Kayla F Photography: Destination Amelia Island Wedding

As I write this post, I am filled with joy, love and let's be honest...I'm totally tearing up thinking about this magical day! I had the unbelievable honor of photographing my BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING! Words can't begin to describe how happy I am for my bestie and her husband, Tim. I'm so happy they have found love and a forever!

It was the sweetest of ceremonies! Ashley and Tim were surrounded by 10 of their closest friends and family members and I am just beside myself that I was one of those 10! What an honor! Their little lovebug, Ava, was giddily watching with her sweet cousin holding her through the ceremony! The absolute cutest moment happened when Tim was saying his vows and put the ring on Ashley's finger; sweet Ava churped up and said "Yay, Daddy!" Everyone turned and laughed with tears in our eyes and the fullest of hearts! I'm being rather mushy in this post, but in all honesty, this day was filled with so much love, so much joy and so much happiness! It truly was such an incredible day!

The Amelia Island Williams House was the perfect setting for the intimate day! Those who stayed in the beautiful bed and breakfast said the breakfast at the Inn was to die for and loved learning about the history of the Inn. We all enjoyed walking through the town, grabbing lunch together, and catching up! I went out exploring the day before the wedding and found two absolutely incredible portrait areas for photos! The first was Canopy Drive at Fort Clinch State Park where there was hanging Spanish Moss, endless palm trees and palm fronds (my new favorite) and the light was just absolutely magical! Tim, Ashley and I spent some time here just the three of us and it was so magical! I also found an incredible location that I am sure is very popular in the area for photographers, called Boneyard Beach on Big Talbot Island...but we happened to catch it at a beautifully quiet time! The whole gang walked the 10-12 min walk (ahem...hike) and I continued to promise that the walk was totally worth the view! And it was! Everyone loved the beauty of the decayed trees that have been eroded from the beach front and it really was a magical place for photos! The bugs on the other hand were insane; perhaps it was because we were officially at dusk, but we spent about 3 min at this location and then decided to head to dinner at Espana, easily one of the best Spanish meals we've had...it was delicious! The night was spent laughing, telling stories, eating amazing food and drinking yummy wine and enjoying the coming together of these two beautiful souls! Enjoy their day! :D