Category: 5th Avenue

Denise & Ryan | Naples Engagement Session Photographers
Denise and Ryan had us photograph a three part engagement session here in Naples. After proposing Ryan actually held a surprise engagement party at Osetra (a wine bar on Fifth Avenue and one of our shoot locations.) We’re excited to be shooting their upcoming wedding at The Strand!
*A little insight into our working style: I shot the top left image while Karl shot the top right image. We often work around each other to create complimentary photographs like these.

Brigette & Nick | Secret Foto Video | Southwest Florida Engagement Photographers
In addition to their engagement session Brigette and Nick asked us to create a surprise foto video for their wedding guests to be played at their wedding reception. Nick did a beautiful job scripting the entire movie for us over email. On New Year’s Eve we drove from Fort Myers to Estero to downtown Naples, cameras in tow, recreating the story of their relationship leading to their wedding day. Thank you RSW for not kicking us out! Their story brought us to the airport, the Hyatt, the Inn on 5th, and Nick’s work place. We even did a few scenes pretending to be in NYC! The coolest part is that the foto video ended with the couple in a kiss at their reception location at the Hyatt. As the video wrapped Brigette and Nick made their entrance, coinciding with the kiss in the video! Their guests were thrilled. Watch and see. We had so much fun working with Brigette and Nick on their love story project.
Brigette & Nick’s Engagement Foto Video from Karl Rouwhorst on Vimeo.

Naples, Florida Engagement Photography
Wow, it’s been almost a month of no postings. It’s been a crazy month, and I promise to get back to posting more. I had a great holiday. My wife and I stayed in Florida to winter out the holidays, while our families enjoyed the wonderful cold white Christmas up north. Our dog Iso enjoyed a new toy so much that she wore out the squeaker, and the replacement squeaker, within 2 hours of having the toy. A FYI lesson for next year, more replacement squeakers.
Just before and then again after Christmas I met up with Melissa and Michael for their engagement shoot. You know that feeling when you meet a couple and you just know they are right for each other? After two shoots on two different days, I can safely say they are madly in love. These two have a great life ahead of them, and I wish them the best. Thanks for being such great sports and for letting me get to know you.
Photos © Karl Rouwhorst – Luminaire Foto www.luminairefoto.com