I am excited to share my latest Engagement Photo Session in Little Cayman with you. Karen and Spike spent their very first holiday together in Little Cayman and loved the island ever since. So when choosing a location for their shoot, Little Cayman sprung to mind. Since it is one of my favourite places on earth and I was very happy to oblige.

Karen moved to Grand Cayman just over 11 years ago from Ireland and met Spike nearly 10 years ago and they have been together ever since managing to survive a long distance relationship for two years and some very expensive phone bills!  Spike was born and grew up in Cayman to Northern Irish parents.

They both met when they were in the service industry/college and have somehow ended up as grown ups being a teacher and an accountant.

Spike proposed this summer in northern Italy.  Karen remembers: “We went exploring with a picnic in tow, and ended up in the Dolomites in Alleghe, we took a cable car to the top of Monte Civetta and after our picnic he proposed.  I think it was part of his plan to take me somewhere where no one spoke English and I couldn’t get away lol.  He did then have to endure a 2 hour car drive back with me staring at my ring and squealing with excitement.”

I am thrilled to be photographing their wedding later this year too.

As a dog owner and dog lover, I felt so honoured to be asked to photograph Andrea and her loyal friend Monte. She has a very special bond with the beautiful golden Labrador:

“Monte was given to me after Hurricane Ivan. I never had a dog before and he turned out to be the most amazing dog.  He taught me how to be a dog owner.  He has all the best qualities of a Labrador Retriever and could easily have been a service dog with his intelligence and calm demeanour.  He turned 10 this year and is starting to fade unfortunately.  I thought I was going to lose him in and around the time these photos were taken.  With some good medication and lots of patience, he is hanging in there.   We will treasure these photos forever!”

Apparently Thursday is ‘throwback’ Thursday nowadays.  In that spirit, I went through my archive and discovered this gorgeous wedding that I had not shared before.

Erika & Steve celebrated their wedding at the prestigious Grand Old House on Grand Cayman. The old plantation house is a fantastic venue for a romantic Caribbean wedding with all it’s old world charm.

After the ceremony, we headed to a local party and a our home in South Sound for some more pictures.

Ceremony & Reception: Grand Old House

Private Home: Picture Perfect

Wedding Planner: Juliette Heath Ebanks

Décor, Floral & Design: Five Star Events

JJ has six more weeks to go….  six more weeks until life shifts and a new love, focus and purpose is introduced.  The family grows!

JJ is the lead photographer for Better Angle Photography.  She is also about to become a MOM!!

She and Nick were married last August and honeymooned right afterwards in Africa.  We suspect that is when the magic happened.  Interestingly enough….  Nick’s twin sister was also married last summer and is sharing preggo time with JJ, but she is not due until July.  Cousins born only months apart… very cool.  I have to give both JJ and Nick the big “high five” for getting the family started so swiftly.  Then again, they are both focused professionals and I would not of expected anything less!

David and I met JJ through RE/MAX (Cayman Islands) Ltd, where she worked in Marketing and for many years helped develop the Breast Cancer Gala, a project that we all love and support so much.  When we found out that she was passionate about photography, we all became passionate about building a company together.

I was trying to think of some advice for new parents….. and I came across one of my favourite cards that I had framed….

It reads, “Children are always the only future the human race has; teach them well”

Head over to my Facebook page for more photos from the shoot!

The family portrait session of Ellen and her family was so much fun! Her little daughter was one of the easiest models to work with.

I absolutely loved the set up for Marilyn and Christopher’s wedding on the beach of the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman.

There are so many beautiful pictures of this wedding that I put them into a slide show. Enjoy!

Play the slideshow for even more photos!