Karla and Duane's Wedding in Sweet, Sweet Jamaica W.I

One of the things that I am passionate about even before I became a professional photographer was to go back to my island home of Jamaica and capture the essence of the richness of the culture, history, people, and breath-taking beauty! I started to do so and each new opportunity that I have makes me excited to figure out how I would like to portray it in pictures. When Karla and Duane contacted me to do their wedding and I saw that I would get to capture the University of the West Indies Chapel, the nearby ruins, Terra Nova Hotel, and DEVON HOUSE, I was like, "YES!!!" :-) Each venue was PERFECT in relaying the idea of old time Jamaica from the 1880's when the Devon House Mansion was constructed! :-) I chose to go with a plantation feel and envisioned relaying the story as if it was the love story of the first owner of Devon House, George Stiebel who also had the honor of being Jamaica's first black millionaire. Once I decided on the story line 2 days before the wedding, I only had 2 days to gather all the props and am so grateful to God how it all came together, characters and all! Special thanks to Sal, Andre, and Alecia for their help with lighting! :-) Duane and Karla were amazing hostesses! :-) They DEFINITELY made me feel very welcomed, were excited about me being their photographer, and did a FABULOUS job of being excellent actors at Devon House. The wedding was down-right HOT with beautiful decor, lovely attire, about 8 musical instruments and performers, a slide show that included their first kiss as infants, and other special things that I will let you wait until you watch the slide show to see! :-) I was delighted to see many of my former university friends and started to miss them again even before I left :-) Karla and Duane, a heartfelt thank you for choosing me to capture your special day and I wish a lifetime of love and happiness!!!! :-)

I have included some of the pictures below. You can view the slide show by going to: www.shellyedwardsdestinations.com/KDW or by clicking the play button below.