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Two of my friends just got engaged! Aaron is super talented graphic designer (proof) and Andrea is a Bikram master who is just about to finish up grad school. I met Aaron through my brother (also an awesome designer) and over the past few years he has become a great friend and inspiration. Andrea and I have been starting to get to know each other more recently and I can’t wait to see what life has in store for both of them. We shot at a few different locations in St. Augustine and we even got to do a sushi double date (with my fiancée) after the shoot!

Here are a few images from my shoot with Becca this past week. She was in town visiting from Salem, New York and we had a quick little shoot here in St. Augustine. Enjoy!

For the past few weeks I have been researching new products to offer the couples I work with and I am proud to say that I have found the best of the best! The two things I had in my mind during my search were beauty and quality and these new offerings are full of both. The new products I am introducing are Flush Mount Albums and Proof Boxes!

Flush Mount Albums

Out of all the products I offer, these albums are my favorite. I knew when I opened my new sample albums that I was holding something special. Each album is handcrafted to perfection and comes with a lifetime guarantee to prove it.  Each page in the album is a print mounted onto a solid mat which allows each rigid page to lay flat with no gutters or cuts down the middle of your images. Not only do these feel great in your hands, but images in a book like this just shine; there is no other way to put it. Each album comes with a beautiful fabric or leather cover and 20 pages; more pages can be added at an additional cost. You can also choose between having a plain cover, an embossed cover or a cameo cover (all can be seen below). After your wedding, you will be able to flip through the available fabric/leather swatches to find the perfect fit for your album. When you purchase an album you will also have to option to add on a 5×5 copy of that album for your parents.

Proof Boxes

The digital age is overrated. A disc of your images is a great way to back them up but to me, there is something special about holding a photograph in your hands. Proof boxes are beautifully hand crafted boxes that contain a 4×6 print of each of your images as well as a disc of the high-res files. Each box is lined with a simple fabric and finished off with a complimenting ribbon. After you purchase one you will be able to flip through swatches to choose your fabric/ribbon combination. Not only are they durable enough to last for generations but they are beautiful enough to keep out on display.

If you would like to, I would love for you to see these in person so feel free to get in touch. On another note, my weddings lately have been great so keep it up couples!

For those of you who don’t know by now, I’M ENGAGED! After (almost) 5 years of dating I didn’t think a ring would change anything but  being engaged puts you in this weird and awesome club where anytime you meet someone else who is engaged you share a mutually giddy moment with them. Lucky for me, I get to meet a lot of engaged couples! My fiancee’s (still weird to say) name is Veronica and SHE IS AWESOME. She is a writer, a cutie and is as nerdy as I am.

I just finished up scanning some film from my Lavender and Ivy shoot last month with The Conservatorie and wanted to share a few. By the way, my fiancee and I met with The Conservatorie last week about designing our wedding and we can’t wait! They are so on top of their game.