Crystal Coast Wedding Salon and the After Party at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium! | Eastern NC wedding photographer

Posted on January 11, 2010

I think the Crystal Coast Wedding Salon at the Atlantic Beach Sheraton this past Saturday was by far the best way to kick off 2010.  We spent the last couple of weeks creating our display in preparation for the Salon and other bridal shows we’re participating in this month.  The Crystal Coast Wedding Salon is put on by Eric Hause of Crystal Coast Bride.  We had a great time meeting brides and grooms and moms and dads at the Salon and photographing them all day long and into the night at the After Party held at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium.  Here is our photo recap of the day!

Meeting bride Chelsea with her mom and maid of honor.  We’re very excited to be photographing Chelsea’s wedding on June 5th at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium!

Alex & Brett’s - love love love their cakes!

Bridal By the Sea - as always, Rachel Munro and her staff present stunning designs! 

La Fete - love the contrasty colors.  Lots of drama and flair, which is right up my alley!

The Sheraton Atlantic Beach had a bright and beautiful display.

Brides and their guests chat with vendors and enjoy the yummy food…

The violinists were wonderful.

The florists of course had exquisite displays…

Here’s a dramatic centerpiece by Designs by Ernest.

And The English Rose did a gorgeous job on their Salon space…

After the Salon, it was on to the After Party at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium with dinner (catered by Floyd’s 1921)

We caught up with bride Chelsea along with her parents and maid of honor Emily at the After Party and got photos of them throughout the night!

Eric Hause of Crystal Coast Bride acts as emcee during the contests for door prizes. 

And the brides and grooms were in it to win it!

The After Party was a great end to a wonderful wedding-filled day. 

Brett & Denise’s engagement session | Beaufort, Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach wedding photographer

Posted on September 12, 2009

I am really excited for Brett & Denise’s October 3rd wedding at The Ocean Club.  I’ve already had the pleasure of shooting at The Ocean Club…a stunning venue!  Brett & Denise are simply a great couple and I enjoyed their engagement session at Fort Macon and downtown historic Beaufort.  Denise is clearly going to make a gorgeous bride!  She is a natural beauty (yes, I’m jealous)!  Here are a few of my favorites from their session. 

The wind sweeping the hair across Denise’s face makes this a dramatic kiss, don’tcha think?  I’m lovin’ it.

Sneaking a kiss…

I think this could be their own personal postcard!  “Greetings from beautiful Beaufort.” 

This is by far, hands down, my favorite.  Look at those smiles!

Beautiful couple, right??  Keep checking back for photos of their wedding!

“Cynthia Rose Photography - The Blog” Debut!

Posted on May 23, 2009

So, I have finally decided it was time to start a blog for Cynthia Rose Photography.  I think it will be a really good way to show off all of the gorgeous clients I work with.  ;) 

Where to start?  I am Cindy.  Contrary to the name of my business, my name is actually Cynthia Cano.  ‘Rose’ is my middle name!  I’ve gone by Cindy my entire life, but you are free to call me Cynthia, Cindy, or Cyndia (yes, one of my 3-year-old clients recently gave me this name!).  I’ve been in Havelock since first grade, so I am definitely not new to the area!  My dad is a retired Marine.  I attended Gurganus Elementary, Havelock Middle School, Tucker Creek Middle School, and graduated from Havelock High.  So for me, North Carolina is home.  I love sweet tea and country music (Rascal Flatts, anyone?), and I love living in a small town.  

I got married on New Year’s Eve, only to say goodbye to my new husband a couple of weeks later when he deployed to Iraq.  He is a combat photographer and you can find some of his work on the main website.  I love my husband and I miss him profusely!  Although we got married by the New Bern magistrate on New Year’s Eve, we are planning a wedding celebration for when he returns next year.  So needless to say, my life is truly revolving around WEDDINGS this year.  :)  I’m not complaining…I love it.  This is not just a job to me!  I love hearing wedding details and anticipating what a client will look like on her wedding day.  I am 22 years old, so fairly new to the business, but I sincerely feel as though I’ve found my niche, my place in the world if you will.   I know you’ve probably read dozens of photography websites that say they want to “capture the moment.”  I want to capture the moment, but I always try to do so with an artist’s eye.  I don’t want to direct you too much.  I don’t want every photo to be preceded by “1..2…3…cheese!”  Something else I like to do for my clients is give their photos extra attention in Photoshop after the images have been taken.  I will retouch all of your photos to be as beautiful as they can possibly be, and I certainly won’t charge you extra for it.  I don’t want to give you anything dull and lifeless.  I want your colors to pop, your black and whites to be rich.  I like to play with other artistic edits to give you options for printing.

In January I made my “bridal show debut” at both the Crystal Coast Bridal Show and New Bern Bridal Expo.  It was great meeting brides and grooms and moms and dads and grandparents and maids of honor and bridesmaids.  :)  And being that I’m also very into design, it was so much fun to design my booth! 

With alllll of that said, let’s get to the photos!  Here are my favorites from recent sessions!

Jenn & Tony
Oh my gosh, I love these guys!  Jenn & Tony, originally from Ohio, are planning their wedding for September at St. Egbert’s Catholic Church in Morehead City, with a reception to follow at the Coral Bay Club in Atlantic Beach.  They are outgoing, full of energy, and it’s obvious they love life.  You can just tell their life together will never be boring.  We shot their engagement photos at Fort Macon and Atlantic Beach.  They were great to work with, and I am SO excited for their wedding! 

Nichole & David
What a wonderful couple!  I worked with them at Fort Macon and Atlantic Beach.  We got tons of great shots - it wasn’t hard to get David to cuddle up to Nichole!  He obviously adores her.  I look forward to seeing them celebrate their marriage aboard Camp Lejeune with family and friends!

Amy & David
I swear, I get the nicest, most laidback clients.  I am seriously lucky.  David is a sheriff in Jacksonville, and Amy is a teacher.  Now I can truly say “I shot the sheriff” (I know, corny, but I couldn’t resist).  ;)  These are two people who clearly complement each other very well.  The spark between them is awesome.  We shot their engagements in downtown Jacksonville, and they were a breeze to work with!  Amy and David will host their wedding at the White Oak River Bistro in Swansboro this July, which is coming up very soon (can’t wait!). 

Kindra & Bryan
Kindra was the first client to get me into Facebook!  I’ve had an account for awhile, but now I log in every day and some of my other clients have found me there too.  I love chatting with Kindra about wedding planning!  She and Bryan are the type of people you automatically feel comfortable with, and their connection with each other is just plain as day.  Observing them, it just seems right for them to be together.  Historic Beaufort was such a great place to shoot their engagement photos.  We finished up at Atlantic Beach!  Their wedding will be held in November at Fort Macon.  She’s chosen a great color scheme, so I’m excited to see the decor at her wedding.  I’m really eager for her bridal portrait session too!

 

Hopkins Family
This family portrait session was really cool for me since I went to high school with  the Hopkins.  Jessica Sasser Hopkins & Chris Hopkins are the proud parents of the absolutely adorable CJ!    He is my little client who has dubbed me Cyndia.  I hope to work with them again in the future.  CJ is the kind of kid you want to take pictures of all day long.  :)  We did all of their photos at Fort Macon!