David came to me with two must-haves: it had to be waterfront, and red; Mary's favorite color, hands down. Tampa is spoiled for choice when it comes to bay and gulf views, but, for a surprise proposal that needed privacy, easy access, and those gorgeous views.

Let’s be honest, on wedding day there’s so many moving parts there’s always something that doesn’t totally goes as planned. Lisa & Tyson had two full curveballs in one afternoon and somehow ends up more magical because of it.

Aaron and Grace call Atlanta home, but on June 26, 2026, Sand Key Beach became the setting for the start of their forever. Aaron had been planning this moment for months, and he wanted every detail to be perfect: the flowers, the light, the location, and unbeknownst to Grace the people.

Some proposals are a sweet question on a quiet beach. Jake and Payton's was that — plus a second surprise hiding a little ways down the sand, waiting for the perfect moment to come running.

Real weddings are beautiful. But they're also unpredictable — the light isn't always perfect, the timeline gets compressed, and there are a hundred moving pieces competing for attention at once. Styled shoots exist so that the best vendors in the business can come together without the pressure of a live wedding day and ask one question: what's possible?

Some weddings are big. Some weddings are exactly the right size.

Joleen and Frank's Tuesday morning wedding at the Hillsborough County Courthouse was the kind of day that reminds me exactly why I do this work. No ballroom. No 200-person guest list. Just the two of them, Frank's mom and cousin, and Joleen's two daughters.

I have a soft spot for the families who let me grow with them.

Back in 2017, I photographed Laura and Steven's wedding — and now here we are, years later, chasing their twin boys through Hyde Park Village on a gorgeous Tampa afternoon. If that doesn't make you feel something, I don't know what will.