{"id":132,"date":"2009-12-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-02T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/julie-rafael-married\/"},"modified":"2015-06-30T03:13:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T08:13:25","slug":"julie-rafael-married","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kellyvasami.com\/blog\/weddings\/julie-rafael-married\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie & Rafael – Married!"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.”
-Oscar Wilde<\/p>\n

A fantastic couple, tons of beautiful details, a loving laid-back family, and a spectacular location – everything came together beautifully at Julie and Rafael’s wedding, and it was such a phenomenal way to end the 2009 wedding season.<\/p>\n

Start off with a gorgeous dress and a stunningly beautiful bride, and I know my day will be a breeze! Add in some great florals by the amazingly talented Frank at House of Flowers<\/a> in Mamaroneck, and I’m all smiles! Frank’s work is always top-notch.<\/p>\n

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Julie and Rafael had this amazing vintage Bentley – it was a gorgeous automobile!<\/p>\n

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Rafael sees his bride for the first time<\/p>\n

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Married!<\/p>\n

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One of my favorite pictures from the whole day – just about to leave the church in the vintage Bentley.<\/p>\n

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The leaves were in peak fall colors, and the rain stopped just long enough for us to take a few pictures outside surrounded by the spectacular orange, brown and yellow foliage.<\/p>\n

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The reception was held at the Tappan Hill Mansion<\/a> in Tarrytown.<\/p>\n

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While Julie reclined against Rafael, I had to take a shot of those lashes. <\/p>\n

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Julie and Rafael were all smiles all day – it was a blast to photograph them!<\/p>\n

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The most gorgeous cake I saw all season:<\/p>\n

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One of the best toasts I heard all year as well. It can be a tough job to take great shots when you are cracking up along with the guests!<\/p>\n

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Julie and Rafael had their first dance to Make you Feel My Love<\/a> by Adele, and the song is just so emotional and beautiful. I will admit I had a few tears while trying to photograph the first dance. (I do this about once a year, and it always seems to be at my October weddings.)<\/p>\n

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Julie dancing with her dad. <\/p>\n

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One last shot of the sweetheart table on the edge of the dance floor.<\/p>\n

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Julie and Rafael, I cannot thank you enough for including me in your special day. You are such a sweet couple and I hope to see more of both of you as you continue in your beautiful new life together. Thanks for letting me end a great wedding season on such a high!<\/p>\n

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