I was completely shocked to see the destruction at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden last week when I visited with my oldest son. My whole family has enjoyed this park so much since we moved to Portland two years ago. It’s still one of my favorite places to be even though we have now visited so […]

A very elegant winery and restaurant has opened in Orlando by the name of Cooper’s Hawk. I recently learned of this establishment when I was asked to take photos for their VIP event and ribbon cutting ceremony this past weekend. If you want to learn more about Cooper’s Hawk, I invite you to check out […]

After every photo session I do, I get a wave of energy afterwards which lasts for hours. Sometimes I might have started the session a little tired from the day but as soon as I get going, I am in my zone. The power of love (am I hearing an echo of Celine Dion in […]

Thanks to the lovely Maureen of Gourmet Catering Orlando, I am part of an amazing team of Orlando wedding professionals who happen to all be ladies. It has been refreshing to get together and flex our girl power! For the month of October, we are all part of a display at Florida Federation of Garden […]

I really enjoyed photographing a Yelp event recently which surprisingly had a main focus on fitness and a secondary spotlight on food. That is pretty new for Elite Events and everyone really enjoyed it! Barre3 Winter Park is a unique fitness studio that really makes you feel like you are a super-fit ballerina in a […]

I had an opportunity to finally visit a place I’ve never been to before, despite the fact that I’ve driven by a hundred times. The place is Cafe Trastevere – an Italian restaurant full of the most delicious food, classic charm, and romantic lights. Those lights are the very familiar ones I have noticed for […]

I was able to take part in a very important and extremely inspiring event this morning. The American Lung Association held its 2011 Fight For Air Climb in downtown Orlando. Teams from around the area donated such a tremendous amount of money, and they also climbed 25 flights of stairs in record time. Also firefighters […]

Today I met a few of the wonderful and incredibly nice individuals from Second Harvest. This organization, which distributes donated food to more than 500 partner agencies in Central Florida, needed updated photos of some staff members. I feel like it’s wrong to simply call them “staff members” because they are more like life changers. […]