Annika and Sheldon's Post Wedding Glamour Session (Florida)

This shoot was a dream come through! :-) Yeah, I know I have been having a lot of those and a lot more to come! :-) lol Seriously though, one of the things on my to-do-list was to capture a bride and groom in a convertible. Little did I know that I would get a convertible and private planes all in one shoot! SWEET!!! :-) Special thanks to the manager of the airport for allowing us to use the venue to capture the pictures!!! :-) Annika and Sheldon's Post Wedding Glamour Session is the first in a series that I am doing this year. This is a great way to get lovely pictures of yourself in unique locations that you wouldn't likely get to do on your wedding day. This is also perfect for couples who didn't know me before they got married but would still like me to capture them in their wedding attire ;-) Thanks again Annika and Sheldon for allowing me to capture your session and you already know that you TOTALLY ROCK in my book!!! It was wonderful seeing the fun, passion, and love you and crazy Sheldon share! :-) Keep sweet :-)

I chose not to post a slideshow for this shoot but rather focused on custom editing my favorites. Do enjoy :-)

Sophia and Brian's Wedding (Orlando, Florida)

This wedding really stood out for me, not only because of the lovely couple, fabulous attire, beautiful vibrant flowers, and the golf course setting, but because the groom went the extra mile to surprise the bride with getting her wish photographer, me! :-) Sophia had contacted me last year to inquire about my services but that was that, we still communicated with her talking about weddings she had liked that I did, but no booking. Brian on the other hand, knew how much Sophia wanted my services so he contacted me privately and hired me :-) I started to feel like a couple on the wedding day about to see each other walking down the isle because I kept wanting to see the look on Sophia's face the first time she would see me at their wedding. I hid the camera in front of my face and walked slowly into the room and kept snapping and pulled the camera from my face to see her surprise :-) You will see it in the slideshow below. Due to the rain, the ceremony had to be switched from outdoors to indoors. Everyone was kept warm with the love that emanated from the couple :-) It was great seeing Sophia move from the university freshman I knew when we lived on the same dorm to the woman giving her hand in marriage to the fun, kind-hearted man that loves her immensely! After the ceremony the clouds parted and we went outside for some fun shots. Sophia and Brian, thanks a lot for allowing me to share in your big day! I wish for you all the love and happiness that a lifetime of marriage brings! :-)

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOW OR GO TO: www.shellyedwards.com/SB. DO TURN UP YOUR VOLUME.

Summer at the Movies: 1800's to the Present

Hi everyone! :-)

I know it's been some time since you've last heard from me. July was unusually slow so I made the most of the opportunity to balance things out and go swimming, playing the piano, relaxing in the sauna, fulfill some business goals, and just had a great time while preparing for the fast pace of August. Just this past week, I shot Saturday night, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday! It was all absolutely wonderful though as it covered some amazing couples with some amazing themes capturing the essence of the 1800's and 1950's in Jamaica and Palm Beach, Florida. I've chosen to post 2 pictures from each couple's wedding, post wedding, and engagement shoot to give you a sneak preview as I have to create slideshows from a selection of thousands of images captured. Until then, do enjoy and have a wonderful weekend! :-)

Robyn and Sherman (Freeport, Bahamas) SEE NEW DESTINATION WEBSITE

Last month I had the pleasure of capturing Robyn and Sherman's fantasy destination wedding in Freeport, Bahamas. It was downright AMAZING!!! :-) It was the type of wedding that you dream of in your mind and never think it would really happen! Everything including gliding over the clear emerald waters of the Caribbean sea on a catamaran boat, to being greeted by the island rhythms of steel pans, the beauty of the perfect selection of flowers, breathtaking decor, laughter, love, Robyn's delicately flowing mermaid dress, and many other special elements that I won't spoil the surprise of by telling you before you see them ;-) Suffice it to say, that we were even blessed with a rainbow hovering over the ceremony site!!! Come on, how much more can one ask for?!! :-). From seeing their pictures online and from speaking with them, I knew I was in for a fun wedding. I was honored and humbled too because Sherman is a professional photographer and it was nice knowing that he was looking forward to having me capture his wedding. A very special thanks to Cassandre Snyder of www.fetefestafiesta.com for referring Sherman and Robyn to me! Also, a very special thanks to the amazing team at www.chainofeventsbahamas.com for also referring me and doing an A-class job of being the event planners! It was a pleasure working with my preferred videographer, Marvin Joseph of www.ifilmworks.com I look forward to seeing the video he did for their wedding and the promo video he is working on for me. Thanks again Sherman and Robyn for a great time and for choosing Shelly Edwards Photography! :-)

TO VIEW ROBYN AND SHERMAN'S WEDDING, YOU WILL NEED TO VISIT MY NEW INTERNATIONAL WEDDING WEBSITE: www.shellyedwardsdestinations.com Yeah, it's finally here!!! :-) As promised, you can see some of my favorite pictures from the bridal photo shoot I did in Paris in March this year on the new site. My previous site, www.shellyedwards.com will continue and will focus on local and national weddings, portraits, and special events. Stay tuned for several more international destination weddings booked for the rest of the year. Please spread the word about the additional site as I look forward to meeting you or someone you know for their big day! :-)

Pat's Family Pictures (Palm Beach, Florida)

Last weekend, I headed over to Palm Beach island to capture Pat's family pictures. He found me online and chose to use Shelly Edwards Photography! :-) They are a wonderful family and I thoroughly enjoyed working with them as they were more than willing to trust me with giving suggestions for the session. The session incorporated various celebrations, a mother's day gift to his mother, vacation pictures for his immediate family, graduation pictures for his nephew, newborn pictures of his daughter, and just enjoying that they are a family! :-) Thanks again Patrick for entrusting me with capturing your family pictures and looking forward to the possibility of capturing you and your family again at some other special occasion! :-)

To view their slideshow, click on the link below.

Tara and Rudy's Wedding (Florida)

Two weeks ago, I enjoyed capturing the wedding of Tara and Rudy. I met Tara through her mother, Janet who was one of the 3 member team of decorators for Annika and Sheldon's wedding last month. When I heard it was a house wedding I was looking forward to it because I never did one before but knew it would be gorgeous because of the amazing job Janet (305-546-2255), Cynthia (954-294-0314), and Pat did of decorating the wedding. Sure enough, it was better than I dreamed of! There were several elements of the wedding that I was excited about because they were on my to do/wish list of things I wanted to capture but had no idea I would see them all at one wedding! :-) One, it was an all white theme which I think is so classy and shows that the guests must really love you to do that. Second, I loved her dress because it had a couture, European flare to it. Third, they had a dove release, and not only one dove but maybe about a dozen of them! Fourth was the grand finale, fireworks!!! :-) It is amazing that she literally selected everything and put it together after being engaged for only 3 weeks!!!! WOW! :-) Personally, I think they didn't miss anything by having it at their home versus having it at a catering hall/hotel. I had a great time as well capturing their adorable little daughter and handsome son. I'm looking forward to the video that will be produced by my preferred videographer, Marvin Joseph of www.ifilmworks.com and he can be contacted at 954-260-0146. Herbert and Janet Paisley from Reflection Catering did a wonderful job of providing delicious food with white gloved service! They can be contacted at 954-986-2275. Thanks again Tara and Rudy for entrusting me with capturing this wonderful day of your lives.

Do enjoy the slideshow below by click on it.

Brooke and Ted's Wedding (Vero Beach, Florida)

This month I had the pleasure of photographing Brooke and Ted's Wedding in Vero Beach, Florida. The ceremony and reception were held at the lovely Sea Oaks Beach Club. I was first contacted by Brooke in November last year when she found me online and she was so excited that she was able to book me because I was at the top of her list of preferred photographers. I was very touched by her enthusiasm and looked forward to her big day. I journeyed out to Vero Beach January this year to meet them and to check out the venue. Brooke, Ted, and Brooke's parents could not have been any more welcoming and hospitable as I visited their home and venue. The big day came this month and it was beautiful and creative in so many ways. The little bare-footed flower girls were precious in their little beach dresses, floral headpieces, and umbrellas. The ring bearer was adorable. We enjoyed upbeat singing and music from Kricket and Linda from the group "Rosemary" as they played their fiddle and guitar to such songs as Morrison's Jig. Their booking agent is Len Turner who can be contacted at LTEmusic@aol.com. The M&M chocolate souvenirs with their pictures, wedding date, and text were unique and delicious! :-) One of the highlights of the day was when the couple started off with a traditional dancing routine to Audrey Hepburn's wistful rendition of Moon River and then they surprised the audience by switching to their break out choreographed dance to the song playing for this slideshow, Let's Stick Together by Brian Ferry. It was FABULOUS! Go Brooke and Ted! :-)

Do enjoy the slideshow below by clicking on it. Thanks Brooke, Ted and everyone at the wedding for a great day :-) I wish for you Brooke and Ted only the best and days filled with happiness as you embark on your new life together as husband and wife! :-)

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

10 Days Covering: 2 Continents, 4 Countries, and 5 Photoshoots

Last Sunday, I arrived back in Florida after completing 10 amazing days of photographing in Miami, London, Venice, and Paris. I had a wonderful time photographing Tracy and Jermaine's engagement photo shoot in Miami, Abena and Shaka's engagement party and engagement photo shoot in London, and bridal sessions with Tanya in Venice and Paris. I have to choose from 3,000 pictures for upcoming slideshows. In the time being, I have uploaded these collages and individual pictures to give you a taste. I also added a video with me, Tanya, and her daughter, Tatyana in Paris. Pardon the tongue shot :-) Check back regularly also for upcoming local, national, and international weddings scheduled for this year :-)