Lauren & DJ Start Wedding Featured!

You may remember Lauren and DJ from their rock star engagement session.  Well, they totally rocked their summer wedding.  The ceremony took place at the Homeland Methodist Church est. 1887 in Bartow.  The whole church complex gives a sense of the past, but the church itself is a cute little building topped off with a working bell tower. The day started with a "first look" under a giant oak tree.  We snagged a few creative shots before the 90 deg heat kicked us back inside.  A quick cool down, bell tower rings and here comes the bride!  The ceremony was perfect, Lauren and DJ have such an amazing family who love and support them.  Then it was time to move the party to the Sorosis Building.  And a party it was!  You know you have a fun group when a slow song plays, and the dance floor empties.    The night would not be complete without a send off full of hugs and sparklers!

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Start!

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There are not many times where the groom has more bling, but when you are a national champ you can sport stuff like that. 

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Lauren & D.J. Preview

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A humble step towards the future:

Photography has always been a part of my life, but for the last 5 years it has influenced me tremendously, the most being in the last year.  You may or may not know this about me, but in college I was an accounting major and an art minor.  That probably makes no sense to a lot of you, but to me it was the perfect combination.  It gave me the opportunity to live the American dream with my wife, yet still stay true to my creative side. It was while completing my art minor that passion for photography began.  Those late nights spent in the dark room or studio, inspired me to learn as much as I could in such a short period of time.  After graduation, the American dream took over the creative passion.  Photography was still something I enjoyed and did regularly as a hobby.

It wasn’t until a little over a year ago that I stumbled onto some really creative work.  I always thought wedding photography was boring; shoot, mine was!  But this was different.  This was creative, modern, passionate, romantic, and fun!  This is what I wanted to do!

So I invested in some better gear, got a web page, and began marketing.  I was shooting for the stars and loving every minute of it!

I have learned so much in the past year; I feel like my style is finally beginning to develop.  Those late nights in the studio are starting to pay off, and I get overly excited sharing my work with clients.

I have heard and seen the benefits of blogging and only a few months ago recently, began blogging myself.  So now, I would like to welcome you to the new official website/blog.  I made the change for a few reasons-one, it can be customized easily and displays much larger images.  Two, it can be viewed on all your favorite apple devices :)  Also, as I evaluate my brand, this website/blog gets me excited about the future.  So take a minute and check everything out,  there will be some additional changes in the near future so make sure to stay tuned!

You will also notice a slight change in the business name.  In addition, I want to share a little history of “Sunglow.”  It was originally named after my favorite surf spot, a pier in Daytona where  you could catch a solid ride and everyone in the water surfed with a passion.  So it began with a dream in the ocean, and has developed into a life style and a passion.

I have enjoyed the relationships photography has given me and don’t take any of them for granted.  I simply have a vision, it is all of you who make my work what it is!

I hope you will visit often, I hope you see my work as more than just an image on paper or pixels on a computer screen.  Instead, I hope it is something inspiring, something creative, and something that tells a story to last a lifetime.

-Dustin

Central Florida Engagement Session

When Reva contacted me about a month and a half ago for a July 17th wedding, I could not help but ask the reason for such a short time frame. She responded with something like, "When you know you are made for each other, why wait?"

Well, now I know what she means........

Chill

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Katrina & Chas Wedding Featured

Katrina and Chas took a risk in having a beach wedding in the middle of June,  but they were treated to a beautiful day.  They are a true testament that with love, family, and hard work you can have a beautiful wedding on any budget.

It was such a pleasure to be apart of this celebration.  Katrina and Chas have a wonderful love story and are actually leaving very shortly to serve as missionaries overseas.

Congrats to you both I look forward to seeing what God has in store for your lives together.

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Ashley + Matt Engaged

I had the privilege of shooting Ashley and Matt's urban engagement session.  They are so easy to work with and have extremely kind hearts.  Congrats to you both and I can't wait for your giant wedding in January.

Katrina & Chas Wedding Teaser

Katrina , Chas, and family decked this beach wedding out; it was beautiful.  Here is a quick teaser with so much more to come.

Stacy & Tyler Clark Featured Wedding: Lakeland FL Photography

This wedding rocked!!  Completely awesome bride and groom with a kick butt wedding party. It was tons of fun and numerous times I wanted to put down the camera and party... don't worry, I remained professional.

Stacy loves Tyler and Tyler loves Stacy; it was all over their faces. They killed the casual session together and had a sweet ride to include with it. I am pretty pumped about the outcome, and I hope they like it as well.

I think this is a perfect time to begin a blog incentive I have considered doing for a while now:

20 comments: Stacy & Tyler receive a free 11 x 14 print

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Leave your love and congratulations for Stacy & Tyler

Stacy & Tyler Clark Preview

It was such a fun wedding this evening, I could not resist throwing up a quick preview (and could not leave it to just one).

Congratulations Stacy, Tyler and family!