Ashlee and Brian
Wedding at the Barnett Hotel

I had a great time photographing this wonderful couple and their family and friends at the Barnett Hotel (which was known as the Ace Hotel at the time). The gorgeous flowers were done by Hummingbird Florals, while Firefly Ambiance provided the candles and disco balls and Haydel’s crafted the cake. Second Line Films was on hand to video the ceremony, which was officiated by a friend of the couple, while Professor Shorthair provided the reception entertainment. The event was expertly coordinated by Tori Patton of Reverie.

Upon arriving at the venue, I walked around with the father of the bride (himself a wedding videographer from the Miami area) to scope out potential locations for the bride and groom’s first look, and we came across a very nice space on the second floor of the hotel which was perfect for the first look and some portraits, though it was a bit of a windy day and the groom’s long hair was blowing around quite a bit!

The ceremony took place in the spacious hall adjacent to the reception space. After the ceremony, we hit the streets for a second line parade while the event staff made final preparations on the reception space, and also flipped the area where the ceremony had taken place to serve as additional reception space. The hotel features a large reception space with ample room for higher guest counts.