journal
When your high school bestie has her first baby, you immediately fly home to meet her! I cannot believe that I am posting this entry. Lara and I met in Mr. Hock’s Biology class when I was 13 years old. When I decided to launch my business, her and Louis were the most supportive humans on the planet. It’s so funny to see how my business and her family has grown simultaneously!
August 17, 2018
If you had told me a few years back that I would be photographing an engagement session just feet away from my childhood home, I would’ve called you crazy. But LIFE is crazy, not us! When my super fun Richmond couple Lauren and Zach told me that they were moving to South Florida I was super excited. I then became ecstatic when they told me they chose DELRAY BEACH.. MY HOMETOWN! After debating Virginia locations for their engagement session Lauren finally asked “why don’t we just do a Florida engagement session?”
August 7, 2018
I’ve known Lara since our high school, Freshman year Biology class. That was almost 15 years ago!! It is surreal for me that I am actually posting these photos. So much time has passed and our friendship has stayed just as strong ever since we were teenagers. I am beaming from ear to ear for her and Louis as they expect their first child: baby girl Olivia.
March 25, 2018
Ashton and Marc are a modern day love story. The two met online during a time when Marc was finishing physical therapy school in St. Augustine. Ashton had just moved back to Jacksonville when she got promoted by Tiffany & Co. eventually leading this multi-city couple to their new home in Naples. Marc proposed at the end of August 2017 at The Marco Beach Ocean Resort– the spot they chose for their very wedding venue!
March 19, 2018
I know what you’re thinking.. ‘These are the raddest engagement photos ever.’ Given my long history with this bride, I knew her engagement photos would be less than typical and super creative/fun. Jen & Perry wanted photos out of the ordinary ‘nuzzling in a park’. A costume engagement just fits them so perfectly.
October 23, 2017
These are some of my favorite images I have ever snapped. In looking at these, I sometimes still cannot believe I took them! It is as if these photos stepped right out of my brain onto this screen. I grew up 30 minutes away from The Colony in Palm Beach. I have always dreamed of shooting bridal beauty in this hotel’s iconic hallways. I adore a classic Palm Beach wedding. To top it all off, The Colony is only a walk away from the historic Worth Avenue. Rachel and Eric were just adorable on and off camera and really made this vision come to life! I am so thrilled that these images were also shared by Inside Weddings on their blog to millions of readers!
August 21, 2017
Summer 2017 is officially here! The age old problem is upon us: how do we stay chic in the summer heat? Well, Lara D’Lando of Gala Tuesday is hoping to solve this problem for you! Lara started Gala Tuesday to inspire people to host their own summer and occasion soirées. She specializes in client gifting and events for the girl on the go!
June 21, 2017
I definitely have a tad bit of biased favoritism towards this couple! Not only because they are having a stunning idyllic wedding in Italy that I get to photograph this fall but also because I have known Andrew since he was a little kid! I used to have sleepovers at the Jones’s house all the time in high school. Lara’s little brother would be running around with the dogs and poking fun at all our girly slumber party activities. Over ten years later, he is all grown up and getting MARRIED!
April 24, 2017
Every year, I have couples asking me the best place for engagement photos. Whether I’m in DC or Palm Beach, I wanted to always have an answer to these inquiries! Because I am from Delray, I feel like it was almost harder for me to compile this list because I think every street is special because it has a memory; but the most picturesque settings are below!
March 24, 2017
