A Military Wedding: Cristina and Travis

I looked forward to Raven (Cristina) and Travis's wedding for months. Travis is a Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps which mean't a Marine Corps wedding. I have a weakness for Marines since my husband proudly served four years in the Marines. During which he deployed to Iraq twice. It was definitely a life changing experience for both of us, but I don't regret a minute of it.

Raven was such a classic-looking, STUNNING, bride. She definitely let her personality shine through too. She wasn't afraid to rock the most amazing blue shoes I have ever seen and catch me by surprise with her famous facial expressions. Travis looked handsome in his dress blues and was by his new wife's side all night, making sure she was always taken care of. He's such an attentive and loving husband. I'm so happy for the both of you and I know you'll have an amazing life together. Always remember to love with all your heart.

Vintage Garden Wedding

Two months ago I stumbled across the blog of the super sweet and talented photographer, Diana Lupu. I sent her an email introducing myself and not really expecting to hear back since that had been the case with so many other photographers I tried to connect with. Much to my surprise, she did write back and with such excitement and enthusiam it was uplifting. We met for lunch a few weeks later and easily fell into conversation about our dreams, marriage, and photography of course. Even though Diana barely knew me, she invited me to get on board with her on a project she had been dreaming about for months...a vintage garden themed wedding. Anything vintage and my heart swoons, so I immediately jumped on board. After many trips to Home Goods and Michaels Diana and I, along with several other talented ladies, put together an amazing tablescape and shoot. It was so amazing to work with such inpsiring people and share in our passion together. I'm so grateful to Diana for giving me the opportunity to collaborate with her.

The shoot wouldn't have been possible without the following people...

Event Coordinator: Krystale Vladia loveeverafterevents@yahoo.com

Wedding Dress: Jorge Manuel

Make-Up: Oana 

Hair: Elizabeth Villa

Accesories: Belles for Her

Models: Diana Vilskaya and Alex Taylor

Photographers: Diana Lupu
                       Lauren Bota
                       Ozzy Garcia
                       Julie Jarrell-Fernandez

Here are photos of the lovely bride and groom for now. Detail shots will coming soon....

Adriana and Jovany's Wedding

On May 16, 2010 Adriana and Jovany joined their lives in a beautiful ceremony held at the Spanish Monastery in North Miami. In the words of the maid of honor, their love is patient. Adriana and Jovany have been together for eight years and have spent four of those years in a long distance relationship while they each followed their dreams and studied at seperate universities.
They are genuinely kind people with huge hearts. I am so thankful for them. They trusted in me to capture their day knowing I didn't have any prior experience shooting weddings. It was overwhelming to have two peope who were total strangers to me until last year, have faith in me and never doubt my capabilities.

Adriana and Geo, you will forever have a special place in my heart. You gave me the courage and the inspiration to jump feet first into the wedding industry and I cannot thank you enough. It was a joy to share in your love and witness such a beautiful day. I wish you both all the happiness in the world and a marriage full of love and adoration.

LACIE MARIE 3 MONTHS

A month ago I met up with my good friends, Meredith and Nick, to photograph their beautiful daughter's 3 month photos. Lacie has grown and changed so much in the past three months, it's hard to believe she's the same baby. I can't wait to see how much she'll learn and grow over the next three months when we do her 6 month photos.

Sebastian's Communion

On Saturday I had the pleasure of photographing Sebastian's Communion. He is the son of one of my dear friends and co-workers. This family is such a sweet family with genuine open hearts. They have always welcomed me with open arms and let me be apart of their family and share in their special moments in life. I am so grateful Aida that you trust in me to capture this for you. I hope you enjoy the pictures. There are more to come!

Makeover

My blog has finally received a makeover. I'm still learning how to make it exactly what I want so please be patient with me. I totally redesigned my website as well. Even though I liked my old website I didn't feel that it truly represented me. I'm not really sure where the inspiration for this new look came from but I love it! I finally can breathe a sigh of relief and accomplishment. I hope that this is the beginning of something beautiful. I promise to blog more too. I really want to connect more with my clients and readers. With that being said, I'll stop rambling. New blog post coming soon!

Pictures always make a blog post that much better so here's a recent picture of Tessa....

New website is http://www.photosbyjewel.showitsite.com/