Sabrina and Kevin celebrated their wedding elopement in Key Biscayne. They arrived in Miami a few days prior with their guests. They traveled from Germany to say I do in the sunshine date.  Even in the Sunshine State, there are no guarantees it won’t rain. Even though the weather forecast said all day no rain until the evening, a thunderstorm drenched the team of Lifestyle weddings during the setup. However experienced planners can handle those unexpected happenings and definitely can be the rescue of the day.

When the bride get's dropped off at the wrong spot

I come to rescue

Kevin and their guests arrived at Crandon Park with a rental car. Sabrina and her maid of honor took an Uber ride to the ceremony location. I sent the groom and wedding party out to the beach since Sabrina did not want Kevin to see her before she walked down the aisle. After almost 30 minutes, Kevin returned from the beach, telling me the bride was dropped off a mile away at the next parking lot. He gave me his car keys and asked me to  rescue his bride.

I packed my camera equipment and rushed to the rental car. No problem, I got this… I thought! Just to end up frantically searching for the shifter to put the car into reverse or drive. It took me a minute to find buttons on the top of the middle console to be pushed. Seriously, I am old school when it comes to driving and while I drove cars that start with a button before, I never had to push a button to actually get going. In the end, the day was saved and I got Sabrina to her wedding.

Sabrina walked down the aisle on her father’s side surrounded by palm trees at beautiful Crandon Park in Key Biscayne. They exchanged their heartfelt vows with tears of joy under a Bohemian-inspired wedding arch. After the ceremony, we had a toast and I shot some family and group photos, followed by an intimate couple session. We even caught a rainbow in the sky and the family sent them off with some bubbles.

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Kimi is a hobby ballet dancer and wanted to have professional photos taken while visiting New York City. As many teens she wanted them to be urban and modern looking. We went to Central Park and Brooklyn Bridge for the ballet photo session. After a few minutes to get over the initial inhibitions she just kept her cool and going. I have to give it to her it is not easy to do this with so many people watching. Especially if you are not a pro dancer who is used to be on stage, have spectators and auditions. She did such a great job. When I was her age I danced ballet as well and it helped me through the photo session to guide her along. Ballet photography in New York is pretty exciting and almost has endless spots for urban photos.

Location: New York City Central Park and Brooklyn Bridge

Teen Session: Nautilus Studio Photography, Babette Hill

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