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Celina
This fun wedding is coming up next week on the blog… This was one of the most unique weddings I’d ever photographed. Thank you Rickey & Paula for such a good time and for making me feel like family. *Hugs* as Paula would say 
Love… isn’t it awesome?? Paula you are gorgeous and Rickey you looking quite dapper yourself.
Here is Part II as promised. If you missed Part I make sure to visit it here. I had a blast at this wedding here a few of my favorites from their reception. Thanks again to Waldo and Natalie for being amazing clients and for trusting me when I asked you to go stand out in the rain for a killer shot. ;-)
Reception: La Cima Club
my competition ;-) SOOO CUTE!
mother of the bride… coolest mother EVA!
Natalie you are gorgeous!
It was raining so we couldn’t really do any outside portraits 
BUT Waldo and Natalie look good ANYWHERE
LOVED Natalie and Waldo’s rings
FAVORITE ring shot of ALL time.
last portrait of the night… Thanks again Waldo & Natalie you two were amazing.
August 20, 2010 - 11:43 AM - Ooo, Celina, these look great! I love the last shot the night. I am getting some fantastic ideas!
August 23, 2010 - 12:54 PM - Thanks so much Celina! You are amazing and we LOVE them all!
I’ve been waiting for this wedding since I met Bianca & Adam last fall. After thier engagment session I fell even more in love with these two. Not only are they naturals in front of the camera they are sooooo in love and aren’t afriad to show it. During their engagement session it was like the whole world just faded away and it was just the two of them, which made for some amazing photos. From their first look to thier first kiss as man and wife I felt as if I was experienceing it in a whole different way. I had to hold back tears EVERY time I saw Bianca get choked up.
There were some amazing Dallas/Fort Worth vendors that made this day even better. Thank you to Kelly from Sweet Pea Events who made this day run so perfectly smooth. If you are looking for a planner Kelly and her team are a DREAM to work with.
Venue: Hackberry Creek Country Club
Wedding Planner: Sweet Pea Events
Videographer: Lynn Films
Florist: Di Fiori
Cake: Delicious Cakes
Hair/makeup: Laura Felan
Officiants: Love Notes
Thank you Bianca & Adam for choosing me as your wedding photographer. It was so great working with you two. There were so many great photos and it was so hard to choose but these were some of my favorites, so grab a snack because it’s a long one. :-)
this is just an optical illusion folks she isn’t naked behind the dress
My favorite series coming up… if you’re still thinking about doing a first look, stop and just do it! I get way better reactions and such genuine emotion during the first look. If you aren’t sure what a first look is contact me and we’ll chat
Adam with his grandmother she pretty much stole the show with her awesomeness 
very into hands this wedding haahaa
August 18, 2010 - 12:22 PM - Absolutely beautiful wedding and photography. That ice blue looks spectacular on the ladies.
August 18, 2010 - 12:38 PM - Celina-I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them all! Thanks so much for everything, you did an amazing job!
August 18, 2010 - 12:48 PM - Celina these are awesome, you really captured every moment... Bianca and Adam are a beautiful couple so i'm sure it made it that much easier!!
August 18, 2010 - 12:55 PM - She is stunning! And that dress is amazing! Beautiful work, as always.
August 18, 2010 - 1:22 PM - Love them, Celina! I am so glad we're doing the First Look now :)
August 18, 2010 - 1:27 PM - Awww...Celina you are amazing! These are beautiful - you captured their day so perfectly. Love the first look shots, especially! Can't wait to work with you again soon. :)
August 19, 2010 - 5:49 AM - OMG Celina I love the pictures! She made a beautiful bride! I love the colors, her dress, hair....you definitely captured it all perfect!!!!
August 19, 2010 - 8:21 PM - These were just beautiful. It looked like the perfect wedding to a very beautiful couple. So happy for the both of you. May you share many more heartfelt moments, and the joy of this day be with you always.
August 19, 2010 - 10:02 PM - WOW your work is always awesome but this takes the cake. I love it!
August 20, 2010 - 10:53 AM - Gorgeous Celina! Love Bianca's dress, and totally epic ring shot!! Fabuloso. ;)
August 24, 2010 - 6:51 AM - Celina, these are gorgeous!!! I can't wait for mine :) 32 more days!
Sophie and Orlando are finally married. Yes I said it… finally.. LOL. These two have been together for a while so I know that many of their family and friends were happy to see them tie the knot. Orlando and Sophie are the sweetest couple you will ever meet and you can literally see how much they love each other. I’ve known Sophie for close to 10 years and I’ve never seen her so happy and nothing makes me more happy then to see one of my long time friends marry the man of her dreams. This is going to be a long post so I’ll keep my babbling to a minimum Thank you Sophie and Orlando for choosing me to document your day. I had a blast and really felt like part of the family. I wish you both a long happy marriage with lots and lots of babies Sophie I love you girl! MAUH!
Ceremony: The Covenant Chapel
Reception: The Crowne Plaza
Brides Cake: Delicious Cakes
Thank you to Melinda Leal my second shooter for getting some KILLER shots! Also a big thank you to Magaly Abbott for coming as well. Sophie so appreciated you being there to support her.
I’ve never heard so many people gasp as the bride walked in… she sure did look stunning 
I’ve never seen such an excited wedding party. You can tell these two are very loved.
LOVE..
Sophie’s father was the life of the party
Sophie’s father’s speech was memorable
Sophie’s traditional dress..was GORGEOUS!
Sophie and Orlando did a beautiful ritual called Sompeas Ptem. Close family and friends were invited to come forward to bring their best wishes and blessings from them and their ancestors to the new couple by individually tying string around each of their wrists. These knots are tied on both the bride and groom, who were traditionally required to wear them for three days afterwards to preserve the good luck
Christa REALLY wants this bouquet LOL
VICTORY!!! haahaaa
August 13, 2010 - 8:01 AM - I love them!! You rock honie!! You are so talented and Im so blessed to have had you there! Love you! =)
August 13, 2010 - 9:41 AM - HOLY COW!!!! The shots taken were amazing!? I felt like I was there all over again. I can't wait to see the rest of the photos now! You looked stunning sis and Orlando was definitely looking sharp! Congratulations again to you both for tying the knot!
August 13, 2010 - 8:51 PM - WOW SO FAR SO GOOOOOOOD! SOPHIE, YOU LOOK TERRIFIC. ALL THE PICTURES LOOKS SO CRISPY CLEAR AND EVEN MY BALD HEAD LOOKS GOOD, TOO. MOTHER REALLY LIKES THEM AND SHE SAID WANT TO SEE SOME MORE.
August 16, 2010 - 7:38 AM - Absolutely gorgeous!! These pics are beautiful and the couple in the photographs aren't too shabby either! Sophie looked as stunning as ever and bro you cleaned up quite nicely. But most importantly, the happiness of the occasion was captured flawlessly. Excellent work, looking forward to seeing the rest :-D
Vanessa and Jason had their wedding at a super cool venue called Party Off The Grid right in the middle of Downtown Dallas. The day was so relaxed which wouldn’t surprise you if you’ve ever meet Vanessa and Jason. They are the most down to earth people you’ve ever met. I absolutely LOVED working with these two not only because they are crazy awesome cool people, but because Vanessa and I went to high school together and it was so great to see her so happy.
These are just a few of my favorites from their wedding. A big thank you to the girls from Contemporary Portraits for helping me out. :-)
If you know Vanessa you know that her iPhone is attached at her hip LOL
loved their first look sooo cute!
Thanks to Vanessa and Jessica with Contemporary Portraits for getting this shot for me. :-)
I love how excited Vanessa looks coming down the stairs! PRICELESS
awww so sweet!! Reese crying as she watches her mother get married
Image on left was captured by Contemporary Portraits
August 4, 2010 - 3:52 PM - I love these pictures almost as much as I love the photographer! You are amazing, and extremely talented. We were blessed to have you there on our wedding day, and lucky to have you as a friend! :)
August 4, 2010 - 4:15 PM - Wow, I wish our photographer had been even half as good as you! It was a woman over in Garland, and not only did she take no candids and have no ideas for more interesting composition, but more amazingly, she took no photos of the ceremony that shot us any closer than "they look like ants" distance, and NO PHOTO OF THE KISS. At the reception, she took a grand total of seven pictures of guests, not including a couple with whom I'd specifically asked her to take a photo, practically my godparents. Thank God, I followed the advice of people on the alt.weddings newsgroup who suggested also having a couple of relatives taking pictures as a backup; now if my backup reception photog hadn't taken ill. Back to you, though! A lovely mix of posed and unposed, plus there are several great still-lifes of items like the rings or the shoes, and the getting-ready process along with the ceremony and reception. Fine work, and I'll remember your name in case local friends ask. :)
August 4, 2010 - 4:22 PM - Celina- These are amazing!! Thank you for creating these beautiful memories for Vanessa and Jason to have! I love the ones of Jason and Ness with the kids. Thanks to Jessica and Vanessa too! It was like having the paparazzi there! :)
August 4, 2010 - 8:36 PM - Celina... these images are gorgeous!! I'm super jealous you got to shoot with Jessica and Vanessa. LOVE those two.
August 5, 2010 - 9:23 PM - I like the ring shots a lot.. really cool Celina!!
August 20, 2010 - 12:45 PM - Love Love Love this... ;) Vanessa you looked beautiful girl!!! Celina you are always on point!
Natalie and Waldo were married at Mary Immaculate and had their reception at La Cima Club in Las Colinas. I had a great time and we got some amazing photos. It ended up raining but that didn’t phase these two. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your day. I had a blast!
Stay tuned for some amazing portraits and a fun party. For now enjoy some of the getting ready details and their heart felt ceremony.
Ceremony: Mary Immaculate Church
Getting Ready Photos: The Magnolia Hotel Dallas, TX
Ummm HEEELLLLLLOOO gorgeous.. LOVED Natalie’s shoes
geez Natalie you are beautiful!
Stay tuned for Part II in a couple of weeks. :-)
July 28, 2010 - 8:48 PM - Thanks Celina! We love the pics and can't wait to see more! You and your team did an amazing job!
July 29, 2010 - 6:05 AM - Love these! She is very pretty!!!!!
July 29, 2010 - 8:48 AM - Looooooove those shoes! I could never wear them, but they are so pretty to look at!!
July 29, 2010 - 8:49 AM - Wow Celina these pics are breathtaking.
August 4, 2010 - 8:28 PM - Wow these are great Celina...........you are a photography genius.
Christie and Brandon are officially married and trust me it was a long time coming. It was the typical boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, girl wants nothing to do with boy, girl ends up finding out boy is the man of her dreams. LOL And as they say the rest is history. :-)
Brandon and Christie are so in love and such wonderful people. I feel so blessed to know both of them and feel so lucky to have shared their special day with them.
Thank you Christie and Brandon I had a blast! Here are a few of my favs from their wedding. :-) A big thank you to Magaly Abbott for getting some great photos as well. :-)
July 14, 2010 - 1:13 PM - I LOVE THESE!!! :)
July 15, 2010 - 9:23 AM - Great pics. Love the last one w/all the flowers :)
Meet Neda & Chase. I <3 them! We had so much fun walking around uptown getting to know each other. From the moment I met Neda & Chase I felt so comfortable as if we were old friends probably because I think Chase kinda resembles Jamie Kennedy from Ghost Whisperer and I’m slightly obsessed with that show.. don’t judge LOL Well I LOVE Jamie Kennedy’s character on the show so naturally I loved Chase too, duh! HA!
And Neda of course is super easy to get along with she’s so open, smart, real, and gorgeous! So let’s just say that I’m so looking forward to their wedding this fall.
Here are a few of my favs I hope you enjoy
Neda hates the pic on the right and Chase and I LOVE it.. Girl you look HOOOOOTTTT!
Had to show their silly side
July 7, 2010 - 4:07 PM - You're pretty much awesome, Celina! "Jamie" and I love these, too!
July 8, 2010 - 5:54 AM - OMG he does look like Jaime Kennedy!!!! The pics came out great! I love the shot of them laying down on the grass and you above them!!!
July 9, 2010 - 9:29 AM - Love these pics, Neda! But, I guess everyone already said that a million times on your Facebook album. Can't wait to see your bridals and wedding pics.
July 9, 2010 - 11:04 AM - Gorgeous as always! Great job Celina!
I met Carly last year when someone wonderful past clients and my biggest supporters strong armed her into coming to see me LOL. Thanks Jessica and Krista
Carly and I hit it off right away. I didn’t get a chance to meet Greg at our initial meeting but I had heard a lot of wonderful things about him and how hilarious he was so I was excited to get a chance to work with him as well.
Carly and Greg love nature and often go camping so I thought it would be fun to take a little road trip to one of the camp sites they like to frequent. I am sooooooooo happy we did we got some amazing pictures that were completely customized for them. I love it when couples can incorporate something personal into their engagement sessions. So if you haven’t taken your engagement photos with me start thinking about what we could do that really fits you and your honey.
I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.
Now for the fun night stuff! LOVE these coming up..
Last shot of the night
Thank you to Melinda for standing in an ant pile to hold the lights for this shot…btw we didn’t know she was standing in an ant pile until her legs were on fire.. poor Mel
June 30, 2010 - 10:55 AM - These look great, Celina!
June 30, 2010 - 11:15 AM - Definitely love the last pic, but all were great! Job well done, Celina! Congrats to Carly and Greg!!!
June 30, 2010 - 11:50 AM - I know Carly and Greg and these pictures really show who they are as a couple. Some of the best engagement photos i've seen.
June 30, 2010 - 12:21 PM - Love the black & white one with them standing in the field :) Congrats you guys!!!
June 30, 2010 - 12:38 PM - Love these! The night shots are great
June 30, 2010 - 2:30 PM - So freaking fun! I love her sassy body language!
June 30, 2010 - 2:41 PM - As always, Carly you look beautiful! All of the pictures are amazing! Cant wait to get some copies!!!
June 30, 2010 - 7:54 PM - Very cool idea! Nicely done!
June 30, 2010 - 11:45 PM - Thank you guys this was a super fun session and Carly and Greg were amazing to work with.
July 1, 2010 - 11:25 AM - Oh, Celina! You proved Krista and me RIGHT! We definitely knew what we were doing when we referred Carly to you :) I love these pics, and the black and white one in the field my fave too!!! I can't wait to see more of your awesomeness when you shoot their wedding!
July 2, 2010 - 11:59 AM - IN LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! They look amazing!!!!!!!!!
July 2, 2010 - 12:12 PM - love 'em! AWESOME!
July 2, 2010 - 12:28 PM - Carly the pictures are beautiful just like you. I love the ones of you and Greg at twilight:)
July 5, 2010 - 7:39 PM - Great photos Carly -- I love them all - especially the stars!
July 5, 2010 - 9:13 PM - WOW Celina...this is amazing work! The lighting is awesome!
July 6, 2010 - 7:14 AM - I loved these pics! I sure wish I would have read a comment about someone saying "is melinda ok? how are her legs?" :) If anyone asks let them know I am fine...anything for a great shot! :)
July 8, 2010 - 1:47 PM - It meant SOOOO much to us that you embraced our "camping" idea!!! We had an absolute blast (aside from the ant pile!) and can't wait to spend our wedding day with you!
July 9, 2010 - 11:01 AM - Amazing photos!! I mean roasting marshmallows?! Love it! Too cute!
July 23, 2010 - 9:34 AM - What a great session Celina! I love how you incorporated the couples interest into the session by having it at one of their favorite camp site. Amazing job!
August 4, 2010 - 8:41 PM - WOW. the last picture is A M A Z I N G. for real.
If you are visiting my blog for the first time or haven’t been in a while you have to visit Part I of this wedding here. This was one of my favorite weddings so far this year. I could go on and on about these two and the quaint venue where they chose to celebrate their union. They were so sweet and so in love and they really valued their wedding photography and gave me plenty of time to work with them to create some beautiful memories for them. Ask me to how make the most out of your wedding day photography
Get ready for a super long post with loads of details and portraits. Taylor and Chad thank you again for choosing me to document your special day. I wish you the best in your long life together. :-) A BIG thank you to my bestie and fellow photographer Magaly Abbott for getting some bomb.com details for me
Venue: Hotel St Germain
Flowers: Earth Bloom
Cake: Panini Cakes
I <3 Taylor & Chad…that’s all.. I mean can you blame me?
CUTEST little boy EVER LOVED little Chase…
LOVING the white gloves that the wait staff had on.. the service at Hotel St Germain is TOP NOTCH LOVED that place. ;-)
The YUMMY menu…. I was salivating a little taking these pics LOL
Thank you to Hotel St Germain and the staff there you guys knocked my socks off. A special thank you to Claire the owner, you were amazing to work with. :-)
June 23, 2010 - 12:24 PM - Wow - every detail is simply gorgeous and that little boy - ADORABLE! Love Love Love. Good job girl :)
June 23, 2010 - 12:57 PM - Gorgeous! All the details, the couple, so pretty. And FANCY. :)
June 23, 2010 - 6:07 PM - haha ive been looking foward to the pics! great job!!!!
June 23, 2010 - 8:52 PM - Stunning! Great pics taylor! Well done! Congrats!
June 24, 2010 - 6:29 AM - heard lots about this wedding~ great pictures and everything looks great :D and congrads Taylor & Chad ^^
June 24, 2010 - 6:54 AM - AMAZING!!!! You looked gorgeous Taylor!!!
June 24, 2010 - 6:55 AM - I'm glad my quote made it into the pictures! =)
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