As a premier Key West wedding photographer, I get to capture extraordinary moments - intimate, surprising, and joyous. Here on my blog, you'll see behind-the-scenes looks at these moments, tips from me to help plan for your shoot, as well as my insider's insights about places to stay, things to do, and where to eat here in the Conch Republic!
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Jennifer & David Say Yes in Key West!
Jennifer Zecher and David Brotschol met on Match.com and soon became a couple and fell in love. Another Match success!
David and Jennifer love to travel and went on cruise for her birthday. He surprised her with a proposal and a ring! Even snuck her sister on the ship to surprise her so she could be there for the proposal!!
They love the beach so...
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Jessica & Dillon Say Yes at Sunset Key!
Jessica Sedivy and Dillon Crouse met seven years ago at Country Fest. A huge three day country concert at a campground. The two had mutual friends and were introduced at the festival. Well, the rest is what they say was HISTORY!
The couple loves being outdoors especially when they can include their dog Ranger. They also love traveling together!
T...
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Harsha & Jason : Sunset Wedding in Key West
Harsha Chanchlani and Jason Morris Met in Guam through mutual friends and she says he just wouldn't leave her alone!
They were engaged on July 4th, 2020 on the beach under the fireworks. So it was natural for this adventurous couple to want to get married on the beach!
They exchanged vows oceanside at the stunning Hyatt Centric Resort in Key West...
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Meadow & Hiren: Key West Wedding
Meadow Montgomery and Hiren Patel met on Labor Day. For years, Meadow worked on Labor Day but was out of work due to a whiplash injury. So on her new found holiday off, her friend and her decided to go to Twin Peaks bar in Orlando. When they sat down at the bar, she noticed Hiren immediately. They started talking and she found that he was in town t...
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Jess & Dave: Dreamy Key West Wedding
Jess Trilling and Dave Sheldon first saw each other four years ago at Chipotle. A mutual friend did her research to find out if Dave was still single. The friend gave Jess's number to one of his coworkers, and he passed it along to Dave. As a cop, you'd better believe Dave did his own research also. He ended up texting Jess the very next day. They...
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Brittany & Tyler: Two Less Fish in the Sea
Brittany Noland and Tyler Hass met online through a dating app about six years ago. They messaged back and forth for about a week before they met in person. Once they met, they were inseparable. Tyler was and is everything Brittany has always wanted in a partner. I'm sure he would say the same about her too! They fell in love quickly and soon moved...
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Jason & Jennifer
Jennifer Loyson and Jason Brown met through eHarmony with their first date being on August 8th of 2014. It took Jennifer a little while to warm up because it all seemed so easy. Turns out that this ease was meant to be!
The first trip the couple ever took was to Key West and have been back to visit many times. The two were engaged in April of 2021...
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Brooke & Austin with Captain Key West Style
Brooke and Austin met in Key West at Sloppy Joes in July of 2018. They both lived in Tampa at the time, and never met each other prior to meeting in Key West. It was Brooke that went up to Austin that evening, and the rest is what we call history!
They love spending time outdoors together whether it is fishing, biking, or boating. They were engage...
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Jill & Tim: Casa Marina Wedding
Jill Krajewski and Timothy Steenhoff met online. They had their first date in September of 2019 at a local restaurant so that there was an escape plan if needed!
Turns out, they didn't need an exit after all!
Tim met Jill's family that Thanksgiving just a few months later. She met his parents that January and they then bought a house that June....
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Liz & Mike Southernmost Wedding
Two Sides to Every Story.
How did you meet?
Here is Liz’s side:
Liz was driving back to Baltimore from 2015 Thanksgiving dinner with the family. She called her best friend, Josh, to see if he wanted to hang out. While catching up, Liz said, “You know what would be the the perfect Christmas gift. Can you get a boyfriend?” Originally, Josh was ada...
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Alanna + Blair: Casa Marina Fairytale Wedding
Alanna Steinmeyer and Blair Atkins met in college at George Mason University. After losing touch for about seven years, they randomly bumped into each other at a Nationals baseball game. Shortly after they went on their first date, the rest was history!
They got engaged on July 27th 2019. Blair planned a big surprise and had their families and clo...
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Forever Farrell in Key West
Kate McCloud and Richard Farrell met while at a concert. Kate's brother in law is in a well known band in Philadelphia. She had gone to see them with a group of her girlfriends. They were hanging out and watching them when a girl that looked familiar to her walked by. She smiled and waved and Kate did the "I know I know you but I don't know for whe...
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Kristen & Cameron: Beach Wedding in Key West!
Kristen Nickles and Cameron Woulf both went to West De Pere High School. However, it wasn't until they were both in college on Christmas break that Cameron adde dKristen on Facebook. They began messaging each other and a few days later he picked Kristen up for their first date. Cameron showed up super fashionable in a casual "groutfit" (gray outfit...
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Here's to You Mrs Robinson
Claire Hutchins and Keith Robinson met at work after he asked her if she was a good "shot". The story behind this is that Keith likes to hunt and fish and through a mutual friend, he found out she too liked to hunt and had a "good hot". That was the beginning of his attempts to flirt with her. From there, the rest was history.
They were engaged in...
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Locals Stay Close to Home for a Perfect Key West Wedding
Ashley Kelley and Conor McCullough met through Conor’s brother, Don who started working at Southernmost Beach Cafe with Ashley. One night he was sitting at the bar with his family and girlfriend. His girlfriend happened to a really close friend of Ashley's. She told Ashley that she needed to meet Dons brother Conor because they would hit it off! La...
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