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Kerry & Jeremy’s Hot summer Wedding | Jacksonville Fl. Wedding Photography

July 25, 2010

Hey there everyone….Were Back ! This time with a steaming hot set of images….careful now….because these images aren’t the steam you are thinking of….these images are literally burning hot because the day we shot Kerry & Jeremy’s wedding, it was 110 degrees !!! Doing out best to ignore the heat, both the Bridal party as well as Rodney and I, had a ton of fun shooting. We first met Kerry & Jeremy a few month back if you recall from their engagement session we did in Downtown Jacksonville on the riverfront. Now we also had an additional session with Kerry a while back as well for a Bridal session but we haven’t been able to share those images until now. We snuck over to the always beautiful Epping Forest to get some of those elegant shots of Kerry in her gown. Fast forward a few months later and we find ourselves right back in the same spot….Jacksonville’s riverfront, this time with a few more characters, some fancy clothes, a beautiful bride, and a ton of late afternoon sun and heat. We hope you enjoy these sneak peaks of Kerry & Jeremy’s awesome wedding day as much as Rodney and I did taking them. Oh and almost forgot..yes the view from 27 floors up overlooking the Jacksonville skyline is awesome !! Kerry & Jeremy def picked an amazing location for their reception, The University Club in Downtown Jacksonville.

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Kerry & Jeremy, we wish you all the best, we had a blast getting to know you two and we look forward to many more great times ! 

Until Next Time…Brian

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Linda & Kevin’s Wedding – Jacksonville Fl. Wedding Photography

May 10, 2010

Hey there everyone, we are back with another amazing blog featuring one of our amazing couples, Linda & Kevin. These two are just about as fun as a couple can get. A few weeks back Rodney and I shot their engagement session out on Jacksonville Beach, this time we are back, subtract out the waves and seagulls, and add in a beautiful church, wild friends and family, and you end up with one amazing wedding ! (I didn’t mention the epic remake of “Thunder” by ACDC, and Warren G stopped by as well….those images speak for themselves:))

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After the beautiful ceremony, Both Linda and Kevin realised that it was now time to celebrate and party it up. They first got things started with a “Gator Chomp”. Rodney was so excited to be near Gator fans that he started them down the path of Gator calls.

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Before the reception we captured a few more shots of just the two of them and I think we got what we were looking for :)

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Rodney and I had a blast photographing Linda & Kevin’s wedding, they def. are a fun couple to be around. We hope you enjoyed this peak into Linda & Kevin’s wedding, stay tuned for more updates and blog posts, coming soon :)

Until Next Time…Brian

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Patsy and Lance – Wedding

April 27, 2010

Ah, Patsy and Lance.  I don’t believe I mentioned this in their engagement post, but Lance and I were frequently mistaken for each other back in the day.  Oh, and I’ve known Lance since like ‘95.  I don’t think I mentioned that either :-)

So yeah, this turned out to be a reunion of sorts…I saw A LOT of people I haven’t spoken to in a while.  Do I still look like Lance?  Perhaps not so much now, but maybe enough to be a stand-in for some pics if he needed a bathroom break.  It didn’t come to that…I’m just saying it was possible.

Anyways, St. Joseph’s is a popular church for S&R weddings this year, and this time the temps were above freezing.  Patsy provided us plenty of time for prep and group pics, even BEFORE the ceremony began.  How cool is that?  An absolute rarity in today’s smash and bash weddings…and a welcome change from our recent shoots.

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The afterparty was at the Prime Osborn Convention Center, a first for S&R…and one of the largest guestlists to boot.  Again, we were blessed with overcasts, so shooting the columns out front wasn’t too challenging.  The light wrapped around nicely, and provided soft shadows.  Had to throw in some remote flash on some of the group shots to balance the exposure, but nothing too crazy.

And speaking of crazy…enter the bridal party.  But like cool crazy…not like mentally unstable crazy.  That came later… (read: alcohol) :-P

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So, another fantastic reception hanging out with old friends.  What more could a photographer ask for?  Perhaps another ass-out shot?  Yeah, no such luck. :-(

Congrats to Pasty and Lance!  And of course, look for Lance and me to star in the remake of Double Impact, Memorial Day 2011.

–Rodney

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Juan and Kristen – Wedding

April 12, 2010

Part 2 of S&R’s crazy weekend found us at the Ritz-Carlton of Ameila Island.  A fantastic wedding venue; perfectly suited for Juan and Kristen.  Now S&R has been grateful to photograph this couple from proposal to vows, and we’ve enjoyed every minute of it.  And if you’re ever fortunate enough to meet them, you’ll immediately understand why.

Now both the ceremony and reception were on the green, under the midday sun.  But luckily for us, there was plenty of thin cloud cover to soften the light…which made our jobs much easier.  The heat still came through, though, so our suit jackets didn’t make it to the wedding.

Speaking of light, we all know that window light is perhaps among the best you can use to light your bride (or ANYTHING for that matter).  And the Ritz had PLENTY of it.  Add in the aforementioned clouds and we have ourselves the perfect softbox.  Now add in a gorgeous bride and you have the easiest portait gig ever.  Next to impossible to get a bad shot.  Seriously.  And as an added bonus, they didn’t even need much convincing to take some pics on the beach afterwards!

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It doesn’t get much easier than this, folks.  And we have nobody but Juan and Kristen to thank for that. :-)

–Rodney

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Andrea & Paul | Jacksonville Fl Wedding Photography

March 5, 2010

Hey everyone…as promised back in Jan here is the Wedding of Andrea & Paul, Rodney and I were really excited to finally cover this awesome wedding that was held at Palm Valley Gardens in Ponte Vedra Beach, ceremony held at the old church of St. Joe’s. Despite the rain, cold, and missing flowers (Yikes!) Rodney and I were able to get some fantastic shots of these two. I knew were were gonna have fun the second we walked into the reception area and Frank Sinatra was playing :) ….I should also prob mention that Andrea and Paul had 22 total in their wedding party which made for an exciting evening! Take a peak at a few of our favorites and be sure to visit Palm Vally Gardens if you haven’t, its an awesome venue to have your reception at

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Until Next Time…Brian

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Baughman – Abacano Wedding

January 17, 2010

“It’ll be here before you know it.”

No joke.  At our first consultation with Kim back in August 09, their wedding was barely a blip on our iPhones.  Don’t get me wrong, it was a very important wedding for us (myself especially), but S&R was so busy during those 5 months that we barely saw more than 2 weeks ahead.

Well I did have a baby in November.  So perhaps that’s partly responsible. :-\

Why was the wedding so important?  Well I’ve known Kim since the 2nd grade, and lived down the street (literally) from her for over half my life.  I knew pretty much all of her side of the guest list, not to mention my very own parents were in attendance as well.  3 of my own groomsmen were there (one of which is her brother).  Even my wedding photographer was there.  Oh, and my sister did her makeup.

Crazy, huh?

So yeah, this was important. Kim has been, and will forever be, like my 2nd sister.  And I treated this wedding as such.

This was our first of many 2010 S&R weddings at the beautiful St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.  But hopefully, our last with record low temps.  We did try to get some pics of the guys out front in the cold, but that didn’t last very long.  Did manage some keepers.  Note to self:  buy gloves.

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After the ceremony, we successfully beat the limo to the reception at the Renaissance Resort at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine (http://www.worldgolfrenaissance.com/).  A tremendous venue, all of which was decorated to perfection by frequent S&R collaborator Unforgettable Events (http://www.theunforgettableevent.com/).  I got a nice pano shot of the reception hall; too large to post here, though.

But before the bridal party made it’s way inside, Brian and I again tried to get some shots outside.  Seriously: BUY GLOVES.

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The temps continued to drop through the night, but we were able to pull Kim and Ben alone outside for some more shots.  Alcohol must have like some kind of miracle warming agent. :-P

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A great ceremony; a fantastic reception……and Kim deserved every second of it.  Ben is a lucky man.

Congrats, Mrs. Claus.  Much love :-)

–Rodney

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Meet the Woods

December 19, 2009

Hey there everyone..well in keeping up with the Holidays we wanted to post this recent shoot we did with the Woods family (And no there are no golf clubs or crashed SUV’s involved in this story :) )

Meet Matt, Justina, Rayana, and Elizabeth. I have been friends with this gang for close to ten years now so it was a real pleasure to take theses pictures. Matt and I go way back (remember that time we chased that car…oops wrong spot for this story…) and thru the years I have been there to see him get married to Justina, become a wonderful stepfather, and expand the family by one more. While I was taking these pictures it dawned on me that I have been able to see how much fun and love this family has. We had a ton of laughs and non of which were Justina making fun of me, especially involving the time with the bike and the carpet :)

Kidding aside, Matt and Justina have two wonderful girls and it was an extreame honor to capture some fun times for them just before the holidays. Here are a few favs from the day..stay tuned because in the next few weeks we will add a part 2 of the Woods family…trust me you wont want to miss it :)

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Until next Time…Brian

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5th Annual Up & Cummers Fashion Forward Destination

September 23, 2009

On Friday the 18th S&R Photography covered a very unique and exciting Fashion show. The Up and Cummers Presented the 5th annual Fashion Forward Destination at the Cummer Museum here in Jacksonville Fl. Our good friends over at Unforgettable Events were in charge of the decor and they did an outstanding  job as usual! The night was filled with tons of beautiful models strutting their stuff on the walkway for all of us to drool over :) All-n-All we had a blast covering the fashion show so here are a few of our favs from the night as well as a link to the gallery where we have all of the images from the night showcasing both the wonderful decor and the amazing models!

We hope you enjoy!

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Click here to view the gallery of all the images from the Fashion Forward Destination event.

~S&R Photography

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Beth & Terry say I Do !

September 12, 2009

The past weekend we have an amazing time capturing the very special wedding day of Beth and Terry. Many of you who follow us will remember that back in February we did their engagement session (what a blast that was!). Knowing how much fun these two are and how much they love each other, Rodney and I knew that this wedding was going to be nothing short of Amazing…and boy we were right !! Enjoy the sneak peak at some of our favs….and this is only a small selection…we had so much fun shooting that we got carried away and between Rodney and myself…we have close to 2500 images !!

To the new Mr. and Mrs. Terry Davis..Thank You for letting S&R capture your special day, it’s def one for the memory books!

Until Next time

~Brian

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