Makaila & Edgar Surprise Engagement

     I met Makaila during a very special time in my life, when I was engaged to daniel and planning my own wedding. Our friendship grew really fast and soon I considered her one of my best friends. I didnt think twice before I asked her to be my maid of honor.

   Two short years later, Edgar called us to tell us he wanted to ask beautiful makailas hand in marriage. My first thought was ''Yay Im so happy for her''. I was extremelly excited that Edgar and Makaila were now Soon to be ''Engaged''.

     We made up a plan (Edgar, Daniel and I) of a secret photoshoot to ''advertise our business'' so we could not sound so fishy about the whole idea of a secret engagement.End result ''SHE SAID YES''

Congratulation Makaila and Edgar for your engagement! I cant wait till the actual day where you say ''I DO ''

You deserve all the happiness in the world 

With Love,

Raquel Sergio

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Mallory and Seth Wedding

     We all got ready to leave tampa on Friday Morning to go Photograph Mallory and Seths Wedding. I had invited my dear friend Jessica Charles to come assist Daniel and I on this wedding. 

     As we get there everything is ready to go and I met Mallory for the first time.

She said her Hello very sweetly and quietly and she was getting ready for her big day :) I remember Praying the day before for a sunny day , since the whole entire week rain seemed to be pouring out non stop. But this day was different. The Sun did decide to stick around for this wedding :). 

     We photographed the Girly girls and got ready to go and finish off with some photos with the Groom and their guys!

The day went on and I couldnt have asked for better lighting! I think this was Gods way of giving a special gift to the newly weds. 

     One thing I do like to add, No matter what happens or will happen in life, Mallory and Seth, I am sure you guys will make it through the obstacles together. Dont forget that you will always have each other to hold on to when times get rough.

Congratulations on your beautiful wedding and hope you have a happy marriage,

     I love Photographing the small details of Weddings. It always shows the personality of the Bride or the groom.

  

     Mallory and Seths First Kiss made some what an impression on my heart. There were no words that could describe what we all felt as they locked their eyes together as a newly wed couple!

Wtih Love,

Raquel Sergio

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Laura & Galileo Engagement

A very hot Memorial Day it was indeed. I really just wanted the air conditioning system from our car to follow us around. Is there such a thing?? If there is I am looking foward to that right now =) . It was very hot, but time passed by realy quickly as we photographed laura and galileo. It had been a while since I last saw them and we had fogotten what a great chemistry we had with them.

They are having an August wedding, and I could tell how exciting it will be. I love photographing couples who are happy and in love. It makes the atmosphere of the entire photoshoot change.

This is what I felt when I photographed Laura & Galileo on that hot day. Nothing mattered, but the look in their eyes as they expressed their love for each other!!!

Congratulations Laura and Galileo on your Engagement and Upcomming wedding!!

With Love,

Raquel Sergio

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Cindy & Keith Engagement

      They met in High school, and soon they were in love. Cindy and Keith always make me think to myself what it would have been like if I had met Daniel earlier in my life ( AKA High school) I think I would have felt so much better knowing that I would spend my life with him since then.

          Keith Proposed to Cindy in Clearwater beach, So she decided her engagement session needed to be in the same place he had proposed to her. I instantly thought to myself  '' ALL YES FOR THAT'' but I didnt think of all the things that might occur on that specific day. Knowing its florida a Sunday afternoon would be packed in the beautiful beach of Clearwater, so we moved our session to a small secluded beach in treasure island.

             Nothing felt more perfect than the Deserted Sands of treasure Island as we arrived, as soon as we stepped out of the car I felt the water hitting my shoulders. RAIN. Oh no, not the Rain. It started pouring in a matter of seconds and I couldnt feel any worse than the feeling of unexpected rain on the beautiful engagement session we had planned . I closed my eyes and squinted a little bit. I was really praying. Praying that God would help me out by removing the rainy clouds maybe just for a little hour. I felt a warm spot on my shoulder and there it was the sun again. Shining through the rainy clouds and drying the wet spots the rain had left behind. The day was perfect after this little storm had gone by.

It only goes to show us it is true what they say '' There is always sunshine after a great storm''

Congratulations Cindy and Keith on your Engagement

With Love,

Raquel Sergio

 

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Jeremy Business Photoshoot

    The streets in Tampa were deserted this day. It almost felt like It was a ghost city. I met this gentleman a while back at one of the weddings I photographed! He was the DJ for the night and He krunked the music up, it made the night really alive. He called me a while later this time he was interested in taking some urban. modern photos for his Business as a Realtor!! So being an Urban, Modern photographer myself I agreed.

    He asked me to guide him through posing So I did what I could ( Being a woman was hard to try to visualize myself as a man) I will tell you what He was a natural from beginning to end =) Natural talent always pays off when it comes to things like this =)

    Jeremy will be launching His new looks in the next few weeks!! Good lcuk and congratulations Jeremy with your new Modern look. I hope that you will do a great, great job!

    With Love,

Raquel Sergio

                                                    

   

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