Just got back two days ago from Puerto Vallarta,  my first time in Mexico covering Stacie and Sean’s destination romantic wedding. It was a long wait since I photographed Stacie and Sean in San Francisco for their engagement last april.  Just off the plane I was hit by a wave of warm air and I immediately knew it was love at first site with Mexico! Just my kind of weather… I had the pleasure to stay in close contact with Stacie and Sean for a few days in the villas they had rented for the event. Their closest family and friends all flew in to spend a few days with them on this special occasion. A very long celebration of love. Destination weddings are definitely something special as you remember not only the day of the ceremony, but all the days spent on the getaway become special. And for a photographer, it’s photo ops BONANZA!! The day after I arrived we shot at the Villas where the bride and groom were staying, the day after the wedding we had more time to concentrate on some “Stacie and Sean time” in some remote areas of Puerto Vallarta. I could have kept going on and on.. I am the most inspired when shooting in yet unknown locations, the discoveries are such a thrill!

I had this fantasy of a beach shoot with Stacie horseback riding but the beaches we visited were too crowded.. so we opted for a quieter location with a rich and colorful vegetation background. Not too bad after all!

These are my favorites shots the day after the wedding.. but let’s rewind and take a look at the beautiful Villas atmosphere…

and now.. wedding day!

The beautiful wedding staging that wowed all the guests was superbly organized by Michelle and Kristin of The Dazzling Details. Thank you girls for making the event not only gorgeous but smoothless, and taking good care of me

More candids moments from Stacie and Sean’s wedding coming up soon in their wedding slideshow.. stay tuned!

I am just a few weeks away from my next  trip to Italy!! For the occasion I just finished the layout of Giulia and Fabio’s wedding album, you may remember my previous posts on their wedding last May.

There is always a first time. Finally it arrived for me to walk the streets of Paris! It moved me to tears to see how amazingly beautiful it is! It was just too short a visit though.. two days aint’ enough to see all the wonders… and it was just too short my time spent with Hortense and Ezio, a fun couple living the life in Paris. They took us walking their favorites, less notorious spots in Paris and were just adorable playing for us a French style love affair

At the end of our brief shoot we enjoyed some french wine, ate that delicious baguette (yes, with nothing in it!) and here’s me toasting to the fun life in Paris!

More on Giulia and Fabio’s Wedding in Turin, Italy in this slideshow

During my recent travels in Europe, I had the honor of photographing Giulia and Fabio’s wedding in Turin, Italy. The young and charming couple celebrated their love at Tenuta Berroni, a splendid Italian Villa in the Piedmont country side. I wanna thank Countess Alessandra Castelbarco, owner of the Villa, for her precious help and courtesy.

Giulia also works in the wedding industry. She owns Dedicato a Voi Sposi in Turin and she is welcoming any bride and groom who need help organizing their wedding in the Piemonte region.

Here’s Giulia with her puppy just a few moments before stepping into her elegant wedding gown. She is such a natural, classic, italian beauty!

The ceremony was held at San Bernardino Church in Turin. I found that Italian priests are a bit more flexible with photographers during the ceremony, allowing them to move around as much as necessary to get their favorite shots.

The party went on for hours at the Villa, the day was blessed with warm weather, delicious food and wine and a fun crowd!

Stay tuned for Giulia’s and Fabio wedding slideshow coming shortly!

Strolling the narrow streets of Venice… looking for some quiet spots for photographs after the ones taken in crowded Piazza San Marco. It wasn’t easy. It was Carnival in Venice and quite difficult to find deserted areas. We managed to find a few spots and our brave model Alessandra showed off her beautiful Oleg Cassini gown despite the cold winter air.

A super thanks goes to Ken Delbeek from Studio in Bloom, who prepared the beautiful rose and lilies bouquet for our destination shoot. It’s hard to believe, these flowers are made of a special kind of clay, and they are the perfect solution for destination weddings! And you can have your favorite flower in bloom all year around! Not only, you get to keep it for life! Talk about making your money worth

Hello everyone! It’s good to be back home again. And bringing amazing memories back with me. Enjoy just a few images from our great bridal shoot in Venice, in the middle of one of the craziest days of all, Carnival weekend! Thanks to beautiful Alessandra we managed to create some room for these photographs in the middle of a packed Piazza San Marco! More details in the next days..just wanted to share a few as soon as possible!

Winter is usually the time when girls start dreaming and planning their summer weddings… I am sure a romantic italian scenery is on many women’s minds… How about a Destination Wedding in Rome? If you are dreaming of an unforgettable setting in the Eternal City here is something to tickle your imagination…

For this photoshoot, my Roman bride had to wake up before sunrise to make sure we wouldn’t have too much of a crowd interfearing with her poses at the busy touristic sight of Castelsantangelo. In fact, at 6am the streets were still deserted and we just got the perfect warm sunrise light to shine on this brave bride.

In the afternoon, we stopped at Villa Borghese for few more clicks.