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Sunshine Skyway bridge Hole Cloud
Working in Sarasota for the last three years has been nothing short of wonderful. Each day it is a 60 mile ride through the highways and streets of Tampa Bay. What I enjoy most is the opportunity to capture that great sunset, hole cloud or tripple rainbow. Each day my drive seems to be a little different and I am always looking for another great spot to shoot some pictures.
As luck would have it I wrote in the blog yesterday about an upcoming photo shoot that I’ve recently started planning for May 17th. Throughout the day I had a few people contact me regarding the St. Petersburg Pier and the ability to have a wedding there or close by along with a local venue for the wedding reception.
As a professional wedding photographer I am always trying to better familiarize myself and build business relationships with the locations and venues that I frequent. While I reside in St. Petersburg and have photographed the St. Pete Pier and the surroundings many times throughout my life I have not yet looked at the location as a wedding ceremony location or venue for a reception.
A few weeks ago I was approached by someone who is somewhat of a local celibrity of types. He is originally from the area and maintains strong ties to the local community. He was recently married and wanted to get some pictures of him with his wife in more of a laid back portrait setting. We went over my typical list of great locations like Sawgrass Lake, Sunken Gardens, Fort Desoto, and the Vinoy Basin area. As we were talking things over he asked what I thought of The Pier for a portrait location. While sharing my thoughts with him I agreed to scout out the location and see if it would work.
A few days later I went by the pier with the specific intention of scouting out some great spots for some portrait photography. I was amazed what lie just before my eyes and which I had never taken advantage of. There are a number of great spots and a few that could produce some truly stunning opportunities. While there I thought of the location for a specific portrait session but later realized the potential it had for children and high school seniors for photo shoots and even for some great wedding photography.
So, to make a long story even longer I decided that I would try to put together a photo shoot during my favorite Florida month, May. The plans are still in the developing stages, no promises yet but I am hoping for May 17th.
I referred a few of the people who contacted me yesterday to the Vinoy and the St. Petersburg Yacht club for their receptions and made a few suggestions for outside ceremonies and some local churches for those wanting a traditional church wedding. Most of my wedding clients are from out of town and St. Pete is a destination wedding location for them, so it really helps when I can assist them with some of their other wedding planning tasks.
Along with the wedding requests I had I also received an inquiry from someone who wanted to see if I was interested in a portrait shoot for a local aspiring actress. I will let you know how that goes…
Until tomorrow…
