Thirteenth Moon Photography, Award-Winning, Fine Art Wedding Lifestyle Photography: 2012-04-08

Like so many of our couples...Adam and Daniela are AMAZING! It's great to be able to go to weddings and witness and document one of the best days of someone's life! I really believe everyday for Adam and Daniela is one of their best days...but their wedding day was a celebration of their love and it showed. When we met Daniela a year ago for our consultation I knew I REALLY wanted to photograph her wedding...from her bubbly and laid back personality to the silly expressions she made when talking I knew I'd capture some amazing images. We had to reschedule their engagement session twice because of bad weather and finally by the third time we just decided to go and see what would happen! We photographed the couple at the EXACT location they met during a tailgating party at UCF...a storm rolled in and we started hiding from the rain until a BEAUTIFUL rainbow appeared and we made it work.

The day of the wedding the forecast called for a CHANCE of rain...and as soon as Daniela arrived at MetroWest Golf Club we began praying for RAINBOWS.

We had no visible rainbows...only a tidal wave of rain and lighting, so their outdoor golf course wedding was moved inside to a beautiful "plan b" location inside the golf club. The room was lit naturally by windows and Daniela's smile! Adam had trouble keeping it together when he saw his beautiful bride and Daniela did just fine!

With the massive amount of rain...even the formal photos had to be inside, but just as I was about to give up hope for getting these two outside for any photos...the clouds parted and I had about 10 minutes of sun before it set. The rain made this photo even better...the wet brick with the light was heaven sent and I really believe this moment was their wedding day "rainbow"!

The reception was amazing...filled with suprises from the bride and groom to their guests and a surprise from the bride's sister and maid-of-honor. Adam and Daniela and their guests were treated to a bellydance...a TOTAL suprise to them (as captured by Daniela's expression in the photo below)!

Daniela's father/daughter dance certaintly reflected her personality...it was happy and spirited, followed by the most entertaining cake cutting I've ever seen and then the surprise La Hora Loca (The Crazy Hour) as Adam and Daniela had stuffed crazy hats, instruments and costumes under the tables for all of their guests!