Last Saturday while Candace and I were in St. Petersburg shooting the wedding that I posted previously, my associate & 2nd shooter Ryan got a chance to shoot on his own the engagement party of Annie and Ben. The party took place at the beautiful Rusty Pelican in Key Biscayne on a picture perfect day. This party had probably more guests than many of the weddings we have done. The actual wedding which we will be covering in November will have over 400 guests. I am really looking forward to this one. If anyone plans a traditional Indian (Christian or Hindu) wedding and you are looking for a photographer, make sure you check with me first, we travel ;)

Here are a few awesome images. Thanks Ryan, not bad ;)

Obviously Ben is not familiar with the rules for “funny face” shots.

When: January 19, 2008 • Where: Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg • Engagement: na
We are finally back home today after a 5 day tour around the state which took us to Tampa and Tallahassee. On Saturday we were in St. Petersburg for Lauren and Darius wedding. Lauren’s mom told me that she was so impressed with us she just had to have us shoot the wedding even is the wedding was in a barn. I felt very humbled and honored to hear that. We had a blast shooting this amazing wedding at the beautiful Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg.

Here are just a few quick images I picked today, I know Lauren is somewhere in a hotel in Argentina checking my blog ;)

I am glad we got access inside the theater for some cool shots…

***I WILL KEEP THIS POST AT THE TOP TILL 1/22. ALL NEW POSTS WILL GO BELOW THIS ONE***

Sometimes, I look back at some of my older weddings and clients I have worked with in the past few years and I realize how fast and far I came since I started to do weddings full time in 2004. I am very blessed and thankful to be working with such amazing clients. I am so thankful that I have decided to give back to the community and offer my 1st Annual FWP (Free Wedding Photography) Contest to one potential lucky couple (a value of over $9000 bucks). No strings attached.

HERE IS THE OFFER:

• 8 hours of amazing photography
• engagement photo session
• personal online gallery
• best of slideshow (online)
• 11×14 coffee table album
• all travel included (if applicable)

WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR:

• I am looking for the most romantic, serendipitous, poignant, funny, and inspiring stories of how you found the one. Tell us the amazing tale of how you crossed paths with your fiancé in this big crazy world.
• You must agree to appear on this blog & have your story posted here
• You can not be a current or past client. Only new clients
• You must have a wedding day set & a location
• Your wedding has to take place somewhere in the USA in 2008 (assuming I am still available on that day)

Email in the story of a couple who really deserves free photography for their wedding. Short video clips are also welcome! Please attach a few images of you and fiancé to the email. Send the email with “Free Wedding Contest” in the subject line to: studio@maloman.com.

DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1st, 2008
Send all nominations to studio@maloman.com by no later than the deadline. The top three entries will be posted here on February 4th, 2008. The winner will be hand picked by myself and Candace and announced on Valentines Day or February 14, 2008. Spread the word and email this offer to a friend, a sister, a brother from a different mother, posted on your blog or a message board, nominate yourself or anyone you can think of. Good luck!

UPDATE:
The responses to this offer have been overwhelming I received 12 nomination emails in just 24 hours. This will not be easy to pick. Please make sure you tell us WHEN and WHERE your wedding will take place, as we need to check on availability. You also must email a picture (if not a video) of you two with your nomination.