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RACHEL, DYLAN, ELVIS AND COCOA

I loved photographing Rachel and Dylan’s wedding, they are action people, they enjoy life and they love to share. The Valley Ho Hotel was the perfect venue for them, it was a good match for their personalities.  I am very happy they picked me as their photographer.  My clients are a big part of my inspiration, so I try very hard to let the right clients find me and hide from the ones that are not right. Rachel and Dylan were perfect for me. Flowers by The Flower Studio. Kelly Rashka came as my guest photographer.

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Fantastic dress shot by Kelly.

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Rachel putting her dress on. By Kelly.

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By Kelly.

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Another beautiful picture by Kelly (Kelly, as usual,  totally kicked ass at this wedding).

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This is Dylan with his friends relaxing before the wedding. By Kelly.

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Dylan making a tub exit. By Kelly.

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By Kelly.

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By Kelly.

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By Kelly.

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By Kelly.

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Rachel on the way to her first encounter with Dylan.

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By Kelly.

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By Kelly.

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Dylan changing into his suit. He wore the uniform only for the first encounter. By Kelly.

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I don’t remember who Rachel was calling while Dylan was putting his pants on.

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That’s me trying, for the first time in 7 years, to put on a boutonniere. By Kelly.

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By Kelly.

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Non-stop laughs during the portrait session.

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Rachel rocks it.

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We did get serious a couple of times :-).

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This was a lot of fun to do. Everybody was very cool.

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Cocoa Butters receiving instructions on how to carry one of the rings. By Kelly.

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By Kelly.

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Put a ring on it.

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Double breakage.  I love this Mexican themed Chuppah; I had never seen anything like it.

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Rachel and Cocoa Butters.

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Signing the marriage license. By Kelly.

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By Kelly.

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Posing with Elvis and Cocoa.

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Photo by Kelly.

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I love this cake/cupcake combo by La Dolce Pesca. By Kelly.

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Rachel sharing some cake with Dylan.

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Rachel’s dad and brother with a special performance.

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The Cadillac Angels are incredible, I highly recommend them!

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Rachel enjoying a cigar.

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And Dylan too.

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Tony Balbinot of the Cadillac Angels.

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Isn’t this awesome?!

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50 comments

R. J. Kern - Sergio, your body of work continues to amaze!!! Well done, my friend. I’ve been following you since we met at Foundation Conference in New Orleans and I totally dig what you’re doing. Way to follow your heart! Hugs from Minneapolis :)April 19, 2012 – 8:42 pm

Shela Betty Luján Ramírez - LOve it Sergio..!! nos vemos en el taller de Argentina..!! :)February 10, 2012 – 9:56 pm

Shela Betty Luján Ramírez - Love it Sergio..!! nos vemos en Marzo en Argentina en el Taller :)February 10, 2012 – 9:55 pm

Jay-C - Excelente tú trabajo maestro, realmente monumental.September 28, 2011 – 12:36 pm

Maria de los ANgeles Cassani - Ellos son muy fotogénicos pero tú tienas unas excelentes tomas. FelicitacionesAugust 26, 2011 – 6:55 pm

Dione Lopes - Nunca vi fotos tao expressivas e tao vivas…amei…parabens!June 22, 2011 – 1:30 pm

Carlos Diaz - Muy bello tu trabajo Sergio, ya conocia tu trabajo hace algun tiempo, eres fuente de inspiración. Felicitaciones mi amigo.May 13, 2011 – 1:51 pm

Gerhard - SO GOOOODDD!!Excelllent work. No Badass like you, man!!April 18, 2011 – 9:06 am

Matt Adcock - i’d be very proud of this one, just awesome work. Kelly is a rock dude.April 16, 2011 – 5:36 am

Wedding Photographer Bath - Superb pictures, awesome work!!March 21, 2011 – 2:27 am

amber pierce - I return to view these images over and over…Sensational work!March 19, 2011 – 6:37 pm

julie Weisberg - Wowsers! So much energy, amazing captures, beautiful use of light.February 18, 2011 – 4:00 pm

Jerzy Modrak - What a badass bass player! A great set, one of the best I’ve seen lately.February 14, 2011 – 11:51 am

Christy - Viewing all the beautiful photos brings back all the beautiful memories.February 7, 2011 – 4:16 pm

Rafa - Chacho parece que tienes 8 clones, no se escapa nada. la 1 pic wow, que ocurrencia.February 7, 2011 – 4:15 am

Antonio - Me encanta tu trabajo, eres toda una fuente de insparación.February 6, 2011 – 5:46 pm

miguel angel - Con ganas! This so diferent and unique style mi amigo sergio. .. unpose and funky stuff men. This is hot … rocking it. Brother..rocking it.February 6, 2011 – 5:13 pm

Joshua Gull - Kickass wedding with some kickass images.January 31, 2011 – 6:10 pm

davina + daniel - great stuff as usual guys! the ceremony shot from above is superbadass!!January 31, 2011 – 5:21 pm

Virginia - Amazing pics from an extraordinary photographer! Congrats Sergio is one of the most spectacular weddings I´ve ever seen.January 31, 2011 – 3:22 pm

Jesús Ortiz - Sorprendente en cada trabajo, genial, divertido y emocionante, que grande eres, y no solo por el tamaño.
Un abrazoJanuary 28, 2011 – 10:17 am

Sergio - Thank you all so, so much for your beautiful comments. Gracias de corazon!January 28, 2011 – 12:20 am

michele bowman - these take my breath away!!! you are so friggin’ talented!!January 27, 2011 – 6:50 pm

Daniel Aguilar - Yeah, the whole set in two words: It’s Badass!!!!January 27, 2011 – 6:00 pm

Sol Tamargo - Love your portraits, LOOVE your lightening! BADASS.. :)January 27, 2011 – 3:15 pm

Lynn - A couple in love at a badass wedding, captured forever by a badass photographer!January 26, 2011 – 7:58 pm

Josh Gershweir - Simply put, these are far and away the best wedding photos I have ever seen! They feel as if they were part of a photo montage cut from an academy award winning movie… Creative, Colorful, Emotional… well done, Sergio!January 26, 2011 – 8:33 am

Patti Pardi - Totally Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These moments will be ingrained forever in our hearts.Lots of love to both Dylan and Rachel.
PattiJanuary 25, 2011 – 8:35 pm

Shelley Paulson - So..stinkin’…amazing – Sergio and Kelly are a badass team!January 25, 2011 – 5:07 pm

Fran - OMG!!!! yo de mayor quiero ser como tú…. IMPRESIONANTE Sergio!!!January 25, 2011 – 4:11 pm

Ann - WOW probly the most amazing wedding photos ive ever seen!January 25, 2011 – 2:46 pm

Dani - There are no other words except BEAUTIFULJanuary 25, 2011 – 1:41 pm

Ashley palenkas - So cute I love it! Looks like stills of a movie!!!! Awesome pictures!!January 25, 2011 – 1:37 pm

Tianna - That was the most amazing day… these pictures are AMAZING… I am sitting her crying! These photos are just what I invisioned for Rachel and Dylan… Can’t wait to see them all!!!January 25, 2011 – 1:22 pm

Rachel Sacks - I LOVE MY WEDDING PHOTOS. Sergio, you are the best! I knew you were the right man for the job! I can’t wait to see the rest!!!January 25, 2011 – 1:15 pm

Milt - Outstanding!January 25, 2011 – 1:10 pm

Katey - Amazing! It was a fabulous wedding, and these pictures definitely capture it. Can’t wait to see the rest!!January 25, 2011 – 12:52 pm

Haley Gronemeier - I can’t stop looking at all of these pictures! Everyone looked like they had so much fun and Sergio really captured that. What fantastic pictures to have for a lifetime!January 25, 2011 – 11:19 am

Lauren - omg – I have never seen wedding photos like these and I am 55 and a relative – BADASS indeed – FAB FAB FAB and ABSOLUTELY RACHEL AND DYLAN – FAB FAB FAB!!!!!!!!!!! I can only say that I am SHOCKED SHOCKED SHOCKED that R&D got ready for the wedding TOGETHER~!!!!!!!!!!! Whatever happened to “don’t see each other that day until she walks down the aisle”??????????? Another example of how R&D BREAK THE RULES AND MAKE THE TRADITION THEIR OWN – MAZEL TOV!!!!!!!!!!January 25, 2011 – 11:11 am

Casey - These pics are so amazing!!!! can’t wait to see the rest :)January 25, 2011 – 10:57 am

Dawn Peterson - Love, Love, Love it! Great job Sergio and Kelly! What a great couple they are. You really caught their personality in these photos.January 25, 2011 – 10:49 am

Shawna Stanley - You guys are so awesome! For the next wedding, could you please just pack me in you camera cases so I could tag along! lol You all look kile you have such a great time!!!January 25, 2011 – 10:46 am

Natan - Knockeando al personal, sí señor!!
Personalísimo y divertidísimo reportaje, Sergio, nunca defraudas!!
Congrats to Kelly, a very talented photographer, too!January 25, 2011 – 10:17 am

Sue Barberá - Ese Sergio! Cómo puedes conseguir tantos buenos momentos juntos en una sola boda?? Increible, feliciades a los dos! saludos desde Spain!January 25, 2011 – 10:13 am

Max A. Franks - Mr. Sergio and Ms. Kelly, truly amazing work! I love the bride signing the certificate and super-love all the great laughter shots. Keep up the awesomeness.January 25, 2011 – 9:31 am

Sherry Pickerell - Sergio, these are amazing! Gorgeous work!January 25, 2011 – 9:23 am

fer juaristi - Dude, you always amaze me! freaking gold!January 25, 2011 – 9:01 am

Jennifer Hoffman - What a great job you guys did! Looks like a fabulously fun wedding!January 25, 2011 – 8:43 am

Susana - Wow Sergio… Increible reportaje!!January 25, 2011 – 8:27 am

Roberto Ramos - Un reportaje genial, lleno de fuerza y vida. Congrat!!January 25, 2011 – 8:26 am

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