Frank Simonetti Photography
Jordan called me just ten days before she and Jerry planned to arrive to Captiva Island. They needed a photographer for their Captiva beach elopement. Their plan was to fly in from Oregon for a few days and get married on Captiva Island. Jordan told me the details for the elopement. We then worked a time schedule to capture the best pictures. Captiva Wedding Venue Jordan and Jerry chose to stay at the South Seas …
I received a call from Charles several weeks prior to his vacation on Sanibel. He was planning a surprise engagement to his girlfriend, Amanda. His idea was to place a large conch shell onto a quiet area of the beach on Sanibel Island. Inside the shell would be his handwritten proposal note to Amanda. Charles said that Amanda liked conch shells, since she is a science teacher and studied marine biology at the university. This …
Photographer on Fort Myers Beach I hope you will enjoy visiting my website and view some of my recent and favorite images of my Fort Myers Beach family photo sessions. As you wander through my website pages, you will see professional portrait photography with many happy faces. You can view my Fort Myers beach portraits and Sanibel beach portraits with pictures of children and parents laughing. Please call or email me for any information you would like for your Fort Myers photography. …
Photography on North Captiva Island For over twenty years I have enjoyed traveling by boat as a North Captiva Island Photographer. The boat ride from the Pineland Marina is a great way to get to this island. North Captiva Island is cozy and charming with everyone driving golf carts, no cars allowed! A few years ago, I photographed the Losi family on North Captiva Island. Visit my fees page with the link above. You will …
Family Photographer on Captiva Island For over 25 years I have created fun and joyful family photography on Captiva Island. Usually, families arrive on Captiva Island for vacation during the summer months. It is a great time for a visit to Captiva since children are on school vacation for a few months. Also, the cost for vacation venues is much more economical! When you visit Captiva, you will see a beautiful and quiet island. Some …
Wedding Location on Sanibel Are you looking for an attractive Sanibel Island wedding venue? This blog post will provide you with some great ideas and tips for choosing a Sanibel Island destination wedding. The photographs are from recent weddings on the island. Sanibel Island is well recognized as a popular venue for destination weddings. Sanibel is a charming island located off the coast of Fort Myers. The island has natural beaches with delicate sea shells …
Surprise Engagement Photo Session Tim called me a few weeks ago and said he was planning to get engaged on Sanibel Island beach with his girlfriend, Olivia. We talked about what his ideas were and I shared some thoughts of what I thought might work. They were visiting Sanibel Island for a winter vacation from New Jersey. We agreed that a beach setting would work the best. The time was set for an hour prior …
Otter Banks Wedding Brianna and Jimmy planned their Otter Banks wedding from Illinois during the summer. The October wedding included their family and friends who traveled from all across the United States. A family friend performed the ceremony along the back bay of Captiva. Before the ceremony I photographed Brianna in her beautiful gown and with her bouquet. There was a soft wind blowing, so her very light veil flowed wonderfully for her photographs. We also created a …
Wedding at Everglades City Hall Brandi called and asked if I would photograph her Everglades City wedding. The wedding was scheduled for 11am at the City Hall, so we arranged to meet early to begin photographs at this historic fishing village. Everglades City is half way between Fort Myers and Miami. The area has old style cottages along the Collier River. We found interesting backgrounds to create some pre-ceremony photographs. The Royal Poinciana’s were in …
Joyful elopement on North Captiva Island Thomas and Sarah arrived from Washington DC for a noon time wedding ceremony on North Captiva Island. Their children joined them on this island that can be reached only by boat. After several days of enjoying North Captiva Island, the couple’s friend, Tatiana, performed their wedding ceremony on the north side of the island. Certainly there are no motor vehicles on North Captiva Island, so with a couple of golf carts we all …
