Sunday, January 27, 2013

Our blog has moved! :)

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This blog has relocated to www.sivanphotography.com/blog. Please also check out our new website! Visit SivanPhotography.com for all galleries and information.

Thank you! 

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Bridal Show Contest | Giveaway | Central Florida Wedding Photographer


Congratulations on your engagement! It was a pleasure meeting you at the bridal show, and we are so excited for you to enter our giveaway! Please make sure to read the instructions before entering. Good luck!

Before we give the details of entering to win, we wanted to let you all know that our website (SivanPhotography.com) and e-mail (info@SivanPhotography.com) are currently down. However, you can still visit our wedding website, SivanPhotographyWeddings.com and reach us at SivanPhotography@gmail.com. 
Let us know if you have any questions! :-)


And now onto the good stuff...

Because we love, love, (did we say love?)...LOVE bridal shows and the couples we meet there, we wanted to extend an extra giveaway for those who were willing to take one step further by visiting our blog via their Tag app. So what is the prize, you ask?

A FREE engagement session, valued at over $300! 

Now a question many couples ask: "What is an engagement session really about?" An engagement session has multiple benefits:

1. Fun, flirty, artistic photos of you and your honey all dolled up. Though we think that should be enough reason, there are still some more! 

2. Testing, 1 2 3...Before you buy a car, do you test drive it? Yes. Before you see a movie, do you watch the trailer? Yes. So why not take your photographer for a "test drive?" An engagement session is the perfect opportunity to make sure that you love your photographer in every way, shape and form. From their personalities (we've been told ours is pretty fun!), to the way they help you relax in front of the camera, to of course...the final product. 

3. You only get engaged once. For some, the engagement is short and sweet (seriously...some people are able to pull off an incredible wedding with just a few months of planning!), and for others it can be up to a couple of years or more. There are so many beautiful moments you can experience as an engaged couple. From the first time you call him/her your "fiance," to the engagement party, picking out your dress, choosing your wedding party, bridal showers, etc. (I had to stop somewhere...I could go on and on about the joys of being engaged!). Why not take a snapshot of part of it? You get to show off your sparkly, flawless ring to the camera, you get to nuzzle (if you have your session with us, you'll quickly learn we LOVE having you "nuzzle" with each other), and ultimately, you are just able to enjoy being together for a day of fun. 

Okay okay, I'll stop talking and get to the part about entering to win this fabulous prize! 





Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The Meredith Family | Orlando Portrait Photographer

The Meredith family is another one close to my heart. They have been my parents neighbors for the past 8 years, and they have been nothing short of amazing to our family. In the last two years, both of their sons got married (one of them to a high school friend of mine!), and we are all living within just a couple of miles from each other.

They have all been so supportive with my dad heading off to the Amazon on his 5,000 mile expedition. I know my mom loves having them around, and I do too!


The Heinecke Family | Orlando Portrait Photographer

When we bought our first house just before our wedding early last year, we had no idea what to expect from our neighborhood. We drove around it a few times before buying, but the only thing we knew about our neighbors was that "they are nice" (said the previous home-owners). "They are nice" really doesn't do justice to our incredible neighbors. They are ALL more than just "nice." They welcomed us with open arms not only into the neighborhood, but into their homes and lives. We have become so close with each of them; particularly this incredible family. The Heinecke's are like family to us now, and we can't even fathom ever moving away from this neighborhood and being away from them and their three beautiful children. 

Beautiful twins <3 

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Loren & Matt: Married! | Orlando Wedding Photographer

We met Loren & Matt through our friends whose wedding we photographed on 11-11-11. We've actually known this lovely couple for some time now, and I was thrilled when she asked us to come to Miami to photograph their big day! 

Loren & Matt don't have the typical love-story, though. In fact, their love story began from day one! Instead of me ruining their story by putting it into my own words, here is what Loren wrote about their history together: 

"I'm sure all of you know by now that Matthew and I have known each other since we were in diapers! Our parents lived two houses down from each other when we were born. My family moved to Orlando before I started kindergarten but there were a few visits back and forth. I moved back in 4th grade, and then came Matthews Bar Mitzvah and OH MY GOSH was I nervous!! My first crush ever was right in front of me and way cuter than I remember. Our awkward 13 year old selves danced the night away (reluctantly), had some pictures snapped, and that was the end of that, or so I thought.
Fast forward to Freshman year of college at FAU. I got a message from my old friend Matthew and he wanted to meet up, he said he saw me around campus (CREEPY!!). So I finally got the courage to go meet up with him and we hit it off, but stayed just friends for 4 years before we finally realized what was right in front of us the whole time! The rest is pretty much history; I mean he was the first boy I kissed at 10 months old and said 'I love you' to at 5 years old, and YES we do have it on camera." 

Their wedding in Boca Raton was breathtaking, and they were surrounded by friends and family who I'm sure were just waiting for this day to come. Enjoy their sneak peek!

I don't think anything would be more appropriate than starting this sneak peek with a picture of their first kiss. <3


Fast forward to December 1, 2012:
I really think I have an addiction to photographing rings...especially when they're as stunning as this one! 
Her "something borrowed"
Oh, First Looks, how we love thee!
A ring photo? No way! :-D

Capturing Life's Most Stunning Moments!