Photographed By Laura + Roy

St Theresa Church of the Little Flower Comber Hall Wedding

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We believe that the customers experience with our studio is just as important as the photography! With every email, phone call and meeting ~ the attention to detail given to every aspect of the couples expectations is another opportunity to build the trust and connection with not only the Bride and Groom but their parents, family and friends! After each wedding experience we give our couples an opportunity to share their thoughts about their experience with Roy Llera Photographers and so the quotes you see in this Blog post are from Christie and John ~

“The bottom line was the fact that the pictures for both of us were such an important part of what we were going to take away from the wedding and what we would have to show for the rest of our lives. We wanted to feel 100% comfortable with our photographer and have one less thing to worry about during the wedding.”

“I think the website really helped us make our decision. The photos were well done, offered both classic and unique points of view, and overall looked very classy. With each slide show we looked at, we both felt drawn into the event in a way that surprised both of us.”

“We felt very comfortable with you and your staff from start to finish. There was no run around or confusion with anything that we were doing. The real-time look at some of the pics that were being shot was also great and a nice way to give some instant gratification. Finally, the pure attention to detail was awesome. Album images were done, re done, etc. until they were just right. This showed both of us how much you and your staff cared about what you were putting together.”

“We just got our album!! It is absolutely amazing.. Have to tell you that it was more than we could have ever asked for. What a special memory that we will have to allow us to relive our wedding day every time we open it. Thank You so much for always going the extra mile. Your professionalism and work is extraordinary.” ~ Christie

Aside from loving what we do as wedding photographers, we love hearing from our Brides and Grooms about the great experience they had with our team!  Being responsible for capturing such an important day as Christie stated ~ ““The bottom line was the fact that the pictures for both of us were such an important part of what we were going to take away from the wedding and what we would have to show for the rest of our lives.” is a huge responsibility and we relish the opportunity to take our years of experience combine with the passion we have for the weddings and create unforgettable memories!

I must say the image above has me thinking of Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble!

A Few Details:

Wedding Venue: St Theresa Church of the Little Flower

Celebration Venue: Comber Hall

Planner: Sylvia Viyella

Caterer and Decor: Sylvia’s Weddings of Distinction

Video: Utopia Video Productions

Music: DJ UBI

So if you’re looking for the perfect photographer that you know will “always go the extra mile” for you!  Call us!

Roy

Photography By Roy and Stella

St Jude Catholic Church Westin Colonnade Wedding

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So often I remind our wedding couples to enjoy their day, to slow down and just take it all in. Months of planning and the day finally gets here and before you know it along comes the last dance. But to cherish each moment with purpose, to be in that moment is important so that when viewing your photographs the moments will replay in your mind triggered by the image. As Miami wedding photographers we are passionate about capturing the many moments that comprise your wedding day as all you have after this amazing day are the photographs.

Happy anniversary to you both Elizabeth and Robert! It was a year ago today that Elizabeth took this amazing walk with her Dad to marry the love of her life, Robert in the beautiful St Jude Catholic Church on Brickell.

Happy parents expressing their obvious joy as the wedding ceremony unfolds.

The married couples first kiss ~ a most joyful start to a marriage!

One of the most touching moments in a reception is when the Bride dances with her Dad. You know that as a little girl she danced with Dad balanced on his feet as he swept her across  the floor. It’s a very emotional moment for the parents!

The ballroom at the Westin Colonnade is a unique space that as you can readily see makes for an amazing wedding experience!

A Few Details:

Ceremony Venue: St Jude Catholic Church

Reception: Westin Colonnade Coral Gables

Event Coordinator: Vivian Colls

Music: DJ UBI

Floral Decor: Flowers By Vivian Colls

Let us capture your moments for all your tomorrows!

Roy ~ Contact Me

Photographed By Cristobal and Roy

Four Seasons Miami Wedding

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We are amazed with all the beautiful weddings that we get to photograph and all the amazing moments that we get to capture at each one of these events! As photographer we are so blessed to experience love, joy and your history in the making. Well Sarah and Matthew’s Jewish wedding was a joy to photograph from the beauty of  Moms, Dads and Grandparents experiencing the love of their lives take the next step in life to an intimate Ketubah signing, a joyful ceremony and one incredible party!

Love this moment between Sarah and Mom ~ a real moment captured by a sensitive eye. Quite often I ask my Brides ~ are you looking for fantasy or reality? The answer I get from those Brides that choose us is “reality”. Their looking to have captured those subtle moments, the moments that mean the most that are not so obvious.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fantasy and whimsy in the images that we create! I just love this sweeping vision of beauty ~ a lightness of being “beautiful”. Now when the above image was taken, so was the one below!

A great little detail captured by Cristobal ~ truly an intuitive stroke of artistic genius!

When I tell you anything can happen at a wedding and how we are always ready to get that moment ~ another great image by Cris!

Would you believe this is the valet parking area of the Four Seasons Miami…this hotel is one of my favorite place to photograph ~ there’s so many wonderful visuals to work with!

These guys are truly into the moments and definitely love the camera!

Flying high during the Hora ~ you go to love the exuberance and joy that this dance takes the wedding energy to!

A Few Details:

Wedding Venue ~ Four Seasons Miami

Wedding Coordinating ~ Lori Alvarez of Table 6 Productions

Music~ Tropics Entertainment ~ Flavor

Flowers and Decor ~ Dalsimer

Video~ Utopia Video Productions

Wedding Gown ~ Chic Parisien

So have a great New Year and we look forward to capturing all the real moments in your lives!

Roy ~ Contact Me!

Photographed By Roy

Ritz Carlton Fort Lauderdale Wedding

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So often we gets notes of appreciation from the Bride but to receive one from the Groom is rare! This note was sent to Sarah Sherman (wedding coordinator at the Ritz Carlton Ft Lauderdale) and myself.

“My two best friends:

 I received the proofs today, so guess I should call my therapist and tell him its time I work on some sort of closure.  The fact remains, the most beautiful wedding in the world is over.  My experience at the Ritz, which I can now see captured in Roy’s beautiful photographs, have turned those fast fleeting minutes into moments and have made my honeymoon seem second class.  I don’t know if I should thank you both or complain because you guys made my expectations of any other hotel or event unrealistic.”

 ”In all seriousness, I just wanted to thank you guys. I wish I could take some sort of credit, but, as you know, I did absolutely nothing to for the wedding.  After seeing Roy’s pictures this afternoon, I know that I could have only messed things up so maybe it’s better that way.”

“It’s funny……I received the same advice from at least 10 people prior to coming down to Florida:  “Something will go wrong at your wedding.  Just make sure not to freak out.”  In hindsight, that was the worst advice ever.  Someone should have asked me to break in my Gucci shoes before I danced for 6 hours because Sarah, you helped make my wedding an absolute fairytale, and Roy, your pictures transformed my fairytale to a form that I will view for years to come, but my feet still hurt.”

“I don’t know how the wedding industry works, but I assume recommendations can’t hurt.  Roy, my wife (it’s still weird to say that) and I are beyond pleased with your work.  I usually hate taking pictures but you really were awesome to work with and the shots I have seen are AMAZING.  There are at least 50 pictures that I want on my coffee mug.”

Needless to say I was beyond speechless when I read this wonderful note from Jonathan! Sort of how I feel at most weddings ~ grateful for the moments that I get to capture for the Bride and Groom, their families and those future generations that have yet to arrive.

As a wedding photographer, I experience some of the most moments over and over again ~ witnessing and documenting the most important day in the lives of lovers and those that love them. Totally aware that they have trusted in me and our team to photograph all the actions and reactions between themselves, parents, family and friends ~ to document a dream of a day that is their reality!

One of my favorite experiences in a  wedding day is the recessional ~ nothing says “We’re married” so well as in this moment that they turn, face all those that are special to them and start life as husband and wife! Kari wanted a romantic, natural look, so she wore her hair down and chose a beautiful Anne Barge gown of layered tulle.

I touched briefly on the action/reaction and the image above is a wonderful example of the reaction to a toast being given in their honor.

Damn we all had a great time at this wedding!

A Few Details:

Wedding Venue: Ritz Carlton Fort Lauderdale

Officiant: Rabbi Solomon Rothstein

Gown: Anne Barge,  Shoes: Jimmy Choo

Hair and make-Up: Nikol Johnson/Fresh Beauty Studio

Decor: Xquisite Events/Jonathan Buick

Music: Marcia Mitchell Music

So guys, here’s a tip from me and Jonathan ~ break in your shoes before the big day!

Roy ~ Contact Me

Photographed By Roy and Cristobal

Temple Beth Am Miami Bar Mitzvah

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I just saw Noah’s Mom the other day and to hear her describe the change in Noah as he becomes a young man is exciting.  Noah recently became a Bar Mitzvah at the beautiful Temple Beth Am in South Miami. As a Dad with three sons myself, I know how these wonderful years just fly by too quickly!

When I first met Noah, I learned of his passion for taking apart and rebuilding computers and he has the most amazing collection of old computers and and video games that you can imagine. T shirts and jeans were the order of that session and I was impressed with the handsome dude so sharply dressed on his Bar Mitzvah day!

I am very fortunate to have the honor of being able to photograph the Bar Mitzvah ceremony at Temple Beth Am Miami! It’s important to capture every moment and nuance at these wonderful events in a young man’s life and being there for the services is awesome. I just love this moment between Mom and Noah!

The Amazing Bottle Dancers created an incredible entrance for Noah that took everyone by surprise! These guys were hilarious and so entertaining! They not only brought Noah in but performed the coolest bottle dance!

A moment between Noah and Mom celebrating on a packed dance floor ~ this party was a nonstop celebration! I touched on moments and I know anyone that has chosen wisely in Roy Llera Photographers will attest to the fact that we are incredibly intuitive to the many moments that transpire in the course of an event as important as this ~ not only the obvious action but the reactions as well!

These glasses are so fun and go along with the Super Mario Brothers theme of the party decor!

The decor was in a word ~ SUPER! Karen Cohen and her Super talented team  at Always Flowers and Events created the most amazing environment!

A Few Details:

Event Planner: Melissa Davis Designs

Catering: Fare To Remember ~ Sarah Davidoff

Decor: Always Flowers and Events

The Amazing Bottle Dancers

Music: Pure Energy Entertainment

Video: Broadway Video

So for your SUPER event you need SUPER photographs ~ I am looking forward to your call!

Roy ~ Contact Me!

Photographed By Roy and Stella

Lima Peru Wedding

Recently I shared with you Paola + Marko’s wedding and in that post I asked the question ” So who does a Bride that is a wedding professional choose to photograph her own wedding?” Today I am going to share with you Adriana and Juan’s Lima, Peru wedding experience ~ So photographing a wedding where both the Bride and Groom are photographers raises the level of expectations up just a notch…

Wanting to create amazing images with every wedding, I researched online for locations that personified Lima. The Convento de San Francisco is one of those exquisite offerings! I read where vendors would feed the hundreds of pigeons and in turn would sell corn meal to the visitors to feed the birds! I knew that I wanted to photograph Adriana and Juan running through a flock of pigeons in front of this beautiful church! I think I succeeded in getting that shot!

Timeless images are a standard of this studio and we successfully create images that will forever be a cherished heirloom ~ think about it ~ you want exquisite photographs that years from now will bring those feelings of love, joy and excitement that you felt in the moment!

Imagine the experience Dad had ~ walking with his daughter on his arm down the aisle and give her to the new love of her life with a twist ~ Adriana’s Dad built the church! Take a look at the slide show at the end of this Blog post to get a sense of the beautiful setting that he created for his baby!

Now this 1930 Packard Sedan Limousine was simply perfect ~ like new! Now if you think traffic in Miami is crazy…not compared to traffic in Lima! The chauffeur drove this beauty through the streets like he owned the town ~ I was in the front seat during the trip to the church and my heart passed the stress test!

Inspiration is a wonderful drug! Adriana and Juan so trusted us to create and create we did! What you don’t see is a couple of hundred visitors to Plaza Mayor that got quite a show seeing a Princess run into the arms of her Prince ~ this wedding was like a fairytale!

The party was an elixir of delight as family and friends swooned under a magical evening of music, fireworks, confetti and lots of love!

A few details~

Iglesia Sagrada Corazon De Jesus

Reception: Club Campestre Las Lagunas

Hair and Makeup: Fred Vasquez

Decor and Flowers: Gabriel Pazos Eventos

Wedding Day Coordinator: Kathy Espath

Now enjoy this amazing wedding slide show below!

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And they lived happily ever after ~ looking at their wedding photos!

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Photographed By Roy and Cristobal

Ritz Carlton South Beach Wedding

Weddings are the uniting of two people who met, found love in each other and decided to commit their lives together. In the same light, it’s a family union where different families are united because of the marriage and this is where the fascinating blending of customs and cultures culminate in an incredible wedding experience! Now with Kiran and Sebastine this fusion of Pakistani and Nigerian culture is to me what is so exciting about weddings ~ they’re each a unique moment in lives touched by love!

Now the night before the wedding was a mendhi celebration ~ it was amazing watching the men bring Kiran to the setting where she was united with Sebastine. It was during the initial moments that the ritual of family greeting the soon to be married couple with love, affection and food! Enjoy the slide show below!

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What an amazing night and it wasn’t the wedding celebration! So the next day is a blur of moments where words are spoken, loving glances given and emotions that are off the charts wonderful! The image below is that moment for Kiran and Sebastine where they saw each other for the first time as husband and wife to be!

Kiran was stunning in a beautiful saree ~ the detail, beading and attention to the jewelry only enhanced a beautiful  Bride!

As I have stated many times before ~ weddings are made in the myriad of details that over the months leading to the wedding day are carefully decided on one at a time. Those details are carefully noted by my team and we make sure to photograph it all!

As numerous are the details, imagine the experience for a photographer to capture the moments of love, laughter and joy that present themselves at each and every wedding ~ I can tell you that over 20 years of experience gives me such an advantage. My intuition kicks in and it’s as if I can see the moment unfold moments before it actually happens and successfully these moments are captured!

Special thanks to:

Ritz Carlton South Beach

Amy Palma | South Beach Make Up Studio

Music: DJ Indobeat

Florals ~ Avant Gardens

Delight below in their wedding celebration!

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Looking forward to your unique moments!

Roy ~ Contact Me

Photographed By Roy + Stella

Temple Judea Miami Bat Mitzvah

I often write about the connection that I have with my clients as I believe in destiny. Each and every person that I meet has a purpose in my life and we are all connected. So when I met Abigail and she spoke of her passion for dance ~ ballet in particular, I shared with her my love for the art of dance and that I was for five years the photographer for the Miami City Ballet. As I photographed Abigail in a series of movements so many memories of my time with the MCB came flooding back and as I shared these images with Abby ~ she too got excited that I was hitting the movements just right.

Temple Judea is a beautiful Temple in Coral Gables and I love using their bronze front door as a setting for a lovely portrait of Abigail.

I was excited to see that those images from our portrait session were used so effectively by Petal Productions as part of the decor for her celebration!

As dance is a passion for Abby in life, I think that Dad took this to another level as he performed (lip-synched) his way into the hearts of family and friends! As a Dad, it’s not unusual that I will do something goofy with and for my kids at home but I just love the way that Abby’s Dad proudly performed for his daughter to the cheers and laughter of all those guests!

I think Mom was a little surprised too by this impromptu performance ~ I think these guys have put together a production company and are available to perform at your next event!

A special thanks to:

Robyn Bruck Designs for planning and coordinating an amazing event!

Raffi at Petal Productions for amazing decor, flowers and just the right ambiance for this party!

Thierry’s Catering for delicious food and awesome desserts!

So check out this exciting slide show and you’ll see how Abby’s family and friends celebrated and danced into each others hearts!

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Dance with me!

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Photographed By Roy

Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables Miami Wedding

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Today Monica stopped by the studio with her Mom to plan her wedding album and to share with us that she was 8 months pregnant! As beautiful a bride as Monica was, the lovelier she looks pregnant. You know of my joy of being a part of a couples wedding day and all the wonderfulness that comes with telling a love story. To know that they are about to enter the amazing world of babies and all the excitement of birth, that amazing first year of discovery for all parties involved ~ fills my heart with a lot of love for life’s moments!

She shared with me the joys of her relationship with Flynn and after 8 years they were ready for the next chapter in their lives ~ marriage and starting a family.

If the New York Times had a best wedding list ~  Monica and Flynn’s wedding would be #1 on this list as they had an amazing wedding ceremony under the stars at the fabled Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables! Now this ceremony performed by the Reverend Eddie Rodriguez had something unique that in over 20 years of weddings I had never seen before ~ a tying of knots by Monica and Flynn’s siblings ~ check out the slide show at the end of this Blog post and you’ll see what I mean.

Add to this wedding spectacular, fire dancers, a first dance that would rival Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire and a ” La Hora Loca” that had family and friends never wanting this party to end!

As I have been describing their wedding as a chapter in Monica and Flynn’s Book of Life, another book comes to mind that I think every Bride should be in possession of the minute she becomes engaged and that’s The Wedding Book By Mindy Weiss/Lisbeth Levine. This book is the everything book to weddings with hundreds of ideas and advice that will help you keep a clear head when it comes to planning your wedding!

So you’re about to start the next great chapter of your lives ~ you’re getting married! It’s an exciting time that will go by in a blink of an eye ~ now so much is going to happen leading up to your wedding with engagement parties, Bridal showers, rehearsal dinner, THE Wedding day and possibly a day after brunch. Wouldn’t it be great to have each of these moments captured in photographs? It’s these photographs that will rekindle the memories years later of this special time in your lives.

Special Thanks to:

Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables – Miami ~ Bruce Barbaree and Deborah Scherling

Officiant: Reverend Eddie Rodriguez

Event Day of Coordinator: Jackie Ohh Events

Floral Decor: Parrish Designs

Hair + Make Up: Tatjana Terzic

Music: Sarz Entertainment

Fire Dancers: GNW Productions

Cake: Ana Paz Cakes

Looking forward to photographing the Chapters of your lives!

Roy ~ Contact Me

Congratulations you’re getting married! You’ve found your soul mate, you’ve called the Moms, your best friends, you may have even taken a photo of your ring and placed it on your Facebook page ~ it’s all very exciting! Now the when and where you’re getting married comes into play. You want to create an unforgettable experience that will inspire you both as you start your lives together and be the talk of family and friends for years to follow. Allow me to introduce you to ~ Comber Hall ~ an island oasis of excellence ~ attributed to the exceptional care that Sylvia Viyella of Sylvia’s Weddings Of Distinction provides each and every Bride and Groom.

Nestled in the heart of Coral Gables ~ Comber Hall sits right next door to St Theresa Church Of The Little Flower and right around the corner from Coral Gables Congregational Church and the Biltmore Hotel. High vaulted hand decorated ceilings, beautiful hardwood floors, french doors that open to outdoor balconies ~ you begin to see that Comber Hall has an Old World charm that you expect of a Coral Gables landmark.

With every wedding ~ perfection and the fulfillment of your every desire is at the heart of Sylvia’s expertise! In her very capable hands, your wishes and every little detail will be taken care of and so on your wedding day you can enjoy the adventure of your amazing wedding day ~ savoring each and every detail ~ being in your moment with the love of your life!

Now below is a wonderful slide show compilation of the many weddings that I have experienced at Comber Hall with Sylvia ~ click the play button and get ready to be excited ~ you have found your wedding oasis!

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Be inspired ~ Contact Sylvia

Roy ~ Contact Me