There aren’t enough words to describe how much of a dream wedding this was. It was full of love, friends and family helping, 2 family style tables, homemade food and deserts, laughter…I could go on and on.
this wedding is so you. i love it. and i love what they’re wearing!!
Absolutely stunning!! Looking at these gave me goosebumps!! What a gorgeous wedding!! The look of love and life in their eyes….. priceless!! <3
Shut up. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this wedding. Stunning photos, Shannon!
These photos are absolutely stunning. I can only imagine, but it seems that you’ve really caught the life of this wedding.
Love these!
Cape San Blas is one of my favorite places in the whole world, and seeing these photos just reminds me why! What a pretty family wedding, and your photos are so organic and soft… the whole thing just looks so romantic and picture-perfect. Beautiful! <3
you have such a unique way of telling a love story. this is truly beautiful Shannon! I adore the bride’s dress and headpiece and the tie flying sideways in the portraits is such an awesome little detail.
good god, these are gorgeous. and i love her dress!
So beautifully told Shannon, true love that is inspiring. Congrats Paige and Rich!
Krysten Suzanne and Andrew Thomas are two people so dear to my heart. It’s hard to believe that Krysten and I met about a year ago. It feels like so much longer than that. Over the past few months of wedding planning with her, I knew I HAD to be the one to photograph her wedding. I just knew how special this day was going to be. This wedding had so much hand crafted love in the details. Krysten and I went antique and thrift shopping for her glass bowls on the tables. Krysten hand wrote all of the place cards for the reception. I helped her with the invites and RSVP cards. I also did her makeup, which was really neat for me. I made the time to set my camera down and spend a few minutes applying her makeup and getting to talk with her. It was such a special time for me and I felt so honored to be around her for the few days leading up to the wedding. I enjoyed all of our trips to Michael’s and Joann Fabric. Our friend Katherine helped Krysten and I with the programs two nights before the wedding. One folded, one cut out the edges, and one stamped the tree on the front. I knew this wedding was going to be special and beautiful, but I had no idea of the magnitude.
Krysten and Andrew opted for the first look, which I always encourage my couples to do. They had a few moments that were just for the two of them. Another moment I was so honored to be their photographer. These are the times that I feel so blessed to have the job that I do. By the time Krysten walked down the isle, she and Andrew were calm as could be. I, on the other hand, was a wreck! I cried like a baby as soon as she took her first steps down the stairs. The whole day was perfection, but it wasn’t because of the handmade programs or vintage shoes. The day was perfect because two people that were meant to find each other found each other.
They are back in Tallahassee now. Nothing has changed. If you hang around them you see that it’s just as it was before. January 7th 2012 was just a day that everyone else got to witness what the two of them have been showing each other from day 1.
I love you both. I don’t usually add music to my blog posts, but because of your love of the Beatles I added Blackbird. I find it perfect.
Blackbird
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I love how elegant and romantic this whole wedding was, you did an amazing job!
beautifully done
I love when brides have long and whispy veils. It makes picture taking that much more fun. Nice work!
A Beautiful wedding.
Literally some of these brought me to the brink of crying.
What a beautiful couple adn day.
These pictures are AMAZING. Krysten and Andrew how lucky are you to have a great photographer capture these precious moments.
I love that veil…and the first look pictures. awesome job.
You have captured one of the most beautiful weddings of the the making ever, may Krysten & Andrew live A happy life together in love and prosper in the walk with God. may your loving dreams come true. God bless you both, happy happy joy joy, love forever.
Wow! You are absolutely the most talented photographer I have ever had the pleasure of meeting! Of course your subjects were and are two of the most amazing people I know! Thank you for sharing this!
Krysten & Andrew, these pictures show how lovely both of you are and what a wonderful wedding you had. Congratulations and best wishes!
These pictures are absolutely beautiful. I am in awe. What a beautiful cousin I have. 
Amazing! Breathtaking!
I am so touched by these wonderful photos of Krysten and Andrew’s wedding! You captured not only the beauty of this very special day, but the beauty of their love as well.
I love following your work and watching you grow. This is my favorite wedding to date. You let us in on a glimpse of their love that no one could have captured more beautifully. We got to see a side of them that was so incredibly sincere and in the moment. These pictures are as timeless and beautiful as the bride. Bravo.
I love what you did! You told a story with your photos. This is beautiful! I love that you put music to it. I didn’t cry at the wedding, but I cried looking at this. Thank you, Shannon. You are very gifted.
Oh shannon,these are beautiful. She looks so incredibly stunning.
shannon, they’re all fantastic (as usual), but that hand-holding shot is one of the coolest reception shots i’ve ever seen.
incredible, absolutely incredible.
Couldn’t be more thrilled then to have two of my very close friends featured on Style Me Pretty Florida today!!!
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Paige and Rich are getting married this Saturday and I couldn’t be more excited! 30 guests, no wedding party, at a beach house on the west coast of Florida…
They told me, during the engagement shoot, that if it rains on their wedding day they are going to let the guests watch from the house and they are going to get married in the rain on the beach. Guess who will be right there with them.
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! These two are gorgeous!
This is a shoot that has been in the works for a while…at least in my mind. I knew I wanted to do an American themed shoot at my grandfather’s cabin in Nashville, Georgia. It was just putting everything together that took a little bit of time. I remember starting to ask vendors to help me and when they said yes I was doing the happy dance in my office! I started writing designers on Etsy to let me use some of their beautiful dresses or head pieces or lingerie. I didn’t know if they would write back, but I thought, “What’s the worst thing that could happen?!” To my surprise, everyone was all in. Everyone that worked on making my vision come to life did so with such enthusiasm and gusto! From the beautiful models to the florist. It was a dream team and I couldn’t have been more blessed. As if seeing it all come to life wasn’t enough, to be featured on Ruffled Blog was just icing on the yummy cake. Thank you so much to everyone involved and I TRULY could not have done any of this without you.
Event Styling: Krysten Jaume and Shannon Mathis of Mi Amore Foto
Wedding Dresses: Upoppy and Vocelles Bridal
Wedding Veils and Hairpieces: Jurgita
Lingerie: Victoria’s Secret, Lalilouche, and The Collection at Southside
Makeup: Nikki Todd and Jo El Snyder
Hair: Nikki Todd
Wedding Flowers: Missy Gunnels
Cake and Sweets: Krysten Jaume
Models: Veronica Dame, Megan Henderson, and Carolyn Jernigan
Wedding Invitations: Shannon Kirsten Couch
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Shay, you’re so amazingly inspirational!! <3 Beautiful as always.
I couldn’t love it more. Out of a dream. The dresses couldn’t be more fabulous. Congratulations Shannon – you’re inspiring!
Sarah is very dear to my heart, so when she asked me to photograph her wedding it was a no brainer. I love this girl so much and I know that Anthony does, too. It’s so special when you not only get to photograph a friends wedding, but they also invite you to be a guest. Thomas and I enjoyed ourselves so much at this wedding and the Buccaneer Restaurant (which is part of the Sailfish Marina) was so warm and personal.
Sarah and Anthony…thank you for letting us share such a special day with you!
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Really? Really, really?! So good.
I loved the pictures……they are gorgeous!!
Thank you to Ms.Shannon )
Sooo pretty! Sarah’s a beautiful bride. : )
gosh she’s gorgeous. love the four with the dress and the stairs and those last two. nice job darling.
How you SEE the world. Shoot me.
I love how you are the world.
This post has to be a little hidden, as she did this as a gift for her future groom and we don’t want to reveal anything! She gave me permission to post a few and I ran with it.
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I love that these can be both sexy and precious at the same time. You’re amazing, Miss Shannon!
Shannon I LOVE these! You rock <3
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