Jennifer and Greg are perfectly-adorable and the consummate beach couple! Because they spend so much of their time on the beach and in the water, it’s only natural that they would choose Honey Moon Island in Dunedin, FL for their engagement session. Their beach photos are so fun–and a great snapshot into their relaxed and playful sides.

And we love that Jennifer couldn’t choose just one Save the Date–but four! I can’t say I blame her–their photos are fab!

Enjoy.

Wedding Style: We are going for a rustic beach wedding look. I want all the dresses to be very flow-y–nothing stiff or heavy. {I feel so lucky to have Pinterest in my life!}

Colors: Coral, Tan and Light Aqua/Teal.

Ceremony, Cocktail hour & Reception:
Our ceremony will be toes in the sand followed by cocktail hour on the grass under a gazebo overlooking the beach. The reception will be in the ball room at the Tradewinds Resort on St. Pete Beach, FL.

Photographer: Alicia Danene Photo–on Facebook.
Alicia is a friend of the family and she photographed us at Honey Moon Island in Dunedin, FL.  We had so much fun doing the shoot! Greg and I live on Indian Rocks Beach, FL so it was appropriate to have the shoot at a beach. We are ALWAYS in the water, beach cruising, surfing or hanging out at a local beach bar.

Beach Save the Dates: MagnetStreet Weddings
“I loved using Magnet street! I played on it for hours … I went on several sites and yours was the most user friendly and had the most options. I couldn’t just choose one style!!

Thanks Jennifer & Greg–for sharing your fun, engagement photos. We look forward to seeing rustic beach wedding style realized. And we couldn’t agree more–thank goodness for Pinterest!

Jennifer & Greg personalized these Save the Date Magnet designs:

top left: Devoted top right: Snapshot Sweetness

bottom left: Simply in Love  bottom right: Western Charm

Remember Danielle and Eric’s real wedding and the hurricane that took them by storm? Well, we simply could not pass up sharing their engagement session too … this time taking New York City by storm. This mega metropolis impromptu location couldn’t have played out more perfectly for documenting Danielle and Eric’s love story. Lights, camera, action–so much excitement and  loads of visual interest. Here’s Danielle to tell us about their session in the city that never sleeps, their fearless photographer and the rest of their unforgettable weekend.

Locations: Times Square, New York City … Morgan Park in Glen Cove, NY … Long Island, NY.
Photographer: Zac Thomas

“Our engagement shoot was so amazing!! After almost two years of going back and forth with Zac Thomas {who I initially found via a Facebook ad} about how amazing his photographs were and how different his work was from traditional engagement shoots, Eric finally popped the question. Zac was one of the first people I contacted upon being proposed to. I knew, even years prior, that I wanted him to capture our day. The engagement shoot was included as part of his package, as he uses it as a way to get to know the couple prior to the big day and get a feel for the kind of photos they are looking for at their actual wedding. He flew into New York and decided to stay in the city for the weekend–this was his first time.

The original plan was just to find a park or a beach that we could go to and get some shots that Saturday for our engagement shoot, but Zac emailed me as he landed in NY, “What are you guys up to after work? Why don’t you come meet me in the city and we’ll get some city shots tonight and do the park stuff tomorrow?” Well, we raced out of our 9-5’s and met him by 7PM, casually dressed, no frills, just out to take some pics in the city and get a feel for Zac’s photography. Needless to say, we all became fast friends.

Zac was literally laying down in the middle of Times Square, stopping traffic, just to get the shots he wanted. There wasn’t a cab driver in the city that was a fan of Zac that night!

We expected to have traditional city shots in front of notable buildings, since Zac was a tourist of New York–but we wound up in random staircases of restaurants, outside parking garages, and in front of random candy trucks.  Zac made it a point to go past a few barriers in Rockefeller Center to get a couple shots he wanted to! I have a theater background, so we stopped to take a few pics in front of one of the theaters I had worked in and used the parking garage attached to it as a “theater space” for photos–which wound up coming out amazing- so amazing. I actually used a few of them as head shots, eventually.

We also took a few shots in a random subway hallway, which to this day, I recognize every time we pass it in the city- it was a little grimy and disgusting, but the shots came out gorgeous!

We went back to the parking garage and he decided to take a bunch of shots of Eric and I in the elevator, as it was closing and got an amazing stream of shots of the doors closing.

As we drove Zac back to his hotel, he decided to take a shot of my ring in the back of Eric’s car … going full speed down the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, and it managed to come out like he did it in a perfectly still room!

The next day, we did our shoot as planned, going to Morgan Park in Glen Cove, NY–which was always a special place for me to take photos as it has so much variety–as far as backgrounds go.

We finished up in Long Beach, New York and Zac even managed to get us to “go a little crazy” getting soaking wet in the ocean for some amazing shots!! We finished up by taking a picture on the very bench that we shared our first date, and that Eric eventually proposed to me on …

It really was an amazing experience and I really can’t say enough about Zac Thomas’ work!

Amazing indeed! Courageous, audacious … we love every urban and beach-y detail of this weekend-long engagement session! Congratulations to you all three of you on your fun, adventurous session! Interested in learning more about Zac Thomas? Well by all means, learn more about his fearless photography style here…

Congratulations Danielle & Eric!

xo

A whirlwind wedding … literally.

As if their lovely Long Island venue setting wasn’t spectacular enough, a hurricane developed on Eric and Danielle’s New York wedding too. Perhaps a photographer’s dream, and a bride’s worst nightmare … Eric and Danielle did not let a mere hurricane threaten the joy, peace and happiness of their big day. And there’s incredible photography to prove it! A beautiful adventure for a beautiful couple. Enjoy …

“We literally got married through a hurricane! We had to switch the entire day up and couldn’t even see driving out to our hall! My husband and I decided during cocktail hour that we were going to make the most of it and most of our photos were in the pouring rain- I even went ankle-high in mud just to “get the shot!” To this day, my dress wears the residue of our wedding–from grass stains to mud!” Danielle

Wedding Style Our wedding style was fun and casual but classy!
Wedding Colors Sapphire Blue
Ceremony & Reception Windows on the Lake in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Photographer Zac Thomas
Save the Date & Thank You Card MagnetStreet Weddings

“First Look” Pictures!

Best part of the whole wedding day Becoming Mrs. Eric Levine!

Advice you’d like to give

Remember what this day is about–you can’t make every single person happy, but you are marrying the love of your life . . .  and really, that’s all that matters in the end, so treat it that way!

About Zac Thomas

Zac Thomas was amazing! We scouted him online and flew him in all the way from Utah because his work just stunned us! He immediately became one of our best friends and the day would’ve never been the same without him!

Save the Date: “Made for Each Other”

Thank You Card: “Classic Kiss”

Thanks for sharing Eric & Danielle–your wedding photos are spectacular–severe weather and all! Although your “Plan B” didn’t involve storm-chasing–you handled it so gracefully! Congratulations! We’re glad everything turned out so well!

xo

We have such a gorgeous Florida beach wedding for you today–chocked full of inspiration! Are you planning a beach-themed wedding? Look no further. Yasmin and Blake make a stunning couple and their wedding has so many lovely ideas to get your inspiration on. From a vibrant color scheme and a starfish motif, to dressed-up pets, gorgeous tablescapes, fire-breathing entertainers and more … enjoy this beautiful beach wedding!

Wedding Style: Beach
Colors: Purple, Kiwi Green and Ivory
Ceremony & Reception: Hilton on Singer Island, Florida
Wedding Decor: Celebrations by Kathy
Photographer: Palm Beach Photography
Thank You Cards: MagnetStreet Weddings

Highlights of the day: Seeing the rainbow before the ceremony.

Advice you’re glad you took: Renting Photo Booth

Advice you’d like to give: Create timelines for your photographer, DJ and Hotel Coordinator – this will save you headaches.

Best part of the whole wedding day: Marrying my wonderful husband

Vendor Shout Outs:

Palm Beach Photography
Tonya Laker gives her 110% attention to her clients. She’s prompt, creative and a hard worker.  I had so much fun with her–especially with the props we used. I absolutely love and adore her!

Hilton Hotel {coordinator/caterer}
Nickole D’Angelo made my life easier. She is one of the best coordinators I have dealt with. She was attentive to all my needs and I highly recommend her. The food at Hilton was scrumptious and I have no complaints.

Celebrations by Kathy Wedding Decor
Kathy did an amazing job with my decor. She was on time and attentive to all my requests.

MagnetStreet Weddings
I love MagnetStreet Design! The personalization tool is user friendly and the colors were vivid and beautiful.

*Thanks Yasmin and Blake–for sharing your special day with us! We wish you the best of everything!*

xo