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Micah + Vicki's Elopement at La Mansion, Manuel Antonio

8/24/2014

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Vicki is just the sweetest southern lady I think I have ever met. She is just so polite, kind and thoughtful. I was contacted by her shortly before her wedding and I am so glad that I was available to work with her and Micah. 

The two were married at La Mansion Inn, located in Manuel Antonio. La Mansion has a beautiful rooftop deck with amazing views of the ocean and national park. After the ceremony we headed to the beach, along with La Mansion's trusted wedding planner Elizabeth Hernandez, to do a newlywed portrait session.
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Vicki was so excited to get married, and she looked absolutely stunning!
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Vicki and Micah refreshed themselves with an ice cold "agua de pipa" halfway through our photo session. 
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We also ran into a really nice couple who were out riding their horses. They graciously allowed us to borrow one to take a photo with.
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Wedding Photography: Yours truly
Venue: La Mansion Inn
Wedding Planner: Elizabeth Hernandez
Officiant: Marcello Galli
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Baby Kai

8/21/2014

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These photos are long overdue, but I think they are worth the wait! I am so glad I was able to recover these from a tragic hard drive failure, along with thousands of my own personal photos. These photos were taken for some family friends of ours. 
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Kai was so good the whole time we took photos. The one little hiccup we had was when he went number 2 all over his mommy. I knew Emily was going to be a great mom by the reaction to her yellow splattered shirt. She just laughed it off, first cleaning her newborn baby and then after taking care of herself.
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If you can't tell by now Kai's father comes from a family of white water rafters.
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Dan + Robin, Dominical Beach Wedding

8/20/2014

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Dan and Robin chose a beautiful little hotel right on the beach to get married at. They were joined by a group of their closest friends and family. With smaller weddings I always assume there won't be too much dancing taking place, I especially assumed this with Robin and Dan's wedding since the reception took place during the afternoon rather than the evening. But to my surprise everyone was out on the dance floor immediately following the first dance. It was so great to see everyone just wanting to celebrate the marriage between these two amazing people.
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The entire wedding day took place at the Costa Paraiso hotel. The bride and groom each got ready in their respective rooms, the ceremony was held on a grassy area that overlooks the ocean, and the reception was held in a private area of the hotels restaurant. It was very convenient as everything was so close by.
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The ceremony was held on a grassy clifftop right by the waters edge. It was held during the hottest part of the day, but luckily most of the ceremony was in the shade.
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The ceremony was full of many different Jewish traditions, including my all time favorite the breaking of the glass.
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Robin looked so beautiful, and she was all smiles the entire day. Every single photo that I took of her was stunning!
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We kept Robin and Dan's portrait session short and sweet (they were ready to start celebrating with their friends and family). We took a short walk through the hotel property and down to the rocky beach.
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An intimate reception was held in a private area of the hotel's restaurant. 
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Some fun games were played throughout the night, which was a nice change from the ordinary.
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I am not sure what it is, but I think that people who like bunny rabbits are drawn to me. Rabin is the second bride of mine, in the past few months that has a fascination with rabbits. And both brides somehow tied bunny rabbits into their wedding. Robin did so with the adorable bunny rabbit cake topper.
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Photography: Yours truly
Venue and caterer: Costa Paraiso
DJ: Kika Arguello
Flowers: Floresteria San Isidro
Cake: Quequemania
Wedding Planner: Family friend
Officiant: Family friend
Guitarist: Eric - 8428-5026
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Yoga Photography with Kiki

8/12/2014

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Kiki is a talented yoga instructor, belly dancer, surfer, makeup artist and hair stylist and I am sure other things that I am unaware of. We met at the beach on a somewhat clear evening to take some sunset yoga photos. To schedule a class with Kiki please visit: Spa Holis
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With Kiki's dance background we couldn't not throw in a few dance poses.
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Little Kaia's Newborn Photos

8/12/2014

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I was lucky enough to be invited into the home of my friend to photograph her newborn baby girl. If I remember correctly little Kaia was only 5 or 6 days old. 
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Jessica + Jon's Barn Wedding, Upstate New York

8/11/2014

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Jon and Jessica were married on Jessica's parents' beautiful farm in Upstate NY. I knew that it was going to be beautiful as I was driving through through the area and kept on passing farm after farm after farm. The celebration was beautiful and we couldn't have asked for better weather. 
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I loved the colors of Jessica's bouquet, they went so well together. And the lace accents were right up my ally. 
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The girls got ready in a screened in pavilion that was on the property.
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The ceremony took place on a small pier by the pond, while guests looked on from the shore. I love how the setup gave the bride and groom a little bit of separation from the guests, it made things that much more intimate. 
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Jessica's step father has an amazing collection of classic and muscle cars. He was generous enough to allow us to use this beauty!
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The reception was held in a smaller barn on the property. 
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The couple joined one another on the dance floor for their first dance as husband and wife to start the celebration. 
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Jessica and Jon has a cookie station which I thought was a great idea! The small bottles of milk were brought in from Meadow Brook Farm, a local dairy farm.  
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All of the guests enjoyed themselves, but there was a group of ladies in particular that were on the dance floor the whole night having a blast!
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After the evening winded down, the bride, groom and their closest friends enjoyed a bonfire. Guests from out of town pitched tents around the property and stayed the night.
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Photography: Yours Truly
Venue: Private property
Catering: Union Hall
Wedding Planner: Wendy DeFazio
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Family Portraits, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

8/2/2014

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Tina and her family wanted to take beautiful family portraits on the beaches of Costa Rica while they were vacationing here. Mother nature didn't want us to. We originally were going to take the photos at Los Suenos Resort, where the family was staying for most of their trip, but as it sometimes does in July in Costa Rica, the rain storms came in. We ended up rescheduling a few times by the time we were actually able to meet, but the photos turned out beautiful so I am happy it all worked out. 
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The boys just LOVED it when I asked them to put their arms around one another...not. Although you can't tell at all in the photo!
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I always touch on wardrobe with my clients before they make their trip here, just to make sure everything will look cohesive in the photos. Tina was super prepared, she even emailed me a photo of the family in their outfits before hand to see what I thought. She did a great job, as you can see, the colors work perfectly with one another and with the setting.
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