Cat Pennenga Photography - Modern & Elegant Wedding, Portrait & Lifestyle Photography in Sarasota, Florida

Jun 17

Courthouse Cuties: Niki + Munya’s Wedding

Niki contacted me last Fall with kind of a dream proposal for me, can I shoot their quick courthouse ceremony & then spend hours doing styled portraits all over town? Um, yes please! Niki brought as many props as she could down from Minnesota (a girl after my own heart with her vintage picnic basket collection!) and we headed to multiple locations in Sarasota. I recently noticed that this gorgeous beat-up train has finally headed out of town, so this was my last shoot there! {And possibly my favorite} So even if you don’t decide to go the courthouse route, you can always book a day-after portrait session for hours of relaxed, fun, styled portraits with you and your boo!

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Jun 2

All That Glitters: Ritz Carlton Photo Booth!

Last night’s wedding (planned by the amazing Nicole Kaney) had a gold & purple theme and was held at the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, so I figured it was the perfect place to debut my new Glitter-Gold photo booth backdrop! If you follow me on instagram, you know how excited I was to find the materials to create this beauty. And it served as the perfect, slightly disco-fabulous, sparkling glitzy backdrop for last night. I’d love to see how it looks with a Gatsby themed wedding! {A quick snap of me & Nicole!} Congratulations to the Bride & Groom!

And now for our fun test shots with me & my AWSOME assistant Juliana…

May 6

Rustic Sarasota Wedding: Sneak Peek

On Friday we photographed an intimate wedding at Sara Bay Country Club that overflowed with amazing rustic details. The reception included one long table covered with burlap, antique lace and mismatched milk glass vases full of gorgeous flowers, arranged by The Perfect Setting. Here is a peek at that beautiful day!

The Details:
VENUE: Sara Bay Country Club
CATERING: Sara Bay Country Club
CAKE: Cakes By Ron
DJ/MUSIC: Kyna Elliott Brooks, Dr. Jimmy Moore
FLOWERS: The Perfect Settings
INVITATIONS: Renaissance Writings
HAIR: Ali Severson
MAKEUP: Taylor Turner
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT: Juliana Montane

Apr 24

Simple + Sweet: Siesta Key Beach Wedding

Nicolle and Sam transformed a simple beach wedding into a sweet & stylish event that had many personal touches, including benches for the guests built by the groom himself. Hand-painted signs and adorable ring bearers help to tell the story of a truly sweet couple who needed no direction when it came time for portraits. I adore the soft hued dresses of the bridesmaids blowing in the breeze on our #1 beach, Siesta Key.
The Details:
CEREMONY VENUE: Siesta Key Beach
GETTING READY VENUE: Tropical Breeze Resort
DJ/MUSIC: Ben Hammond
FLOWERS: Flowers by Fudgie

Apr 23

Vintage & Styled engagement session

Theresa & Jared’s engagement session included multiple locations around Sarasota, balloons, books and a ton of vintage props to create a styled photo shoot that told a story of their adorable love. These two make each other so happy, and I think Theresa might be from another era. Their wedding was full of amazing details handcrafted by Theresa, which I will be blogging about soon. For now, enjoy the many details of their engagement shoot!

Apr 22

The New Baby on the Block

We have lived at our house on our cozy Southgate street now for 4+ years, and have had so much fun watching the kids across the street grow up. Things got even more fun last year when baby Crew came along and added a whole new level of cuteness. Speaking of cute, his room is the envy of all little boys (and maybe me) with a nautical theme and TONS of handmade details by his very crafty mama.

Apr 20

Erika Mudafort

The creative & talented hair and makeup artist Erika Mudafort wanted to create some unique images for her stylist portfolio, and after we met working together on a commercial shoot, she brought me this idea of Disney princesses gone goth. We ran around town to beautiful locations (including the interior of The Met Fashion House) as our talented models were transformed into Cinderella, Pocahontas, Ariel, Snow White & Rapunzel by Erika and her fashion stylist Evan Reynolds.

Apr 20

Photobooth: Nicole Kaney’s Anniversary Party

Last Fall, some of the region’s top wedding professionals gathered at Micheal’s Wine Cellar to celebrate the amazing Nicole Kaney’s 6th anniversary of her Wedding Planning business, NK Productions. She created a vintage jazz theme for the night, so I set up a fun photo booth with a {ahem} jazzy backdrop of DIY paper wheels, grabbed my usual collection of vintage props and even wrangled a gigantic brass tuba for the braver booth guests. It was amazing to see so many people that are usually behind the scenes let loose and have fun in front of the camera!

Apr 19

Sara + Chad: From Bump to Baby

On this tense and emotional day in Boston, a city I briefly called home, it is pretty nice to be reminded of all that is good and beautiful in the world! Like this sweet maternity session with Sara & Chad, clients I have known since their beautiful sunrise Siesta Key engagement shoot & beautiful wedding. Soon after this maternity session, I got to meet and photograph newborn baby S and witness the new parent glow with every sweet little noise he made! It has been amazing to document these exciting moments in their life, and a reminder of why I love my job!

Apr 18

Julie Maier Portraits

Julie contacted me to take some creative portraits as part of an upcoming aerobatic flight competition. Luckily for me we stayed on the ground, and got some great shots on the runway at Rectrix Aviation. Julie got camera ready by the skillful Hair & Makeup artist Erika Mudafort.