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. The are now married and live too far away!!!
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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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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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 It looked like rain when I pulled up to meet Karla and Ed for their engagement session last Saturday. I had left my flash at home, I was determined to shoot with my 50mm 1.2 and not be tempted to pull out my flash to use as fill light so the clouds made me a bit nervous. I forgot all of that as Karla introduced me to Ed, Karla had been a bridesmaid in Lyndsay’s wedding but it was my first time meeting her sweetheart. It was quickly evident that they are very much in love and willing to have fun in front of the camera. Tonight as I sat down and began to edit the photo’s, I wanted to pull a few out to show a bit of their playfullness and the amazing light that ended up shining through the dark clouds as we explored the grounds and talked about their wedding in April. Enjoy your engagement Karla and Ed, it will be your wedding day before you know it.
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I am so lucky to just live minutes from downtown Savannah and be able to shoot amazing weddings and engagement sessions there, BUT I love to just go around the corner from my home and get to “do it up country style”. I moved here 18 years ago and do not take for granted the beautiful county that I live in. Brandalyn and Matt brought their boots, truck and cute southern accents and were ready to play for the camera. They are so sweet and are so laid back about their wedding this fall, they just want to be married. Enjoy.
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by Misty DeBlasio
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