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Lee & Yutaka’s Wedding Featured on Elizabeth Anne Designs

We’re so excited to have their wedding featured on Elizabeth Anne Designs, the inspiring wedding blog.  If you’re not familiar with them, stop by and scan through all the amazing real weddings, theme ideas and DIY projects. 
Thanks ladies for sharing Lee and Yutaka’s uniquely beautiful sunset wedding!
Feature of Lee & Yutaka's Wedding

Modern, Alternative Weddings….Not Your Traditional Elopement

We’ve had several brides contact us recently requesting information about our destination wedding packages.  However, they’ve been interested in customizing packages since they were planning more of an elopement.  Seems couples choosing to have a simple ceremony by themselves or with a couple of friends is growing in popularity.  And couples aren’t just choosing Las Vegas, they’re going for places like Greece, Scotland and Mexico.

Due to this trend we have created a custom four hour package for these couples that includes the ceremony, a special lifestyle portrait session and fine art album.  Think of it as a honeymoon/day after session rolled into one.  It can be glamorous and elegant or fresh and romantic.   For more information please contact us at: info@steevesphotography.com or 941.375.3519. 

Even elopements have legal requirements so I suggest hiring a coordinator, who can assist you with those details.  Here is a list of several who have experience planning international weddings:

Email Issues

We want to give our sincere apology to several brides, who in the last several months have filled out our contact form & not received a response from us.  We have just discovered that all the emails were being dumped into an unknown folder on our hosting companies site rather than the correct box.  We are working to resolve this issue but please accept our apology.  If you are still interested in speaking with us you can contact myself or Ford directly at:

shannon@steevesphotography.com  or ford@steevesphotography.com

Thank you!

Brides Florida Magazine Ad

The fall/winter edition of Brides Florida Magazine arrived the other day & I was so excited to see our ad.  If you’re getting married, looking for some beautiful inspiration I highly suggest picking up a copy.  And if you’re looking for a great photographer, {besides us}, there are some fantastic photographers listed.  And of course, don’t forget to turn to page 134!
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Steeves Photography Ad

Inspiration for our New Site & Brand

Two films, both out for several years, are visually beautiful and inspiring to me.   Pride & Prejudice, besides being one of my favorite films ever, has such gorgeous light.  It is inspiring to see how the director Joe Wright and the DP Roman Osin, captured the soft, warm glow of light. I can watch the movie over and over and be moved to see the light more; to capture the light from different angles to create different moods.  It’s something that as photographers we know and have learned but I think it’s something we constantly grow with and study.
Pride & Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
The other film that has inspired me and caused me to grow as an artist is Marie Antoinette by Sophia Coppola is a fantastic director and as an artist I love how she captures mood and emotion. 
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Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
I think as artist our styles and inspirations are growing and changing.  This is what moves me at the moment…..refined soft & muted color, soft pure light that seems to gently kiss the check and modern too. 

Fly Away Photography + Contest = Free Destination Wedding Photography

We have received some great stories and appreciate everyone who has taken the time to submit.  But for those of you who still would like to tell us why you deserve free destination wedding photography, get your stories into us soon.  The contest ends on 8/23 @ midnight.  It doesn’t have to be an extensive story just a brief explanation.  We look forward to hearing from more of you!  And if you’d like all the nitty gritty details, here’s the link:

Free Destination Wedding Photography Contest

And of course, if you’ve never visited Fly Away Photography Blog, it’s a must.  It’s ALL about destination weddings, honeymoons and some great travel photography.  Lots of ideas and inspirations!

The Elizabeth Anne Design Library

The fantastic ladies at Elizabeth Anne Designs  have put together a fabulous resource { The Library },  for brides & I just wanted to share it with everyone.  It’s an extensive list of vendors compiled nationally & internationally and will help brides quickly & efficiently find the perfect florist, planner, photographer, etc.

Please visit their new venture & if you know of a bride or are one, refer The Library to them.  And also let Rebekah & Elizabeth know what a great job they did!

  Elizabeth Anne Designs Library

Free Destination Wedding Photography at Fly Away

In honor of the new blog, Shari Bare and myself are offering two couples the chance to win free photography for their destination wedding.  All the details can be found on the blog but basically, if you’re having a destination wedding somewhere unique or even as beautiful as Hawaii, let us know about it.  It can be your first wedding, your second or even your re-commitment ceremony, we want to know the details.  So check it out and we look forward to hearing from you!

Selected for the Little Black Book

We are honored to have been chosen as an elite vendor for SW Florida.  Abby Larson and the Style Me Pretty team have created an elegant, modern and convenient resource for brides.  If you are getting married, looking for top notch vendors in your area then I highly suggest you review Abby’s selections at the Little Black Book.  

 

                                                        

AJAXed with AWP