Sister

One of my little sister's got married this past July to a wonderful man. I was her Matron-of Honor and enjoyed every single minute of it. It amazes me how much hard work and planning are put into every little detail of a wedding and how it all miraculously falls into place for ONE ah-mazing day. There were major bumps in the road on her wedding day but nonetheless it was beautiful. I kept reminding her not to worry about all the problems that arose and just enjoy the celebration of love between her and her husband. My sister is such a perfectionist, so it was hard for her to let go.
While shooting their wedding photos with the talented, Cristina Navarro, it was joyous to see my sister finally just enjoy the moment. The locations she had originally picked out for their photos didn't work out but where we ended up shooting was magical and perfect. We were supposed to shoot in a private property in the upper valley but we were attacked by swarms of mosquitoes, so we made our way downtown. When we arrived downtown it became horribly windy and rain clouds began to move in but the newlyweds "worked it." Alfresco! Fridays just happened to be going on at the same time we were taking photos and Mariachi's were performing. I decided to surprise the newlyweds by asking the Mariachi's to dedicate a song to them and at that moment they had their first dance in the middle of the Arts Festival Plaza in front of hundreds of people. As they were finishing their dance rain started to pour down and then a beautiful rainbow appeared. We will always remember how bittersweet that moment was and laugh about the circumstances. Everything was put into perspective and we realized that these are the moments we need to cherish because that is what life is all about.
Photographer: Cristina Navarro
Cinematographer: August {meets} December
Dress: Ella Blu
Flowers: Fiori
Makeup: Jessica Avila

Kathy and Charlie - July 23, 2010 from August {meets} December on Vimeo.