Few places in Florida rival the white sands just beyond the Tradewinds Resort Hotel on St. Pete Beach in Florida. These precious sands are all too familiar to Tim Macking a local wedding photographer.
I caught up with Tim this past week to ask him what he thought of beach weddings, wedding photography and the St. Pete beach area for destination weddings. ”People travel from all over the US and abroad to come to our beautiful beaches” he says and what on earth for you ask? ”Destination weddings seem to be in abundance these days, people travel here to have their wedding on our beaches and it just so happens that St. Pete Beach is one of the beaches of choice for couples who want to get married on the beach” Tim says.
While the beautiful beaches and white sands attract people from all over, isn’t it expensive? ”When you’re travelling here from Boston for a wedding you aren’t concerned if your wedding photographer costs $1000.00, and if the cost per plate is $75″ he said. Capturing the first kiss at sunset on the beach behind the Tradewinds Resort hotel or the Don Cesar is a once in a lifetime event for many couples. Or at least that’s what we hope.
There are numerous other hotels in the area but only a few have the facilities necesary to host a wedding party for the destination wedding dream that many brides and grooms have these days.
See you on the beach…
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago at 9:43 pm. Add a comment
SIESTA KEY
What I love about Siesta Key is the youthful spirit that is drawn to the glassine waters and quartz-crystal white sands, which have been ranked as the “finest, whitest sand beach in the world.” Of course Siesta Beach is energized, always plenty of Frisbee throwing, volleyball, jogging, tennis, biking, and picnicking. Best of all, though, is giving way to afternoon “siestas” in the sun, either swaying on floats atop gentle waves or on shore near the waterline as the small waves crest. Just a short walk away is Siesta Village, a spirited medley of the many different sides of Sarasota, from candlelight dining to beach boutiques and cool daiquiris outside.
If you are thinking of the Siesta Key area for your upcoming destination wedding, stop thinking and start booking! With renowned Siesta Key Photographer Tim Macking and the services of Suncoast Wedding Planner to plan your upcoming destination wedding on the beach. Each year countless couples come to Sarasota and Siesta Key to tie the knot in the sand. Each weekend you can look up and down the sandy beaches and usually capture the bride walking down the palm lined aisle or maybe even the first kiss. Of course the best destination wedding photography takes place at sunset, so when planning your wedding try to work it into the sunset so you can have some great pictures of your memorable wedding on the beach.
Siesta Key - Sarasota, Florida… It’s a beautiful beach and great for weddings!
Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago at 10:55 pm. 1 comment
The St. Petersburg area has long been known for one of it’s icons the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
The first skyway bridge was built in 1954.
1954 Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Later in 1971 a second span was added to the Skyway Bridge.
1971 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Picture
And finally the crash of the skyway bridge.
And here is a beautiful picture of the skyway bridge at night:
Skyway Bridge at night
Posted 11 months, 1 week ago at 2:11 pm. Add a comment
On January 31st I will be conducting a sunset photo shoot on Siesta Key and possibly moving to Longboat key. With the beach sunset occurring around 5:50PM I feel confident that there will be some great opportunities for a willing photographer like myself.
The key to successful Siesta Key Photography either for a wedding or just a sunset is to capture the sun during the 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after sunset. Any photographer with experience will tell you that the window of opportunity may even be smaller but I like the ten minute timeframe that I set aside for my best pictures.
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