Wynn is 6 Months!

Our baby boy is growing up so fast! Every day he learns and discovers something new. So we decided to film his 1st taste of solid-ish food, rice cereal. I'm pretty sure he loves it! Happy Easter and Happy 6 Months Wynn!!

Wynn's 1st Meal from Ivey Pictures on Vimeo.

Carly & Jeremy's Waterfront Wedding

Carly and Jeremy's wedding was absolutely gorgeous! The ceremony and reception were held at Carly's parents Spanish Mission styled home on the St Johns River. You couldn't ask for a more beautiful setting!

Congratulations to two awesome people!!

Thanks for having us!! Krissy and Chad

baby raegan

Tiffaney and Kyle are our close friends and neighbors. I think we were as excited as they were when we found out Tiffaney was expecting. Now that Raegan is here we can't wait for her and Wynn to have play dates at the park! Thanks you guys for letting us photograph such a special time in your lives! Let's do dinner soon! Krissy and Chad

Chelsea's Wedding Dress Drawing

Wet met Chelsea and her mom a while back at a bridal show in Jacksonville Fl. Her mom loved my artwork! A couple of months went by and then we got a phone call from Chelsea. She wanted to commission me to draw her wedding dress as a Christmas gift for her mom! A couple of days after Christmas we got a text saying her mom loved, loved, LOVED it!!That made my day!!!

Thanks so much Chelsea!

Click here to see Missy's wedding gown drawing

In a sea of detail I'll use a grid to keep from losing my mind. Here you can see nothing was overlooked! The squares are 1/4th inch.

The Yancey's Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Family Pictures

The Yancey Family gave us a call while they were on vacation at Ponte Vedra Inn and Club. They are all so much fun and have a great sense of humor,,,, and they're all gorgeous to photograph! Thanks for the awesome time you guys, we had a blast!!

Krissy and Chad

The water was cold! LOL

Ashley & Dave's Sunkissed Wedding

Ashley and Dave had a beautiful beach wedding behind The Reef Restaurant. Their closest families and friends were all there to watch them become husband and wife and to help celebrate their big day! Congratulations you two!! Thanks so much!!! Krissy and Chad The Reef Restaurant in St. Augustine is the perfect setting for anyone looking for a wedding on the beach and a reception overlooking the ocean!

How to Fry a Turkey

You might think that frying turkey is kind of a new thing, but the Ivey's have been fryin 'em since the dawn of time! It is definitely new to me. I am still in training and hope to someday earn my black belt in The Art of Frying Turkey from my father in-law, Master Rodney.  This is what I've learned so far! Smaller turkeys are best! Somewhere between 10-11 1/2 lbs. If they're too large they might not cook all the way through or be able to fit easily into your pot. You want to make sure the PEANUT OIL can totally surround the turkey. Your turkey MUST be totally thawed out and dry!!! This will take about 4 days in the refrigerator. Pull out all of the innards and inject with your choice of seasoning. The Ivey's use a highly guarded ancient secret recipe that takes 80 years to achieve access to. All I know about it is that it's a Butter Creole injection. So here's a link to one I found on Google.

This is Papa Charles Ivey. He was the Master of Masters at frying turkeys! I'm not sure when he fried his first, but judging by the age of this Oldsmoble, he was already a seasoned pro back in the 80's! {Also, the Ivey's backyard sets the perfect scene for frying turkey. It's like a waterfront campground complete with a fire pit, oyster table, citrus trees, pepper plants,  flora, fauna, antiques, and little characters everywhere!} The older the pot the better!Heat the peanut oil up to 350 degrees. Make sure you don't put too much oil in the pot, it will start to boil and overflow when you put the turkey in.Here's the Master at work! Very slowly placing the turkey in the oil while the flame is turned way down or even off. Notice he also has shoes on!While the turkey cooks at 350 degrees for 3 minutes per pound plus 5 minutes, we hang out at Susan's hide-a-way on the creek.We like to shoot stuff while waiting!This is Krissy's little sister Cassie. She shoots the turkeys for us! lolYou don't want to get shot by this gun!Don't mess with the Church of Christ!!!! Backyard guardian.The oil temperture will go down when cooking but you want to try to keep as close to 350 as possible. Your meat thermometer should be about 165 degrees.This is me taking the finished turkey out. You can pretty much read Rodney's lips as he tells me "you don't ever want to wear flip flops when frying a turkey". Yes, dripping hot oil on your feet is painful! Note taken!!The Master in his element! Now just wait to cool and drain and the turkey is ready to be served. The peanut oil can be saved and reused about 4-5 times.And of course Wynn is next in line to learn the Art of Frying Turkey! Hopefully one day I will learn Susan's Peanut Boiling Recipe!!!

(PS - FRY TURKEY AT YOUR OWN RISK)