentioned they would like to do some of their engagement photos on their roller skates we’re like YES PLEASE!!!

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Sparkman Wharf Tampa Engagement Session | Nichole & Everett

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Crescent Lake St. Petersburg Engagement Session | Ashley & Darren

Ashley and Darren have the sweetest pups, Hazel, Remi, and Jax, and of course wanted to include them in their engagement session. When planning locations with dogs it’s important to choose a spot that is dog friendly but also a place where your dog will be happy and comfortable! Crescent lake park is one of the places they go all the time so it was the perfect location.

Carlouel Yacht Club Engagement Session | Kelly & Nick

Kelly and Nick are getting married at one of our favorite Clearwater Beach venues and they wanted to take advantage of that beautiful location for their engagement session as well. We basically had the entire stretch white sandy of beach at Carlouel Yacht Club all to ourselves.

Old Hyde Park Village Tampa Engagement Session | Bonnie & Mike

Being from the midwest, it’s not lost on me how fortunate we are to be such an amazing destination location for weddings! One of the best parts is that I get to meet in person, and do engagement sessions for our couples while they’re here in town doing wedding planning things! Bonnie and Mike are from New Jersey and planning their destination wedding here in Clearwater Beach.

Don Cesar St. Pete Beach Engagement Session | Cathy & Dominic

Cathy and Dominic chose the beautiful Don Cesar for their destination wedding and we got to spend some time with them for their engagement session while they were here doing some wedding planning things.

St. Petersburg Engagement Session | Sarah & Lior

Sarah’s parents got this sweet pup, Toby, and of course she and Lior had to include him in their engagement photos. How adorable is that little pup sized tux? They actually live in Tel Aviv and I got to spend time with them the week before their wedding doing this beautiful session.

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Fred Howard Park Engagement Session | Lisette + Michael

Who doesn’t love a romantic picnic at the beach? A little champagne, charcuterie and fruit! I love this sweet little setup Lisette came up with for her and Michael’s engagement session at Fred Howard Park.

Ballast Point Park Tampa Engagement Session | Logan + Kevin

Logan and Kevin arehaving a coastal styled wedding at the Grand Hyatt in April next year. To compliment the theme and views of Tampa we did their engagement session at Ballast Point Park where there is the perfect view of downtown from the water front!

University of Tampa Engagement Session | Carissa + Anthony

Carissa and Anthony are getting married at Nova 535 in St. Pete next April and wanted a little bit of down town Tampa for their engagement session. Since they’re getting married in St. Pete and did their engagement session in Tampa, they get both sides of the bay! It doesn’t really get any more “Tampa” than university of Tampa, as it’s such an icon and there’s SO many gorgeous locations!

Curtis Hixon Park Tampa Engagement Session | Matt & Kate

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Gizella Kopsick Arboretum Engagement Session | Megan and Anh

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Curtis Hixon Park Tampa Engagement Session | Courtney & Tyler

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