It’s always an exciting day when there’s a ribbon cutting here in Tampa Bay! I got to spend the morning at Rapid 7’s brand new Tampa office and let me tell you, it is awesome! You might remember the old movie theater that was in Channelside, well now it is the home of the Tampa Office of Rapid 7, which is a cyber security company based in Boston. The architecture and decor is so cool, very modern and industrial with hints of Tampa and their company’s personality throughout. They legit have a speak easy behind a hidden door from their break room.

Jay’s parents threw him a super fun vegas style Bar Mitzvah complete with card tables, disco balls, and all their favorite people there to celebrate! I love this theme because it’s totally fun for all ages and everyone including us had a blast.Jay’s parents threw him a super fun vegas style Bar Mitzvah complete with card tables, disco balls, and all their favorite people there to celebrate! I love this theme because it’s totally fun for all ages and everyone including us had a blast.

I always love a chance to get to mingle with my wedding friendors and learn some new things I can take home to implement in my business! This month’s ABC meeting I got to do both and also photograph it.
Since it’s February there was a little swag table of love as well as a station to write thank yous to our fellow friendors.

We love being based in a beautiful enough location to host destination weddings regularly! Bill and Megan traveled to Clearwater, Florida from the mid-west.

Bill, the groom actually planned Megan's entire dream wedding!  She told him her vision and he literally made it all happen.  They are just the sweetest and most fun couple ever.  

Tampa Bay Food Fight 2023 hosted by Seminole Hard Rock Tampa did not disappoint!!!! Team ST. PETE dominated in the most fun and awesome culinary competition here in Tampa. This is our 5th year photographing this event and every year it’s so cool to see how many people and businesses come out to support and donating to Metropolitan Ministries Culinary Program.

Heather and Chris hosted their wedding day at the Grasslands Golf & Country Club in Lakeland, FL. Their venue choice was a really personal and special selection because Chris' parents live there and Heather's grandmother lives close by.  Heather’s grandmother is 99 years young!!!

If you’ve been following us for a while you know that we LOVE Metropolitan Ministries and all they do to bring hope to Tampa Bay. They have really expanded their reach to Pasco and this was the 2nd year I got to photograph their Pasco County leaders luncheon. It’s so cool to hear all that they are doing and building in that area now too. This was the 2nd year that Advent Health Center Ice hosted this event.

I’ve got some fun prettiness of my own to show you!! From August to December 2022 along with busy season we also were doing a full home and new studio renovation. It was the ENTIRE house and I mean entire, transforming it from 1979 to modern lake house.

We are so happy that corporate events were back in full swing in the fall! We’ve been a member and photographer for many many events with the Tampa Chamber over the last 15 years. Their Emerging Leaders annual meeting is always a really fun one with amazing energy and a great group of the young professionals in Tampa Bay.

Carolease and James wanted a super casual engagement session and to include their handsome little guy in some as well! We chose Curtis Hixon because it’s so Tampa, and the colors in the mosiac totally went with their ode to OSU with the red/black/white colors.

There’s nothing like tiny squish-able moments with newborns! Lakshmi and Ryan are now a family of 3 with this sweet girl! We were able to plan it when both of their moms were in town so we also got some sweet moments with her and both grandmas which was extra special.

 We love Armature Works and we loved Ariel + Melissa from our first meeting. So of course, this wedding felt like a match made in heaven! Ariel and Melissa’s day was focused on family- with their son, Lonnie and daughter, Blake, front and center of their festivities!

Anna and Tom’s intimate wedding at the Safety Harbor Resort in Safety Harbor (near Clearwater, FL) was an intimate, family affair! For this couple, they were lucky enough that love stuck twice and their wedding was the blend of two beautiful families, into one big modern family! Tom’s daughters, Elise & Elena and Erik, son, and Anna’s sons, Brandon, Hunter, Noah and John were seven of their 50 guests! Family is incredibly important to all of the members of Carrie Wildes Photography and it’s such a treat to be surrounded by our couple’s amazing families too!

Michelle and Rasheed’s wedding was a blast. Seriously, this was SUCH a fun group! The day started with the pair getting prepped for the day at the Aloft Hotel nearby (on Kennedy Blvd). Despite having an more intimate guest list (around 80), they still had a good sized wedding party - five on each side.

One of my favorite things about the holiday season is getting to see and catching up with my families for their annual portraits. I’ve been photographing this sweet family since way before Harper and Brenna were even born!

Alex and Dalan both live in California so this was a destination wedding for them as Alex has family that lives here in Tampa Bay. They selected the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, which is one of favorite wedding venues in the Tampa area because of the acrage, indoor + outdoor options and pretty views! I'm also a sucker for a beautiful ballroom, which Grand Hyatt definitely delivers on!

We knew as soon as we learned how Kristie and Geoff met (Roller Derby), that we were going to have a blast photographing their wedding. And we were right! Their wedding day was held at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. The day has so many memorable moments for us.

When a couple has been together for years, their friends and family are often just as excited for their wedding day as they are! And that was definitely true for Irene and Ron. This sweet couple dated for seven years prior to their wedding day, and they chose to officially become a married pair on their anniversary, October 1.