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  • Love. Laughs. Photographs.

    Hello! I am Kristen Morgan- a girl in her 30's (when did that happen?!?) and a laugh enthusiast who's world revolves around my "sonshine". I love things made from paper, the water, Mexican food with margaritas, flip-flop weather and iPhone-tography. I also love "real" cameras, which is where this website comes in to play. I'm the owner of LanierStar Photography and a full-time photographer based in the St. Augustine / Jacksonville, FL area.

    LanierStar photographs Weddings and Portraits throughout North and Central Florida, and SE Georgia. I'm also available for travel. My personality is fun and laid back, which helps people feel comfortable around me. At the same time my years spent managing businesses ensures that your experience will be positive and professional. My photography style is candid, using photojournalism to capture you in real life. Then I combine that with artistic portraiture and an attention to details to fully capture your day.

    Please scroll down to read the blog, which is updated much more frequently than the websites! Primarily I use it to showcase the latest sessions, but hopefully you can get a feel for who I am, too. Feel free to click those colorful tabs in the upper left to connect with me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram or Twitter! I'd love to start planning your portrait session or hear about your wedding, so use the Contact tab up top, call 904.639.5960, or email me at info@lanierstar.com.

    Talk soon!
    Kristen

Jacksonville Main Library Wedding Photographer- Downtown | A Wedding for the Books

I am a gigglebox by nature.  Laughter is just a big part of my personality, so my sessions tend to be a lot of fun.  Well, I definitely met kindred souls in Pete and Ashley.   During their engagement session I actually found myself saying, “Ok, we have to be serious for a minute”.  Otherwise I would have only had pictures of them with their mouths open in guffaws and eyes closed in hysteria.

The wedding was at Jacksonville’s new Main Library in downtown.  Gorgeous venue!  I was very excited to shoot here for the first time and hope to be there again.  This was the same weekend as Bobby Bowden’s last game coaching the Florida State Seminoles.  Ashley is an FSU alumni and attended the game the day before the wedding.  Now that is a Seminole fan!  During the reception the FSU  fight song was played and most of the guests broke out into the “Tomohawk Chop”.  (I mistakenly referred to this move as ‘hatchet hand” and was laughingly corrected by Ashley.)

mother of bride and maid of honor put on  bride's veil
bridal portraits in courtyard of Main Library- downtown jacksonville fl
bridal party
groomsmen and groom
newlywed portrait
bride and groom look at each other at library,
lighted globe with silhouette of couple kissing
interior of Jacksonville, FL Main Library at Christmas, holidays, fisheye lens
bride and groom first dance
toasts at reception collage of photos
reception dancing wedding
collage of photos wedding reception dancing
wedding rings in front of book titled "A New Life"
lighted globe
bride's flower bouquet
wedding cake , red, white, roses, gold cake stand

elderly man dancing at wedding reception
crazy dance floor wedding reception
bouquet toss
fun crazy garter toss at wedding reception
bride and groom exit wedding in vintage antique cadillac

Thank you both for such a fun wedding and the chance to work at a new location.  Hope you loved the cruise!  Sorry you had to come home!  :)  Kristen

Ceremony and Reception: Jacksonville Main Library, downtown

DJ: A&M Productions

Catering: Pastiche

Cake:  Sweet Weddings Cake Design

Videographer:  Video Visions Productions

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Shannon Copeland - 01.22.10 - 8:01 AM

Ashley, you look stunning!! So beautiful. And Pete, I swear you are the happiest groom I’ve ever seen. But I told you that when you came back to work with that big grin. And Kristen, these are unbelievable!!!

Imagine my surprise…I friend request someone I haven’t seen in 20 years on FB last night and wake up to the amazing pictures (we’ve all been dying to see) she took of my co-workers wedding!

Kay Richardson - 01.22.10 - 11:38 AM

The pictures are incredible!! Brought back all the wonderful memories from that night…I even got tears in my eyes…again!!
Ash-you look absolutely gorgeous, and both so very happy!

Jacksonville Dating - 01.22.10 - 12:48 PM

Ashley you look stunningly beautiful.

Elite London Escorts - 01.22.10 - 2:55 AM

hey ashley.

congrats on this auspicious occasion ,the pictures are really beautiful

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