Andrea & Terry are Married! | Ponte Vedra Wedding Photographer | Shining Moments Photography

Today (4/16/2011), Shining Moments Photography was there to preserve the memories as two wonderful people joined their lives together. Andrea & Terry were married at the Crosswater Hall at Nocatee in the Ponta Vedra Beach area. It was a beautiful day for a beautiful ceremony and reception. Our prayers that the rain would hold off were answered. Here are a few images from Andrea and Terry's 1930's inspired wedding. Andrea and Terry, I wish you all the best and many many happy years together!

New Look | Jacksonville Photographer | Shining Moments Photography

If you've been to the SMP website in the last few day, you'll notice we're looking a little blue...that's because in our Facebook poll, the new blue logo was preferred over our old yellow one 8:1. So, considering that blue is my favorite color, we've decided to change our logo and website colors to blue. This transition will take a few days to iron out all the changes, so please bear with us if you see yellow font anywhere that hasn't been switched over yet. Thank you to everyone who have their opinion on the new logo!

I Got Married!

I have some very exciting news, that may be a little old for some of you out there, but things have finally calmed down enough now that the holidays are over, that I have a few free moments to post this. I GOT MARRIED!  :)

On November 20, 2010 I married my best friend Jason at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jacksonville, FL. It was a beautiful ceremony and the reception was so much fun! We loved that so many of our family and friends came to share the special day with us!

A very special thank you to all our vendors, especially our photographer and friend Olis Garber.

We want your opinion!

So I was playing around with the Shining Moments Photography logo and came up with an alternate version that I think happens to be very pretty. Now, I don't know which logo I like better; the original in yellow, or the pretty blue one I came up with. As a result, they are both posted below. Which do you prefer? The Yellow or the Blue?

Merry Christmas!

We Were Featured in the Snapknot Blog! | Florida Engagement Photographer | Shining Moments Photography

Great news! We were featured in the Snapknot Blog yesterday! Take a look at Amy & Elijah's Engagement Session at Talbot Island and the great things Snapknot said about the shoot at the link below.

http://snapknot.com/blog/

Vote for Me on Snapknot!

Hey everyone! Snapknot is a bride's resource for finding wedding photographers and they have a weekly contest on their Facebook page. Go take a look at my entry and "Like" it. Feel free to leave comments too! You have until 12:00 PST this Friday to vote/comment. You'll need to "Like" the Snapknot page in order to vote, but you'll enjoy looking at all the great photos they highlight. Check it out at the link below.

http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=180175529181&view=all#!/photo.php?fbid=532123284026&set=o.180175529181

The Knot Throws a Great Party!

A few weeks ago, I was invited by The Knot to join them and several other vendors for a wedding networking night tonight at the Sawgrass Marriott. I met so many great people there and I really look forward to working with them in the future! We had cocktails, lots of great food, and amazing desserts! The only thing I'm really really bummed about is that I didn't get a gift bag (shame on the vendors who took more than one). I was looking forward to the spa certificate in there too since my wedding is only 30 days away! OMG! 30 days and that's it! In 30 day's I'll have to change all my profile stuff. Looks like I'll need to print up some more business cards too.

Lauren & Greg are Married | Destination Wedding Photographer | Shining Moments Photography

I'm 200 images away from completing the edit of Greg and Lauren's wedding and I just couldn't wait to share this shot with everyone. They are so cute together and I love how the flare shoots down right on top of them in this image. More will come once I've finished editing those last 200.

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