Candice + Jason’s Wedding

Candice and Jason contacted me about a year ago to photograph their engagement session at Bradley’s Pond, where they would be married the following year. When Candice contacted me she said that the photos were very importnat to her and I was so glad when I met her that we seemed to “get” each other stylistically. Their beautiful ceremony was outdoors on a very warm, September 13, 2014. These two have been wonderful to work with and I’m so honored that I was asked to photograph their wedding day. I was looking forward to this wedding for so long and am thrilled with how thier images turned out! Congratulations to Jason and Candice!

Venue: The Retreat at Bradley’s Pond
Officiant: Pastor Matthew Hall, Canopy Roads Baptist Church
Catering: Jackie’s Kitchen, Bainbridge, GA
Coordinator: Kristy Seaone with Jackie’s Kitchen, Bainbridge, GA
Bridal and Bridesmaids Dresses: Alfred Angelo
Suits: Jos A. Bank
Hair: Brittney Chess, owner of Cut N’ Up Salon, Sebring, FL
Makeup: Amanda Wolfe Mabry, owner of Bella Con Stile, Orlando, FL
Rings: The Gem Collection
Flowers: Sam’s Club
Cake: Publix Bakery
DJ: Space Age Sound
Photography: Sarah Gray Photography, with Aislinn Baily assisting

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I photographed the same extended family twice.

The first time, it rained. They were troopers about it. We had already scoped out a covered porch at the location just in case the weather had other ideas, and that porch became our backdrop. We made something beautiful out of what could have been a wash.

The second time, they came back with new additions. Beach house on Alligator Point. Grandparents out on the water with the grandchildren. Big group moments and smaller family units. Easy, relaxed, and real.

What I remember most about both sessions is the feeling at the end. A kind of collective exhale. Like everyone knew they had just done something that mattered and would keep mattering long after that day.

That is the thing about showing up even when the conditions are not perfect. The photos do not know it rained.

Read more about Extended family/Multigenerational family photos in this month's blog post. Link in bio.
Five Spots. One Date. A setting that only looks like this for about three weeks out of the year.

I am not trying to manufacture urgency here. The blooms genuinely do not wait, and the calendar genuinely does not have room for everyone who wants a session this spring.

If your family has been on your to-do list for a while, now is a really good time to actually do something about it.

April 11 at Maclay Gardens. $275. A wardrobe guide, a focused session, and your images delivered in two weeks.

Link to book in bio.

Memberships and Affiliations

Sarah Gray Photography | Professional Photographer of America Member
Sarah Gray Photography | The Motherhood Anthology Member

Sarah Gray creates timeless and joyful images that are designed for living room walls and photo albums. A tallahassee photographer, Sarah Gray also serves Thomasville, Crawfordville, St. Marks, Gainesville and throughout the panhandle of north Florida and south Georgia.

email us | sarah@sarahgray.com

telephone (850) 321-0208

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