Cereza & Ruben: Engagement Session at Tucson Hilton East

Cereza and Ruben got engaged and will be getting married in June of 2011. We did their engagement pictures at the Hotel Hilton East. It had been raining all morning and it was cloudy, nice and cool, I loved the way the colors and tones mixed with the backgrounds and her blue dress. She looked Hot! :o) They are very much in love and I loooved being their photographer. Ricky and I had a really good time sharing these special moments with both of them. Congratulations Cereza and Ruben!! I'll be sharing my favorite shots of the day and the Video from their E-Session by Ricky from Eclipsi Cinematography. Enjoy!!

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Leticia & Carlos: Engagement Session in Tucson

Did we have fun?... Oh my, we sure did, we laughed like little kids. I absolutely enjoy to interact with each couple, and have fun and relax. I can't express how blessed I feel to have a job in which I get to have so much fun, meet people, make new friends and do what I love doing... Tell a story with images... Can you feel the vibe by looking at this pictures?. There's a ton of chemistry, Carlos and Leticia are totally in Love... I'll share my favs and their E-Video done outstandingly of course, by Ricky from Eclipsi Cinematography...

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Engagement Session in Tucson: Teresita and Mike

It was kind of like a last minute thing. Teresita, Mike and I, got together 4 days before their wedding day to do their engagement session. I find this super important for several reasons: First, many couples have pictures taken with their cellphone or at a reunion, but few have pictures of them while interacting and having a moment for themselves. An engagement session is just that. A lot of couples like to have a picture from this session at the reception entrance on their wedding day... I love it!...I also like the idea of having an engagement session because it is a great opportunity to interact with my couple. People may not see it, but the photographer is the only person whom they'll be interacting with at all times on their wedding day!. The cake, the flowers, the DJ, everything else will be where it's supposed to be, but the photographer is with the couple in every step of the way. That's why is sooo important to build that relationship, to get to know each other, to laugh, to have fun, to talk, to create the perfect atmosphere, to exchange ideas... A wedding day is hectic, time goes by really, really quick, one thing happens right after the other, but we, the photographers are always there to capture everything as it develops...sometimes we need to step back and shoot from a distance to tell the story in a photojournalistic way, and of course, sometimes we have to step in to enhance the moment, to get that chemistry in the air and direct the scene to be able to get those images that are striking... Not one couple is alike. Each one of them is different, we, as photographers cannot alter that. I can't make them kiss more than they want to, or have them stop if they can't...Their interaction cannot be changed, it can be enhanced or modified so each image feels real and IS real... At the end of the day, and I don't mean only their wedding day, those pictures should bring a smile in their face, a moment to remember and a very very pleasant experience...

These are some of my favorites:

Liza and Manny's Wedding: The Clock is Ticking...

Liza and Manny will be getting married this coming Saturday 26th!. They will have their wedding Ceremony and Reception in a beautiful place called: Reflections at the Buttes. These pictures were taken during their Engagement Session in February, Can you tell how much they are in love?, isn't it obvious?...Yep! they are!! No doubt! They share this special bond hard to explain, it does seem like they are made for each other...Liza sent me the cover of the DVD She made for her invitation and I thought I definitely wanted to share it here. The design caught my attention because I thought it clearly defined their personality as a couple. She chose pink: Not baby pink, Deep pink, passionate and sweet. Him, black: interesting and uncomplicated. Two different colors, a glamorous contrast, then, a touch of elegance right on the center resembling round traces which transmit closenes, bonding. Their relationship was summarized in very simple and uncomplicated terms: "One Love".