Eliana and Luis – South Florida Wedding Photographer Sneak Peek

Here are some of our favorites from Luis and Eliana’s wedding in Hallandale, Fl.  We had a great time shooting these two, even though we had a very short time to create some portraits for them… I hope they’ll find that we did well with the time we had!

A first for us, the ceremony was performed in three languages:  English, Spanish and ITALIAN!!!!!  I coudln’t believe it… it’s as if I was back in the old country, even though I knew I was just a few blocks away from hallandale beach.  Immediatelly after the wedding we ran home, kissed our little ones goodbye and raced to the airport to catch our flight to WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) … the whole time on the flight, all I could think of was that I wouldn’t be able to see the wedding images for days!

Here they are!

wedding photography of Eliana and Luis in Hallandale, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

wedding photography of Eliana and Luis in Hallandale, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

Yes, your eyes aren’t playing tricks with you… you are in fact looking at the reflection of Luis and Eliana kissing on the bridge 🙂

wedding photography of Eliana and Luis in Hallandale, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

wedding photography of Eliana and Luis in Hallandale, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

wedding photography of Eliana and Luis in Hallandale, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

wedding photography of Eliana and Luis in Hallandale, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

wedding photography of Eliana and Luis in Hallandale, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

Hey guys!  Thank you so much for trusting us with your wedding photography.  it was a pleasure and an honor!

Krystin and Jim Wedding Sneak Peek – South Florida Destination Wedding Photographer

I’ve been anxiously waiting for these two to get back from their honeymoon so that I could put up a few of their images as a teaser of things to come. Without taking away from any of my other clients I have to say that Krystin and Jim will always occupy a very special place in my memories. I was truly saddened when our plans to meet up once they disbarked from their honeymoon cruise, just a few miles up the road in Fort Lauderdale, were foiled by our own plans for our 5 year old’s birthday party.

Much more will come later… in the meantime here are a few shots from their wonderful wedding in Richmond Virginia:

Destination Wedding Photography of Krystin and Jim Ryan in Richmond, VA from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

Destination Wedding Photography of Krystin and Jim Ryan in Richmond, VA from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

Destination Wedding Photography of Krystin and Jim Ryan in Richmond, VA from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

Destination Wedding Photography of Krystin and Jim Ryan in Richmond, VA from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

and a surprise for my lovely bride who thought we were setting up a serious shot 🙂

Destination Wedding Photography of Krystin and Jim Ryan in Richmond, VA from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, South Florida wedding photography from Fort Lauderdale wedding photographers.

love you guys!

Wedding at the Chart House in Miami – Josie and George – Miami Wedding Photographer

Want to hold a wedding where all your guests will wonder why they don’t serve food this delicious at most other weddings?  Host your reception at the Chart House!

We knew going into this wedding that we were going to have a great time.  Lisette and I had really enjoyed shooting their Miami Engagement Session on the beach and on Lincoln Road and the wedding promised to be as fun as the engagement session had been.

We wanted to deliver some killer black and white shots of the church because the Coral Gables Congregational Church lends itself so well to awesome B/W … our focus on doing this was so strong that we ended up blowing past the expected delivery date by reprocessing most of the wedding with a new development software that allows us more creativity in general but especially b/w shots that are closer to our vision.  We hope you feel the results were worth the extra wait 🙂

We met Josie in her home in Miami Lakes.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

We really liked the simple, elegant accessories she selected and her makeup artist matched that feel perfectly.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

George got ready at his brother’s home only a couple of blocks away. George is a riot… check him out striking a pose and posing for a dude makeup session with his mother’s makeup artist.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

George helping his brother…

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

George helping his dad…

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

And a fun catch… the “chain of help… George fixing dad’s collar while dad adjusts the straps of George’s brother’s vest… our very first getting-ready conga line?

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Meanwhile back at the bride’s house…

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Once everyone was ready we headed to the Coral Gables Congregational church to celebrate the union of this fantastic couple!

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

An intimate moment inside the Rolls Royce ….

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

…and then off ot the Chart House!

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

I have to confess… I never did ask Josie or George if the way Josie’s niece’s bow matched the wedding cake was an intentional choice or pure coincidence… either way it was awesome… and as you may imagine it was not difficult to catch her checking out the cake 😉

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

If anyone can pull off a fun “GQ” serious look it’s these two…

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

Miami Wedding photography of Josie Cardoso and George Alas at the Chart House in Miami, FL from Lisette and Alessandro Di Sciascio of Di Sciascio Photography, Miami wedding photography from Miami wedding photographers.

To Josie and George… I hope you enjoyed this little online tribute to the wonderful day. Thank you for trusting us and for inviting us into your homes and wedding.

Friends and family, please feel free to use the comments below to tell the Bride and Groom how spectactular they look 🙂

All the images are on the proofing site.  Click here

Wedding Guest Book Sample – Josie and George Miami Wedding

Welcome to the first blog post under the new Di Sciascio name!

We might do a post about the name change… we’re thinking to even include a little background on how the new branding evolved, but that’s the subject for another day.  Today we’re excited to show you the very first product to sport our new branding … and it’s something we’re very happy about since it’s the highest quality, nicest Wedding Guest Book we’ve ever done.  Which is kind of the point with the new branding anyway 🙂

So let’s start off with that logo… for the very first time ever in print:

And here are some shots that show off the wedding guestbook:

we can fully customize the incredible canvas cover with photos from our client’s engagment sessions, or with their Wedding Photography if the book is being purchased as an add-on coffee-table book to have ready for your friends to browse through.

Notice the spine allows for lay-flat viewing

Here you should be able to see a detail of the amazing textured paper. It’s fantastic for your Wedding guests to write on but it’s also just an incredible tactile experience even for a coffee book that will not be written in.

and a few of the spreads…

as you can see we designed some of the spreads for your wedding guests to write in and some are simply display spreads featuring images.

This guestbook is a 14″x11″ horizontal layout, the largest, most amazing one we offer our Wedding Photography and Portrait Photography clients. We also offer smaller sizes.

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Cathy and James – Married in Naples, FL – South Florida Wedding Photographer

It was early afternoon, a sunny June day in Naples. As we arrived at the hotel where the bride and her bridesmaids were getting ready, there was a flurry of activity throughout the room. Cathy sat by the window, the sunlight lighting her face as pearls were threaded through her hair. Giggles filled the room as two adorable princesses were also being dressed.

We entered the room to a warm welcome, captured some of the moments prior to her slipping on her dress and returned to find her glowing in her gown

her mother and one of her Maids of Honor helped her with her final touches

as I had a chance to photograph some of the details and the two princesses

After finishing up with the bride and the bridesmaids we drove across town to the Tree of Life where James and his groomsmen were getting ready, and where the ceremony would take place.

I had never met Cathy before the wedding, since our Wedding photography business is based in Broward County, across the state. But I had met James twice. He seemed like a very nice guy when we’d met and I was looking forward to photographing their special day. I walked in to find him nearly ready, surrounded by his friends, serious, pensive… he looked like what some people describe as an “old soul” (for those who never heard of that before… it’s a good thing ).

Now, keep in mind… I said an “old soul” … not an “old, boring soul” 🙂 … check this sock action here:

I didn’t know it at the time, but I was in for more of that throughout the day 🙂

It must have been minutes, but it felt like seconds… and suddenly we were in the middle of a ceremony… beautiful bridesmaids entered with some guys … a gorgeous flowergirl…

and… here comes the bride!

It was a very moving ceremony officiated by two pastors. Near the beginning they projected a video of the couple. I’d seen videos before but was particularly touched by this one. I think it was filmed (very well I should say) by a friend of theirs. But unlike most videos that usually tend to be recreations of previous moments and somewhat of an ode to the past, this one was more of a look to the future. The Bride and Groom spoke about each other, about the preparations they made for their marriage… not just for their “wedding” … it was good, Cathy, James, congrats!

And then the fun began.

As the pastor announced that James could kiss his bride, I quickly, ninja-like got in position to catch the forthcoming kiss. But… ahem…. no. No dice. James gave his bride the “hold on a moment” look and moved over to his groomsmen… Who brought out all sorts of “prep” stuff… towels, breath spray… to get their Man ready for this very special kiss.

I was worried the photos would come out blurry as I was laughing along with the rest of the guests… it was hilarious!

And then, he kissed her

and the seriousness of the moment returned

but only for a few minutes, before they danced down the aisle…

…and…

off to shoot the bridal party and the romantic portraits…

An awesome group….

Some sassy ladies

Some cool cats

and more fun in groups…

and alone

We flew to the reception at St. Johns’ Cathedral where they jumped straight into their first dance

and started an awesome party that included toasting, dancing, cutting cakes, throwing of bouquets and garter belts…

but also some awesome sneaker action

and a fantastic dance routine by the groom and his guys

as time permitted I stole them away for a few more intimate portraits…

and closed the evening by taking this photograph Cathy had asked me for many months before.

Cathy, James….

Thank you so much for making us part of your special day and for trusting us to create an everlasting record of your memories. It was a pleasure to share the day with you, we hope you love seeing our photographs as much as we loved taking them and developing them.

All the photos are now on our proofing site, enjoy!!!

Ciao!

Alessandro and Lisette.

And one last thank you goes out to Deborah Cull who put Cathy and James in touch with us. Her and her husband Matt are not just awesome people, but awesome Naples Wedding Photographers. If you’re looking for amazing work and you’re in that area of the state, look no further than those two.

Jaelin and Dave Married in Aspen, CO – Wedding Album – South Florida Destination Wedding Photographer

Just finished The Studio Sample album for Jaelin and Dave’s wedding in Aspen.

While I often find some photos that I really like from every wedding, I never really fall in love with them until they come to life in the Artbook Album. Maybe it’s because from the moment I flip the switch on the first camera as the bride begins her day to the moment I flip the switch off on the last camera at the end of the day I’m constantly thinking of finding that next image that will help me tell the story of the day in the album. Maybe it’s because I love seeing the images next to one another, contrasting themes, contrasting color versus b/w … I don’t know what it is.

What I do know is that the moment I place my logo on that very last page and then leaf through the completed album to see my work presented in the way I always intended it to be seen, I get a silly smile on my face and I get energized about shooting the next love story.

Jaelin and Dave. I had a fantastic time shooting these two wonderful people’s engagement session back in early ’09 … and I was honored to join them for their wedding in Aspen in mid January.

I hope their family and friends will see this studio sample album and relive that magic day.

Jaelin and Dave, one more time congratulations and best wishes on a very very long and happy marriage.

You can see the whole album below in a convenient page-flipping interface.  Enjoy and please let me know what you think in the comments!

Jaelin and Dave Wedding