Kayla and John love to take walks on the beach and are self proclaimed cookie monsters, so it was easy to decide on the location for our shoot! Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine afforded us a non-crowded beach as well as some nice tree cover for our little cookie picnic. I made them a cookie cake with their initials but was wishing I had a patchwork quilt with some aqua in it to complete the look . . . then when we got there Kayla pulled out the perfect quilt that she made. How perfect is that? These two are easy going, silly and made each other laugh the whole shoot! Plus, with her long wavy hair, Kayla could totally be in a shampoo commercial. Andy and I look forward to their September wedding on Kayla’s Grandmother’s estate in Switzerland, Fl.

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We are excited to be shooting Madalyn and Dustin’s upcoming wedding in Ponte Vedra. Madalyn is a photography lover herself and we were able to put our heads together and come up with some fun ideas for their engagement shoot. We both love classic, girly, and retro (think Anthropologie and J.Crew) so we thought it would be fun to do a modern shoot with a 1950s twist and a beachy feel. The weather didn’t cooperate for the beach part of the shoot so we were only able to steal a few photos and then escape before the wind swept us away. We then returned to the beach cottage owned by Madalyn’s Mother for the remainder of the shoot. It was great to get to know these two even more in preparation for their big day. With Madalyn’s great taste and sense of style I’m sure it will be amazing.

I love how this shot that Andy took shows off Madalyn’s blue eyes.

A playful moment captured. Success!!

I have a thing for classic blue/gray houses with red doors so this is one of my faves.

Madalyn has a great smile in this classic engagement shot.

This image has an ethereal quality to it which I adore.

I think the angle of this shot showcases the the details of the beach house and frames the couple nicely. Of course I might be just a little bit biased towards my own art ;o)

Ask these two two be silly? No problem!

Freakin’ adorable, this ones goin’ in the gallery fo shizzle.

Holding hands, oh so sweet. Check out those hot heels too. I love all things nautical.

Thanks guys for spending the afternoon with us!

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