03.14.12

Clarissa and Justin {Savannah Wedding Photographer}

Jersey meets Georgia. “No Mercy Jersey” to be exact. Clarissa is a hot derby chick with the Savannah Derby Devils. I have not seen her play YET but just the action photos and her workout plans on facebook scare me. I sweat reading them and think she (and her mermaid ink) is the bomb!! Justin is a Georgia man with some of the biggest blue eyes you will ever see and as sweet as southern tea. He reminds me of my son with his playfulness and that is a side of their relationship that really was apparent during their engagement session. Not many men want their photos taken downtown in front of all of the tourists, let alone with the constant “KISS” command from me but he did really well. He just hung on to Clarissa and they played away. It all started with a car repair for her and she was soon under his spell. They have been preparing for their fall wedding at the Roundhouse Museum and I love all of the details she has put together. She is one of the most organized brides that I have ever seen. For the last part of our session, they were trusting enough to follow me to a place that I had stumbled upon a day earlier in Savannah. I described it as a yard art/ scrap yard. We took photos among the headless impaled dolls, organic gardens, bed frames, and even a metal Tepee. The last shot on here is a behind the scenes of the making of a Save the Date project for them.

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June 10, 2012 - 4:11 pm

Anna Ruiz Stone - Beautiful Pictures

June 10, 2012 - 6:32 pm

Mary Rivera - You look so good together!

June 14, 2012 - 7:53 am

Aunt Lizzie - What beautiful pics … Clarissa, you two are made for one another. Sorry, Sweetie to say I will be unable to attend your wedding. I know it will be beautiful. Enjoy each other, respect each other, be kind to one another and talk to each other. I love ya, both. I’ll be looking forward to more pics :-)

02.12.12

Paige and Matthew { Savannah Wedding Photographer}

A few years ago when Denise was gathering the bridesmaids to begin shooting the formal shots at her brother’s wedding, Paige began to tell me about Matt. I don’t even remember if he made it to the wedding that night but I will never forget how she lit up when she talked about him. I have never seen her more passionate about anything and Paige can be pretty intense when focused on her goals. Fast forward almost three years later to a late night walk on the beach to the house where The Last Song was filmed, Matt dropped to his knee and asked Paige to be his wife. I believe it was the engagement heard around the world.
This session was in three parts, in Forsyth Park because of a tree, Bethesda Academy because I love the oaks and light and lastly the Isle of Hope Marina. Whenever Paige and Matt are not finishing up nursing school, on a missions trip, studying for their boards, planning a wedding or house hunting, they are fishing. Their wedding at the Morris Center this Spring will have some details centered around that hobby and I can’t wait to see what they will do. As you can see, they have eyes for only each other and forgot that I was even there.

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01.01.12

Chelsea and Anthony {Effingham County Photographer}

This sneak peek was taken before Anthony left to go to Afghanistan and we spent an hour together before he headed out to the airport.Chelsea is the other team members (really secret weapon) of Denise Gonsales Photography and Anthony is Denise’s son. They are now married and live too far away!!!

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11.27.11

Summer and Don’s Thanksgiving Weekend Wedding {Savannah Wedding Photographer}

Summer and Don live in Charleston so they are used to this lovely fall weather and wanted to get married in our beautiful city.  Their families however, came from colder climates , West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio so this must have really felt like a vacation as those states are starting to get down right chilly this time of year.  Add to the beautiful weathers a stay at the Azalea Inn and Gardens, I wonder how any of them will ever be able to leave.  The hospitality, food and accommodations make this Bed and Breakfast a favorite of all who enter their doors.  The Innkeeper makes you part of the family right away so a wedding held there is handled with care.

The officiant for the ceremony was Chad Baker from Coastal Savannah Weddings and he provided the couple with a calming presence and sweet spirit.   The children were looking forward to the bird seed throwing and we all got a bit of a kick out of watching them have fun with it.  Best wishes Summer and Don and your families as you travel back home.  You are now part of Savannah by being wed here and we wish all of your families the best.





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11.10.11

A band, bouquet and boutonnière.

On January 6, 1987, in Weisbaden Germany,  a military doctor placed this band around my newborn daughter’s wrist, “girl DeBlasio” entered the world.

Tomorrow (11-11-11)  at Makapuu beach park on Oahu, Hawaii,  Sean will place a band on her ring finger and she will become Mrs. McDevitt.

As a mother, I am so excited for them and my friends can’t believe that I will not be there but as a wedding photographer, I understand the romance of a destination wedding.  What a better way to have the intimate ceremony and the honeymoon all in one.  I think it is a perfect plan!!!

I sent out an email to all of the women in Rena’s life asking for brooches to be included in a bouquet for her to carry on her wedding day and a boutonnière for Sean.  Sean’s mother sent a beautiful sterling silver brooch from Kelantan,  Malaysia that she had bought over 20 years ago and never worn but had kept in the box for a special occasion.  She also also sent the Texas Bluebonnet state flower pin that became part of his boutonnière.  Rena’s grandmother’s sent brooches that had belonged to not only themselves but also their mothers and grandmothers, aunts and friends went shopping for brooches to be included and it was all kept as secret as her father and I worked on it each night.

When Rena was 10 years old, she gave  me a brooch with the letter M for mother’s day, it is now her’s again  “Mrs. McDevitt”.   There is a palm tree and a pineapple to represent Hawaii,  two fish brooches for Sean to represent his years as a swimmer (he swam on the UGA swim team)  I did their engagement shoot at a peacock farm so there is a peacock,  two wise owls (  Rena for her Masters in English Education and Sean for his MBA) and the list goes on for the 57 brooches.  This is a way for ALL of us to be there with them during their big day and a keepsake forever.

To honor Sean’s  Korean heritage, I found the most beautiful oriental fabric  for the handle and finished it off with black feathers.     Sean and Rena were friends for years while attending the University of Georgia together but it was not until she had graduated and was teaching in Austin, Texas and he was finishing up his MBA at the University of Oregon that the friendship turned to romance.  His frequent trips to Texas to woo her became the theme behind his boutonniere, an antique skeleton key and the Texas bluebonnet tell the story that he stole the key to her heart in Texas.

The difficult part for me is not that I am not there, it is in waiting for the photos from the big day!!

 

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November 10, 2011 - 9:39 pm

Laura - Omg misty this made me cry :) Rena is going to be such a beautiful bride !! I can’t wait to see pictures of there big day :) ) good luck Rena !!

November 10, 2011 - 9:58 pm

MaryAnn - This was and is so beautiful It moved me to tears .There is so much love in this Dear Misty:)
The Love from a mom to her daughter :) so special I am so Proud I am your Mom I love you .I wish Rena And Sean all the luck and love there is to give.To have always a happy and loved Marrage.And Mosty in your heart you are there with them :) )I love you all :) )

November 11, 2011 - 4:18 am

Denise Gonsales - Misty… this is beautiful and the pictures are as beautiful as it was in person. I’ll be thinking about Sean & Rena all day and I wish them all the happiness.

November 11, 2011 - 7:46 am

Emily Goldman - You told me about this, and I thought it was cool, but the pictures are STUNNING! What an amazing project. Wish I had one from my wedding! Lucky Rena!

November 13, 2011 - 12:11 am

Pinky - I love the story behind the bouquet, most beautiful and most meaningful bouquet ever! Rena and Sean were both BEAUTIFUL, their love really got me teary eyed =)

November 13, 2011 - 6:42 am

Karen Bradley - Misty ~ This is so amazing! I’ve never seen anything like it. Your pictures are great too! What a lucky daughter you have!

November 13, 2011 - 6:31 pm

Jennifer - Congrats to your beautiful daughter. I ADORE the bouquet. You knew I’d love it!

December 5, 2011 - 9:56 pm

misty - Here is a link to the video that Rena made of their wedding and honeymoon in Hawaii with stills from them and their wedding photographer. Enjoy!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww-JjZ7jTXo

February 23, 2012 - 4:31 pm

Rena & Sean | Makapuu Beach Wedding | Pinky Photography - [...] I LOVE her bouquet.  Read up on the story behind it on Misty's blog  [...]

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