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Engagement Session: Jose and Viviana

By Rodrigo On August 8, 2009 In Engagement Sessions With 3 Comments Permanent Link to Engagement Session: Jose and Viviana

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Today, Jose, Viviana, and I met at Deering Estate Park for their engagement session!

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The day was fantastic with bright blue skyes and really, REALLY WARM South Florida temperatures. We all arrived at 10am and were about to begin our session when suddenly we felt them: mosquitoes!! Too many for us to count, and I was wearing shorts! So I decided to make a quick run to the nearby gas station to buy “Off insect repellent”. Thank God for “Off,” because other wise, those mosquitoes would have eaten us alive!!!

Mosquitos were not the only insects we encountered during our engagement session. We also had a friendly encounter with these:

: The “Golden Orb Weaver” is the Spider family located at Deering Estate Park.

It seems that this seasonal spider is prolific in Deering Estate and let me tell you, there were many!! But relax, according to the Park Rangers, these spiders are harmless to human beings, they are just “scary looking”! Well, we didn’t try to test their theory so we let them be and carefully maneuvered ourselves through some of the webs to catch some great images! Jose and Viviana were amazing and very brave! Thanks to their braveness, I took these images of them:

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After a great beginning, we headed over to the main house for additional images. I wont kid you, the day was hot and humid, but these two made it feel so much better as I had a great time capturing their love. Enjoy the rest of the images below:

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Next stop for us is Puerto Rico! Jose and Viviana’s wedding is next month in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico and let me tell you: it will be explosive!

Jose and Viviana, thank you for the great time today, enjoy these previews and I look forward to your wedding in Puerto Rico next month!

Ricky and Kelly’s Engagement Session

By Rodrigo On June 16, 2009 In Engagement Sessions With 1 Comment Permanent Link to Ricky and Kelly’s Engagement Session

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Hello dear readers! This past weekend I had the opportunity to photograph Ricky and Kelly. These two were best friends for a long time before realizing they were completely in love with each other. This love is obviously noticeable as they gaze into each other’s eyes!!! The images were taken at the Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus, a place very dear to Kelly and full of beautiful green areas. Enjoy the previews!

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Ricky and Kelly, thank you for the great time and I wish you all the best in your wedding next year!!!

The “Puerto Rican” Way: Amelia and Arturo’s Engagement Session

By Rodrigo On March 30, 2009 In Destination Weddings, Engagement Sessions With 7 Comments Permanent Link to The “Puerto Rican” Way: Amelia and Arturo’s Engagement Session

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What an awesome time I had photographing Amelia (Ame) and Arturo (Art) this past weekend in Puerto Rico! I cannot begin to tell you how much fun we all had in “La Isla del Encanto–The Enchanted Island.” Puerto Rico is a gorgeous island and the good God blessed us with fantastic weather. We flew in on Friday for sunset photos by El Morro and some night shots within El Viejo San Juan. On Saturday, we spent the day in El Viejo San Juan to enjoy its colorful richness. Ame and Art are both an enchanting couple. I think their most valuable characteristic is that they truly know how to enjoy life. They are always in such laughter and joy it made our two-day trip fly by too fast! I would like to thank Ame’s family for giving us a place to stay Friday night and specially to Ame’s aunt for driving us back to the Airport so fast!

On the last image below, you will notice a photograph of Ame and Art by the fountains. Well, we had been planning that shot since the night before when I saw it as we were driving by. As our time on Saturday was closing and we had to catch our 3:45pm flight back home (I could not miss the bridal show on Sunday), we noticed that we were running out of time. Nonetheless, instead of going home, we took courage and decided to change, walk a few blocks to the fountain, and take some shots (all within 20 minutes). It was crazy and wild, but we did it!!!!! We drove really fast back home, grabbed our baggages and literally jetted to the airport where we made it in the nick of time all thanks to Ame’s Aunt!

This trip was fun, exciting, wild, and enchanting all at once!! I hope you enjoy a few of my favorite images here below:

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Ame call Art her "moon" and since the moon was out, she asked me to take the photograph above (right).

Ame calls Art her "moon" and since the moon was out, she asked me if I could photograph them with it. Here is the end result. (right)

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Thank you Ame and Art for the amazing experience in Puerto Rico! I look forward to your wedding in June!

Lindsay and Justin’s Engagement Session!

By Rodrigo On January 26, 2009 In Engagement Sessions With 5 Comments Permanent Link to Lindsay and Justin’s Engagement Session!

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Hi everyone! This past weekend I had the pleasure of photographing Lindsay and Justin who are getting married this coming April. We met in the morning at the famous Las Olas Boulevard and later at night under the MacArthur Causeway for great City of Miami skyline photos. Hitching along for the ride, came a great friend of mine, Carlos Bayola. Carlos is a wonderful and seasoned videographer who is putting together a new promotional “behind the scenes” video for me. Come back soon for a sneak peak of the video, it’s bound to rock!! In the mean time, enjoy these photos of Lindsay and Justin as they celebrate their love!

Lindsay and Justin, thank you for the wonderful time and I look forward to your special day!

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“EXTRA! EXTRA!: Mario and Jeannine’s NYC E-Session”

By Rodrigo On October 29, 2008 In Destination Weddings, Engagement Sessions With 4 Comments Permanent Link to “EXTRA! EXTRA!: Mario and Jeannine’s NYC E-Session”

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Good day to you all! This past weekend I made a visit to New York City to photograph Mario and Jeannine. This HOT couple is getting married at the end of November and one of their dreams was to do an engagement session in New York. We had a blast taking photos in Central Park, the subway, and an amazing Queens gallery called “5 Pointz“. 5 Pointz is an old building completely covered with spray paint. Local and international artists display their art on the walls of the four story building. The work is amazing!

Mario and Jeannine did a wonderful job. They are extremely fun to work with and I’m very thankful for their friendship. I had a wonderful time with them and their family who also accompanied us. Let me know how you like the photos!

New York Engagement Session

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Mario is a Graphic Designer and wanted something very artsy; hense, this and the following photos. Enjoy!

Mario is a Graphic Designer and wanted something very artsy; hense, these and the following photos. Enjoy!

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Great couple to shoot! Thank you guys for an awesome time!

Erika and Gerardo’s South Beach E-Session

By Rodrigo On October 21, 2008 In Engagement Sessions With 5 Comments Permanent Link to Erika and Gerardo’s South Beach E-Session

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Good day to all! I wanted to share with you Sunday’s E-session! I had an absolute BLAST in South Beach shooting this awesome couple. We walked around Lincoln Rd, joked, laughed, and ended on the beach. Erika and Gerardo brought along with them two wonderful Ladies, Natalia Pineda and Maria Jerez who took care of the style and make-up.Good day to all! I wanted to share with you Sunday’s E-session! I had an absolute BLAST in South Beach shooting this awesome couple. We walked around Lincoln Rd, joked, laughed, and ended on the beach. Erika and Gerardo brought along with them two wonderful Ladies, Natalia Pineda and Maria Jerez who took care of the style and make-up. They are a wonderful team and I strongly recommend them to all the brides out there. Enjoy!

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