What a wedding! You’ve already seen day 3, and now here’s day 1 and 2 from our adventures in San Juan. Junior and Heather’s nuptuals were held at the Ritz Carlton in San Juan, with reception at the El San Juan Resort & Casino. The day started off HOT, but oddly, no different than a sticky Tennessee summer, so I guess we were kind of used to it. While wondering through the El San Juan to find Junior’s room, we met their videographer, Francisco Ferrer of Ferrer Video Productions. Not only did Francisco help us find Junior’s room, he also shuttled Brian and I AND all of my equipment back and forth between the 2 hotels numerous times throughout the day, saving us some major cash in taxi fares. Francisco and Mirna, you guys rock! (I HIGHLY recommend them if you’re looking for a videographer, so incredibly professional!)
Once I got a few shots of Junior, our next stop was the Ritz Carlton to snag a few photos of Heather and girls getting ready. Meanwhile, Lisa and Ashlee from One Enchanted Evening were behind the scenes doing all of the dirty work. These ladies certainly earned their pay after a rain storm put a 90 minute delay on the ceremony! Lisa and Ashlee, as well as the awesome staff at the Ritz, did an incredible job keeping everything perfect. Luckily, nothing was ruined during the surprise shower. I guess we brought a little bit of Tennessee weather with us!
The ceremony was so incredibly beautiful as all of the spotlights lit up and sparkled on the wet patio. Junior’s father and God-father officiated the ceremony. Heather said it was perfect, and that is all we needed to hear.
We ended the night with an incredible celebration at the El San Juan. It was just breathetakingly beautiful. Because of the 90 minute rain delay and Junior and Heather not wanting to see each other until after the ceremony, we still needed a good wedding party photo. Well, the Lobby at the El San Juan was full of hotel guests, but I begged our way into the VIP room. We were all set to take the photo, when Junior asked, “Hey, where’s Johnny?” Not 2 seconds later, Johnny walked in, looking pretty damn fine. I’ll let you figure out which groomsman is Johnny. Security DID NOT find his wardrobe funny (I did.), and tried to escort him from their hotel during our photo shoot. Southern Charm won, and we got our photo.
I will never forget this wedding, it was so much fun. I am so happy you had me along. Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Word!!
My favorite shots from each of my weddings in 2009.
