Welcome! My first blog post ever!

Hello and welcome to my new blog!  This is my first official post and I'm soooo excited to be able to share with you the wonderful experiences I've captured on film. Ok, so I use digital film, but still its captured images, with all of their beauty, emotions and experiences frozen in time and stored on a file nonetheless.  Oh, yeah, *warning*...I ramble... :)  So, let me brief you on where I am today, 3/15/12...

 Although I've been shooting for the past 10 years, this is only my second official year as a full fledged Professional Destination Wedding Photographer.  This past year, I had the honor and pleasure of capturing 47 weddings here in the Florida Keys and throughout south Florida. In light of my recent sucesses I've joined the Professional Photographers of America, (PPA) and aquired equiptment and liability insurance, all making this business venture/love affair I've embarked upon even more legitimate.  Now, because I've been so lucky to have had so many wonderful and generous couples as clients, Wedding Wire has awarded Mary Veal Photography with its Bride's Choice Award for 2012! Let me see if I can attach the "badge"...    I'm pretty proud of it if you can't already tell. *blushing*

This year, my professional goals include networking better and getting published. I need to get aquainted with other vendors so when brides ask me for recommendations I'll be able to point them in the right direction. I also want my clients to get some recognition for all of their hard work in planning the perfect celebration, so, I'm going to personally submit my 2012 couples to all of the publications I can!  Its on record so I better get the ball rolling!  

Now, its time to quit rambling and post this to see what its like! You can't have a photography blog without posting pictures either so, here is a picture that is one of my favorites from a recent wedding. This is Hope and Matthew Haverty who were married in a small ceremony on Smathers Beach in Key West on 2-3-12.  I particularly like this because they both were so very serious and nervous but eventually warmed up enough to be playful with one another and I hope this captures the essence of their love....

passionate, intense and playful.

There is no way I can end this with just one picture. Here are some more from their wedding. Enjoy!