Merry Christmas!

We wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!!! We have a lot of things planned for SV Photography and a TON of things to blog..being we're super behind! Hope you had a blessed, beautiful and fun filled day with the ones you love! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love & Hugs

Christina & Susan

xo

Images for a Cure

Images For A Cure is fundraising effort created by Kristen Weaver, a beautiful soul and fantastic photographer. On October 11th, participating photographers will donate 100% of their session fees to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®. We will be offering Portrait, Engagement, Families, Seniors and Just Because sessions for $75 and 15% off your purchases.

Susan and I are extremely honored to be a part of this wonderful cause. 

Contact us for more details and to book your session!

Jax Shoot Club

Better late than never! Last month I got to hang out with some awesome photographers! Mel & Brad of La Dolce Vita Studios along with Kara & Jeremy of Kara Pennington Photography organized a night of photography, art and collaboration for what is now known as Jax Shoot Club. It was awesome seeing my photog friends, making new ones and getting tips and tricks throughout the evening. Having a network of such talent is a blessing.

We had three scenarios: An engagement couple-Juianne & Greg, Bride & Groom-Kelly & Chris, and Day After/Solo Bridal: Lauren.

Hair and Make-up: Faythe Mesic
Bouquets: Anything with Plants & Flowers
Lauren's Dress and bridal attire was provided by Solutions Bridal of Gainesville
Her dress was by designer Alvina Valenta (style #9700) and her veil was by Lori London (style #VM95)

Here is Lauren

Juianne & Greg

Kelly & Chris








A couple more of Lauren

Can't WAIT for next week!!
Chris

Lil angel girl sneak peek

Spent the morning with two sweet ladies :) Meet Gabby...

B*F*F*

This post is WAY over due!! Last May we had the pleasure of spending the day with 4 lovely ladies. What started out as a "senior" session turned into a fun romp through cow fields, old barns, climbing fences, trodding through muddy waters, graffiti railway underpasses and a time crunch to get the girls back for a concert!! They were up for anything... so we did our best to not disappoint HA!! We had a blast and these girls ROCKED IT!!

So, without further ado...

I thought this was cool...


Rock Stars!






Playing with the lens baby






Thanks for putting up with cow poo on a hot muggy day!!
We will do it again...but without the poo.
Sus & Chris

Rocking the Aisle!!

I just love this! That's all I have to say-too cool!!!
~c

Ali Gator

When we decided to build a house one of the things we were looking for when finding a lot is Water.... We wanted to have a backyard with a water view and a wooded area so that we could be close to nature. When we found our spot it was just perfect! We have a large pond directly behind our house and beyond that is a natural area that is actually a wetland buffer so it can never be torn down and built on. We are very fortunate to enjoy the many different species in nature that inhabit the natural preserve just beyond our backyard. Today was no exception as I looked out the back door and saw our friend Ali the Alligator.... We lovingly named him/her a few months ago. Ali likes to visit the culvert that juts out into the pond and supplies the overflow when it rains through the drainage grids of the streets in the neighborhood. When it rains Ali swims up and sits there waiting for the rushing water to push fish and frogs practically right into her mouth! Today she was chillin in the grasses just at the edge of the pond so I ran out to snap a few shots. This is the closest I have ever been able to get to her and she is just beautiful!!! She let me come pretty close without moving so I wanted to share a few pics with you... Of course we now have to take extra precautions around the pond, but we know she is there and as long as the boundaries are respected, we can all get along happily... Hope you enjoy this beautiful creature in her natural environment! We sure do!

Meet Ali the Alligator:

This is the first shot I took a little further away..


A little closer..


and a little closer...


and this is about as close as I wanted to get and probably as close as I could without spooking her...Of course I was using a zoom so I am not as close as I appear :)




Have a great weekend!!!

~Susan