Danny + Jessie
Danny & Jessie got married this year. This was hands down my favorite wedding of the year. I may or may not be biased on this decision. I have been friends with them for a very long time. More than a few years. Fun Fact: I also covered her twin sister’s wedding about a year ago. I don’t have a bucket list but this inspired me to create a photo bucket list. The first one checked off the list: Shoot twins’ weddings.
Shout out to them for bearing the blisteringly cold wind on that day. Also on this day we broke the traditional stair photos at the capital and tried a different angle. I loved the turnout of these photos and I hope yall enjoy them too!
Anyways, enjoy these photos below. Jessie & Danny, thank you for letting me be part of your big day and capturing it!
Jose + Eli
I wish I knew where to begin with these two. I guess I’ll start with how I met both of them.
Jose first, I first met Jose at church and we both got really close when we were both tasked to run a youth camp. To be honest, I think we were both just winging it. Some might say it was trauma bonding because neither of us got any sleep within those two weeks and we were always busy. However his work ethic and dedication to learning and adapting to new situations shows you the kind of person he is. A person that cares and will do anything to complete the task at hand.
I think to Eli I was just some random dude who showed up but our first actual interaction was when she was fasting. Daniel’s Fast or something like that. Anyway, I tempted her by saying, “Lets go get some pizza” I tried so hard to convince her but she wouldn’t crack. That alone can tell you her dedication to her faith, to her work and now to Jose.
Thank you guys for having me at your wedding. I loved every moment of it. Love you guys!
Dia De Muertos
If I’m being honest, I have never been too close with the traditions of Dia De Muertos but I probably should be because my whole family is from Oaxaca ( Pronounced: WAHAKA). I’ve done a few shoots similar to this in the past. This year I wanted to add some props/ideas that made sense and actually went with the photo. So first I’ll go over the flowers used, Marigolds, It is believed during Dia de Muertos that the spirits of the dead visit the living during the celebration. (Source first thing that popped up on google) . Second, a bottle of Mezcal, this one is Montelobos and it is actually made in Oaxaca. Third, El Rebozo, and that is just a garment used by women in Mexico and honestly all of Latin America, so I figured I’d feature that in there.
Credit where Credit is Due:
Model: Marifer Romero
Hair/Makeup: Marifer Romero
Wardrobe: Marifer Romero/ Naty Doris
Props/Styling: Marifer Romero/ Naty Doris
Location: Emerald Park, North Little Rock Arkansas
Maria & Haniel (Post Covid)
A few weeks ago I had the honor but more importantly the privilege to shoot Maria and Haniel’s Wedding.
I’ve known Maria for a while now, since 2014, so that’s like a good 7-8 years. Haniel and I are both Marines so that basically means we are brothers. Semper Fi! So I guess in my own way I’m close to both of them.
Maria first reached out to me in 2019 to schedule her wedding and due to a series of events (Covid) it was postponed until Sept of 2021, which is the biggest gap I’ve had for my Covid Weddings. During the event, I kept looking back at 2020 and realized I was one of the few that made it through financially, sure I struggled and had to find other sources of income, but I’m thankful that most of my clients kept me on for the following year. With that being said 2021 has been truly great to me. I love all my clients and if we weren’t friends before, we definitely are now. Your loyalty is much appreciated.
Maria and Haniel thanks for sticking with me till the day of your wedding. I had lots of fun and your laid-back, fun, and extroverted family wants to make me change my mind about having a small wedding and go big! I could write for days I guess but I’ll let the photos do the talking.
Mariana & Ryan
Mariana and I go way back, 2017 I think. I’ve been to her house in Colombia, served at a church in Colombia with her aunt, drank some cold beer with her grandpa and I’m good friends with her brother, so i think we are close. Some may go as far as saying, “they are tight”.
When she found out that I was a photographer, she said, “when i get married, you are going to shoot my wedding.” Fast forward to June 5, 2021, I covered her wedding and I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.
In 2017, I was “aight” with photography some might have called me an amateur, so she kind of took a gamble when pre-hiring me in those days but I’m glad I improved a lot since then and also happy I have enough gear and experience to make her wedding photos and videos impeccable as my appearance.
Anyways check out the photos below, we traveled all the way to Kirksville, MO (middle of nowhere) to this beautiful, rural location. Ryan & Mariana, we wish you the best in your future endeavours.
S A V A N N A H S H A Y
I realized that I need to start posting more than one photo from an individual session. Instagram has become very saturated and pretty much everything is the same. Its all trendy stuff or whatever. With that being said, here are more photos from this shoot with Savannah.
