Happy New Year 2010 Everyone!!!

Part 1 of Lauren and Charlie’s Wedding

They really know how to do it and have a real good time! I met them personally, a few days to the wedding, and I found them to be a nice and down to earth couple, whom I very much enjoyed getting to know. It was a Jewish ceremony on the beach, and their destination wedding place of choice, was at the Ritz Carlton this last Saturday here in San Juan, PR.

But the coolest thing about their wedding, was at the reception. Wow, these people really know how to party and have a great time! I think everybody danced and did their thing, to the beat of a very good local DJ called “djPhred” which played a large variety of music genres, from the classics of Frank Sinatra, to the seventies, 80’s and all the way up to the modern hip hop.

From the very first day we met, and especially on the wedding day, I felt Lauren and Charlie are two people that are very special and very easy to become friends with. A mature couple that seem to have their life and priorities in order, and are really great to have around. Interestingly, they met 6 years ago! …when a common friend introduced them. To them, just being here in tropical Puerto Rico, away from the nasty cold weather of New York and Maryland at this time, was just great. It was the most pleasant breezy late afternoon and night, and it could not have been any better! It was only at the last moment that the rain officially ended the party, at the end of a great evening.

Well, It’s been a very busy, long month and year, and photographers like me need a much deserved break! I can only say that I am very grateful for all the great couples I met, and had the pleasure of getting to know them and to have captured their wedding day. These here are only a few pics. By next week I will have Part 2 ready for all to see.

Lauren and Charlie, your wedding was amazing! and it was so nice to have met you guys and to have taken part in documenting your wedding day and to have shared soooo many fun moments! I wish you, and all of the couples with whom I’ve had weddings this year, MY BEST WISHES and a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!!!

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Photo Shoot with Kany Garcia
I was very excited to have been invited by a local wedding and home magazine called: CASATE, which roughly translated means “get married” this past week! Shot in the Caribe Hilton hotel here in San Juan, on the exterior open patio area. She is a very talented singer and rock musician here in Puerto Rico and very hot right now! You can check out her videos and interviews on her site, by searching her name online. In her interview with Gretchen Dilan, the editor in chief of “Casate”, she said that if she gets married, she prefers to have her wedding at a country style rustic hacienda, and not in the usual places. She is also planning to release her new CD in which she said to have a more “romantic” feel in the songs, than in previous recordings, so all you couples out there, look out for this one. But read more about this interview on the upcoming issue of Casate Magazine. And now, just to give you an exclusive sneak preview, only for my guests here at my blog, of some of the images from the photo shoot, take a peak here!

LA CASONA RESTAURANT is an amazing place to celebrate weddings. It is a huge place with many rooms and great food. It has a very romantic spanish/colonial style ambiance, and being there gives you an “old world Spain flavor” which I found to be fantastic for weddings and other events. I had just met the owners, Manolo and Myrta, who are the founders which opened the doors in 1972. It’s a pretty big place, with several bars and even a wine cellar. Manolo loves showing off his favorite pets that are two exotic birds called “Guacamayos” seen in the photos here.

I was invited to do a shoot by a local magazine called Casate Magacin, which means “Get Married” and had a great time meeting allot of people there, including the bride and groom, who’s names are Abraham and Rebeca, who were getting married there that day. I wasn’t their official photographer, so I only took a few, seen here below. Away from the usually congested Old San Juan scene and the Hotels, while only a few minutes away. it’s a great alternative for weddings. But better than talk about it, see some pictures from it here:

Jami & Baruch – Scroll down to see all the favorites, after the slideshow:
This photo was selected as their favorite!

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By: Puerto Rico Wedding Photographer Joseph LaMotta
Joseph is a national destination wedding photographer serving the U.S., Puerto Rico, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Atlanta Georgia, Florida, Central Florida, Northern Florida and the Caribbean. Available for all ethnic weddings and travel.

See a sample of Jennifer and Justin’s wedding here:

Hello everyone! Jami & Baruch’s wedding reception party was really fun and everybody was having a BLAST!!! It’s now available for viewing below, after Part 1.  Scroll down to see the photos…

PART ONE – Wedding at the Ritz Carlton San Juan, PR  October 17th, 2009

Jami is from the city of Chicago and Baruch the groom, is a native from Puerto Rico. They are a very chic and easy going couple, who I met earlier this year when they came for the wedding plans. It was an honor for me to have witnessed such a warm and emotional ceremony and to have captured their photographs. It was held at the San Juan Ritz Carlton Hotel in Isla Verde, PR. After taking some photos of them getting ready, we went down for a gorgeous beach ceremony. Here’s some of my favorite:

PART TWO – Jami & Baruch’s Wedding – Destination San Juan Ritz Carlton

Your wedding is a very important and arguably the most significant event of your life. It is one occasion that you want to cherish throughout your living years. It is obvious that you do your best to make it successful and memorable. Destination weddings have become very popular among couples nowadays. These not only make the event exciting and fun-filled, but also allow you to get away from the usual hum-drum of mundane life. If you are planning for a destination wedding, here is a quick look through its different aspects that you need to know…  Continues in Advice & More.

“Most people remember their weddings as one of the greatest moments in their lives. As a newly wed, I consider my wedding THE greatest moment in my life. Most people may sum up their wedding in 3 simple words: ALL THE LOVE. My wife and I could also add 3 more words to what contributed in making our wedding the greatest day of OUR Lives: Joseph LaMotta Photography! Hands down, Joseph is the best wedding photographer my wife and I have ever met. Our first encounter with Joseph a year before our wedding date of 9/20/09 did not have us look elsewhere. It seemed as if we had instantly connected with Joseph and the gravitational pull that his work exerted was too strong to keep us away. With that said, Joseph’s eyes were the ones WE wanted capturing the moments of OUR very special day. His unique and creative style that capture real time and candid moments were what made our day all the more real from its surreality. Joseph’s work embodies the perfect balance of elegance and fun! My wife and I can attest that our wedding photos had both. We look forward to admiring the work that Joseph does and we encourage all that plan on getting married on or off Puerto Rico to look no further than Joseph LaMotta! You will not be dissapointed.”

Yesenia & Miguel – New York City

They are one of the warmest couple I have ever met, but they are also two very hip and happy latinos. They are from New York City, from which they came for their engagement pictures in Old San Juan, but I had met them a year ago, when they came to meet me and for setting details for the wedding. We had great time that day! See some of those photos below after the wedding here.

Then came the BIG DAY! Just this past Sunday, I had the honor of witnessing their beautiful destination wedding and capture the whole story! Their destination of choice was the Villa Montana Resort in Isabela, located at the extreme west coast of the island. When I arrived, I was greeted by Miguel the groom, who was happy to see me, as well as VERY nervous! He pointed the way to the bridal suit to see Yesenia, the bride. She was surrounded by all her bridesmaids when I started taking the getting ready shots, and she looked so amazing in her beautiful dress! Here are just some, out of so many of my favorites:

Although they had announced for rain, the beach side scene for the ceremony was still dry and looking good. They were all anxiously waiting for the bride and I got a few shots of emotional moments of the groom, as well as the bride and her parents, who walked her down the isle.

THE GROOM SIMPLY COULD NOT CONTAIN HIS EMOTION AND FEELINGS ANY LONGER!

The ceremony took place at the beach side gazebo, overlooking the sea:

Moments of the ceremony and the exchange of the vows:

My personal favorite of them just married, is this one in black & white, which depicts a classic moment frozen in time.

Hugs, kisses and tears followed, when everyone congratulated the newly weds:

We took advantage of the fact that it never did rain!… and we headed to the beach for some pictures:

THEN IT WAS PARTY TIME!!

A song broke out and suddenly the bride and groom started dancing their way into the reception area:

Yesenia & Miguel. I wiish you both the BEST of THE BEST! ….And a very happy marriage and LIFE together!!!