Friday, October 29, 2010

Tampa wedding photography: Doubletree Resort


Chantel and Kai picked a great date for their beach wedding at the Doubletree Resort on Reddington Shores: 10/10/10. I was honored to be on hand to capture lots of memories from their special day.

We began with pictures of their preparations. While they were each in separate rooms, they shared a lot of the same emotions and excitement...







The ceremony took place on the beautiful white sand beach behind the Doubletree Hotel...







After every ceremony we shoot, I always ask the bride and groom to take a walk together alone. It gives them some time to really appreciate the moment... and it always results in some great pictures, too.





Chantel's choice of orange for her colors worked equally well on the beach, and inside at the reception.





There were quite a few fun and special moments...







These are of course just a small sample of the wedding pictures we captured for Chantel and Kai. To see more images from their wedding and countless others, visit our tampa wedding photography website, and please join us in congratulating this wonderful couple on their new life together!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Belinda and Ray--Sirata Beach Resort Wedding Photography

The nice thing about planning your beach wedding at hotels like the Sirata Resort on St. Petersburg Beach is that if Mother Nature doesn't cooperate on your wedding day, you can move the entire affair inside and be very well taken care of.

That's exactly what Belinda and Ray did, and it all worked out just fine.

We began shooting their wedding pictures about an hour before the ceremony, as the bride was making her final preparations...






And of course we took some shots of Ray and the Groomsmen, too.



The planners at the Sirata were concerned about rain clouds in the area, and suggested moving the ceremony to a pre-determined covered location... which turned out to be a great spot for their beautiful wedding ceremony.





After the ceremony, the sun started peeking out so we took advantage of the opportunity to head out to the beach...







Belinda and Ray had originally planned on an outdoor reception, but due to the weather conditions, the Sirata offered to move it indoors to the Grand Palm Ballroom... which turned out to be a perfect setting.








These are of course just a small sample of the memories we captured for Belinda and Ray on their wedding day. If you'd like to see more Tampa wedding photography pictures, please visit our website at www.coolchangephotography.com. Congratulations to Belinda and Ray!!