Victoria & Ben | Summer Palm Beach Vacation Portraits

Mother and Son Summer Palm Beach Vacation Portraits

On Wednesday, June 14th, Andrew and I have to pleasure of documenting Victoria and Ben's Summer Palm Beach vacation portraits. This was our second time documenting their vacation time while visiting Palm Beach. Victoria loves Palm Beach and when her son graduated from Kindergarten, she decided to come to the Palm Beach and relax at the Breaker's Palm Beach for a week!

 It was a pretty clear day but rain clouds began to roll in towards the end of their session. This weather made for some dreamy light and some incredible cloud view in the background. Victoria's first session with us was back in the fall of last year. She loved her session so much she wanted to have them done with us again!

Victoria & Ben, thank you for letting us document your Summer Palm Beach vacation portraits! We hope to capture your vacation memories next time you are in Palm Beach again!

First, we started with some basic and cute photos of them together.

Ben was so excited to be on the beach and had so much energy! So after a sweet kiss to his mom, we gave him a little break. Last time we met he was really into Batman but this time it was all about being an explorer! So I gave him a mission. I told him to find me a rare purple shell that can only be found on the dry sand! ;) This kept him entertained for few. Andrew watched him while I got some photos of his gorgeous mom! Isn't she stunning!?

Because running on Palm Beach is fun!

Then we were able to get a few portraits of Ben by himself. I might have asked him to stand how he thinks an explorer would stand! ;) It gave me the shot below! 

The details behind these Summer Palm Beach Vacation Portraits:

Location: Palm Beach beach

Photography: Crystal Bolin

Jocelyn + Ajay | Palm Beach Destination Wedding

An Intimate Palm Beach Destination Wedding

On Sunday, May 7th, 2017 Andrew and I had the pleasure of documenting Jocelyn and Ajay's intimate destination wedding. Their Palm Beach destination wedding took place at The Chesterfield Hotel in Palm Beach, FL. Jocelyn and Ajay actually had two destination weddings. While they live in San Fransico, CA, Ajay's family lives in India and Jocelyn's family lives in South Florida. With elderly family members unable to travel, they decided to have two weddings. One wedding in India and another in Palm Beach, FL.

Jocelyn and Ajay did a fantastic job planning their Palm Beach destination wedding! You would never know it took them only 5 weeks to plan it! They wanted a simple intimate wedding with an elegant ceremony and a simple cocktail reception. The Chesterfield Hotel in Palm Beach, FL, offered them just that. This historic hotel gave an elegant charm to the affair. The perfect venue for an intimate Palm Beach wedding.

Ajay and Jocelyn, thank you so much for entrusting us to document your Palm Beach destination wedding! It was such an honor being a part of your second big day! We wish you all the best in this wonderful new season of life!

Jocelyn's dress was perfection. Gorgeous florals by Blossom Shoppe Florist. Then it was time for the first look The bridal party.Fresh pastel bouquets are my favorite.Then it was time for the ceremony to begin.These were photos of Jocelyn and Ajay's grandparents on their wedding days. Their gorgeous cake by Sugar Monkey.  Then it was time to cut the cake!  Sweet moments following the ceremony. Jocelyn's grandfather got emotional as he welcomed his new grandson into his family.

The details that brought this Palm Beach Destination Wedding together:

Venue: The Chesterfield Hotel in Palm Beach, FL

Florist: Blossom Shoppe Florist

Photography: Crystal Bolin Photography

Wedding Cake Baker: Jennifer Reed of Sugar Monkey

Decorator: Roni King

Makeup Artist: Christie Lopez

Hair Stylist: Erin Quillen 

Stephanie + Brandon | Palm Beach Destination Engagement

A Destination Engagement in Palm Beach, Florida

He got down on one knee and popped the big question at the Breakers in Palm Beach the day before their engagement shoot. They were still on cloud 9 and beaming with joy. Her dream was to be proposed to in Palm Beach--a place she often visited with her family. Although she had her suspicions when the question was asked, it came as a wonderful surprise. She had the man of her dreams, a gorgeous ring on her finger and had packed her favorite Lilly Pulitzer dress! She was ready for her next surprise!

Stephanie's parents contacted us a few weeks prior to their trip to Palm Beach from Chicago. They told me the plan and how they wanted to surprise Stephanie with her dream engagement shoot in Palm Beach the day after the proposal!

Stephanie's mom, Lori, even wrote a personalized poem that she framed and gave to Stephanie after the proposal to tell her about her second surprise---her dream engagement shoot!

It was such a pleasure working with this happy couple! It was such an honor to capture their Palm Beach destination engagement photos!

Stephanie and Brandon,

Andrew and I wish you all the best as you begin this wonderful new season of life! We hope you enjoy looking back on your engagement photos for many years to come!

We started with a few quick portraits in the colorful Worth Avenue!

Then we made our way to the Worth Avenue Clock Tower! The main spot Stephanie always dreamt of having her engagement photos captured at! 

When I saw Stephanie's ring I was in awe. It was one gorgeous ring. Then she told me that her uncle was the owner of Astrein's Creative Jewelers and designed her incredible ring for Brandon to give to her! How sweet is that!?

The framed photo her parents gave her after the proposal to tell her about her engagement shoot with us!

Then it was time for a few classic beach photos!

Then we finished up their Palm Beach destination engagement shoot with a few more photos in front of the Worth Avenue Clock Tower!

The details that brought this Palm Beach Destination Engagement together:

Location: Worth Avenue, Palm Beach & Palm Beach beach

Ring: Astrein's Creative Jewelers

Dress: Lilly Pulitzer

Photography: Crystal Bolin

Jessica + Trey | Colorful Palm Beach Engagement

A Colorful Palm Beach Engagement

On Tuesday, February 21st, I had the pleasure of capturing Jessica and Trey's colorful Palm Beach engagement shoot on Worth Avenue. Fresh, vivid Spring flowers had just been planted in Worth Avenue when we captured their engagement session. These bright blooms brought so many gorgeous colors to their shoot!

Jessica and Trey were so much fun to work with! Andrew and I are so excited to capture their September wedding in Jupiter, Florida! [line]

Their Love Story

Jessica and Trey met in Hawaii, though he was originally from Maryland and she was from Kansas. Trey moved to Hawaii in 2010 and in June of 2014 he started working for Ko' Olina Golf Club. He loved that this job gave him the flexibility to go to school and play free golf at one of the nicest courses on the island.

Jessica moved to Hawaii in July of 2014. She immediately began applying for jobs but was finding it very difficult to find a job in Hawaii. After a few months of searching, she finally found one. It just so happened to be the very same golf course where Trey worked at! Jessica knew absolutely nothing about golf and had absolutely no idea what an OGS person would even do, but it was a job! On her first day, Trey came up and introduced himself. Her first thought was, "Finally! Someone close to my age who's from the mainland!"

Jessica told me, "It wasn't anything like love at first sight, but more like friends at first sight." Trey ended up training Jessica and he had her laughing the whole entire time. She felt like they had been friends forever, and it wasn't long before they started hanging out after work occasionally.

One of their first dates was on the North Shore where they took some wine down to the beach and looked at the stars. During their date and Trey said, "How incredible is it that a guy from Maryland and a girl from Kansas meet in the middle of the ocean after all of these years?" Then he kissed her for the first time and they have been together ever since.

The Proposal

Jessica ended up going back to Kansas in November 2015 to visit her family and friends for a week. After she got back to Hawaii they started talking about getting married. One afternoon they went to a ring shop to look and see, and he ended up ordering something that day. Jessica told him that since she knew it would be coming she wanted to be surprised once the ring was ready and have a romantic proposal.

Well.... she couldn't wait, once she found out that he had picked up the ring she told him she didn't really need anything super romantic. The next day he ended up getting down on one knee in their kitchen and asked her to marry him! She was so incredibly excited that it felt like she didn't even know it was going to happen.

The details that brought this colorful Palm Beach engagement session together:

Location: Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, FL

Photography: Crystal Bolin Photography