Lighthouse Point Birthday / Halloween Party

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Jeff Mason | Tampa Wedding & Portrait Photographer in Event Photography, Fun Stuff

This weekend my wife Nancy and I went to a birthday party for the son of one of her Chi Omega sorority sister’s. Garrett turned 13 and had a really fun party at the Lighthouse Point Yacht Club in Deerfield Beach. Garrett’s mom and dad, Stacy and Ron, have had several of his past parties at the yacht club but this was to be the last big bday/halloween bash. I’m not sure who had more fun, the kids or parents. Nancy has stayed close to Stacy and several of her other sisters that live near each other. It’s always a fun time getting together with Stacy, Kristin, Lisa and their husbands and families. They went to school together at Mercer University in Macon, GA.

Garrett’s dad dressed as Beetlejuice and put on a real show dancing to the “Shake, Shake, Shake, Senora” song. It was a great party and we look forward to seeing all of them again. Happy Birthday, Garrett. Here are a few pictures from the night.

Elisa+Anthony | Tampa Wedding Photographer

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Jeff Mason | Tampa Wedding & Portrait Photographer in Wedding Photography

On Saturday Elisa and Anthony were married. They have to be the two most easy going people I think I’ve ever met. Here it was Elisa’s wedding day and she was as calm as could be. The day started out with some photographs of Elisa and the girls getting ready at her mom’s house. Janie Coey helped me photograph the wedding and she started out at Anthony’s getting pictures of the guys clowning around getting ready. Janie is a fantastic photographer and I am so glad she was available to be there.

The wedding was beautiful. Around 200 family and friends attended and the reception was a blast! A particularly memorable moment was the mother and son dance. I’ve seen quite a few but Anthony and his mom had the most emotional dance I’ve ever seen.

Here is a video and a few pictures from their day

Kristen+Mark

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Jeff Mason | Tampa Wedding & Portrait Photographer in Wedding Photography

Occasionally I photography weddings for Bella Pictures…like Kristen and Mark’s this past weekend. I started talking to Kristen on the phone a little over a month ago. I could tell right away that we were going to get along great and that it was going to be a fun wedding. When I shoot for Bella I don’t get to personally meet the brides ahead of time so I try to get to know as much as I can about the bride and groom during our phone conversations.

Kristen and Mark met several years back while they were on a house boating trip with several other friends, in fact there were two large house boats. They didn’t really meet each other until the last day. Mark dropped all of his CDs and as Kristen helped him pick them up they realized that they had the same taste in music. Well, it was a good start but it wasn’t until several years and a couple of states later that friends again brought them together. This time it was for good. Their wedding was on Clearwater Beach at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort.

It was great to meet you and your families. Have an awesome time in Jamaica, mon. Let me hear how it was when you get back.

Here is a fun little slideshow…see the images in more detail below.