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Ocean Lodge on St. Simons Island, Georgia
Monday, June 16, 2008 | Random
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I have been dying to tell you all about my new favorite place in the southeast! A couple of weeks ago I was finally able to stop by the newly opened Ocean Lodge on St. Simons.
Brian and I stopped by, and I snapped some photos while we were enjoying spending time with Pat and Dottie. These photos were taken quickly while we were looking around so they are not the best - but I wanted to share them with you anyway.
Ocean Lodge is on St. Simons Island which is a barrier island off the coast of Georgia. I lived on St. Simons when I was in high school. It is a charming island with giant oak trees, historic landmarks, sandy beaches, a charming village and pier area, and lots of golfing and shopping opportunities!
Ocean Lodge is located on Beachview Drive.
This fabulous place is for those with discriminating taste who are looking for a unique, luxurious, boutique hotel experience. The image of the lobby (below) is distorted because I used my fisheye lens, but I wanted to give you a view of the ceiling. The attention to detail at Ocean Lodge is amazing. The ceilings themselves are a sight to see!
A great view of the sparkling Atlantic Ocean...
There are so many beautiful places to spend time tucked away within the lodge.
Ocean Lodge offers 15 well appointed luxury suites with private, ocean-view verandas.
A view from the kitchen...
A view of the kitchen...
The bedroom...
Seriously, this place is dripping in luxury. The ceilings are extravagently painted with themes that relate to each room. One room had paintings of surrounding islands - and of course the card room had paintings of cards. A couple of ceiling panels...
Here is a photo of Pat showing me where Ocean Lodge was featured in Southern Distinction magazine.
It was fun talking to you Pat and Dottie. Sorry I missed you Julie - hope to see you soon.
So brides...contact Julie at Ocean Lodge to book your wedding if you haven't chosen a place already. You will have an experience unlike any other! And I can't wait to photograph your wedding there. They can accommodate intimate ceremonies and up to 325 guests. Julie's number is 912-638-2100. Tell her I sent you!
It's also a great place to get away with your husband or wife!
Keywords: St. Simons Island Georgia Wedding Photography Photographers Ocean Lodge
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Well there's a first time for everything. When I showed up for Jessie and Spence's get to know you session they didn't know that we would be having a photo session. Somehow the details got lost in all of our communication! lol
They were great sports though, and I think we got some great images.
I met them in Quitman at the courthouse.
Jessie and Spence are really cute together...
Before you know it...we were tempted by the fountain. Spence wasted no time hopping right in!
And Jessie quickly caved in and climbed on Spence's shoulders! :D
A few more photos before the rain came down...
I am really looking forward to their wedding in Quitman in a few weeks! Spence's mother and I taught school together for many years in Quitman, and this will be my first wedding in my hometown!
LINK TO PURCHASE PRINTS: PICTAGE LAB
Keywords: Quitman Georgia Wedding Photography Photographers Brooks County Courthouse
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After photographing the R3Global offices, I went over to Brig and Lita's home to photograph their fleet of vehicles. The images will be used in a publication.
Their home is spectacular, but my eyes were immediately drawn to their impressive driveway since I once owned a decorative concrete company that specialized in driveways. (Many people are surprised by that - lol)
The Mercedes (well, one of them)...
The lamborghini...
Brig and Lita...
The fleet of vehicles... 2 Mercedes, a 34 Ford, a Harley Ford Truck, a Hummer, Harleys, a bus...
After we photographed the cars, I spent a few minutes getting some shots of Paul skateboarding. He is really good, and he has an awesome setup hidden away behind their home!
He even let me get a few portraits...
Thanks Paul - I enjoyed meeting you and your family. And a big thanks for the Gatorade - it was HOT! :D
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Monday morning I met up with Aaron from Pearl Design Studios to go get a few shots of the R3Global Corporate Office and the Sign Shop for a publication that they are creating for R3Global. This image shows the entrance to R3Global. They have a nice building with a warehouse in the back. R3Global is Brig Hart's company - you may remember seeing him get his new lamborghini in my last post!
The lobby...
They have a variety of things for sale in the lobby: marketing materials, books, flip charts, clothing, and these cute bracelets. Acai berries are used in MonaVie juice.
They have a large room for meetings which features a "wall of fame" with photos of many of the people were seen in yesterday's post.
We got quick shots of everyone working - here are just a few...
I really want his monitor - it was HUGE.
R3Global has an in-house model. A.K.A. Bonnie! :D
Next we headed back to the warehouse area where everyone was hard at work getting products ready to be mailed to customers.
In my post yesterday, do you remember how I said that everyone was so friendly and excited?
Now I know why!
lol
I just couldn't stop this guy from reading...
Bonnie was having a very important meeting with the big man on campus.
This is where it all goes down...
Did you notice the amazing conference table?
Next we headed over to the sign shop where everyone was busy working...
After a quick lunch it was time to head over to Brig's house to photograph he and his family with their cars (and of course the lamborghini!). Check back for those photos along with Paul skateboarding.
And of course if you need any help with advertising or graphic design, be sure to contact Aaron or Lauren at Pearl Design Studios.
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I traveled to Orlando over the weekend to photograph an event that took place at the Orlando World Center. If you have never been there - take my advice and take a loaf of bread with you if you ever go. You will need to leave a trail of crumbs to find your way back to your room! :D
The event centered around living a healthy, successful life.
It was all about the juice!
The event was the Monavie Super Regional. I had never heard of MonaVie until earlier in the week when I was offered the photography job. Visit the MonaVie website to learn more about their incredible product.
The MonaVie logo...
As the attendees arrived, they were very excited. They have the ability to make a lot of money with the company. Unfortunately, I'm not skilled at multi level marketing, but if I were, I would definitely consider MonAvie.
They were a super fun bunch of people. My new photographer friend Olga Diaz and I couldn't believe how friendly everyone was.
I wish I had time to put up a photo of everyone that I met. Look at this super cute couple from Puerto Rico: Jeffery and Gladys. Gladys gave me a pretty handmade necklace - I told you everyone was friendly!
The day was full of excitement. There were fabulous cars: a Bentley, a Ferrari, a Rolls...
A mercedes...
And...ohmygosh...a lamborghini...
I'm not usually that impressed by cars. But...since I recently confessed that it has been 20 years since I graduated from high school...I guess I can say...what child of the 80's that watched Canonball Run didn't dream about having a lamborghini???
As if the lamborghini were not exciting enough, Henry Marsh's antics got everyone revved up. I think he had a little fun too! lol
You have to love the excitement...
This guy from Brazil cracked me up...
Did I mention that there were well known athletes there too? Crazy expensive cars and athletes...I bet all of you guys are so jealous!
Terrance Pennington (Atlanta Falcons) was there too. I can't resist posting this shot I got of Olga standing by Terrance.
The fabulous thing about the people at the event is that they are filled with a very giving spirit. They give charitably and generously to the M.O.R.E. Project. The M.O.R.E. Project, affliated with MonaVie, seeks to provide impoverished people, especially children, with the tools necessary to pull themselves out of poverty.
This is an image of Dallin Larsen (MonaVie) and Sergio (The M.O.R.E. Project) as a video of some of the children involved in the project played on stage.
Gabriella Anne sang a beautiful, touching song that you just have to hear. You can go to her myspace page to hear it. Be sure to listen to "Lost Dreams" while you are there.
Now...back to Henry. I could photograph him all day - he was so crazy.
People win all kinds of trips with Monavie - they had videos of all kinds of fun places they had been. I heard that they even slip spending money under your door while you are there. This is a photo of Harry all decked out for Hawaii. They gave all the people winning trips to Hawaii pretty leis and custom MonaVie surfboards!
Henry kept whisking everyone up to the stage in this mini car. I know Olga and I almost got hit a few times. There is obviously no speed limit in the Orlando World Center! :D
An audience shot...
Another great singer...Scott Henry.
Check out the audience while he sang...
Scott has a great family that we photographed the night before. His son just graduated from high school and has already made a fortune with MonaVie.
You won't believe what happened next! Gina Merritt was arrested.
Not really. After Orrin and Laurie Woodward were given a bonus check of $300,000, these armored guards came out to present Gina and Steve Merritt with a bonus of $600,000 cash.
A little later...the armored truck backed into the room and guards came out with cases full of money again! I Told you it was an exciting day! This time the cases held a million dollars in cash! And these amounts are just bonuses!
On the left of the image in the background you can see the Larsens (MonaVie) and on the right you can see the Hart family (R3 Global). Brig and Lita are the top distributors for MonaVie. More about them in a second.
And then the wedding photographer in me came out and I had to snap this quick shot of the Larsens holding hands. They were so sweet together.
Now...back to the fabulous Hart family. :D When the Hart family talks - everyone listens...
(Sorry...I couldn't resist an 80s commercial reference...that lamborghini really took me back! lol)
Seriously, it was a pleasure hearing them speak. The most awesome thing was hearing their children talk about them with awe and respect.
And guess what their bonus was??? They got to choose from the cars on stage. And you guessed it...they chose the lamborghini!
Brig getting out of his new ride...
A lamborghini sounds great, right? But he also got a bonus check for a million dollars!
Brig's son Paul is standing to his left in the photo above. He is an awesome skateboarder, and I will have photos of him up soon!
And the evening ended with everyone crowded around waiting to meet Brig and get his autograph.
Monday morning I went to Ponte Vedra to photograph the Hart family with their toys for promo images for a publication. Check back soon to see a few of those.
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