Okay….lots to say here, so not sure where to begin. This E-session was extra special to me because Paola is my dearest, sweetest friend. We have such an amazingly incredible story of how our friendship started and I’m so happy she’s in my life! Getting to know Daniel more, I can see why she has chosen him to spend the rest of her life with. He’s awesome! They have been together for 7 years now and I’m excited and honored to be photographing their special wedding day coming up real soon……August 29th !!!!!!!!! :) So, on to some pics!
There’s a story behind this next photo……a real funny one……but I’m waiting to tell it at the wedding! Okay….alright, I’ll tell it now. The entire time on our shoot Paola kept asking me if I thought her eyebrows were too thick. She had just tried a new Make-up artist. I thought they were fine, and told her so. Well, it didn’t end there, she must have asked me about 100 more times that day…..and 200 more after that day. It was starting to annoy me so I thought….well, okay…..if she thinks they’re thick, she’ll get thick!! So when she came in to view her images for the 1st time, I had….let’s just say….manipulated the photos a tad. Okay alot!! But just enough where it still looked real. So as she was veiwing them there was pure silence. The phone rang, and I went to handle it. Little did I know that the whole time she was “stewing” inside, but didn’t say a peep. She was sitting beside me at the time and I did feel a heat sensation coming from her side. She told me later that all she kept thinking in her head was “I knew it…I knew it!! I kept it going for a while, and then showed her the real photo, and she just collapsed with relief! I was dying in laughter!!! HA! (can’t show you the manipulated photo cuz I think she’ll kill me!)
Here’s Paola doing the famous “Mary” laugh! ( you know I love you Mar! 
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Daniel was reeeeeeeeal easy to photograph…….you can literally just put him anywhere and he’ll look cool!
Paola + Daniel……..I’m soooooooo excited for the BIG day!! I love u LOTS!!……God Bless you both. Paola, I know you will make the most “stunning” bride!
(P.S. - Looking forward to the girls get-together!)
XOXO
Silvana ~
Every now and then, I’m reminded why I love doing what I do. Admiring the love between this couple…….their families…….friends……yup, that’s what it’s all about!! And I have the pleasure of having fun while I work! Getting to know Natasha + Nino more taught me many things, and most of all how to put the other person first even before ourselves. They both do that! Amazing….
The gorgeous Natasha…….
I get super mushy at things like this. Nino had it all planned out. Some how he snuck into his bride’s home early in the morning and left her a little something………what a gentleman!
Here is our super cuddly and very handsome “Teddy”!!!!! (I coulnd’t stop running my fingers through his hair )
Nino’s dad was all up for taking out his Harley! I had to laugh because while I was shooting, Nino looks at me with his super-excited face and says: “Hey Sil….what about shooting the reflection off the gas tank?!?!?!….That would look cool wouldn’t it??!!” He was getting so into it…it was great!! (Your hired Nino!)
Since it was pouring cats & dogs as we were coming out of the church, we decided to go somewhere different for our photo shoot session. So picture this, I had 5 cars following behind me (limos…video…bridal party, etc) all waiting to see where we would end up. To be honest, I had no idea where the heck we would go! “We trust you Sil”…said Nino. Okay….no pressure. Well, after some prayer, and driving around, I pulled into the Marriott and asked for permission to shoot inside. Know what they said………”Yes!” Thank you Lord! We had a pretty amazing session! Lesson learned: Ask…and you shall receive
Natural texture…..yummy
Here’s another “Nino idea”…..Isn’t he cute!!!!!
Natasha….in all her gracefullness, was a treat to photograph
Natasha + Nino: I’m so happy that God brought you both together. A perfect match. Your beautiful from the inside out! And thanks for treating us like family. Love you guys!
(P.S. - And by the way Natasha….I’m sure you know by now where your surprise honeymoom is…have fun!)
XOXO
Silvana ~
Grab a coffee/tea……….sit back………….and relax, because you are about to view a schmorgasborg of great images from Michelle & Peter’s wedding day. There was so much happening all day long. A gathering of family and friends in celebration……….and good times to be had by all! We’ll begin with our gorgeous bride Michelle in her stunning Ines Di Santo wedding gown.
Here are the stars of the day……Jersey and Pebbles!! They were looking dapper and all ready to go!
Peter is such an easy-going, laid back kind of guy. I thought his suit was really cool……..very “glitterati”
Immediately after the ceremony, me and Glendon got tackled by very eager camera people!! I didn’t know if we would make it out alive!
After the ceremony, it was back to the Bride’s house for a beautiful luncheon catered by Peter & Pauls, and included their own personal Mr. Softee Icecream truck for the kids! (and maybe for the photograher too )
We then headed to the venue at the beautiful Paramount Conference & Event. There was eye candy everywhere!! I couldn’t get enough.
Our eye candy decor were by the awesome people at Under Wraps…….stunning job guys…..really! The flowers were by Gatto Flowers.
The beautiful cake was by the creative people at I-Cakes
The incredible Grenville Pinto performed for all the guests and totally blew us away
Michelle with the wonderfully gifted designer Ines Di Santo
Here is our best man, Paul, ripping up the dance floor with his Michael Jackson moves, and let me tell you, this guy was good!!!!!! (If you look close enough you can see me lying on the floor behind him) HA!
The entire day was a great sucess! The event was co-ordinated by none other than the incredible Rose from Bridal Solutions Inc. She was fantastic!
Michelle + Peter: You both shined!…..and were super-fun to work with. God Bless you…..
Silvana
XOXO
Finally!……here they are……Eleni’s & Gary’s wedding day Sneak Peaks! Here is our bride wearing the most unique wedding dress I’ve ever worked with. I thought it was awesome! (okay…kidding, but really anything would look stunning on this girl)
Gary is the most amazing, loving man. This was absolutely adorable. He actually made the cutest little book for Eleni sharing how special she was to him. All together now……….AWWWWWWWWWW. Really, how thoughtful.
Red…Red…Wine
We had the most amazing opportunity to shoot at Gary’s Candle Factory after the ceremony. I could have shot there for a week!!
The boys
Anything for a good shot………..
Let the Greek dancing begin!!………….
A special thanks to Marta for her assistance that day!
Eleni + Gary: So happy for you. You are both a super special couple……thanks for a fun day! And especially for your kindness in treating us with the utmost care always making sure we were taken care of . (They made sure I had a Vegetarian meal to boot!!)
Silvana
XOXO
Well…it all started off with thunderstorms, but that soon passed and we were blessed with awesome weather for Michelle & Vince’s day. Finally, Vince could let go of all the craziness with his home renovations and have fun at his wedding! (Note: He proudly showed me his HUGE scab on his hand from all the hard work he poured into his home) So on to the wedding…….let’s start with shoes!
Michelle looked absolutely stunning in her gown…..I particularly loved the unique straps!
We definately had a fun bunch to work with……the best word to describe these guys…..well….ummmm…..”RAW”! Very Raw….but fun!
It’s the Super Rubiks Man!! And he did this in less than 2 min!
And for the finale………our Cupcake Cake!!
We had a blast guys!……….God bless you both
Silvana
XOXO
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