Limelight Photography is a wedding photography company operating out of Tampa, Florida. Since 2006, husband-and-wife owners Michael and Rebecca, as well as their close-knit team of talented photographers, have photographed over 1,500 weddings. Limelight Photography caters exclusively to weddings, providing their clients with a focused and skillful approach that results in superior quality photos. Their high-resolution images exude sophistication, delicately capturing the meaningful moments throughout couples’ special day.
Services Offered
This world-class photography team is devoted to providing each couple with an exceptional level of customer service, from their first consultation right through to post-production. They work closely with their clients to help them create a customized plan that suits their wedding vision. All packages include an array of features including two certified wedding photographers, 40 hours of post-production editing, and a premium online showcase galley. Further photography options include:
Words cannot even begin to describe the beauty of these people and their work.
We would highly recommend Limelight Photography to anyone! Rebecca and Michael were so easy and enjoyable to work with from day one. Their professionalism and vision are exceptional. They make it a top priority to get to know you as a couple, creating a personal relationship to capture the images perfectly and provide you with a stress-free experience. Special touches, recommendations, organization and their pure hearts of gold are evident in how they approach every aspect of your special day and the days leading up to it. We couldn’t be any happier with our engagement and wedding photos. We have a wealth of special moments captured so beautifully. Both this couple and company provide the greatest quality work. There is an added joy to your wedding day just having them by your side. They knew exactly what to do and when to do it. They improvised as needed but there was never a worry, because they are on top of it from start to finish, resulting in perfection. With Limelight you’ll have memories for a lifetime, a team that’s a pleasure to work with, and the gift of friendship, something we will cherish forever. This is a faith-based, compassionate, and overall remarkable company of photographers that you can trust to provide the best service and experience possible.
Sent on 03/26/2020
Limelight Photography's reply:
Laura and Austin....the two of you are radiant!!!! ✨ You glow from the inside out with warmth, joy and love. 💛 The way you treasure each other is inspiration to all around you. 🥰 Michael and I are so blessed to capture your wedding day today! Thank you for the honor of telling your love story❣️ Praying for so many blessings on your marriage! Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Dinnes! 🎊 We adore you and appreciate your review!
View images from this very special wedding here:
http://www.stepintothelimelight.com/blog/laura-and-austin-rusty-pelican
Kiley Hurwit
· Getting married on 11/07/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Thrilled with my experience. Professional and talented!
Limelight photography was everything I could have wanted to make my fairytale a reality. Our photographer, Dafne, captured moments that were so intimate and these moments came through all of our photos. I had several brides come to me after we released our photos wanting to know who did our pictures! Our pictures looked like they were meant to be in a magazine. The most special moment was our first look. Dafne and Kara captured my husband’s reaction perfectly, yet we didn’t even notice they were there. This was a moment just for us. We are able to look at our incredible photos to take us right back to the most beautiful day of our lives.
Lead Photographer: Dafne Spencer
Associate Photographer: Kara Lerchenfeld
Ceremony + Reception Locations: The Don CeSar
Sent on 08/05/2020
Mandi Rosenbaum
· Married on 08/22/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
I wish I could give 10 stars
It's not easy to exceed expectations when everything goes right for a wedding but it's nearly impossible to exceed expectations when EVERYTHING that could go wrong, goes wrong, and Limelight Photography (Dafne and Nick specifically) did just that. Originally we were supposed to get married on May 16th, we then changed the date to October 4th, and got NO pushback for changing our date. Unfortunately, there was just no way to facilitate a wedding with 60 people and have our Grandparents there based on the advice of their doctors, so we decided to have a ceremony with only our Parents and Grandparents. Again, limelight to the rescue, switching from Carlos to Dafne in order to shoot our wedding with under 3 weeks to spare. The thought of not having photos of our wedding was the absolute WORST thought through this pandemic. My Fiance actually proposed to me in our house we bought last year. Our realtor pretended like we had a final walkthrough and there he was on one knee when I opened the door. Since that moment, I have been looking forward to filling our house with photos of this special day and the thought of not having them was my absolute worst nightmare. Dafne made all my dreams come true with capturing EVERY moment so perfectly, I can't even put into words how thankful I am we chose this photography company. Since we only had 9 people at our wedding, Dafne and Nick honestly felt more like friends than photographers. I know this was a long review and the photos honestly speak for themselves but I just hope that it helps sway a bride in the right direction. You want Limelight on your team!
Sent on 09/08/2020
Limelight Photography's reply:
Awww Mandi & Justin....we LOVED being a pat of your beautiful day! We wish you both ALL the happiness in the world. Cheers to many many years of LOVE and JOY!
To see the full love story go to:
http://www.stepintothelimelight.com/blog/mandi-and-justin-the-resort-at-longboat-key-club
We truly love the art of photography and the privilege of being let in to your heart and soul. Our passion for photographing weddings comes from the deep respect that marriage is a sacred covenant between a man and his wife as ordained by God. We feel blessed to not only share in the special moment when a couple enters into this covenant, but also to share our God-given talent of photography. As a husband and wife team, we have discovered that capturing the love shared by others further influences our own love affair.
Rebecca graduated from the University of Florida (go Gators!) with a B.S. in Advertising and then earned her M.F.A. in Graphic Design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. After gaining experience as a Wedding Catering Sales Manager and a Wedding Album Designer, Rebecca branched out on her own and started Limelight Photography on Valentine’s Day of 2006. Michael made a name for himself while training elite professional athletes all around the world. However, the demand for Limelight Photography continued to grow. One year after Limelight was created, Michael took a huge leap of faith and joined the Limelight team.
We are inspired by disciplined, creative people that persevere and push themselves past known limits; people that battle their way through major challenges and overcome obstacles to achieve greatness. Some of our favorite stories of survival, resilience, and redemption include Vogue editor Anna Wintour, fashion designers Coco Chanel and Valentino, long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine, the 1988 Jamaican Olympic bobsled team, boxer James Braddock and World War II hero Louis Zamperini.
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Dafne Spencer
Senior Lead Photographer
I can truly say that this life is filled with so much wonder. It is an honor and pleasure for me to be able to share in such sweet, tender, loving, funny, and sometimes even a little hectic moments with you... I look forward to meeting you and the ones you love so dearly... truly 💕
I hold a passion for wedding photography for the simple fact that we get to capture life, we get to be a part of your joy, laughter and happy place. We get to see your beauty and we get to see you and the important people in your life just doing life together with you... Isn't that just awesome?!
I like keeping things organized and getting tasks done with a purpose. I also love to express myself with words and I love to interact with people {I am very much a people person}. I enjoy encouraging people in their journey to greater things and I appreciate learning new things about people.
I have been photographing weddings with Limelight Photography since 2013. I love being part of something honest, sincere, appreciative and unique. Limelight has thought me to persevere and be the best version of me I can be.
And in case you were wondering - here are 10 random facts about me: I am originally from Curitiba, Brazil. I am married to a wonderful man and I have a beautiful five year old little girl. I LOVE God with all that is within me. I love to worship. I went to Blake High School and majored in Chorus. Fall is MY favorite season. I spread Nutella on my waffles. My favorite book is "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I prefer to be around people rather than be alone. I speak Portuguese, Spanish and English.
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Carlos Rello
Senior Lead Photographer
When I say photo is my life, I truly mean it. I am a creative who is very lost in art but happens to still make sense in the real world. I enjoy being around people and having an open, curious mind. When you see my work, I hope you feel the moment, the expression, love and over-all passion. I have always said I LIVE to create because I feel it is truly one of my greatest abilities. It is my passion. I'm a Jesus follower and know that my talents are gifts from above - so I feel the need to share my gifts with others, as we should also share love.
Authentic, good quality, home-cooked meals are the way to my heart! I come from a very close-knit family. I'm a native Floridian. My grandparents and extended family are originally from the state of Hidalgo in the northern part of Mexico. I speak both Spanish and English fluently.
I graduated from the International Academy of Design and Technology with a degree in Photography. I have been photographing weddings for Limelight Photography since 2012, and I am also the Production Manager.
MY MOTIVATION
It has always been a desire of mine to provide people with outstanding, dramatic and emotionally captivating work along with great care and service. The feeling of being taken care of, being in the right hands and providing work that truly has a great value to every client is my ultimate motivation that pushes me every day in this artistically expressive field.
I like to think myself as creative and tech savvy, and always up for an artistic problem-solving challenge. I am a major night owl and will often get on a roll with editing and stay at it until the sun comes up. I try to be as humble as possible and have a gentle spirit, but I am outgoing and not afraid to speak my mind. I am a graphic designer, photographer and a musician which makes me have an extremely unique characteristic - that I will often randomly explode with unexpected outbursts of random thoughts that start the creative juices flowing.
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What a great company to work with. We highly recommend.
To this day the photos I have from the wedding I did with Limelight are some of my favorites. This photographer makes me wish I was based in St. Pete because I would use them exclusively. Plan It With Me in the Limelight....now that sounds like a great wedding business :)
Limelight Photography one of the top photographer's on the island! We have worked together a few dozen times and she never lets her clients down. Pictures are always breathtaking, and she always seems to catch that candid shot that no one even noticed.
A+++
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