Happy Holidays Everyone!!!! Miami Wedding Photography

To the bestest, most totally amazing, magically incredible, awesome blog readers in the world!!!! Favio and I are only hours away from heading over to California to be with my family!!! It has been an amazing year and I want to thank you for being part of our family. We wish you a wonderful Holiday with your loved ones and hope to C you next year!!! Below are some mini-teasers from our last three weddings of the year.
Ladies in San Francisco, I’ll be seeing you after Christmas!
I will be back in Miami on January 5th. Happy New Year!!!
Lots of love,
Carmen

Jenny & Tony


Monica & Anthony


Indira & Ernesto

Happy Sexy Friday!!!!! Miami Boudoir Photographer

I am waiting for a very sexy lady to arrive for her Boudoir session and I decided to finish the week the same way I started it, with a very sexy lady and I am sure a very happy hubby to be!!!! I asked ‘Yvette’ before her session if I was going to be able to blog a photo and she said, “NO WAY!!!.” Well, she came to pick her photos and she LOVED THEM!!!!! YAY!!!! So I asked again, “Maybe one for the blog?” And to my surprise she said, “YES!!!” So this is the one she picked.
She looks AMAZING!!!!!
Well everyone, have a very Sexy Friday and an even Sexier Weekend!!!!! ;)

'Tis the season for giving!!! Woohooo!!!!

Ok, everyone knows that gift certificates are the way to go for the Holidays!!! So don’t forget to give your love ones the gift of photography.
I know I would be jumping up and down if I got one!!! :)
Available for any lifestyle shoot and don’t forget a very sexy Valentines Day just around the corner!!!
Happy Holidays!!!!
Xoxo

How can you not love a Sexy Monday!!!! Miami Boudoir Photographer

Happy Monday everyone, I have been dying to blog some of my latest boudoir beauties for the longest time!
I had to wait for most to tie the knot and I want to thank all of you ladies for giving me permission to blog your photos here :) Not all of them were brides to be, but Mrs. looking to give their husbands a spicy gift too.
Btw, I do have Gift Certificates available if you are looking to give any of my sessions as a Holiday Gift!
Thank you again ladies, looking UBER HOT!!!

Melissa & Fernando's Engagement

I tried really hard to keep it at 3 teasers, but I just couldn’t!
We had an amazing shoot and it was so much fun that I'm going to
call them my giggles couple (Melissa and Fernando, you know why! Lol.)
We loved spending time with you guys and we wish you lots of happiness on your Wedding Day and your surprise Honeymon location Melissa!! ;)
Xoxo

Isabel & Mike's Engagement!!!

Just a couple of teasers of this great couple!!!
Can you believe they are already parents of two tween age children? Incredible!
We had a relaxing session at the park; where the mosquitoes almost ate me alive. I have sweet blood ;)
My favorite photo is the first one! I am in LOVE!!!
I wish both of you a wonderful Wedding Day and enjoy your West Coast Honeymoon!!!
Hugs

OMG!!! You have to see this!!!!

I just saw it on a photographer’s blog in Cali and I almost peed in my pants. LOL.
This video is a HYSTERICALLY funny way of making fun of all of us ladies who have ever joined a message board.
I got married 4 years ago and I used to be an active member of a message board too. After the wedding, I felt like: and now what? I wanted to start planning something else! LOL! I was happy there were a lot of us on the same boat, so we went thru it together. My cyber friends are friends for life, but please don’t ask me to explain who they are to my non-cyber friends. Can you relate?
Anyway I thought it was AWESOME!!!!

Amanda and Greg’s Wedding!!!!

I am going to be as brief as I can about their AMAZING wedding!!!
I met Amanda for the first time when we met for her Boudoir photos. We had a great time and I couldn’t wait until her day was finally here. Amanda felt the nerves of anticipation on her wedding day and tears just made their course in multiple occasions; especially as her dad saw her for the first time and while exchanging vows.
Everything, starting from the location and to all the little details, was first class, which of course it did not surprise me. The Ritz Carlton had at least four people to Amanda’s disposal at all times!
Amanda, thru the tears, laughs and all the other emotions in between, your wedding will always hold a very important place in my heart. Thank you for been such an incredible bride!!!
Lots of love for both and I hope to see you soon!


Ceremony/Reception: The Ritz Carlton – Palm Beach
Wedding Coordinator: Danielle Sirlouis
Make-up Artist: Gloria Pelo
Music and Lighting: Ubi Productions

I wonder which one of my brides this is??? Palm Beach Wedding Photography

All I can say is: I heart you too!!! :)
You will have to wait til Monday to see a bit more!
Xoxo

GOOOO GATORS!!!!! Miami Wedding Photography

Favio and I are proud UF alumni and I don’t want to jinx it, but we are so close to a National Title!!!!!

Ok, so I have been wanting to blog about this since Alyse & Mike’s Wedding!
So, there we were having a great time shooting their wedding, btw the music selection was awesome!!! When all the sudden it was time for the garter, and what do we hear? You guessed it: the Seminole Fight Song!!! Now I must admit, it’s a great song, ok catchy at best (Ahhh, No, I didn’t just say that!!!!) Let me just cover myself, NOT BETTER THAN THE GATOR FIGHT SONG!!!! Lol.

Anyway, Favio and I looked at each other and were just mouthing GO GATORS!!!
AHHHH!!! To a die hard Gator this is the worst case scenario for us!!! So many Seminoles chanting and not being able to scream GO GATORS!! Lol.
I will tell you what I LOVED, was the intensity and pride I saw as they all chanted!!!

The real test came last Saturday, UF vs. FSU yearly war, where we were SCREAMING our hearts out GOOOO GATORS!!!! UF came on top against FSU, I won’t gloat on the score. Lol.

I told Alyse I was going to be blogging a photo today, but she may not like what I was going to be saying about it. Lol. She guessed what it was going to be about! It’s all in good fun of course and I do thank her for hiring Gators to cover their wedding!!! ;)

On a side note: I was listening to the Gator Fight Song while selecting their photos from the garter section of their wedding. Lol.

GO GATOR NATION!!!!!

Countdown: Destination Wedding Giveaway!!!

Ok, so everybody should thank my beautiful bride Landra for this giveaway. She was the inspiration for the giveaway while we were in Jamaica for her wedding!!!
I LOVE passionate couples, so this giveaway goes out to all the passionate couples that have decided to hold their wedding at a destination location which they have always dreamed of. To enter: couples should have a destination wedding date set from June to December 2009. The rules are simple; Let me know about both of you, your personality, how passionate you and your fiancée are towards each other and what made you choose a destination wedding and the location. Please add a photo and wedding date to be entered in the Giveaway. A winner will be chosen on Christmas Day!!!! Can you imagine if you are the chosen couple!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!
All entries should be received by December 15th to be eligible.
Giveaway includes 8 hours of photography, 2 photographers, a day after session and DVD with High Resolution Images. YAY!!!!!!
Please send your entry to: info@studiobycarmen.com

Update: Thank you to all the brides and grooms entering this contest. I knew I had to have a box of kleenex next to me when I started reading the entries, but this is ridiculous, I can’t help the tears!! Some of these stories are so emotional!! And HELLO!!! The places you guys are getting married at!! INSANELY exciting!!!

Keep them coming!!! Only 13 days to go!!!

Xoxo,
Carmen
Latest Destination Weddings

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I wanted to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving with your friends and family. I am truly Thankful to my family, friends and to all my amazing clients. Thank you so much for letting me know how much you love my work and it gives me great pleasure to keep on capturing your events with love and passion.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!

Below are a few teasers of the amazing weddings I’ve had in the past couple of weeks.
I promise to catch up with teasers soon!!!
XoXo,
Carmen

Alyse+Mike

Ceremony: St. David’s Catholic Church
Reception: Riverside Hotel – Ft. Lauderdale
Wedding Planner: Raffaella Desiderio

Tiffany+David

Getting Ready: West Palm Beach Marriott
Ceremony: Meyer Amphitheater – West Palm Beach
Reception: St. Ann’s Catholic Church

Maria Elena+Chris

Ceremony: St. John Neuman Catholic Church
Reception: Coral Gables Woman’s Club

Lourdes+Charles

Ceremony: Coral Gables Congregational

Reception: The Westin Omni Colonnade

Amanda+Greg

Ceremony/Reception: The Ritz Carlton – Palm Beach
Wedding Coordinator: Danielle Sirlouis

November is CRAZY!!!! Miami Wedding Photography

Hi everyone, I am just waking up from an incredible weekend with three beautiful weddings!!!! November is CRAZY!!!! , so please be a little patient with me. I am responding to your emails today and tomorrow. Thank you!!!!

My Gorgeous Brides Maria Elena, Tiffany and Amanda I send you and your Hubbies lots of LOVE and enjoy your honeymoon!!!!

Intimate Maternity Session!

Yes, I do offer intimate maternity sessions in my studio; for yourself or with your significant other!!!
I have been receiving numerous requests for this kind of sessions, so why not? Intimate maternity sessions are inspired by my boudoir photography. Being a mom doesn’t mean that you are no longer sexy! These photos celebrate you as a mom-to-be and the beautiful changes your body experiences as you wait for your little miracle.
I asked Lissette, my latest beautiful pregnant mom-to-be, if I had permission to blog a couple of her photos and she gave me the go-ahead. She LOVES her photos and doesn’t mind sharing!!! Woohoo!!!

These sessions are done in my studio during the week. I also do shoots on location.
Location shoots are done on the weekend; please allow at least a 2 months in advance booking date for weekend sessions.

Does she look incredible or what!!!

East Coast vs. West Coast? Let the B-pics Marathon games begin!!! Miami Boudoir Photographer

So here is the deal ladies…
From now until March 1st I only have 1 weekend available in which I can plan to do a Boudoir Marathon. The weekend is Jan 9-11. I have already opened the date to do a Boudoir Marathon in San Francisco, but I still need a couple of ladies to make it official.
So in all fairness, I am also opening that weekend for a B-pics Marathon in Hot Miami. Whichever coast fills their 8 spots first, that’s where the Marathon will be held. I will reschedule the other coast on a later date. I think is the best way of making sure I accommodate the ladies that really want their sessions on a weekend!!!
Please fill out the contact information page on my website www.studiobycarmen.com
So where is my next Boudoir Marathon going to be at Miami or San Francisco???
You decide!!!

The Skip Work sessions are still available during Mon.-Thru.

Here are a couple of photos of my latest product. I love the idea of a sexy calendar for your man. Ladies, think of putting in it on his walking closet, you will be on his mind all day long!!!
For those that have had their sessions already, contact me to order as a Christmas or even start thinking about Valentine's Day present!

Xoxo,
Carmen