Paraguay Wedding Photographer // Mapi & Juanca

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Venue / Tatano Posada
Video / @alevgreco
Make Up / Cinthia Benega
Hair / Los peinados de Andrea
Location / San Bernardino, Paraguay

This wedding will be hard to forget... let me tell you why.

All my life I lived next to Paraguay, a country that without a doubt I have a great appreciation for since my childhood. So when I received the message from Mapi telling me that theri plans were to get married in San Bernardino (a place where we used to go on vacation with my family) I was very happy. It was my first wedding in Paraguay and I had not visited this other side of the country for so many years. I had to go.

—I'll be back in 8 days—that's what I told my girlfriend before leaving for Mexico City airport (I hadn't told anyone in Argentina either. It was a very short trip).

After the surprise and a few days at home, I drove to San Bernardino, which welcomed me with a warmth typical of the country at this time of year. We began with the preparations for the bride in the company of her friends of many years and her family while Juanca did the same in a room a few meters away. Once we were ready, we took the Mini Cooper that was waiting for us to go to the church where the religious ceremony took place.

Minutes later we were back on top of our little car (also the protagonist of the wedding) towards Lake Ypacaraí for some photos.

The reception was at Tatano Posada Hotel with views of the lake and a spectacular sunset, which gave us a great setting for their civil union in view of those closest to them. And finally, like every Latinamerican wedding... the party was a bomb! From start to finish. What great moments we shared!

The next morning it was time to say goodbye. And it was at breakfast when we saw the cover of the newspaper. The news told us that in 24 hours the borders would be closed as well as the airports. Covid-19.

And that's how those 8 days of visiting turned into almost 9 months. Undoubtedly very hard times for everyone.

At the end of November of that fateful 2020, in an empty Asunción airport, a cleaning man taps me on the shoulder and tells me that a couple was calling me from outside. It was Mapi and Juanca who, in the middle of the night, came to say goodbye to me on this unknown long visit.

They are the best.

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Quinta Real Oaxaca Wedding Photographer // Emmy & Quenton

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Second Shooter / César Pórroga
Video / Gio López
Venue / Quinta Real Oaxaca

Emmy and Quenton brought a bit of New York City’s rhythm to the streets of Oaxaca. The intense afternoon sun pushed everyone into the pool and seemed to cry out for a beer or a cocktail from those who were in the place. Emmy got dressed in her hotel room with her friends and family, while Quenton did all the same but in an apartment a few blocks away. The ceremony took place in the "Jardín de los Lavaderos" one of the most iconic corners of the former convent where the beautiful Hotel Quinta Real de Oaxaca is now located. Right after a great ceremony, a classic calenda oaxaqueña led us to dance in the streets with all its color, music and some good shots of mezcal. They had a great party, and without a doubt, they chose one of the most beautiful places in the country to do it. Who wouldn't enjoy a day in a place like this with the people they love the most?

What beautiful memories. Thank you Emmy and Quenton for letting me be a part of this. I wish you the best in this new adventure.

PS: I have to say that the groom did, without any doubt, one of the best dance moves I've ever seen.

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Back Garden Wedding Photographer // Tali & David

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Wedding Planner / Fernando Arteaga
Marquesitas / Marquesitas Bike
Location / Bosques de la Herradura, Mexico City

As I got further and further away from the traffic of Mexico City, a beautiful amount of trees were wrapping my way to Bosques de la Herradura. It was a really spectacular day and the garden where the civil wedding was going to happen was taking shape. Tali and David were legally married right under a beautiful jacaranda tree in full view of their families and friends. Food carts (as if we were in the middle of the city) fed our bellies. We ate some delicious Yucatán marquesitas as if it were the last day of our lives. Just as Jenny (from Forrest Gump) there was a bride walking barefoot on the green grass of that garden.

The official wedding day was just around the corner, as was COVID-19 (that we didn't know).

To be continued ;)

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