East Orlando Photography

Erin and Justin: UCF Engagement Shoot

cghonour — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:58:26 +0000

Erin and Justin are at UCF 90% of their lives… or so it seems. Between school, work, and teaching, it was a natural idea to shoot their engagement photos there. So, with out further delay, here are some of my favorites of shooting an eShoot at the University of Central Florida.

- Chris

Maitland Arts Center Wedding: Falicia and Michael

cghonour — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:41:36 +0000

Falicia and Michael had one of the most unique weddings I have shot. The ceremony and reception were both at the wonderful Maitland Arts Center. Their ceremony started at sunset and was absolutely lovely and fairly traditional. However, the reception… well that was more of a big party than a wedding reception. They didnt do much of the typical wedding reception events and instead opted for a party/family get together with a Pacific Ocean flair. The food, decor and entertainment were all typical of a Hawaiian Luau. They even had live music, Polynesian dancing, the Warrior dance and a Fire show. It was an amazing experience, one that I wont forget anytime soon!!

Thank you so much for Falicia and Mike for letting be there for your big day!!

Here are some of my favorites:

Chris

Maddie Smedley’s Baby Photo Shoot

cghonour — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:06:58 +0000

Here are some photos of my friend’s new baby girl, Madison Danielle Smedley. They needed some photos for their Christmas cards and I was happy to help. Thanks for letting me shoot your baby girl!!

Chris

Angelina and Tim’s New Smyrna Beach Wedding

cghonour — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:07:51 +0000

Angie and Tim had a simple ceremony and reception at a beach house on New Smyrna Beach and it was wonderful. The weather was a bit cloudy, but the rain stayed away and the cool breeze kept everything just right. I was blessed to be a part of their amazing day.

Here are some of my favorites:

- Chris

Ben and Sascha Wedding

cghonour — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:32:44 +0000

I started the day shooting breakfast at First Watch for Ben and their out of town guests. It was probably the earliest start I have had for a wedding at 8am!! After breakfast, I moved over to the Wyndham Resort to shoot the ladies getting ready for the big day. It was a blast hanging out with them… They had plenty of time to get ready and they took advantage of that. They say down and enjoyed a good lunch from Olive Garden and listened to music, got their hair and makeup done and really just had a great, relaxing time.

The actual ceremony was at First Presbyterian Church of Orlando in the small chapel. Because of the rules of the church, the photographer is not allowed in the chapel during the ceremony. I am allowed to stand out side the chapel and shoot through the door windows, so the moments are not completely lost. Its my second time shooting there… and was actually the site of my very first wedding. We did some formal photos there, but since the reception was at the Wyndham and they have a gorgeous “lawn” and fountain area (site of another wedding I have shot) we did most of the bridal party photos there.

The rest of the night at the reception was action packed and full of fun, food, dancing and the normal wedding activities… Here are some of my favorites from the entire day:

Amanda & Brian’s Paradise Cove Wedding

cghonour — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:25:49 +0000

With trying to get client orders out by Christmas and my own personal shopping done, I am STILL catching up on blog updates. This wedding is from back in October and I still have a dozen posts to get caught up on…. so stay tuned as I make my way through the back log…

Amanda, Brian and I first worked together back in July at their engagement session on property at Disney’s Epcot. It was a HOT, humid day, but we had a blast! Well, their wedding was just as fun and a bit cooler as we soaked in the fresh air at Paradise Cove. It was my first time shooting out there, but ironically I have 3 next year down there.

Here are some of my favorites from their wedding:

Welcome to the Family…

cghonour — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:42:41 +0000

Santa arrived early this year, with a present for Zachary. If you have been following this blog for awhile now, then you will remember when we lost our 12 year black lab, Abby, to Lupus early this year. Putting the guilt for replacing our girl aside, Zach is ready for another puppy.

So, with out further a do… I introduce, Miss Molly.

“This is my Choo-Choo”

Yes, she even took a bath with him. Though, she didnt last long!!

Her sleeping in the play room after some playing and running…

Sneek Peak at the 2009 Family Christmas Card

cghonour — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:19:37 +0000

I took some time this week to think of a photograph that is a bit different than the usual “dress them up and put them in front of the tree”. Lynne liked the concept I came up with, so we set it all up on Sunday. Zach was a little leery of putting lit Christmas lights around him, but we convinced him it would be fun. He was great during the whole 10 minutes of shooting and only during the last couple of minutes did he complain of the “big camera flash” scaring him. To get some good, natural looks from him, Lynne asked him about what he wanted for Christmas and about all the fun things we did over the weekend. The second picture, where he looks a bit mischievous, he is actually getting ready to tell us something with a huge grin on his face!!

Anyway, I think these two work well, and they are now part of the Christmas card this year…

Cheers!!

Chris, Lynne and Zach

Melissa & Chris: Wedding at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park

cghonour — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:38:30 +0000

Still trying to catch up on the blog posts….

I shot Melissa and Chris’ engagement at the beginning of the year at Rollings College and we had a blast. I knew that their wedding would be a big party, but I had no idea what I was in store for. I wont give details, but lets just say that it lived up to all the anticipation.

Thanks Melissa and Chris for letting me be there for your big day.

Here are some of my favorites…

Chris is looking back and checking her out!!

Wedding Slideshow

cghonour — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:37:24 +0000

The slide show for Randi and Daniel’s wedding is below. Randi picked out the music as she had her choice from 15 other shows! Enjoy the show…

Randi and Daniel: Wedding Slide Show on Vimeo.