Annika and Sheldon's Wedding (Miami, Florida)

Last Sunday I had an absolutely amazing time capturing the highly anticipated wedding of Annika and Sheldon! You will remember them from the engagement photo shoot we did at the vintage train station The wedding was breathtaking! Not only because of the splendid job that the decorators Cynthia (954-294-0314), Pat, and Janet (305-546-2255) did of the decor but because of the overflowing love and joy that Sheldon and Annika so freely expressed! It is undeniable that they truly love each other and it was refreshing to see it so evident in this day and age. They both looked great. I think the most emotional part of the day for me was when they danced their first dance to the song I chose for their engagement slideshow. I was grinning and singing along throughout the entire first dance because it was surreal to see the music come to life in front of my eyes and they were relishing in their joy! I can't wait to see the video that my preferred videographer Marvin Joseph from www.ifilmworks.com will be compiling! You can view the love story video he did for them on his website. Sheldon was my junior in university and I met Annika at Alecia and Craig's wedding (featured on my main website). It was also a lot of fun reuniting with a lot of my friends from my university days from nearly a decade ago. Wow, time flies! :-) It was a pleasure inviting and having my fellow alumni and blog commenter, GMike on hand to capture his own set of pictures for the couple. In Jamaica they have a slag, "Dat Haad" meaning that was awesome! I would say your wedding was Haada Dan Haad!!!! :-) (Better than awesome!!) Thanks again Annika and Sheldon for allowing me to capture and share in your wedding and engagement. It has truly been a pleasure!

Click on the link below to see their wedding slideshow.

Tanya in Paris and New International Website

I know a lot of you have been looking forward to Tanya's pictures in Paris and to get to see views of Paris. However, my server for my current site is almost full and I have been hearing from some people that they were unable to log into my site for quite a while this week so I had to come up with a plan because I am sure you want to see more slideshows in the future. I decided to create a new website focusing only on international weddings. I have several coming up this year and definitely needed space for them. I chose to save Tanya's pictures for the new site. Looking forward to launching it in a few weeks. Do take time out to enjoy the current and future slideshows as I have been doing them recently because they may only be up for a month per slideshow.

Have a wonderful day!

Shelly

Nicole and Daniel's Wedding (Long Island, New York)

This month I was delighted to share in the wedding of Nicole and Daniel. You will remember them from a previous engagement photo shoot we did in Central Park last year and they are featured in the Engagement section on my main website (www.shellyedwards.com). They shared the joining of their lives at the Crescent Beach Club which has such a lovely tropical flair! It was especially precious to me to see Nicole getting married because I have known Nicole for about 6 years since we were prior co-workers. It was also such a wonderful experience reuniting with my amazing prior supervisor, Tolani and former co-worker Karille who was the one who informed me of Nicole's wedding. The wedding plan was to have a lovely seaside wedding at sunset but the wind was so strong plans were changed to have it indoors. We braced ourselves and went outside for a few outdoor shots of the couple and bridal party. The ceremony and reception were wonderful as I witnessed Nicole and Daniel committing their lives to each other. I lift my hat off to Nicole and Daniel for doing a fabulous job of arranging the details for the decor which included a sand castle made of real sand for each table! The DJs did a wonderful job entertaining everyone with old school glasses, straw hats, glow in the dark wraps, John Travolta dancer, and limbo dancing! Thanks Nicole and Daniel for a wonderful time and I wish you a lifetime of happiness together!

Click on the link below to view the slideshow.

Tracy and Jermaine's Engagement Photo Shoot

I've heard of writer's block but not photographer's block. I guess I came up with a new phrase :-) I photographed Tracy and Jermaine's engagement photo shoot a few weeks ago and shared their pictures with them before but I just couldn't decide how I wanted to custom edit their pictures and couldn't find a song after searching countless songs to properly represent the emotion I was trying to convey for their slideshow. I eventually called Tracy yesterday and told her what was happening and asked her what her favorite song was. It was Golden. I've never heard of the song or artist before but once I heard it started playing I thought, "I think this is it! :-)" It turned out just perfect and I had no problem custom editing since then. Thanks Tracy and Jermaine for patiently waiting :-) Regrettably, this might be the last you will see of them because I am already booked for an overseas wedding on their wedding weekend :-( Tracy and Jermaine are truly a lovely, jovial, down to earth couple and it has been a true pleasure working with you! I wish you only the very best as you are about to take the next step in your commitment to each other! Do check out their slideshow below by clicking on it. Special thanks to Patricia Lafontant (maid of honor at Jamilah and Mauratae's wedding) for the referral! Have a blessed day!

European Slideshows

Hi Everyone,

Below are the slideshows I did for Dr. Abena Krow and Shaka Rodney's Engagement Party and Engagement Photo Shoot in London. They are a delightful couple and definitely in love! :-) Stay tuned for their wedding in Bermuda later this year. Special thanks to Abena's co-workers, Veronica and Oliver (from Aldrea and Oliver's Wedding in Jamaica) for the referral! Shaka's father, the late Dr. Walter Rodney who was a noted Caribbean historian and political figure would be quite proud of his son for planning to marry a native of Africa, Abena. It has been my dream to photograph an African event and it was great being able to do so.

I have also attached Tanya's slideshow from her photo shoot in Venice, Italy. Tanya has been featured in several fashion catalogs. Thanks to some of these pictures and others taken in Paris, she landed a modeling contract today with Deco Models in Miami Beach! Go Tanya :-) Special thanks to Melody Ginn from: www.birdcageveils.com for helping me to custom design the lovely facial veil that Tanya wore!

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE ABENA AND SHAKA'S ENGAGEMENT SLIDESHOW

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE TANYA'S PHOTO SHOOT IN VENICE