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noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:33:00 +0000

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Winter Wedding In Viña del Mar, Chile ( Costanza & Francisco )

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:34:00 +0000

It;s not often I shoot a winter wedding in Chile as there are not many and I am often in United States and Canada at this time of year shooting in their summer weding season. However, this time I was here and glad I was as this was truely a fantastic wedding and a great couple, these guys and their guests had no difficulty when it came to having a great time.

The day started out with Coni, her mum and dad, sister and friends starting preperation at the Radison Hotel in Concon. The amazing GORAN KURTE ( tel 8925 4482 / email goran.kurte@gmail.com) was a great choice for the days makeup. I have worked with Goran in the past (Elyiecia & Ivan) and he is simply brilliant!.

so.....during the prep I took the chance to skoot off and catch a few shots with dress and shoes which is difficult in this hotel becathey do not let yuse the public foyer and roof space for taking these images, but, me being me....bla bla bla

foto : Mauricio Cancino Moreno (http://www.weddingphotochile.com/)

Now what about that dress and those shoes ?

After all that it was time to put it all together and get the bride on the roofome shots before we all head off to the ceremony

Clocks tickin !!... lets go.... time for Dad to walk Coni up the Isle

This is the cutest cheekiest smile ever

RINGS !!!

Party Time

NOW !, in this case I admit I had everything to do with this....

BUT !, I had NOTHING to do with this lol ....

Chileans sure love their Parties....gimmie gimmie gimmie

The Happy Couple didnt just party like animals...

and last but never least I caught this shot of Mauricio trying out his new "Blending In Camoflage" PLOP!

Great Job guys, this wedding shook the winter blues out of everyone

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Elyiecia & Ivan ( Toronto, Canada ) en Vina del mar Chile Boda / Trash the Dress

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:11:00 +0000

Elyiecia and Ivan ( Toronto, Canada ) Sheraton Miramar , Vina del Mar

Fotografia de boda / Trash the dress
Just a few of my favourites before the story begins

I dont know where to start in this post. Elyiecia feels more like my sister than my bride client due to our extensive emailing skype-ing and facebooking over several months on the lead up to the big day.

Its amazing how what starts off as a formal dealing online can turn into a friendship. We had so many laughs before we even met I just knew we would all work great together.

The day started off with bridal preparation….

ok so here we go...first up Elieycia was feeling a little under twhe stress of planning and international destination wedding so we were keeping a close eye on here

Now lets see....what wedding dress should you wear today Elyiecia ?

love the Hangers...how cool is that?

Elyiecia suffered a very bad foot injury before comming to Chile so I thought this o would be a great memory of the days fashion footwear.

a little risky but the Sheraton is not too high ( QUACK)

Now since these guys were doing their preparation in the same place we had to think of something to keep the tradition safe.. I SAID NO PEEKING ELYIECIA !! geez

now lets go with Mr Groom

Pass me the rings please Ivan..

and with them being such huge MAC fans...

I said Kiss her Dude, Not drop her !!

a beautiful little moment between the bride and her mother

The "Tiffany Box Cake" and Sushi Grooms cake by http://www.cortalatorta.com/

I think he likes it !!!

The sweet couple

The crazy gang from Toronto

Now, Like Brides Do....STARBUCKS

Time for a quick foto out front

NOW THE POOL ....I promise you...its heated

Ok I mean it's NOT heated...sorry about that lol

CLIENTS COMMENTS FROM ONLINE CLIENT COMENT FORM

Dear Wedding Photo Chile,

I wish I could have created my own options from the pull down menu above for example:

Question: "Overall service?...."
Answer: "You guys are crazy!" lol :)

To be completely honest, I'm so thankful to have found you guys. As you know photography has always been very important to us, so when we were planning our wedding; finding top photographers abroad (who also spoke English) was our main priority.

From the very first point of contact you made everything FUN, SMOOTH & PROFICIENT...You even assisted with areas that were not your field (such as helping us find a venue) & counselling us during stressful times.

I don't feel a "client/photographer relationship" ever really existed with us and I appreciate that because thats what made our experience and pictures turn out so special! To work with two men that made our experience so personable was such an honour! You both put heaps of dedication, expertise, patience and passion into your work. MUCHOS GRACIAS POR TODO!!!!!

Elyiecia & Ivan Acosta. Toronto, Canada

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Raul & Consuelo, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:34:00 +0000

Raul &Consuelo ( Boda Las Condes Santiago )

It has been nearly two years since I shot the very personal civil wedding of Raul and Consuelo staged at the brides family home in Jardin del mar. Both Raul and Consuelo were insistent on that day they would want me to shoot their church wedding in the future and they sure meant it as they booked me nearly a year in advance. I really thought it was great to be shooting a friends wedding and i was not wrong. These guys and their families made me feel like I was a guest more than the photographer. Many of the guest already knew me from the civil wedding so it made them much more footloose and fancyfree when it came to relaxing in front of the camera. With preperation at the Marriot Hotel in las Condes Santiago amd the groom prep at home it was once again the best chronology to visit the groom first then spend more time shooting Consuelo and her gang getting ready.

This wedding was at that great little church in las Condes Santiago where weddingphotochile has covered several weddings now and its always a pleasure to shoot there. Even although it was dark after the ceremony we used the city to light the way and had some great fun before heading off to the grand centro de evento La Casona Las Condes

So lets start with Raul and Jack Daniels getting ready

On te wall behind is the HUGE chronology planner these guys had above their bed to plan this HUGE wedding... Im sure I am up there somwhere..! in the bottom left corner is a photo I took of them 2 years ago...awww, made me feel all wecome lol

While Raul and his Papa were taking care of his dressing details it was time to gt the rins and s what risky shot I can take to get my heart pumping ...
Ah Yeah that will do it....after all...its only the 14th floor...Consuelos gonna kill me...again lol

Salud from Raul and his best friend JACK

See you at the church amigo

now its time to go and see what Consuelo is upto..

TO THE CHURCH !

This is one of my favorite shots from this day, i waited for some of the guests frm the eddig to walk by inhe backgroun for that added personal content in the image

PAR-T

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Jocelyn y Jose en Vina Del Mar, Chile

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:00:00 +0000

After just one meeting with this awesome couple we seemed to click and I got a taste that I would be their wedding photographer for their rather large wedding in the Salinas Campus of vina del mar chile. after the final meeting just a few weeks before the big event we managed to tie up most of the loose ends and the chronology of the wedding day carved in stone. Jocelyn, her mom and her likewise high energy friends were all waiting for weddingphotochile to arrive at the house in Jardin del mar where the preperation would begin.. a wild bunch of girls sure set the tone for the rest of this fantastic day.

Note to Grooms around the world. You have the easy preperation!!

Mauricio assists Jocelyn with a few pre ceremony tips lol

we all love a good hug and this has got to be one of the best !!

Jocelyn decides to take over from the DJ for a bit and Mix it Up

this next one...DON'T ASK....I didn't either lol

Fairytale Wedding In Pirque, Chile

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:06:00 +0000

Daniele and Mauricio ( Santiago )

A Fairytale Wedding

Such a small.world.we live in approx two years ago a chliean bride to be and her future husband from autrialia contacted me from australia with a consideration for being their wedding photographer in december 2009 in Pucon Chile. After much of the online back and forth we set it all up and wham bam job done.

As part of my ongoing facebook activities i decided to run a prompotion of a cost price wedding photo package for the 2000th person to connect to me and I was blown awY when it turned out to be the sister of the bride from australia. Such a small world. So to late to cut a long story short here we go

Daniela loves fairys. No. I mean LOVES. This wonderland theme of this day and the ladies all with wings was somethibg I have never experienced in the past and i doubt will have the chance again. This was an extremely unique event in everyway, and I got to see my Aussi friends one more time. Allround Awesomess

I will open with Danielas wedding day gift to Mauricio... Gotta Love that one

The amazing Celtic band that played really got my foot stomping with a blood rushing touch of home for me

The Irish dancers were amazing

and the guests were pretty good too

Strange things happen when a fairy gets married...look, a butterfly came in the party room and landed on one of the guests

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Ximena & Leandro Fotografia Boda Santiago Marriot Hotel

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:44:00 +0000

XIMENA AND LEANDRO

Una Boda espectacular Hotel Marriot Santiago Chile

What seems like over one year ago is actually over one year ago since Ximena and Leandro reserved my service to shoot there wedding. The first meeting we had was actually by accident after the had reserved me, I was talking to a fellow fotografo de bodas while I was at ExpoNovios in espacio riecso in Santiago. They approached me and introduced themselves, not everyday that happens, anyhoo Im wandering.

The day started with the photography of the preparation of the novio and their charming little boy who as you will see was not entirely impressed about being part of the preparation.

The Rings...when in the home of the Novios I love to try to shoot the rings among personal items... next, on the headboard of the bed

i love this, special delivery

Bridal Preperation

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Daniela & Mike from Hawaii (Session in Vina Santa Rita, Chile)

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:17:00 +0000

Daniela and Mike contacted me several months ago aftr there wedding to talk about shooting a wedding portrait session while in Chile on honeymoon staying at the Hotel Real in Santa Rita Vineyard (STUNNING, now in my top 3 locations in central Chile).
Daniela, part Japanese and part native Hawaiian, and Mike, born onthe mainld but been living in Hawaii for many years were such a cool, laid back couple. The were so enjoying their honemoon, the ocation and getting to live out another day and bride and groom....and....we had loads of laughs.
Daniela had mentioned to she like a kinda romantic feel to the images, with her stunning dress and a the surroundings it was perfect. She had expressed her urge to crush grapes but not an easy call at such short noticed...so once the sun went down we did what we could lol... i hope the vineyard doesnt see this or i will never be allowed back lol.. Next time I am in Hawaii guys you can be sure to hear from me for a light refreshment. A real pleasure to meet you both.. Aloha and Mahalo

Here the happy couple make there way to the gardens...WOW they look amazing !

Now, about those grapes.....Sun is down, its a little dark and no one is around, quick guys, into the truck..4x4 engaged and lets see whats cooking up in the vineyard...lol

now clean these tootsies, in the truck and back to your hotel for dinner under , table r two in the walled garden. ENJOY

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Chilean Wedding, Indian Dress, Japanese Tsunami

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:44:00 +0000

Franchesca and Felipe, both of Vina del mar, Chile went into many long details when planning their special day with nearly 400 people attending it was a full church and the event salon at Salina Pergola in Vina del Mar was buzzing with activity. Our day started out at the parents of Fran for the bridal prepation and the beautifull Indian inspired dress from Frans 1 year stay in India falling in love with many aspects of their culutre. While preperation was taking place the TV announced that the ecent earthquake in Japan was resulting in a Tsunami alert for Chile. With te Salinas event centre being right on the coast this caused many concerns as to how the day would play out. My heart was aching for fran as this was so dstracting from the days events for her, and probibly many other brides on pacific coastal positions.

Anyhoo, ready she got and of to the church we went then to the event centre where, at 12:30 it was announce we had to clear the premises as the building had to be closed and evacuated. With dinner only just finnished we had basically 15 mins throw the bouqette, throw the garter, cut the cake, eat the dessert buffet and dance.

After arriving at the church with this threat pending over us for a cancellationof the party I decided to offer the couple not to use time now to take portraits but to do this on another day, on my time, at no additional cost. I felt so bad for them. This way they got to spend as much time as possible with guests on the actual day. 1 week later we met in concon and did their portraits.

Everything ended up well, .....well.....we nearly all got washed away at one point by 3 HUGE waves coming much further up the rocks than the other waves but Felipe being a surfer read it well and dragged us out of the shoot position with about 4 seconds to spare YIKES!!!! , Thanks Sir ! here is a sneek peek of the day.

To the Church

Awesome Live music to dine with

1st Dance

and party mode....

..The Session samples

Boda Vina Matetic Giovanni & Carolina (Houston Texas USA) 6 Mar 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:06:00 +0000

Giovanni and Carolina had originally planned their event a long while back to take place in Pirque but with some complications arising the opted for Vina Matetic, always a great choice. Carolina has become a friend of my other bride Carolina ( & Manuel / Houston) through weddingphotochile. 2 Chilenas living in Houston, Married in Vina Matetic and photos by http://www.weddingphotochile.com/ . Both Giovanni and Carolina flew in from Houson just a short while before the actual wedding and on our first meeting there they were both very tired. Thankfully on the weddding day they were full of energy. Giovanni originally from MILAN in Italy had some close family with him who were great fun in his preperation especially with the online Bow Tie instructions. Too Funny !. Heres a quick peek of the day..

One of seven girls who could not hold it back..a lot of happy tears in ths wedding..really nice!

The twins are ready ! lets go everyone...

lt but not least Giovanni wanted to show us how agile (in love) he is....

Shaun & Maricruz Pirque Wedding 26 Feb 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:44:00 +0000

Shaun (USA) and Mariecruz (Chile) chose a very unique location on the outskirts of Pirque for their special day. The property and gardens made this location fantastic and the addition of äll guests...Bring a hat" gave them some very cool and fashionable photographs of their wedding day. Due to me being extreemly busy I only have time to pop a few quick photos here (11 of the 400 given to client)

The fantastic couple

The Two Papas talk details before the main event....

Enter the bridesmaids...Enter the Groomsmen

the bride and her girls head off for a makeup touchup...

Now at all the formallity is done with, its time to eat, party and shake that hair....!

Great location choice guys, awesome event !

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Matrimonio en Pirque ( 9 English Bridesmaids go crazy in Chile)

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:20:00 +0000

Fiona from England first came to me through my connection with the I Love Chile newpaper http://www.ilovechile.cl/ . After meeting her and Christian I just knew this was going to be a very different wedding with the mix of English and Chilean styles. Held in Pique on 18th Feb 2011 this weddings 9 Bridesmaids created quite the show. This was an awesome day and a pleasure to shoot a wedding for a friend..Since I am a little behind on my updates I will just be picking a small amount of random images for the next 5 posts, to see more fuller posts please visit weddings posted before this one

and then it all gets a little crazy .....!!

and then this.....

and to top it all off, Christian offers the boys a light refreshment...of a sort

John & Karina Matrimonio Vina Matetic 12 Feb 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:40:00 +0000

After extensive communication with john over skype over an extended period of time it was really great to finally meet him. I had met with Karina when she arrived a few weeks before the wedding after the long flight in from the UK we hit Starbucks and did the chronology crunch. So I will get right to it.. Brittish hit Matetic!

Carina did her prep in the Master suite of the Matetic Casona where we used the natural light to asist the makeup and the wind to keep her cool

So after the two of these guys got ready we had to consider maybe taking their portraits before the ceremony but, keeping to tradition despite the possible loss of daylight after the church they said they did not want to see each other.....so..I came up with this idea...using the walkie talkies we coordinated bringing them in from different directions and Da Daaaaa...they were soooo tempted to peek!!

Next stop Church and with the Priest being a family friend he just had to be flown in ...Nice guy & a nice touch !

The eye contact in this shot says it ALL

now with that over its time to get busy making some fotos..on route to the church this old building front just 300 meters from the church looked like a great place to take a shot..

Then off to Matetic to take some more before sundown and while the guests get cocktailed

Right guys, dinner is about to be served and as always Vina Matetic does a knockout meal..

Wth everyone fed and pisco'd its time to heat it up a little, John, You're UP

And now the revenge. John was not to sure of this next little pre garter throw trick but, with a little guidance HE NAILED IT

and with the formal stuff taken care of it was time for us to leave them to it. Great day guys, Many thanks

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Ekaterina + Aleksy FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE Wedding and Trash the Dress 5th Feb 2011 Vina Del Mar

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:01:00 +0000

Welcome back to my blog. I have a real treat for you guys this week showing the true advantages of having natural lighting included in the chronology of your wedding photography.
This week was the wedding of the beautifull Ekaterina and Aleksy. This awesome couple from Russia now live in Santiago and I was delighted when they chose http://www.weddingphotochile.com/ to be their special wedding photographers for this very special day.

This wedding was a fantastic experence as its been a while since I have attended such an event steeped in the rich traditions from whence they came, smashing glasses, breaking plates, crowns in the church, McDonalds, amazing choir voices.....WAIT....Mc Donalds?....Oh Yeah, you have to meet these two to realize they are up for anything....Fantasticly crazy in the best possible way. When I proposed a few Ideas to Ekaterina a while back her exact reply was "Gardner, what ever you want us to do...we are fine with ...." Awesome...so..lets trash the dress ha ha ha...

The day started out in Recreo where bride and friends begin getting ready inbetween the champagne of course.

While getting the hair done our bride begins learning her lines

Dress full of AWESOMENESS !!! you think it looks good now?...wait till you see the bride it!!

I kept a hold on my shoe fettish this week as there are so many other photos to show you...but believe me, I have other shoe fotos :0)

And Shazzaam Shes ready...!

Now lets skoot over to Vina del Mar to see if Aleksy and his boys are good to go

They alll look ready from this angle...but Aleksy...Wheres your hat??? Ah yeah, thats better

ok so now that were all ready lets head off to the church...
In keeping with the Russian style and tradition the lady guests wore fantastic headscarfs

now ... lets get down to business

I could not help notice the angelic position here that motivated me to take this photo

After the ceremony it was a quick escape...in a high speed vehicle, One Horse Power

and on route time to take advantage of the special on Apples at Santa Isabel this week

It is actualy amazing what you can buy in the Super Market these days...Aleksy got himsef a real bargain !

After almost getting arrested for this we were all feeling a little hungry..

MOMENTOS DULCES EXACTLY!

Fed and happy it was time to roll out to the beach.

with champagne....

With the Champagne bottle empty and the sun gone for today it's time to party!!

Fatal Error...Don't give me the can of spray string...I can't help myself..and I'm sorry

OK so I promised you trash the dress....1st, just let me take one other photo en route..

now when I do trash the dress..it is TRASH the DRESS, I will not ask you to sit on a dirty seat, or lay on the grass, or stand against a dirty wall. Lets begin shall we?

Now tell me thats not a trashed dress ! and a trashed suit too.. You've been WeddingPhotoChile'd

Truely a special day and a spectacular couple. MANY MANY THANKS xx

Last but never least I thought I would empty my reserve can of "spray string" on Mauricio and take a few fotos of him squirmming lol.. Good Job as always Mauricio, thanks

Ian & Monica 4th Fev 2011 Santiago Fotografia de boda

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:37:00 +0000

SNEAK PEEK!

Ian and Monica first contacted me over 1 year ago while they were living between Dubai (UAE) and London (UK) to begin their plans for their intimate family wedding when they arrived in Chile. After the usual million emails and a some skype calls and without fail the pre wedding meeting we polished off all the details and made the game plan. We satarted off in the original family home of Monica where she did some of her preparation and awaited the 1947 Black Citroen Limo. Monicas Dress was a knock out, Its of spanish design and purchaced in Dubai and brought all the way here to Chile via London. I think this dress has its own passport. So, some quick details then off to meet the groom.

This old front door has many memories behind it as Monica grew up in this house so I felt it would be a nice touch, something touched by all the family present and past.

So off we go to meet up with Ian in Las Condes before he makes the walk to the church in his very dashing designer suit from London UK topped off with a corking pair of shoes and a red rose. I do not often make HDR (High Dynamic Range) images for weddings but this next shot was just beggng for it!!!

These guys were without doubt the hippest dressed bride and groom in Santiago last Saturday.
To the church !

When Monica arrived there was a great setting sun between the buildings of Santiagos Las Condes area which made for some great (private) images for the couple just as we had planned in our chronology.

After the ceromony it was time to catch some fun shots before heading of to Plaza Libertad de Prensa for a top resturant, food drink and then dancing thanks to the music of http://www.musicbox.cl/

Using reflections on black cars is always a favorite of the seasoned wedding photographer

Speeding through downtown followed closely by the WeddingPhotoChile-Mobile

and just before going up for cocktails , dinner and party I grabbed one final image with the car before it left us for the evening.

Great day guys thanks...plenty of top class style going on... a first class job...Well done and a huge congradulations to you both !!.

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Matrimonio Paloma & Andres 29 Jan 2011 Pirque

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:17:00 +0000

Never before have I ever considered a Blog post of 40 images, Paloma and Andres dream wedding took place in a wonderfull countryside location in Pirque on a very very hot Saturday afternoon here in Chile.

You might remember the engagmenet session with these guys several months ago on the Vina del Mar / Concon coast line (see blog archive)

Paloma and Andres, both medical professionals, really did an excelent job of pulling this event together both in their selection of locations for wedding and prep and also in the details. As I said, I never post 40 images but in this wedding I decided it's time to start. So rather than choke you with the story, here we go...

The Prep...

The Details...time to steal the Dress , Shoes, Rings and Flowers and take them to the garden...

Flower Girls Dresses, Cute with a capital K

Ok so time is whizzng along , time to get the bride ready.....

Hey Presto Da Daaaaaa !!!!

Now whats Andres upto ?

God job sir...he's on it !

This ceremony held between magnificent trees in lush green surroundings had a large percentage of the guests rather teary. The sentiment between this couple was very apparent and their words just brought the tears gushing... just beautiful..

I always like to search out that alternate view.....and here it is !

Now it"s time to catch some shots of the happy couple while the guests get cocktailed.....

Two of THE CUTEST Flowergirls EVER !!

ok now to the serious business of dancing and eating and drinking and dancing and eating and drinking

First Dance....TANGO...wow guys very HOT !

Ok all the single ladies on the floor...RRRRRRAAAAAMMMMOOOOOOOOOOO!

Now boys, get a hold of the Novio and rough him up a little....well A LOT !

Ok Andres, Give them what they want ........!

....and the pary continues..... This was a first class event with a truely awesome group above all the fantastic people, the amazing location and he lovely hot sunny day, Andres y Paloma are truely in love !!

Costanza and Sebastian Fotografo de Boda 22 Jan 2011 Vina del Mar

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:19:00 +0000

Costanza and Sebastians Naval Wedding started at a favorite venue of weddingphotochile, The hotel Sheraton Mira Mar in Vina del Mar where both the Bride and Groom were getting ready in rooms at opposite ends of the hotel, as usual this is my chance to steal dress shoes and rings. In this post I wanted to post a few of the party shots which generally I dont but this party was too off the wall and kept us there an hour extra. So here goes for a few alternatives to what I would normally post along with the story line fotos !!
As always first up, The Dress and Shoes....

I never get tired of using the crazy shapes othe stairs in the sheraton for bridal gown shooting...

Now for this weddings "whats the most risky thing I can do foto" I thought I would give this a try. . . a little more daring than last weeks ring balance trick in the piano,but while shooting this, my lens hood decided to go for a swim from the 4th floor balcony, as I watched in horror I thought now is a good time to remove the brides flowers from this location.....

So with Costanzas Mum, Dad and Sister all onsite to help her it was truely a family affair.....

Dad's ready and waiting !!!

With everyone ready its time for Church....(Salinas, Vina del Mar)

It's a Done Deal !! We're outta here !!

And now......THE PARTY...............

The flying Mother of the Bride..................

The flying guest......................................

Now, It's time for all those single ladies...Lets see how desperate some of them are to catch those flowers.....

1...

2...Opps!

3.... There can be only one ! I think I name this foto, "The Glory and the Shame..."

Now its the boys turn, always gets a little spicy on the build up so Sebastian being the nice guy he is, thought he would help cool them down a little by faking his throw with a gin and tonic

and last but not least, he delivers to the boys they respond with 100% good old GO FOR IT Spirit.

A truely awesome event guys, thanks, and a real fun group...Editing your party photos kept me laughing out loud at my desk for hours, Enjoy Mexico and Keep in touch...Congrats again !

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Iva & Pablo 15 Jan 2011 Wedding Preview Santiago Chile

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:18:00 +0000

This day started HOT at the RITZ CARLTON HOTEL in Santiago. We arrive early early as always to spend a little time with the bride before the preperation begins and also taking some time to scout the location to see what was available for detail photos and bridal portraits a little later. But for now Iva, it's all about bridal prep....

Now with the prep well underway its time to go hit out a few details..

This is definately in my top ten of "riskiests photos to take on the wedding day" Grand pianos do not dissmantle easily and it the rings fell throught the strings it would have been a case of..... "Pass me the Big Hammer Please"

OK enough already Gardner, time to get the dress back to Iva, there's a wedding to be had ...

and ready.....!!!

Arriving at Palacio Concha in Santiago there was some time to adjust and compose in the street outside be heading inside to begin

This was the first time I'd encountered the Judge telling the couple to place the rings at the same time, as can see it looks great for photos ( after this we changed the rings around as you can see Pablo and Iva got a little confused in the moment....TOO FUNNY)

SIGNED.SEALED.DELIVERED now off to have some fun in the surrounding streets while the guests hit the cocktail...

RAMO .All the single ladies.....

As if it is not cool enough to have a brother with a Pizzaria, but how COOL is it to have the Pizzaria at your wedding...MMmmmmm Awesome !

And finally...The Inevitable !!!

Thanks Iva & Pablo....a knockout event !!!!

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8th Jan 2011 Paula & Marcelo ( Atlanta USA ), Fotografo Boda Valparaiso, Chile

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:42:00 +0000

After several months of SKYPE calls to and from Atlanta USA with Paula and Marcelo it was great to meet them finaly face to face over a coffee at STARBUCKS in VINA DEL MAR just a few days before there home civil service ceremony at Paulas family home in Jardin del Mar. The 7th was a really hot and sunny day and her family garden home was a great choice for the small civil event with close family.
After a frantic camera clean and recharge we were off the next day to do it all in grand style in Valparaiso. Paulas Grandmothers house in Valpariso set the scene for the Bridal Preperation Shoot with her sister doing a great job with the makeup....here we go.....

Even during the prep, Paula takes time to ensure everything is perfect...

With preperation complete it was time to catch a few shots of the bride in this wonderfull property with Valparaiso writen all over it. This house is very important to Paula and holds fonds memories for her so it was super important to ensure she has a good memoy of the events of the day in this location..

CHEVY NOVA AWAITS....GREAT CHOICE!!!

Meanwhile the church, 2 sisters in law and Paulas sister wait the brides arrival..

I simply love this church, Paula and Marcelo chose to add some additional uplighting to enhance the details.

.....and with the deal sealed, we're of to play in valparaiso. Bride, Groom, Chevy Nova and Bus...

Now we must rush back to cocktail, hugs and party.......
Paula and Marcelo had brought many details to their special day, one of the most unique being classic cars on every table...perfect for putting little gifts in for the guests

This next shot I LOVE, the happy couple were standing watching their guests party hard...a little tap on their shoulders and they turned round and SNAP.

AWESOME WEDDING GUYS, Many thanks have a safe trip back to Atlanta !!

Gardner Hamilton
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Shot In The Dark......Sunset Waits For Nobody !!

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:27:00 +0000

Shot In The Dark . The Setting Sun Waits On Nobody !

Throughout the world and over the years my finding is that the most treasured photos for any bride are always the Formal/Informal Portrait Photographs. While many people are nervous about posing for the camera and seem a little unwilling to undertake in the construction of such images, ultimately these are the images that most commonly end up in frames in the house of the newlyweds and their family.

While Informal and Formal shots taken and post produced in an artistic manor as opposed to a photojopurnalistic style of wedding photography are only a small percentage of the total images provided, over the years they have proven to be a highly important inclusion in every bride and grooms record of their special day.

A key element in the production of such photos is without question, Natural Light !. Where possible I always try to assist the bride in selecting the time of her event and the chronology of her day to ensure that the timeline of the wedding day matches well with available natural light and with the chronology for the wedding photography. Here in Chile, and in some other locations I work as a Destination Wedding Photographer, the light can be destructively strong at certain times of the day thus not making it suited to outdoor portrait work, therefore I usually advise brides and grooms to try to allocate photography time during the final 90 mins of the days sunlight. This can include about 10 mins of dusk lighting which the camera can still perseve as daylight if the photographer knows what they are doing.

The most common timing for the portrait / retrato session with “Los Novios” (Bride & Groom) is during the Cocktail. With this factor in mind it is very important to work back from the sunset time to plan a 90 minute of availability window to take the formal/informal portraits, then step back the amount of time your ceremony takes to arrive at the best time to start. Also allow for factors like “Distance” and “Traffic” to ensure a safety net of time. The setting sun waits for nobody !

In Chile I constantly encounter couples who adore the artistic portraits and have such dreams and aspirations of beautiful romantic images from their wedding and they swoon over the many images online and in magazines and often point them out saying I want this…always….these images are natural lighting. Often the couples seem to loose the importance of making this part of their chronology happen even after our meetings and me constantly trying to enforce this to them. On average in Chile, the 60 mins schedualed for bridal portraits ends up around 20-25 mins. It makes me sad that in such a wonderful location as Chile about 80% of the coules here miss such a huge potential for images.

With reference to a previous post I made here and to the menu link above “Ten top Tips” I enphasized the importance of planning for sunlight if you require the aforementioned type of weddin gphotography included in your image set. A simple 15 mins late to the ceremony can mean your key wedding photographs are “Shot In The Dark !!”

If you would like any advice (Clients and non Clients) I am happy to assist you to plan your daylight timing to ensure you do not fail on receiving the wedding photographs you dream of.. feel free to EMAIL ME anytime.
Gardner Hamilton
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Matrimonio Costanza & Jorge ,El Pregon, Casablanca, Chile

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:36:00 +0000

Heres a little sneeky peeky....
What a great sunny warm day in the Casablanca Valley at El Pregon for this wonderful wedding. Jorge (The Groom) arrived bright and early complete with jacket, shoes and....ehhhh...better call to find out where your pants are !!! OOOPS !!

Not completely shocked Costanza gets the pants story first hand....

Time to continue with the Bride Prep where Costanzas sister lends a helping hand

OK guys, pants on and get to the Church...EVERYONE IS WAITING !!

SEALING THE DEAL

Always an awaiting crowd for the brides of Chile

I love Mauricios vapture at the leaving end...Nice !

After the ceremony it was a quick greeting session then time to skoot back the 3km from the church to El Pregon to begin the cocktail. This little old church is over 70 years old and has some serious scars from the TEREMOTO but these add to its charm and history

After cocktails as the guests start to enter for dinner was a chance to catch the last of the days natural light and make some shots among the landscape of this great location.

Mauricio catches the happy couple from another angle...the advantage of having Two photographers!

It's Dinner Time !!

Between bouts of the wild fun came moments like this...the way Costanza is looking at Jorge just says it all !!

Also consumed in the moment, Jorge seems almost unaware there are nearly 200 other people in the room

and without fail the inevitable dance of the Marinos....but guys, youré not suposed to drop him !!!

All The Single Ladies !!!!!!!

All the single gentlemen !!!!!!!

Nice Mauricio...this one gets my eyes full of tears with its little touch of Scotland !

and to end this quick preview off is a shot of me dragged into the crowd just before the guys attempted to pick me up with my cameras YIKES !!...thank goodness that didn't happen.. What a blast this wedding was.. Thanks Costanza and Jorge for a great day and one of the best steaks I have had in Chile !! I can't believe how well this shot turned out considering a guest took it with my 2nd camera after a couple of piscos ****("couple") *****
...good job !!

Gardner Hamilton
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Carolina and Manuel (Houston, TX) Wedding Vina Matetic, Chile

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:17:00 +0000

Guess where we are ?

Carolina and Manuel have been planning this big day now for quite a while and it has been fun talking with Carolina on Skype over the last few months. While I am still editing images from this full day event it is time to post a few images for a little sneek peek.

This first image totally sums up these two adorable people who gave us all plenty of laughs throughout the day. Given the chance Manuel will take the comedy option and always puts a huge smile on Carolinas face.

TOLD YA !!

SO...back to the story....Preperation.....Shoes.....Rings......and all things wedding. Just a couple of shots to set the scene

A Dress.....A Vineyard....Say No More

And while I am off playing with details the guests begin to arrive

Nice to see someone is running on time...Nice one Manny!!

Carolina gets a little help with these hard to reach places....

and just a few finnishing touches and shes looking amazing !!

Now everyone is happy, including little 9 Month old Tomas. We shot his baptism just a few weeks ago and he was a star...simpy the most relaxed and photogenic 9 month old boy I have ever met

With the Spanish (Spain) influence in this wedding, some beautiful guitar music set the scene perfectly.

...even the musicians were smiling

The guests with their awesome white parasols start to head off to the ceremony location

Mauricio captures a shot of the twins with the rings before they skoot off to the alter

Here Comes the Bride, La la la laaaaa....

Do yo....? .... I Do...!!! ....Do you....? .....I Do...!!!

Now...THATS A ROCK...!

Its a Done Deal !!

Now its time to take the happy couple for a wander through the gardnens at Vina Matetic and catch some shots among the wonderful colors

Used a little technique on this photo to bring an extreme clarity

Mauricio made great use of an outdoor mirror here...nicely done !

Great capture Mauricio

I had scouted this shot about 2 months ago when I took trip into Matetic and loved the use of the window frame to abstract this composition a little

Just before heading off to the cocktail I gave the couple a chance to relax and give me a chance to catch some candid photos at the same time, as I was taking position in the bushes a lovely old dog wandered over to see what all the fuss was about. A very cute moment and worth remembering for the couple

This was an awesome wedding with a super nice group of people. and a great choice of location guys. Thanks for everything

and the sun closes on a perfect day

Gardner Hamilton
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John & Joanna, Vina Indomita, Casablanca, Chile 22-Nov 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 22:11:00 +0000

Joanna came to me through a contact via http://www.allchile.net/ an online haunt for gringos in and out of chile. A man by the name of Mike called me one day to see if I could cover the wedding photography of the neice of a friend of his, all very distant and confusing but on the Sunday before the wedding (Monday) at 7pm John and Joanna arrived at the Sheraton Miramar in Vina del mar for our pre arranged meeting to talk through any last minute details. Upon meeting both John and Joanna I instantly got a great vibe that this smaller and extreemly personlized event was going to be a dream to photograph. Here are some mainly detail oriented photos of the day.

Monday started at the hotel 11am sharp : Bridal preperation with novia and her Two very funny sisters.

I couldn't help myself...I had to take this next shot.. loving it !!

Ok ....So while all that was going on it was time for me to steal the dress and shoes and run around the Sheraton hiding from the groom

Can you spot the dress...? If Joanna only knew what I was doing with her dress !!

Last minute details...

OK now Joanna is ready, time to get her on the balcony to cool off before heading down to the Lincon

Trust me ..! she's there !!

and off we go !!

A very private and unique ceremony took place at the Vineyard hence the more generic images posted

Do these bridal shoes ROCK or what !!

After the ceremony John and & Joanna headed up to the terrace to await their guests

Did someone say "COCKTAIL"?

Did someone say "LUNCH"?

One of the several toasts to this wonderfull couple

I loved the fact that Joanna had considered flowers for all the principle ladies at this event, and I loved the way the light was hittig them as they all took a drink while the wedding group had lunch.

With lunch over I had time to take the newlyweds for some informal portraits in the awesome location.

and to end the day...always with a kiss...This was an awesome day with a truely great bunch of people. Thanks guys for your patience and for agreeing to go to all the other crazy locations I dragged you too .

IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.

AMAZING VIDEO

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:23:00 +0000

I really love this video and hope you will enjoy it and share it with your friends

Sandra + Fernando Wedding Santiago Chile

noreply@blogger.com (Gardner Hamilton) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:41:00 +0000

Sandra and Fernando are a super kool couple with a great sense of style. Our preperation shots began at there beautifull home in Santiago where the home was divided into two specific areas of preparation to avoid seeing each other before the ceremony. Put with shooting the prep I take thtime to try to catch some personal elements of significance around there home. Using these awsome puzzle coasters and their favorite and often used chess set I loved the idea of this day being the final part of the puzzle bringing them togther so I came up with this image below..I was so happy when they understood its meaning and enjyed the fact it was using their everyday things

Originally Sandra had spoken about prep in a hotel but the huge mirror she has at home and the natural light won without a doubt

Mauricio caught this great little glance from over Sandras shoulder

love this next shot, the hands and the eyes...

Arriving at the church Santiago was at its best in the background with the sun assisting to enhance the view

AWESOME DRESS...let the games begin

I also really like this shot of their rings...simple, clean and all round nice

and...as always with me....THE SHOESs but this time in use

while thist is in the wrong position in this post i love the movement nd the expression just as the bride enters the Church parking lot

and with the deed done the happy couple start the evening with huge smiles

Time for a quick portrait before heading to the event centre in a very cool car

The open top BMW shot through the streets of Santiago as Mauricio stood out through the roof of the weddingphotochile truck. For this shot I used the red light to take advantage of a shoot opportunity.

Then off the speed !!!

The big kiss at the event centre after the first dance

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I love these two shots of the flowers and of the groom

Nice capture Mauricio