Category Archives: Weddings

Summer & Ray | Cuvier Park | San Diego Wedding Photography

I’m so excited to finally post Summer & Ray’s wedding photos! I’ve been so behind on blogging so I’m really looking forward to sharing these beautiful photos from their spring wedding in La Jolla’s Cuvier Park. San Diego is so lovely to shoot in no matter what time of year. You really can’t go wrong...

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July 11, 2010 - 12:22 am Alissa - Karen, love this shoot! The bride ha stunning eyes and the photos you took of her getting her make up done are amazing!

July 11, 2010 - 4:27 am Grant - Love the use of the sunlight in the ceremony photograph and the best men shot as well- Grant

July 11, 2010 - 10:08 am holly mccaig - WOW! look at that socal light!!! you rocked this. Jealous - wish we had this type of weather and sunlight. amazing! congrats couple!

July 11, 2010 - 11:04 am Carolina Bowman - These are beautiful, Karen! The lighting is amazing, but you are right, that's San Diego! I think you captured the emotions perfectly in the bride and groom. Great job, as always!

July 11, 2010 - 1:00 pm Summer - Aww these are wonderful Karen! I LOVE them! I still can't believe what a perfect day it was. Thank you so much and I can't wait to see you guys in like 6 days!

July 11, 2010 - 5:57 pm Nicole Evans - Karen...there are some gorgeous shots in here. Love this shoot! Beautiful pics!

July 12, 2010 - 9:12 pm Debi - Beautiful! Great memories. Good job, daughter.

July 22, 2010 - 9:36 pm jess - beautiful shots! love the light and moments!! :)

Ciara & Joe | Miami Beach Botanical Gardens | Miami Wedding Photographer

I had been looking forward to Ciara & Joe’s wedding for quite some time, and when the day came, I was very excited to be photographing it! I even made it to the hotel for bridal prep a few minutes before the bride got there herself! :) I actually had met Ciara a few years...

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June 26, 2010 - 4:16 pm mary engels - What a fun bunch of people! You can tell we all like to have a blast together. Great job capturing the entire event, especially all of the smiles:-)

June 28, 2010 - 10:01 am Nicole - Love these pics. The colors are so vibrant and fun. A beautiful wedding and such an adorable and happy looking couple! Great work Karen! (I think I even spot someone I know - Katie - in one of the pics!...such a small world)

June 29, 2010 - 9:42 am Cassie - Wow! These totally capture the incredible energy of the night. I love the one of Ciara crying/laughing listening to her dad's speech!

June 29, 2010 - 9:52 am brigid - SO great!! Love all the pictures, they came out a little better than mine did ;) Such a fun family, so much love!!

June 29, 2010 - 11:30 am Hannah - Cutest bride & groom in Miami. Best wedding party I'd been to in a while. These look so great!

June 29, 2010 - 11:56 am Alisha - What gorgeous pictures! :) It looked like such a fantastic wedding.

June 29, 2010 - 12:37 pm Natalie - Absolutely beautiful pictures and wedding!

June 29, 2010 - 12:59 pm teri lavelle - I loved seeing the pics. Everyone looks great and had such a good time. Thanks for the preview!!! Loved it!!!

June 29, 2010 - 1:41 pm Lucille - Such a gorgeous wedding and photos!

June 29, 2010 - 4:34 pm christine engels - The cake pictures are great! And I love the ones of you getting ready, Ciara. Beautiful!

June 29, 2010 - 5:53 pm Jess - The picture of our group tequila shot is actually the best picture of me and Dave taken together. Perhaps tequila is the secret ingredient to good photos? Thanks for sharing these photos of one of the very best weddings we've been to.

June 29, 2010 - 8:14 pm Steph - The dancing ones couldn't be any more awesome. Love!

June 29, 2010 - 8:56 pm Jesi - STUNNING pictures! I especially love the ones of the wedding party after the ceremony. The lighting is also phenomenal in the picture of John & Ciara dancing the father/daughter dance... and the picture of Joe feeding Ciara cake is Puma-licious! What amazing pictures to remember a great night!

July 3, 2010 - 4:22 pm karen hofer - I personally love the photo of Ciara and Joe holding the two ringbears. But maybe that's because I'm the Mom of one of them!!! What wonderful pictures! It was such a great celebration and you captured it so well in your photo's.

July 9, 2010 - 3:54 pm Gwen - Fantastic – these are perfect illustrations of love and joy.

July 9, 2010 - 10:14 pm Jordana - these pictures are amazing! i love the one of Joe and his bros walking "Entourage" style down South Beach.

July 17, 2010 - 1:57 pm Betsy - Great pictures. The spirit of the day comes right through. What a good looking couple.

Karla & Jeff | Church by the Sea & Hyatt Pier 66 | Ft. Lauderdale Wedding Photographer

Karla and Jeff are such a fantastic couple with a fun sense of humor! I got to know them during their engagement session last year and I knew that their wedding was going to be a blast! Karla has a classic sense of style and a bubbly personality and Jeff is funny and kind. If...

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May 5, 2010 - 3:46 pm hillary - LOVE it! you do such an awesome job... lucky bride and groom to have you capture their wedding!

May 5, 2010 - 4:45 pm Karla - These are awesome Karen! You and Chelsey did a great job capturing all the candid moments and small details that made our wedding so special! Thank you, and I can't wait to see the rest!!!

May 5, 2010 - 4:55 pm irene - The pics look awesome Karlita!!!!!!

May 5, 2010 - 4:55 pm sherry thompson - These photos are amazing-- they actually tell a story. Congratulations!

May 5, 2010 - 5:00 pm MikeHalak - Great pics from a great evening! Love the soft focus photos especially.

May 5, 2010 - 5:20 pm sheila - Photos look great! Everyone looks like they were having a great time.

May 5, 2010 - 7:08 pm Suzie - I love the pictures...you did an amazing job capturing how truly amazing this wedding and night was. I am looking forward to seeing more pictures!!

May 5, 2010 - 8:31 pm Annette - I love them! Awesome cannot wait to see the rest!!

May 5, 2010 - 8:56 pm Alicia - Beautiful couple, beautiful pictures!

May 6, 2010 - 8:25 am Diane Butler - We love the pictures, love you both! We had so much fun at your wedding. We wish you joy and happiness forever. Mom

May 6, 2010 - 9:37 am Ashley Clark - You look stunning on your big day! Congratulations to you both.

May 6, 2010 - 10:25 am Betty - fantastic pictures GREAT WEDDING & PARTY!!!

May 6, 2010 - 11:23 am Brian - Jeff! Karla looks so amazing, and you are so acceptable looking! Kidding of course... you know you're hot.

May 6, 2010 - 2:38 pm Jackie - These pictures are great! What a beautiful wedding and the pictures show it!

May 6, 2010 - 4:45 pm Adrienne Wisecarver - I love the pictures, you had such a beautiful wedding and I'm so happy for the both of you!

May 6, 2010 - 10:35 pm Jeff - Love the pics!

May 7, 2010 - 8:33 am Diane Butler - The pictures are beautiful and capture the love and excitement of the day. You are a beautiful couple we love you! Mom and Dad

May 7, 2010 - 9:07 am Nina - Story of a great wedding in pictures-very nice! Can't wait to see more. Tia Mery rocks!

May 8, 2010 - 4:51 am Martie - How beautiful! Wish I could have been there, but the pictures are just so lovely and I can tell everyone had a blast! I love the color tones and vignetting

May 9, 2010 - 8:37 pm Garfield - Gasp! Karla, you look sooooo gorgeous on your day - red-hot girl! To witness this is a prayer come through and a testament to the fact that God is still in the business of answering prayers. I revel in this your moment of glory and ultimate love.

May 9, 2010 - 8:37 pm Garfield - Jeff you are blessed to have found one of the most genuine, kind, considerate and humble persons I know. Forever love her, and treat her with the dignity she deserves. God bless you both!

May 17, 2010 - 6:55 pm Cookie Oria - I love the pictures...everybody looks so happy!!!! - We all did have a lot of fun! - Come one, people, more weddings, please! - This is great! - I loved the faces that Manny was making in some pictures...really funny. The pictures are very spontaneous and unexpected - Just loved them.

May 17, 2010 - 8:08 pm Tanya Tojeiro - Love the pics!!!!!

May 25, 2010 - 9:45 am Joey - Nice pictures, but where's your brother?

May 25, 2010 - 9:46 am Abuelita Mami - !Ay pero que lindo todo! Los quiero mucho.

May 25, 2010 - 9:48 am Manuel - Great pictures; great fun. Worth every penny.

June 3, 2010 - 1:40 pm Anna Firestone - Wow... these are great pictures..Karla and Jeff, thank you for allowing me to host your memorable event. You are a wonderful couple!

Alissa & Serban | Parkland Golf & Country Club | South Florida Wedding Photographer

Over the past year or so, I’ve gotten to know Alissa & Serban a bit. :) Starting with our marathon 6 hour engagement session at the Miami-Dade County Fair last year which set a new record for engagement sessions…and was completely aweeeesome… Alissa and I soon bonded over amazing wedding cake, Vampire books (Eric Northman!...

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April 13, 2010 - 1:34 pm Courtney - AMAZING!!!!!!!! I'm blown away - you can feel the love through these pictures of this gorgeous couple. Alissa, I am in awe of you - a gorgeous bride. Great job Karen -- these are incredible!!!

April 13, 2010 - 1:42 pm Jaclyn - WOW WOW WOW!! These are incredible- every single photo is beautiful. Karen you have such an eye for those sunbursts! Alissa you are positively gorgeous and stunning and Serban I could just hug you for how much I love the way you look at your wife.

April 13, 2010 - 1:43 pm Jaime - These are amazing. Alissa and Serban look SOO happy and so in love. And I just love all the wonderful moments captured here. Such a gorgeous wedding and you really showed that!

April 13, 2010 - 1:48 pm Amber - This looks so fantastic! :D

April 13, 2010 - 1:50 pm Alissa - Karen!!! I cant even ... these are amazing. I am welling up and blown away. You exceeded my expectations and I already thought the world of you. I am reliving our wedding day and I am so overcome with love as I see these pictures. I am incredibly grateful that I found a friend in you - I couldnt imagine my wedding day trusted to anyone else. You are a true master of your craft, a rare talent and a wonderful friend. Thank you and Adrian for capturing these memories for us. You are amazing! We love you guys! Alissa & Serban

April 13, 2010 - 1:57 pm Jillian - AMAZING!! Karen, you really brought out the best of that day and captured the true love between Alissa and Serban! Alissa you look gorgeous and seeing these brought me right back there! LOVE THEM!

April 13, 2010 - 2:00 pm Heather - As always - beautiful job! I love the emotion you've captured on the bride's face during the ceremony (it's the image right after the wide-angle of the chairs and trees). They are so lucky to have you as their photographer! :)

April 13, 2010 - 2:04 pm Stacey - HOLY WOW!!!! These pictures are so amazingly beautiful I can't take my eyes off of them, Alissa my love you look stunning so stunning!!!

April 13, 2010 - 2:05 pm Andra - You two looked so in love. They are so amazing. Absolutely perfect.

April 13, 2010 - 2:05 pm Jen - Alissa is a glowing bride, every single image is beautiful! Gorgeous wedding, amazing couple!

April 13, 2010 - 2:10 pm Angie Wilson - Wow! Amazing job Karen!! :)

April 13, 2010 - 2:31 pm Dalie - These are some gorgeous pictures Alissa! Congratulations to you and Serban, you are a gorgeous couple.

April 13, 2010 - 2:37 pm Danielle - Absolutely beyond gorgeous wedding. Alissa is breathtaking, and they both look so happy. Every picture is better than the last! Karen, you did such an amazing job with such a perfect day.

April 13, 2010 - 2:48 pm Kathy Porter - WOW! All the photos are great! They capture the romance and FUN of the perfect wedding that we all experienced. As Alissa's "2nd Mom", I love the first one the best. The look in her eyes (eye) says SO MUCH about her anticipation of the day and her love for Serban. It's all there. Can't wait to see the video!

April 13, 2010 - 3:01 pm Judy Berlin - What a bride and groom. These two look like they were communicating with their eyes. Beautiful bride and handsome groom. The entire wedding party and guests, looked like a fantastic group as well. Outstanding photography!!

April 13, 2010 - 3:07 pm Joanne - Alissa is a TRUE BEAUTY!! Wow these shots capture her so well and the love between her and Serban! These are some of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen.

April 13, 2010 - 3:14 pm Ursula - Omg! Gorgeous...these photos are perfection! Alissa looks like an angel. What a beautiful wedding!

April 13, 2010 - 3:29 pm maritza lewin - love love love it great pictures, gorgeous couple, wonderful party ,im blown away ,

April 13, 2010 - 4:37 pm liz - WOW...these are just amazing...I cantstop looking at them...you captured such beautiful moments!I cant decide which i love the best!

April 13, 2010 - 6:06 pm Ayana - LISS!!! I just relived your wedding all over again! I love the images that Karen captured! The one with Serbs kissing your shoulder made me tear up! Congrats again lady, everything was FAB, and I'm so glad I got to share your special day with you!

April 13, 2010 - 8:18 pm Lissette - Gorgeous!!! Her wedding was a dream come true and you managed to show everyone through these amazing pictures!

April 13, 2010 - 9:29 pm Cara - The pictures are gorgeous…just so classy and timeless. Great job Karen!!!

April 14, 2010 - 7:48 am Serban - These pics are amazing! Thank you Karen!

April 14, 2010 - 8:36 am Viv - Holy Miley Cyrus Alissa! Never have I been in awe of such photos! We had the extreme pleasure of sharing in the celebration and witnessing your love expressed first hand, but these pictures truly represent your unconditional bond and love of our entire and extended families. I relived the day by looking at them. Karen, I've been follower since Alissa turned me on to your site, your excellence is beyond words.

April 14, 2010 - 9:06 am Joanne - these are just gorgeous, can't believe how fast time goes by. had a fantastic time at your wedding. enjoy being mr. & mrs. i love you both.

April 14, 2010 - 9:32 am amy - Everything...EVERYTHING, is beautiful and amazing and these pictures are PERFECT!!

April 14, 2010 - 10:56 am Jess - I can't even begin to describe how gorgeous these 2 are! Everything looked So So beautiful!!!

April 14, 2010 - 12:22 pm Karla {Stylish Events} - Karen, you captured the essence of Alissa & Serban's Wedding. Such a fun and love-filled day! The decor was breathtaking and your detail shots reflect just that. Great job!

April 15, 2010 - 7:48 pm Paula - It was perfect, absolutely beautiful!!! congrats!!!

April 16, 2010 - 12:30 pm Phil Berman - Fishy, you look AMAZING and so BEAUTIFUL. And look at Mama Fish! Wow!! I'm so sorry I missed it... and I still love you always.

May 3, 2010 - 2:07 pm Dognbird - What a beautiful wedding! Love all the little moments you captured between the bride and the groom.

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Christine & Justin | Miami Beach Resort and Spa | South Florida Wedding Photographer

The first wedding of the year is always so very exciting, and I was WAY excited to shoot Christine and Justin’s wedding! Their wedding day was absolutely spectacular – a combination of the gorgeous couple, the amazing vendors who helped everything go smoothly, plus the beautiful venues we shot in (the wedding ceremony at St...

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February 16, 2010 - 10:20 pm Karla Blanco - Beautiful Wedding! I love all the detail shots Karen.

February 16, 2010 - 10:40 pm Melissa - Wow, these pictures are amazing. I hope that my wedding pictures come out just as beautifully :)

February 16, 2010 - 11:14 pm alissa - You are so talented. cant wait - 4 more days till you work your photo magic on my wedding!

February 17, 2010 - 4:52 am Letty - LOVE IT! You weren't kidding about the shots in that hallway...they are stunning! Phenomenal job...they are spectacular!

February 17, 2010 - 12:14 pm Heather - What a beautiful couple & wedding story. They are so lucky to have you capture their wedding day! I can't get over the stunning wedding details - the lights blow me away!

February 17, 2010 - 1:21 pm libertygirle - Great photos!

February 17, 2010 - 3:54 pm Adrian - Great photos! I especially love the portraits.

February 17, 2010 - 4:20 pm Christine Beadel - KAREN!!!! What can I say? I knew it was meant to be so long ago when I signed the contract that it was fate for us to work together! You spilled your magic all over our wedding and you made the fairytale wedding that we experienced on that day last for a lifetime. Thank you for your amazing eyes, your style, and your artistry!!!

February 17, 2010 - 4:54 pm Babi Hernandez - Awesome!!!

February 17, 2010 - 7:09 pm Rey Hernandez - Wow!!!!

February 17, 2010 - 7:44 pm Peter Berlin - Wow, now that's what I call a magnificent wedding! Fabulous images...

February 17, 2010 - 8:25 pm Alpha Borriboonratana - Oh so beautiful. I love especially love the intimacy of their dance picture. Please tell me why I always cry when I see wedding photos? haha, I guess it's the Mama in me. =D.

February 19, 2010 - 9:46 am Carisa Keeling Photography - What amazing images! You are a truly gifted wedding photographer.

February 19, 2010 - 9:50 am Judy - What a beautiful and festive wedding. The Bride and Groom have so many beautiful memories that you created forever. Very magical and stunning photos.

February 19, 2010 - 2:12 pm Veronique - I really, REALLY love the one of the bridesmaids sitting in church. And those couple shots that look like they were taken in a basement. HOT HOT HOT.

February 21, 2010 - 3:06 pm Christina - WOW, these pictures are BEYOND AMAZING! Christine you look beautiful and it looks like you had the wedding of your dreams! Wish you guys the best :)