Gypsy Isle Photography Blog

Renee and Paul had my dream wedding! If I were to do it all over again I think I would do exactly as they did! First off, they made the incredibly smart decision to hire the incomparable Haley Hopper of Barefoot Event Productions to help plan and coordinate their wedding- so they were able to sit back, relax, and enjoy their day with friends and family. But even before the wedding day they were able to relax with friends and family because they decided to rent their beach house for the week prior to their wedding… and brought everyone down with them to enjoy the beach, fishing, food, and dancing. What a wonderful way to start your married life! And, after enjoying the good life with their friend’s and family for a week- they were off for two weeks to honeymoon in the Bahamas!

Paul and Renee- I hope this blog post finds you in great spirits and that your honeymoon was as wonderful as it sounds! Enjoy your sneak peek!

Editing: I had to come back and add a few things First off- Paul is a twin! So yes, the picture at the bottom is his twin toasting the newlyweds… didn’t want to cause any confusion! Secondly- the incredibly gorgeous ring was designed by… Paul! What a wonderful gift to his bride- I’m sure she will treasure it always. (He also had their wedding bands crafted from silver quarters, which I think is fabulous! Renee- you better hold tight to him! I think we are all jealous

Look at all the yummy details! Renee (with Haley’s help) really did a fabulous job picking out her colors- they really popped against our sugar white sand!

Renee made a beautiful bride in her elegant, yet simple dress. It flowed so beautifully in the wind.

Renee surrounded by her beautiful bridesmaids.

The flowers were gorgeous- the orange really stood out against the blue!

I have a thing for hands… I think they show so much emotion! Plus, it shows off their rings so well!

I just couldn’t decide between the next two pictures… I LOVED the playfulness of the first- which really shows their connection as best friends first and foremost… but the second shows their passion! I hope you guys like both of them as much as I do!

Despite threatening rain for most of the day… the weather turned out perfect for their wedding! The clouds add so much beauty to beach photographs.

Just loved everything about this one.. the beach behind them, the beautiful colors and flowers, and then the emotion of the newlyweds… perfection!

Where all the fun happened!

I LOVED this one of Renee and her dad’s first dance! I don’t know what they were talking about- but you can tell how close they are and how happy he was for his baby girl!

And Paul and his momma look just as happy and just as close!

Paul got a bit teary-eyed when his twin was talking about how perfect they were for each other!

What a beautiful ring! Can you believe Paul designed this himself?

Seniors, especially girls, are one of my favorite subjects to photograph (only slightly eclipsed by brides).  And Lizzie was  especially fun to work with!  Beautiful long blonde hair + big brown eyes, equals one gorgeous (soon-to-be) Senior!  We only had time for a mini session and I wish it could have been longer, but even in the short amount of time we spent, we got a ton of fabulous images for mom and dad to treasure always.

Lizzie- Thanks for being such a wonderful and fun model. I can’t wait to unveil the rest of your images… but in the meantime, please enjoy these:

It’s been awhile since I’ve been down to the beach for a session, and I was really looking forward to it.  And, though it threatened rain all day, it ended up being a beautiful evening!  Michelle is also a photographer and I was thrilled she picked me to take her family’s portraits while on vacation!  First off, she’s adorable… as is her hubby and kidlets… and they were all just wonderful to work with.  Mr. N wasn’t too sure of me at first… but he warmed up while horsing around with daddy, and turned into a regular ham.  One of the main goals of this session was to capture Mr. N with his “Lamby”; I have to admit my heart melted at the sight of the bedraggled fella… I can see why mom wanted to make sure he was an honored part of our session (and no worries momma… we got a lot of Mr. Lamby :)).    And little Ms. A was all smiles and giggles the whole time (especially when eating sand… she LOVED the stuff!)… easiest baby EVER!!  She was definitely full of personality and charmed me from the first photograph (who can resist such gorgoeus big blue eyes?!?).

Michelle… I have sooooo many favorites from your session and can’t wait to unveil your full gallery Til then, I hope this sneak peek will tide you over!

I’ve been so lucky to have so many beautiful and amazing women to photograph recently! They make my job as easy as it usually looks :)  Katie is tall, gorgeous, sweet as can be, and definitely a treat to photograph!  And man… I really don’t think we looked like this back when I was a senior (and we won’t talk about exactly how loooong ago that was!!).

Katie, thanks again!  You were wonderful and I can’t wait to unveil the rest of your proofs!  Til then, enjoy your sneak peek!