Last week I bought my first medium-format camera. To be honest with you, I told myself that if ONE picture came out good I’d be happy. I shot everything manual, and prayed for it to work. ”It’s your first roll, don’t panic if it sucks”- I told myself.
Little did I know…
Heidi and Josh
08-11-2011
I AM SO IN LOVE.
Film is here to stay.
xoxo
P
Dresses: Maison Valentina – all their dresses are custom made
Hair and Make Up: Mulher Plena
Cupcakes: Amor de Cupcake
Cake/ Desserts: Armazem Cacall Brasil
Venue: Casa Lilás
Flowers/Decor: Adriane Leão (41-8856-1292)
I should probably not get paid to have this much fun.
(and in MEXICO!!!)
Just Sayin’.
Happy Friday!
P
Meet Eliana & Sami.
She’s from Brazil. He’s from Libya.
They met in California.
They fell in love.
I flew to Boston for their wedding, and we made magic happen.
Their chemistry, plus the beautiful location, and the help of my ninja photog friend Jennifer Sosa (who second shot), made this one EASY-BREEZY-BEAUTIFUL.
Moments before entering the church, I sat with Eliana and just watched her.
Moments like this are what makes me love weddings so much.
So much excitement, yet her serenity comes through.
They were married in an Orthodox church, and the ceremony was beautiful.
KISS THE BRIDE.
MARRIED!
Their reception was at the Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood.
The Reception:
They are such a culturally rich couple! The live band was awesome!
Libyan songs have such a danceable beat to them, it was hard to keep myself from jumping in.
Sami sang their “first dance”.
The Doors- Touch Me : they would go to Venice Beach on their dates to watch this The Doors cover band, so he incorporated that.
Needless to say, it was awesome.
Talk about a talented groom! He also played for Eliana.
Crazy Brazilians/Libyans!
Every little girl dreams about having a princess wedding. Fact.
It’s only natural! After all, at age 5 most of what we know about weddings came from a Disney movie.
Then we grow up and realize that life is not always a fairytale.
We don’t wake up with perfect hair (at all), we don’t feel like every event in our lives deserves a song, we avoid wearing dresses 7 days a week, and our princes are not always that charming.
We grow up and realize that we don’t always feel like princesses.
Sometimes we rebel and think that we don’t want to be princesses anyways.
But then, it happens.
When you finally seem to have gotten over the whole princess thing, it just happens.
You meet a guy, you fall in love, you decide to spend forever together, you plan, and it happens.
That day happens.
That day, you know?
The day every girl is treated like royalty.
The day your prince seems more charming than ever.
The day you get to wear that perfect dress, with the perfect hair, and pair them up with the perfect smile.
The first day of your happily ever after.
“I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics. Even if they dress in rags, even if they aren’t pretty, or smart, or young. They’re still princesses. All of us.”- A Little Princess
I dedicate the following pictures to all the lovely real-life princesses out there.
The Yummyness:
The favors: chocolate cameos. Aw.
xoxo,
P as in Princess Paola
School’s out, summertime is in, and I am ready for it!
I can’t wait to travel like its going out of fashion, stay all day laying by the beach, eat like a fatty, spend some quality time with my man, and shooting amazing weddings ALL SUMMER LONG.
You’ve met Christina & Jordan on the previous post, but you haven’t seen them as happy as this:
Apple-decor, with touches of royal blue and orange.
Do yourself and your guests a favor, and hire a live band!
It was definitely my favorite part of the wedding. The guys from “No Limits” rocked the party from the beginning until the end.
Having a live band also guarantees that the bride and groom will actually enjoy their wedding- since everybody is so busy dancing, they give them more space.
Yes, I am the photographer who gets all emotional at other people’s daddy-daughter dances.
I can’t help myself.
Love,
P
If you know me, then you know that I am a sucker for backyard-ish weddings.
The comfortable vibe, the warm air, the personal touches, the family coziness… you know. I can’t help myself.
Maddie looked like she had just come out of one of my “inspiration boards”.
Call me a geek, but I have tons of them. I name them things like “The Perfect Garden Wedding”, ” Queen Victoria meets Marie Antoinette”, ”Organic Chic Wedding”…
You get it.
This bride would probably fall into my ”The Perfectly Balanced Bride”- not overdone, yet very chic; beautiful, and comfortable.
You’ll see what I’m talking about.
Oh, and you will also notice, I am sure ladies, how gorgeous the groom is. Killer smile!
The religious ceremony was done at the LDS Oquirrh Mountain (Mormon) Temple, where they were sealed to all time and eternity.
The reception was held at the Wadley Farms (a vendor that you know I absolutely love).
EVERYTHING was done by the bride and her mother, which made it all more meaninful.
The cake toppers belong to Maddie’s grandma- from her wedding 65 years ago.
Lovely, huh?
My favorite detail: Maddie had each guest sign a piece of fabric, and she’ll use them all to make a quilt.
Kids that pose for pictures make any wedding cuter.
The gateway car belongs to the bride’s grandparents as well 
Flowers by: Whimsicality
Catering: The Brown Brothers
Why the bride and groom chose Spotted Photography:
“I really like the artistic side of it, I am all about being different and trying new things and I feel like your photography is not just the every day photos that we see but it is unique and special”
Love,
P
I was feeling pretty sassy, so I decided to post the highlights from my YESTERDAY wedding.
No, I can never do this.
But like I said, I was feeling sassy.
Plus, school is over (which is probably the reason for my sassiness).
For the next 2 weeks, I can actually have a normal life!
Like, eat, sleep, and stuff.
And post amazing weddings over here.
Melina & Jared were married at the LDS Salt Lake City temple.
Boy, for a spring wedding… it was awfully cold and pouring.
Nonetheless, the wedding was incredibly lively.
On the happiest day of your life, a little bit of rain (or a lot) is not a big deal.
I mean it. A lot of people think it is.
Nonsense!
My favorite shots of the day:
The reception was held at the Joseph Smith Memorial building.
Sibling sillyness.
Talk about a skillful daddy-daughter dance! They danced to a brazilian style called “Forro”.
Original, and adorable.
YUM.
Lovely.
xoxo,
P
