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Callie and Adam

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to photograph a wedding with one of my good friends, Ashley. It’s kind of fun being a second shooter because you get to focus more on the details of the wedding, and of course it’s less pressure :)  I love photographing weddings with Ashley because we have so much fun! This wedding was no exception. Callie and Adam were such a great couple. She was an absolutely gorgeous bride! Their wedding was at Paradise Cove in Orlando. This was my first time shooting there, and it was such a pretty place! Because it was an August wedding in Florida, of course it threatened to rain, but it never did! The brides sister and matron-of-honor is a newfound friend, Amy, who also happens to be a photographer! She’ll actually be coming along with me to a wedding in the spring to be my second shooter, and I’m looking forward to working with her! Congrats to you, Callie and Adam! You guys are truly a beautiful and fun couple!

Gotta love those shoes :)

The girls getting ready in the great bridal house at Paradise Cove

Callie and her family ooohing and ahhing over the gorgeous guest book Ashley made!

Amy helping her sister with her shoes

I just love these photos of her bridesmaids helping her get ready! Apparently, Kelly from Saved by the Bell (children of the 90’s know exactly who I’m talking about) is Callie’s idol, because her bridesmaids were saying to her, “This is just the kind of wedding Kelly would have wanted!” We were cracking up :)

LOVE this bouquet!


Beautiful details at the reception
The flower girl checking out her makeup before the ceremony begins :)

There’s Amy the matron-of-honor, and her husband, Ben, who was the best man


Giant pink umbrellas= love

I love how much emotion there was during this ceremony!


Is she gorgeous or what??? Such a beautiful bride!



Notice the ring bearer trying to bother the flower girl and she’s completely ignoring him!
Ashley and I are a sappy pair. We both had to hide behind our cameras during the father/daughter dance to hide our misty eyes! Those dances always get me!
The venue all lit up!

And a fashionable exit! Thanks for letting me be a part of your big day :)

Ben and Amy - Heidi, these photos are excellent! You are so talented! You captured some really awesome moments…I love reliving them by looking at these! I can’t wait to work together!! We’re going to have a blast! :)August 20, 2008 – 4:01 am

Krisie and Kyle’s E-Session

I had so much fun last Saturday photographing Krisie and Kyle’s engagement session! They are getting married in February at the beautiful Church on the Square in the Villages. Krisie and I actually went to high school together, so it was really nice to spend some time together. It’s kind of funny the way that she found me. She didn’t know that I was a photographer now, and I didn’t know that she was getting married. She heard about me from a fantastic local graphic designer, Amy Cox, of Flaxen Design. Krisie didn’t recognize me by my married name, so it took a while, but we finally figured out when we were emailing back and forth that we knew each other! Krisie and Kyle looked great for their session in their lovely green outfits! I kind of have a green obsession, so I loved their outfits! Only a few months left until I’ll be photographing their big day!

These 2 are some of my favorites of the day!



Gorgeous tree at Heritage Park in Lady Lake.





The weather looked threatening, but it didn’t rain on us! The sky was actually really blue and pretty!


Can’t wait to photograph the wedding!

Lori & Seth 8.8.08

The weather was not looking very promising for the fabulous beach wedding on 8.8.08 that I had been looking forward to. The whole way to New Smyrna I kept asking Mike, “do you think it will clear up?” as we drove through a monsoon. Well, it didn’t clear up in time to have the ceremony on the beach, but we did get to take some great beach photos with the wedding party. If your beach ceremony gets rained out, it’s kind of sad, but when your ceremony gets moved to a fabulous penthouse on the top floor of a gorgeous beach condo, well that’s the next best thing!

Seth and Lori are such a loving couple who come from great, loving families. You’ll be able to see this in the photos I post. Seth said during his vows that he used to make all of his friends go to Chic-fil-A all of the time just to see Lori back when they were younger and he was trying to score a date with her. (Lori used to work there) Lori was a beautiful bride and so bubbly, which I love! She actually jumped up and down after their first kiss as they were being introduced for the first time! Such a sweet couple and I wish them all of the best!

Gorgeous dress!



Love the colorful cake!

Seth sent Lori a bouquet of her favorite flowers the morning of the wedding.

The groom and groomsmen having as much fun as they can while having their photographs taken :)

This is the beautiful flower girl, Abby, with Seth. Abby is Lori’s niece. (Her older sister Jill’s daughter) Abby is pretty much in love with Seth and said she wants to marry him! So sweet!

The beautiful ladies.

We had to take a picture like this of Lori because her family has a photo of her mom and her sister in this pose, so this picture is very special to them.

A giant “thank you” to my amazing husband who changed his own work schedule to be able to come help me at this wedding. I was SO glad he came because we drove through so much rain, and I hate driving in the rain! Once we arrived, he unloaded my equipment in the rain so I wouldn’t have to. Such a great hubby!

I love that she’s writing “dad” in the sand.

Mom helping Lori tie up the dress before leaving for the ceremony.



It was an emotional ceremony as you can see from the pictures above. The bride, her mom, and her sister all crying during the vows!

Even Seth got in on the crying action and actually shed a few tears while saying his vows. I love a groom that cries!

Lori’s sister, Jill, and their friend, Wes, sang during the ceremony and it was FABULOUS! That is the only way to describe it!

Both families took communion together and then prayed together. It was a really special moment.


The guests threw beach balls at the couple as they exited. So much fun!

You’re probably wondering why I blogged this photo. It’s just Mike posing for me to take a test shot before starting the family portraits. Well, let me introduce you to “Wedding Man”. The very imaginative four-year-old flower girl (Abby) asked Mike if he killed bad guys. When he said no, she asked if he had any super powers. When he said no again, she said, “Well what’s the backpack for then?” Apparently, she thought he was some kind of super hero, so I’ve been calling him “Wedding Man” ever since! Thanks for the laughs, Abby!

LOVE this photo of Lori & Seth walking on the beach!


LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this picture! They are so in love, and I think this image captures that!

It’s always great to run into friends at a wedding. Mandy and Herbert are some of our favorite people! Mike & Herbert have been friends since elementary school, and it was so great to see them!

Lori and her brother-in-law, Rodrick,  dancing. Rodrick is Jill’s husband and Abby’s dad. I just love this image of these two because it just shows you how much this family loves each other, and how close they are! I was so touched by seeing how much they all care for each other.

The first dance! Congrats to you, Lori & Seth!

Heidi Mitchell - Thanks! I was sad for Lori that it couldn’t be on the beach, but the penthouse was pretty amazing! And yes, Mike will forever be known as Wedding Man! I won’t let him live it down!!!August 11, 2008 – 7:33 pm

Ashley McCormick Photography - Despite the rain this wedding was beautiful!! Your photos are awesome! And I love the “Wedding Man” story, that’s hilarious!August 11, 2008 – 6:48 pm

Jackson – 7 months

Last week I photographed baby Jackson’s 7 month portraits. You may have seen some pregnancy photos on my website with a cute blonde mommy with her pug puppy and with the name “jackson” painted on her belly. Well that’s Stacie, Jackson’s mom. The last time I took photos of him he was about 3 months old, and boy he has grown a lot since then! Jackson is the kind of baby that I affectionately call “chunky monkey”. Stacie said that she was pretty sure he couldn’t be the poster child for “Feed the Children”. What a cutie! Can’t wait to do his 12 month photos in December!

Oh man. If you have seen this kid’s daddy, you know that Jackson is a carbon copy of him. Those two look so much alike! This face just reminds me of his dad!

These two black and whites literally made me laugh out loud!

Parker’s 1st Birthday Party & Portraits

I can’t believe this little guy is already a year old! It’s still so strange every time I see him. I just look at him and think, “Wow. You belong to my best friend. She has a baby now.” It’s just  the coolest thing to think about Steph & I being kids and talking about what it would be like one day to be married and have a family, and now to see her become a mom. It’s definitely special. Stephanie & David are such great parents, and Parker is one lucky little boy to have them. I love little Parker so much, and I only wish we lived closer so I could see him more often. I’m so thankful that I was able to spend his birthday week with them and get some great family photos as well as birthday party photos. Happy Birthday, Parker!


I’m pretty sure this is the cutest little sailor I’ve ever seen!
Parker and Chula in the basket. They have a love-hate relationship. Parker loves Chula and Chula hates Parker. Poor guy. He just wants to chase her around everywhere, and she wants nothing to do with him!

Me and Parker and me and Steph. Love these guys so much!


The one on the right in his crib is one of my favorites from the week!



The original Dunn family. Before there was that cute little boy, it was just these 2! They are such a great mommy and daddy!


Giving his mommy kisses!

Stephanie made his sailboat cake and it was soooo cute! It was also delicious! And you gotta love the lobster cookies!


The 3 of us!

Opening presents!

He wasn’t too sure about the cake, but he gave it a try!

Heidi Mitchell - Thanks, Audrey. I’ve been working on the blog all week :)August 7, 2008 – 3:28 pm

Audrey - love the new blog format. :) your pictures of parker are so great!

-AudreyAugust 7, 2008 – 1:43 pm