Lauren & Brandon His hands were clenched by his sides… There was a visible look of anticipation on his face as he waited for the moment when he would see his Bride for the first time. She walked through the tropical arch and saw the back of his broad shoulders. This was their moment. The […]

Annalou & Luis   I might be overly excited about tonights blog…   You know that feeling when you are walking out to your car in the parking lot and step on something. You lean down and pick up a piece of paper, and that piece of paper happens to be a winning lottery ticket? […]

Adrienne & Adam Adam and I have been friends since high school, and I was absolutely thrilled to hear that he had popped the question to his gorgeous girlfriend Adrienne. So imagine how ecstatic I was when Adam reached out to me to have their engagement photos captured – (cue the excited shrieks and the […]

Best of Weddings 2018 2018 treated me so well and brought so many amazing couples into the #CDPCommunity. In 2018, I accomplished some major goals – getting published in several national publications, international publications and even a two page spread in Florida Bride Magazine. I couldn’t have done any of this without all of you. […]

    The bride gives a squeeze on her fathers arm as they get ready to turn the corner and head down the aisle. Her face is enveloped with a beautiful long veil. They make their entrance into the aisle as their family members rise and greet them with smiles. The bride and her father […]

  This is one of the hardest decisions that a bride will make about her wedding day because it will absolutely change how the rest of the day goes. In my humble opinion, I am all for First Looks for many reasons, and it may not be what you think.   A First Look is […]

Elizabeth & David The Dilemma 6am, the alarm clock rings. I turn over and immediately check the weather. Rain. Rain. and more Rain. This is the part of the story where MOST photographers call their client and say “so sorry, we need to reschedule.” BUT this wasn’t a normal engagement session and I am certainly […]

Lauren & Brandon Do you ever get that moment when you just meet someone and you glance down at your watch and you’ve already spent an hour talking to them and didn’t even realize it? It feels like you have been friends with them forever? This is the feeling I had when talking with Lauren […]

When Subrina Harvey reached out to me about some surprise family photos for her mother, I couldn’t resist! I mean who doesn’t love a good surprise?! She had it all planned out as a birthday surprise and when I say planned I mean she dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s. The entire Harvey clan (all 21 […]

The question of obtaining the RAW photos from your wedding is one that kept coming up during my early days of being a wedding photographer. Among fellow photographer friends, most of us have got the question at some point: “I love the photos from my wedding! Can I get all of the RAW files or […]