Angela & Enrique | Wedding
Monday, November 24, 2008

I *heart* weddings. I really do. I loved being a bride once, I love attending as a guest (I'm a great guest by the way...I will dance allllll night long!), and I absolutely love photographing them. It's simply an honor to be invited to share and participate in someone's special day. This past Saturday night was very special. Angela and Enrique were married at the beyond gorgeous Sacred Heart Church in downtown Tampa where they had an evening full mass ceremony.

Angela & Enrique: You two are so lucky. Lucky to be surrounded by such a wonderful family. Lucky to have such great (and FUN!) friends. Lucky to have found each other. You have just planted the seed and I can't wait to see your love and your family grow!!  

Angela's bridesmaid were great.  They gushed and gushed about how beauuutiful she looked, isn't that what you want on your wedding day!


Even more beautiful inside..




Love this one!


He liked it so he put a ring on it.... (crickets? Beyonce, anyone?)


By the time their ceremony ended it was close to 9 PM!!  We couldn't shoot outside (for obvious reasons), so we improvised and took advantage of their venue, The Westin in Harbour Island.  


You better work!


These guys were so much fun!  They had me laughing the entire time.  Love that!


..and then we partied!



I learn a lot about myself and take away so much from each wedding I shoot. I've come to terms with the fact that I am an emotional person. I find that I genuinely invest myself in my couples. I love to be right there with them and feel their anxiousness and their joy. I don't want to just be the person they hired to take some pictures at their wedding and I hope my clients don't view me in that light.
There are a lot of things to consider when hiring a wedding photographer. Loving their work is one, but just as important is loving their personality and that they are a right fit for you.

Enough soul searching and preaching! That is all for today...

Posted byCarolina Araujo at 4:01 PM  

Labels: Weddings