Michelle Stoker Photography

Tampa Family Photographer

Behind the Scenes in 2014

Engagement, Orlando, Personal, Tampa, Wedding

Happy last day of 2014! Our year was full of incredible adventures and beautiful photographs! We started our year with beautiful weddings in Central Florida, lots of gorgeous engagement sessions in the summer, and spent the second half of the year shooting in New York. We navigated our way through Central Park, photographed in front of the NYC skyline at sunset, and froze our fingers during a winter wedding. SO many new experiences in 2014. Thank you to all of our 2014 clients. Thank you for inviting us to document these extremely important moments and for trusting us to provide you with beautiful images. We are honored to do this job. Before we ring in the new year, I wanted to reflect back on this past year and share some behind the scenes photos of Michelle Stoker Photography. Here’s a look back at David and I working in 2014…

Who knew that we’d be shooting in SNOW and on a NYC metro this year??

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Lauren and Rushad – Snowy Albany, New York Wedding

Wedding

Lauren and Rushad had the most beautiful, magical winter wedding in Albany at 90 State in late November. This sweet couple and their bridal party braved the freezing weather for some INSANE shots in front of the New York State Capitol Building. One of Lauren’s friends commented on Facebook that “Rushad married an ice princess.” Love that! I can’t wait for you to scroll down and see their gorgeous outside photos! It was such a privilege documenting this wedding for two sweet people, who just happened to meet on their first year of residency in their ER rotation. Enjoy the story of the new Mr. and Mrs. Juyia…

Thank you Wedding Wire for featuring this gorgeous winter wedding!

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Married: Rachel and Taylor – Anniversary

Orlando, Wedding

One year ago, Rachel and Taylor said “I Do” in a gorgeous ceremony at the Lake Mary Events Center near Orlando. I had been looking forward to this wedding for years. David and I first met this sweet couple in high school and got to watch their relationship grow through college. I was SO excited when Rachel and Taylor got engaged and then when they asked me to photograph the wedding, I cried!! Their wedding was filled with love, support, and gorgeous details. To celebrate their first anniversary, I asked the happy newlyweds to look back on their wedding pictures and pick a few that are most meaningful to them.

(Left) It was so incredibly hard to pick out my favorite photo because there were so many of them that encompassed all of the raw emotion that I felt that day. This one is one of my favorites. Taylor and I made sure that we had time to pray together during our ceremony. More than anything, we want our relationship and our love for each other to reflect God’s love. This picture captures this beautiful moment during our prayer right as the sun is about to set.

(Right) This is also another favorite of mine! I have never felt so much love, joy, and support by so many beautiful people at one time and this photo captures everything that I was feeling at this very moment. Mich and Dave, you all are wonderful!

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Exploring the Financial District with @nyc

Other

Are you on Instagram? Do you love New York City? If yes to both, then you need to be following @nyc. The face behind that handle is very sweet and talented Katja. She posts snapshots of this beautiful city on her insta a few times a day to her almost 400,000 followers! Whew, this girl has a dream job. She hosted an Instameet this past weekend for photographers/instagrammers to meet and explore the Financial District together. The event was held at the beautiful Gild Hall, a Thompson Hotel and hosted by the connecting Felice Wine Bar. The event was a wonderful time of networking, eating, drinking, and sharing insta photos! We ventured out and explored the corners and hidden gems of the Financial District. I brought my Canon camera and my 24-70mm L lens for these shots. Enjoy our views of FiDi!

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Stoker Adventures from August to November!

Michelle and David, Travel

You guys. It’s been more than three months since David and I left Florida! I’m experiencing COLD WEATHER all day, every day right now. It’s blowing my mind! Not hating it…. yet. We moved up to the NYC area in mid-August for David’s third rotation in his leadership program with Nielsen. We are so fortunate to be on this adventure and we have been taking advantage of being so close to so many beautiful sights. I wanted to share some of our highlights of trips, sight-seeing, and everyday living up here. We are here until the end of January and then back to Florida for two weeks and then our next adventure begins (and it’s a big one)!!!

*The photos below are all iPhone pictures — no fancy, professional pictures below. Just fun adventures. 🙂

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Enjoying an adult beverage at MCO waiting for my flight, reunion with my hubs at the Newark airport, SO many buttons in the elevator in our building!

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