VANESSA + CONOR - OCEAN REEF CLUB WEDDING






















































Vanessa + Conor met in Australia on New Year's despite living just a few blocks from each other in San Francisco a few years ago. As the narrative goes, Vanessa went on a ladies getaway; Conor on a boys trip, and when mutual friends decided to meet up, the couple finally came together.
Vanessa is originally from Boca Raton, but after graduating from Harvard Business School, work and a desire for warmer weather took her to the west coast. She left her heart in San Francisco, and Conor, who's a 4th generation San Fransiscan and a looming 6'6" who played basketball for UC Berkeley was there to capture it (cue cheesy music, please).
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Vanessa's family belongs to the Ocean Reef Club, located in Key Largo, FL. Having devoted much her years as a child there, it made an ideal choice for a wedding location. Even though it is just a short hour drive from Miami, a weekend wedding at Ocean Reef is like a vacation in itself; it is genuinely amongst my favorite locations to photograph a wedding ceremony.
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The lovebirds wanted a tropical, beach wedding and chose lots of color for their florals by Xquisite Events. My favorite was the ceremony arch which was a stunner! The couple was wedded on the Amberjack Lawn, and afterwards, attendees danced the night away at Palm Court, a waterfront white sandy beach.
While Ocean Reef has numerous locations, like the Town Hall and Carysfort for indoor ballroom wedding ceremonies, I can never pass up a barefoot wedding event along with a nice ocean breeze.
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The wedding went off without any hitch, thanks to planning by Andi Soirees.
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Planning: Andi Soirees | Venue: Ocean Reef Club | Florals: Xquisite Florals | Makeup: Carolyn Jones | Videography: Ray Roman | Band: Elan Artists -The Social | Film: Film Supply Club | Scans: Richard Photo Lab
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