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dayna + michael: the palm cottage, naples florida wedding

Written on May 3, 2013 by mariaglassford in Weddings

every little ounce of this day was perfection. from dayna’s stunning dress, her pearl flats, the unbelievable cottage venue, her amazing flowers, and a crazy photogenic bride and groom….ahhh, i was in photographer heaven! dayna did such a great job selecting every aspect of the day to fit them. simply put, everything worked and the classic, timeless, yet vintage style could not have been pulled off any better.

oh, and to top it all off…{proud sister moment…} my sister was the coordinator of the wedding! congratulations michael and dayna. it was truly a fabulous day and it was such an honor to be a part!

pure joy on michael’s moms face as her son becomes a husband…

dayna…you. are. stunning.

wedding coordinating: alicia meyer
photography: maria glassford photography
venue: the palm cottage
videography: nuf media
caterer: artichoke and co.
flowers: river district florist
band: the afterwhile

Naples Yacht Club Nautical Wedding: Steph + Jake

Written on April 26, 2013 by mariaglassford in Weddings

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Oh my goodness, be still my heart. One of the things I love most (outside of my couples) is that each wedding is truly unique and different, from colors, decor, style, location, etc. Every wedding is pretty much like walking out Christmas morning- seeing everything I’ve heard about come to fruition and the excitement of finally seeing all the details (my fave!) first hand. Steph and Jake’s wedding was absolutely no exception to this. I about died when I walked into the room and saw the beautiful tables, flowers, detail…the list goes on and one. Seriously, Courtney at Fabulously Chic did an AMAZINGGG job- not only is she a great planner and coordinator but she has such great taste to top it all off.

Steph and Jake, congratulations!! It was a great honor to shoot your wedding and cover every moment of your beautiful day!

Steph and Jake’s mom witnessed their first look…

Totally love first looks and the emotion, candid moments that come with!

Steph, you’re gorg…and I’m obsessed with your flowers. One of my favorite bouquets to date.

planning/design: Fabulously Chic Weddings
cake: Ella’s Cakes
band: None Other
hair/makeup: Lamoosh Salon
venue: Naples Yacht Club
flowers: Libby’s Flowers
ceremony rental: Ellas Vintage Rentals
limo: Naples Transportation
photobooth: Bash Booths

edison ford winter estates engagement session: kristen + eric

Written on April 9, 2013 by mariaglassford in Engagements

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Kristen + Eric, it was so wonderful to work with you guys and I’m so looking forward to your wedding later this year!

venue: edison ford winter estates
hair/makeup: salon tease/faces by frohmberg

friday favorites: spring break, blogstomp and my bff

Written on April 5, 2013 by mariaglassford in Just Because

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- 3v3 soccer season. As gymnastics season for Kyla comes to a close (competition wise), we now begin the training and tournaments for 3v3 soccer. We have our first tournament this Sunday in Winter Haven and I’m super pumped. Last year, we went to Nationals, where we finished 2nd, and had the BEST time. We’re looking forward to what’s hopefully the beginning of another fabulous season with a great group of girls!

- Spring Break…and the countdown to SUMMER! We had so much fun last week with our kids being home from school! From days at the pool, beach, Busch Gardens, the movies…ahhh, I’m so looking forward to having my kids home next month and not having to leave the house by 7:30 every morning!

- Grace for the Good Girl. My current read. Only on chapter 2 but so far, SO good. Excited to see how God uses this book in my life.

“All he wants is simply you- minus your good works, minus your perfect attendance, minus your politeness. When you really believe that, you may discover that all you want is Jesus, simply Jesus. ” Such a simple statement, but so profound when sifting through the safeness of trying to manage my “goodness” (which there really isn’t any) rather than resting in His freedom. Praying I come more undone and become more overwhelmed with Him and His goodness; knowing He will not come undone and is un-overwhelmable.

- Blogstomp. I really do have a desire to blog….but it can be so time consuming, and frankly, it just seems like there’s not enough time in a day. However, blogstomp may just have changed my life..and well, my blog for that matter. I purchased it about 4 years ago but they’ve updated their product in some pretty incredible ways. I think I’m sold and I think you should be ready for a much more active mgp blog!

- Natalie, one of my dearest friends, is having her second little girl this coming Monday and I am SOOOO excited!!! Her friendship has been a huge blessing over the past 16 years or so (even though we’ve lived in different states for the past 12 years) and I’m pretty crazy about her cute family!