Victoria + Randy  |  Married

Photography By Roy and Cristobal

Cathedral of St Mary Miami Wedding And Moore Building Reception

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Every wedding and event I have the good fortunate to experience and capture with my eyes and feelings is for me a unique moment in time. Unique in the exclusivity of the couple that I am photographing ~ their love story ~ their love of family and friends. True that these are common factors in many weddings but as individual as there are grains of sand in the ocean. My pleasure in capturing weddings that make each one a joy to photograph is the individuality of each Bride and Groom and what they bring to their wedding story. Now let me share with you what makes Victoria and Randy’s  Cathedral of St Mary Miami wedding and Moore Building reception so unique!

Let me start off with stating that it takes a team to execute all this awesomeness and Eric Trelles of ET Events to see that it went off without a hitch ~

Now you’ll need to see the slide show to understand ~ but the day started with me being introduced to Claymore! Now Claymore is Victoria’s baby ~ pooch! Why is it that couples get a dog in the beginning as if maybe their practicing for parenthood?

Next ~ It’s not everyday that your wedding ceremony is performed by an Archbishop! Yes, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami conducted this wedding mass at the beautiful Cathedral of St Mary in Miami!

Now when we arrived at the very cool Moore Building in the Design District Miami all were amazed by the beauty and WOW factor of this very chic location!

Now what took this wedding over the top was the food! Victoria decided to surprise Randy with his favorite Chef John Sorensen of Sorensen Catering in Napa Valley. Now Chef Sorensen is famous for his Lobster Feeds in Napa Valley. I know your wondering what’s a Lobster Feed…well there are no plates, dishes or utensils well except for these claw crackers to break open the claws with and the really cool bibs so your black tie attire doesn’t get stuff on it! Now it wasn’t just great food ~ the surprise at the end was churros from Victoria’s bridesmaid ~ Nicole Valls whose family owns the worlds most famous Cuban restaurant ~ Versailles!

Now a few more details to make this Blog post complete! Invitations were created by Invitations By Leston, Floral Design by Avant Gardens, Transportation provided by Meilan Limousines, Cake by Edda’s Cake Design, Music by DJRobDinero

Now if you’re planning a wedding ~ call me as I would love to capture that which is yours alone!

Hugs,

Roy ~ Contact Me

Photographed by Laura  |  Written By Roy

The Palms Hotel and Spa, Miami Beach Wedding

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You’re engaged and you begin to visualize the wedding that prior to your engagement was but a dream ~ but now it’s really happening! So when Todd proposed to Lareshska the planning started with the questions “what do we want this wedding to be?” and ” what experience do we want for our family and friends?”

Today’s I share with you their Palms Hotel Miami Beach wedding that was the essence of a beautiful, elegant but very simple affair. As destination weddings go you can count on family and your most intimate of friends to be there and this is exactly what Lareshka and Todd wanted ~ an intimate weekend of joy and celebration that transcends the typical wedding.

And what more exciting location for a wedding than in a tropical setting that takes your senses to some far away paradise and my partner, Laura Massa had an amazing time capturing the essence of their wedding!

A delightful first dance ~ oh the hours of rehearsal that went into this moment!

Lareshka and Todd’s dream wedding featured the talents of the incredible staff at the Palms Hotel~ Miami Beach, St Jude Counseling Ministries officiating the ceremony, Ana Paz Cakes creating delicious art as always and beautiful floral design by Bayfront Floral and Event Design

Have a great day!

Roy ~ Contact Me

Photographed By Roy + Cristobal

Four Season Palm Beach Wedding

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“An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow.” ~Author Unknown

We spend so much time thinking about the wedding details and the experience that we want and have on this amazing day but we don’t think about the days, weeks and years after ~ the anniversaries!

A year ago today Aryn and Jeremy pledge their lives to each other ~ a year has gone by already! But it’s only a tick on their clock of life. Just yesterday I met a man at a wedding that introduced me to his Bride of 65 years…when I commented that she must have been a child Bride he responded with ” I was 12 and she was 8!”

Being a Miami wedding photographer, I realize that on this day I am capturing their love story, their history! That the images taken this day will be looked upon with tears of joy, laughter and memories reaffirmed.

Their children and grandchildren will ooh and ahh at every detail and they too will dream of their day.

I wish for every couple whose wedding that we photograph that they look back on their past with the same pleasure as they look toward their future!

I can’t help but think that these images of joy, delight and exuberance will not at some point in their lives affirm their devotion and love for each other.

“Here’s to you both – a beautiful pair, on the birthday of your love affair.”
~Unknown

A few Details ~

Venue ~ Four Seasons  Hotel Palm Beach

Music ~ Powerhouse Band

Floral Decor ~ Daniel Events

Video ~ Broadway Video

So here’s to all you lovers celebrating your times together, apart and those great reunions!

Roy ~ Contact Me

Raluca + Nicolae  |  Married

Photographed By Roy and Stella

A Biscayne Lady Yacht Wedding

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I am a firm believer that a successful wedding experience is the result of a great team! The team being each and every wedding artist chosen by the Bride and Groom to fulfill their expectations ~ their dreams! Great wedding professionals like great artists understand the elements that go into creating a masterpiece. The chef who creates an amazing meal has the skill but more so the knowledge to take amazing ingredients and create a sumptuous meal! The musical artist has the skill to create the music but more important his knowledge gives the party the right vibe to get those feet moving! The florist takes nature and blends the textures,colors and shapes to creates a visual that will delight the eye. The visual artist be it the photographer or videographer has the skill to capture the story/elements of a wedding ~the dress, the flowers, cake, food and music but has the knowledge to anticipate the emotions that tie all these together ~ love!

So when planning your wedding ~ think about the team that you’re putting together and how together you will imagine and they will execute the wedding of your dreams!

So today I get to share with you Raluca and Nicolae’s wedding experience that was like an episode of the Love Boat! Their wedding took place on the Biscayne Lady Yacht and from the moment we boarded ship the magic of being on the water, the perfect weather, family and friends from all over the world with beautiful accents we knew we were in for a night of intrigue, romance and pure Eastern European partying!

Raluca looked absolutely stunning in a Marchesa Bridal gown and Nicolae was the perfect groom for this beautiful Bride!

I love this image below of Nicolae looking so calm, confident and ready to take on the world! Kudos to my partner Stella for capturing this iconic image.

Quite often I speak of the ability to be in the moment emotionally as a photographer and having the ability to sense when special moments are about to take place ~ the love between parents as their son takes such a big step in life is such a moment!

And then the moment right after your first married kiss ~ you turn and see all those loving faces smiling, crying, cheering you on as husband and wife ~ it’s got to be such a rush!

It was an amazing setting on the water and a beautiful sky to begin their wedding celebration ~

A note from the Bride says it all about her experience with us!:

We enjoyed it all: the presentation, the customized client page, the rapid response, the fact that the second day after the wedding you posted the photos on Facebook, your PR abilities (posting the photo on Marchesa’s page and on Chic Parisien’s page, commenting on them), the assistance during the wedding (I felt that I didn’t need any bridesmaids ). What I absolutely loved are the pictures – the work of an artist. They are amazing. Everybody saw them on Facebook and commented on how great they were. The light captured in the photos, the composition of the photos are beyond any expectations. ~ Raluca

A Few Details:

Venue and Catering~ Biscayne Lady Yacht

Bridal Gown: Marchesa Bridal from Chic Parisien Bridal Salon

Hair and Make-Up: Gloria Pelo

Floral Design: Pistils and Petals

Music: The Event Factor

Video: Utopia Video Productions

Cake: Divine Delicacies

We’d love to be a part of your wedding team!

Roy ~ Contact me!

Hillary + Jonathan  |  Married

Photographed By Roy and Laura

A Westin Diplomat Golf  Resort Wedding

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Planning your wedding should be a blast! You get engaged, you run out and buy a magazine or two. Your Mom, Sister, Grandmother and best friends chime in…you’ve been looking at a few too many wedding blogs and it can just be too much ~ too many choices, ideas ~ too much inspiration! So how do you make this wedding yours?

Quite often I ask a Bride if she and her fiance have sat down and discussed with each other what kind of wedding they want to have. Quite often that questions is met with a brief pause and usually I hear “no we haven’t”.

So to make this process a little less stressful, I suggest that they have that chat and choose maybe 4-6 words that describe their idea of their unique wedding experience. Those words can range from formal to casual, traditional to contemporary, elegant to relaxed, fun, crazy, sophisticated ~ you get the idea but think of what makes this wedding a reflection of you and your fiance. I think you’ll find decision making a little easier.

So I have this amazing wedding to share with you today! Hillary and Jonathan enjoyed perfect weather for their outdoor Jewish ceremony at the lovely Westin Diplomat Golf Resort. From the moment Dad had a look at his daughter in a wedding gown I knew we were in for a wonderfully emotional, touching wedding!

Hillary and Jonathan decided on having a first look and we took advantage of the opportunity to create some beautiful portraits all over the resort.

And they took advantage of some quiet moments to reflect on the experience they were living in this moment and relax knowing that this is just the beginning of an amazing adventure of love and life!

Without a doubt this wedding spoke of the love and respect of family, for each other and the experience for all those involved.

A moment every Jewish parent of a Bride dreams of ~ escorting their daughter to the Chuppah to be joined as one with her husband.

Surrounded by family and loved ones this moment is timeless in all that is promises.

Moments as this are enduring to all involved as it is literally the moments that will be most cherished in a lifetime.

A Few Details:

Venue: Westin Diplomat Golf Resort Hollywood

Officiant: Rabbi Edwin Goldberg of Temple Judea

Video: Broadway Video Production

Floral Design: Always Flowers

Make Up: Becoming Face Cosmetics ~ Dena Molinari

Music Ceremony: Arabesque Chamber Ensemble

Music Reception: City Limits

So looking forward to hearing all about the wedding you are planning!

Roy ~ Contact Me!

Photographed By Stella and Laura

A Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Four Seasons Miami Wedding

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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of introducing Gaby and Sergio through an engagement session we did together.

Now, I am thrilled to reintroduce them to you as husband and wife! Gaby and Sergio were married a few weeks back at the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Miami and an incredible celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami. Both from top to bottom radiate style and grace!

From the amazing vintage car, to the rustic and grand church, down to all the special details during the reception—everything was perfection! Not to mention Gaby herself, absolutely gorgeous!  Sergio also had a few tricks up his sleeves, performing a guitar set for his Bride as a surprise she won’t soon ever forget. This was truly an unforgettable night full of fun and surprises, smiles and laughter, and moments in time that both Laura and I are honored to have captured. Enjoy!

The moment arrives~ what thoughts go through Gaby’s mind ~ y Sergio’s…

Sergio with tears in his eyes and Dad with a beautiful happy expression as he gives Gaby a loving gaze.

Such a happy moment! It what as Miami wedding photographers we love to capture!

Sergio practiced guitar secretly for 5 months, rehearsing with the band to totally surprise Gaby with song! Now that’s romantic!

The party rocked with the Queen of Kings Band as Gaby and Sergio led a royal La Hora Loca. What a night ~ what a wedding!

A Few Details:

Ceremony~ Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Miami

Reception ~ Four Seasons Miami

Planner ~ Eric Trelles of  ETEvents

Floral Design ~ Green Options Event Design

Linens ~ Nuage Designs

Music ~ The Queen of Kings

I’d love to capture your “royal wedding”!

Stella ~ Contact me

Photographed By Laura and Roy

A Delray Beach Marriott Wedding

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In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.

Janos Arnay

In a world of tension and turmoil, we search for love. And when we find it ~ the world becomes an amazing place.

Everything is a possibility and we see the world around us in a totally different light.

Our emotions reach heights never thought attainable.

These are the moments you’ll remember for all your lives ~

Sealed with a first kiss as wife and husband embraced by soft light under your first home ~ your chuppah!

Surrounded by your loving parents caressed by the  Talit ~

Moments of joy between Dad and Daughter as a they share their dance together ~ No doubt a moment he has dreamed of since Jennifer was a little girl!

A Few Details:

Venue: Delray Beach Marriott

Floral Design: Xquisite Events

Music: Libido

Vide: Broadway Video

Cake: Sugar Chef

Invite us to capture your love ~ your dreams!

Roy ~ Contact Us

Photographed By Cristobal and Roy

An Ocean Reef Club Key Largo Wedding

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What better way for a newlywed couple to start their married life together than in PARADISE! Dani + Paul created a wedding experience that shared with family and friends their love for the sea and island living! We are so blessed to live in the tropics where year round we are surrounded by lush greenery, blue skies, and amazing weather! So the temptation for that outdoor seaside wedding is pretty appealing.

We are blessed as Miami wedding photographers to share and capture the joy of love and matrimony year round ~ balmy tropical breezes, amazingly beautiful light, any flower you could imagine available. The mixture of so many beautiful cultures also adds to the excitement of the wedding experience for us as we see so many beautiful moments that make up the fabric of  life.

As the orchid grows long and beautiful so does love when nurtured and allowed to grow. It’s interesting that as I write this I am chuckling to myself realizing that I see love in so many ways…

The love of parents no doubt excited that their young son having first ring bearer experience and some day he too will be getting married and as they walk him down the aisle to marry his bride ~ I have a feeling that they will look back on this moment.

The love of family and friends lovingly lifting Dani as she celebrates with the traditional Hora ~ to me this moment symbolizes the love and support of family and friends.

Here’s a tradition that you don’t see at every Jewish wedding ~ The Mezinka (Mezinke) ~ a tradition during a Jewish wedding reception honoring the parents who have just married off their last child. It consists of a different type of circle dance where the parents are seated on chairs in the middle of the dance floor. The bride and groom stand by their side and present their parents by crowning them with flower crowns. The guests create a circle and dance around them. They first start a line and kiss each of the parents saying “Mazel Tov” and the circle formation begins. More LOVE! See what I mean when I tell you that I see so much LOVE!

Celebrating with Dani as she has just joined the “I am married” club!

Back to the “Tropics” ~ It’s a beautiful night under the stars (if you look you’ll see them) the breezes creating a rhythm that has the coconut palms swaying ~ It was truly a magical evening!

A Few Details:

Venue: Ocean Reef Club Key Largo

Bridal Gown: Amsale

Floral Decor: Avant Gardens

Music: Private Stock Band

So let us see the love in your lives ~

Roy ~ Contact Me

Mayrelis + Maurice  |  Married

Photographed By Laura, Stella + Roy

A First United Methodist of Coral Gables Grove Isle Wedding

And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true ~ Dorothy, Wizard of Oz

“OMG OMG OMG!!! Words cannot express how we feel right now…. how thankful we are for everything you did for us and how amazing those photos are!!!! You truly captured the moment we lived that evening and just having you there was a dream come true!!!“~ Mayrelis

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Dreams seem to be a common thread with Mayrelis as we touched on a 5 year old Princess dreaming of her Prince Charming in our blog post featuring Mayrelis and Maurice’s engagement portrait session.

The reality of the wedding dreams of a young girl as she becomes a beautiful woman is those dreams do become reality. Once engaged those dreams quickly become daydreams as I have no doubts the planning of a wedding becomes a consuming occupation! As the lead wedding coordinator for A Joy Wallace Catering Production and Design, Mayrelis lives the dreams of countless Brides, assuring each engaged couple execution of their wedding dreams. So imagine planning your big day a year in advance while executing the dreams of your Brides at the same time!

Imagine you have this window into so much wedding planning with all these couples. Listening, weighing the options, guiding in the decision making process that goes into planning these amazing events. Pretty amazing position to be in!

Speaking of dreams, so many Brides comment that their wedding was like  a dream and the photographs bring to mind so many moments experienced.

I know as a Dad of a son recently married that having children leads to thoughts and hopes for their future and a happily ever after when it comes to your own finding the “one”! I love the look on Dad’s face as he has the traditional Father-Daughter dance~

The moment of a gallant kiss by Dad passes in only a moment but then that’s why we are there ~ to capture these fleeting experiences!

Chic, elegant, stunning, dashing and beautiful come to mind as we view the image above ~ this was such an exciting day for us to experience with this awesome couple!

A Few Amazing Details:

Ceremony: First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables

Celebration: Grove Isle Hotel and Spa

Design, Decor and Flowers: A Joy Wallace Catering Production and Design

Music: Event Factor DJ

Video: Merge Studios Social

Cake: Elegant Temptations

As Miami wedding photographers we live and capture the dreams of each Bride that honor us with the experience of their wedding.We look forward to capturing your wedding and making your dreams a reality!

Roy ~ Chief Dreamcatcher ~ Contact Me!

Photographed By Roy

A Cape Cod Wedding

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Destination weddings can be a blast ~ we get to go to awesome locations (in one month we were in Peru, Ecuador and Cape Cod) indulge in the culture and experience some pretty amazing customs that come with the new territory. They tend to be smaller more intimate affairs with family and the very closest of friends.

Love these shoes that Christopher presented to his groomsmen just before the wedding!

Weddings are such inspirational affairs between two people in love as well as those special lifelong relationships with family. This moment captures the exuberance and joy that a father feels for his baby girl!

~ as this moment captures the excitement of a first dance as husband and wife.

“The photography sold itself. We knew Roy had covered my husband’s cousin’s wedding (and did my husband’s work head shot)and saw those results/ We wanted specific moments captured and knew that this was the right and best photographer to do this for us. I felt more comfortable flying Roy to MA from FL than I was using any local photographer whose work I had seen (I did a lot of searching).” ~ Lourdes

“It was a pleasure to work with Roy. He added to the days fun and festivities and helped wherever needed. He was a photographer, stylist and counselor all in one. Whether is was to take a great picture or ease some tension, Roy was there, got the job done and I’m very thankful for that.” ~ Lourdes

Destination weddings also give us an opportunity to create images in settings and locations that are new to us ~ presenting the challenge of coming away from these events with moments of love and celebration between family and friends but also a sense of place.

I had the wonderful experience of photographing Lourdes and Chris the next day in and around locations on Cape Cod. It seemed like every bend of the road was another beautiful scenic vista ~ a canvas with which to create some amazing wedding portraits!

I am filled with such gratitude that I get to capture moments of love, joy and celebration ~ an honor to be there for my couples and deliver these captured moments for them and future generations to delight in!

A Few Details:

Cape Cod Wedding Venue: Ocean Edge Resort

Make Up: Flawless Make Up By JCL ~ Janet Ovalle

Hair: Tracy LaSala

Cake: Casual Gourmet

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