Chauncey and James walking back down the aisle after their ceremony at Christ Church in Ponte Vedra Beach

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Chauncey & James

February 14, 2026

Chauncey and James met at an Easter service inside the very chapel where they said "I do" — Christ Church in Ponte Vedra Beach. James had slipped in at the last minute and hadn't even noticed Chauncey, who was visiting her family from out of town. By the end of that afternoon, their story had already started. Almost two years to the day, here they were, surrounded by the people closest to them. We took their family portraits in the same spot where James proposed. The whole day was about family — the kind of close-knit, everyone-knows-everyone gathering where the officiant blesses the baby and nobody's in a rush to leave.

James carrying the bouquet through the church courtyard

Chauncey and James walking hand in hand through the church courtyard

Family portrait with the couple in the courtyard at Christ Church

Chauncey hugging her father inside the chapel with stained glass windows behind them

Chauncey and James exchanging vows with the officiant at the altar

First kiss at the altar surrounded by family

Chauncey laughing with a friend and baby in the chapel pews

Golden hour kiss in the courtyard with the bouquet

Portrait with the officiant in the courtyard

Chauncey and James portrait together under string lights

Bridal bouquet with peach roses, blue delphinium, and poppies

Chauncey in her white lace dress holding the bouquet in the courtyard

Chauncey pinning a boutonniere on James before the ceremony

Chauncey and her sister smiling together with the bouquet

Ceremony at the altar of Christ Church with family standing on both sides

Couple kneeling together at the altar during the ceremony

Chauncey and James walking back down the aisle after the ceremony

The officiant blessing a baby held by a family member outside

Extended family group portrait in the courtyard at golden hour

Black and white portrait of the couple with the church steeple behind them

Rob and Jill Futrell, St. Augustine photographers

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