Hollie + Jackson | St. Petersburg, FL Wedding | Tampa Florida Wedding Photography

In light of my recent move last year to Tampa, FL I am pulling some pretty gems from my archives and taking  a moment to blog some killer weddings photographed over on this coast of the Sunshine State. This wedding was out in St. Petersburg, FL. Hollie and Jackson were such a fairytale couple. Sweet as could be, very easy going and she was such a gorgeous bride. Their wedding was on 11-11-11. :) In taking a moment to go back through their wedding photos I realized not only have I been in business on my own now for 9 years, but I have been photographing weddings for 11 year!! Dang.. I wanted to take a moment to relive one of my all time favorite weddings…

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Katie + Neal | Harper Fowlkes House + Vic’s on the River | Tampa Wedding Photography

Ok, where to begin with this wedding… Katie and Neal could quite possibly be the cutest couple around. I could probably write a thousand words, but thats why I take pictures — so I don’t have to. ;) But I will share a bit about them so you can get an idea for why I loved photographing them so much. Literally everything to do with their wedding had a deep, sentimental meaning to these two. From where they did their first look, to the flowers and rings, down to the cross that hung where they were married and the arbor they were married under. Their first look was at their home church, Independent Presbyterian. Neal was standing by the pew where they FIRST MET over 3…

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Jennifer & Keith | Alison Epps Photography | Tampa Wedding Photographer

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As the proverb goes, “If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy.” I love people watching and studying what they do that makes them smile and laugh. Being a portrait and wedding photographer, I get to see a lot of fun interactions between my couples. One thing Jennifer and Keith know how to do is make each other laugh. I was just in front of them with a camera watching it happen. We went out to Tybee Island for their engagement session and before I got to our second location, they had pulled out a frisbee and were just playing while waiting on me to park. If you scroll through, you will notice countless times Keith had Jennifer cracking up, so I…

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Trawick Family Homecoming – Savannah International Airport | Alison Epps Photography | Tampa Children and Family Photographer

The look on a man’s face when he meets his son for the first time is a truly emotion-packed event. When Brandi contacted me to photograph her husbands homecoming I was delighted. I absolutely LOVE the military homecomings I’ve photographed in the past — quite possibly the most raw and true emotions I’ve ever witnessed, let alone photographed. But when she told me how he had been gone for THIRTEEN MONTHS and had never met their son who was now 9 months, I was honored to document this incredible moment. I always feel a rush of adrenaline and anxiety during these moments, and am worried I’m going to be a basket case crying my eyes out, however the task of photographing and composing each shot keeps…

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Kerry + Pedro | The Whitman Wedding Venue + Forsyth Park | Tampa Destination Wedding Photographer

Kerry and Pedro are from Florida and got married in Savannah, Georgia at the Whitman in Forsyth Park on July 19th. I have had the pleasure of photographing at the Whitman before as well as attending a little soiree there and every event I attend at this venue I am just stunned. If you are looking for somewhere to stay for a wedding (or for fun) or looking for an intimate wedding venue, this is really an awesome spot. It is a restored 3 story house with a fantastic kitchen, nice brick back porch, spacious rooms, a huge pool table upstairs, secret doors to hidden rooms,  balconies, and so much more.. Seriously, can you tell I love this house? Kerry and Pedro are world travelers…

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