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I just wanted to post a video I shot a year ago, from a small but really nice wedding.

Enjoy it…

Thanks!!!

If you are reading this article, I will assume that you are getting married, and you are trying to find a Photographer that can fit into your budget. But before I explain to you the reason of “Why You Should Hire a Top Wedding Photographer”, I would like to you to follow my line of thinking for a minute. OK?

Imagine that you just came from your vacation and started downloading all the pictures that you’ve taken there. Maybe you’ve taken 200 or 300 pictures, but when you start looking up close to the pictures on your screen you notice that they are not as great as you thought that they would be. Some are blurred, some over exposed, some are under exposed, some are very flat and some are OK. You might even think; “that is great! I have 20 good pictures from the 200 that I took”, and probably you won’t even print them anyway.

This is the reality of today’s digital photography. Most people don’t print the majority of the pictures that they take, and few people even try to print their pictures on their own home printer (very bad quality).

How does this little story affect you and your decision to select a Top Wedding Photographer?

Almost everybody owns a digital camera today. Some people have even started calling themselves “Photographers”, and your low end photographers will try to give you good deal by charging you just to shoot your wedding and give you a CD with all the pictures from your wedding on it.

If you are really on the budget and your wedding will be a very simple ceremony and small reception, and you just want to be able to have something to remember that day, then maybe; just maybe, this Photographer will be ok for you. But remember about the story on the beginning of this article (you will not like what you going to get at the end).

One more thing! If you are really on the budget and can not afford a good photographer, why are you going to pay for a bad one? On this case, just ask a friend or a family member to take some shots. It is free!

On the other hand, your wedding is the most special day of your life and if you have been planning it for a long time and it is a major investment of your hard earned money, the last thing that you need is a “self claimed photographer” that might not deliver a desired final product.

You don’t want a poor food for your Reception Dinner or a small cake that was made at the grocery store to be your Wedding Cake. Not because they are not good, but because this is about the day that you have been dreaming for a long, long time. This is a “ONCE in a LIFETIME” event and you want everything to be 100% special.

The same should apply to your Wedding Photography. If there was the perfect moment to use the phrase “One picture can tell more than 1,000 words”, this would be it. A Top Wedding Photographer will capture not just the reality of that beautiful day, but this artist will use his/her talent to translate the image into a unique piece of art.

A good Photographer will also edit your pictures to their best quality, enhancing the color, light, composition and sharpness of each picture. If you try to print your pictures without they’ve been properly edited, you might end with average pictures that will not look very good.

I just updated my 2011 Wedding Packages.

Check it HERE

I love photography, and even more shooting at beautiful weddings.

But if you are looking for a photographer to help you with the memories of the most beautiful day of your life, here is one thing you should consider…

Have your Engagement Photography or Engagement Photo Session before you hire your wedding photographer.

Can you imagine you on your wedding day, trying getting ready when this strange photographer comes in and start taking pictures of everything and asking you to do this, or to look at that and etc?

The Engagement Session is the perfect moment so you and your photographer can know each other a little better. And not only that, you will know a little more about the photographer’s personality and style.

If you’re getting married here in South Florida and need some help with your engagement pictures, here is a slide show I shot early this year…

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Hi, my name is Paulo Jordao - http://www.paulojordao.com, and I am a international Photographer (Weddings and Fine Art Portraits) living in South Florida.

Last Sunday I had an amazing experience with one of my Workshops “Trash the Dress - Light and Location”, for Photographers from Miami - Fort lauderdale - Palm Beaches.

I had checked the location twice before I started marketing this Workshop. It is was a beautiful small park just south of Fort Lauderdale International Airport.

For this Workshop, I Had 19 Photographers, 12 models and 4 Makeup Artists - I also want to enjoy this post to thank all them for their amazing professionalism and beautiful job.

We had 3″ of rain that afternoon and most of people would think that we would not have the courage to go ahead with our schedule, but I am glad we did.

Here are few images of that day, let me know what you think.

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If you are a photographer looking to distance yourself from the competition and boring everyday images, you need to keep your mind and eyes opened for opportunities to make some amazing and unique images.

Here is a photography workshop coming up to Fort Lauderdale - Miami area on April 18th; “TRASH the DRESS - Light and Location”

Here are some images from my previous sessions…

I Hope to see you there…

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http://www.paulojordao.com

 This week I was shooting Paula and Terance’s Engagement Photography Session.

They are getting married in November, and we thought that now would be a great time to have their Engagement Session done.

They are a fun couple and were very excited with not only the Photo Shoot, but with the Video Love Story that I am creating to them.

First, we stopped at the Train Tracks -Fort Lauderdale Riverfront - than, we came to fort Lauderdale beach (a little south of Las Olas blvd.)

As usual, here in Florida, it was a very hot and humid day. The weather was not perfect, but I got some great shots of them. And the most important… We had a great time together!!!

If you want to check other Engagement-Photography posts - Here are some more samples of Engagement Photography (CLICK HERE)

If you are a Family or friend of Alison and Albert, and if you want to see their wedding pictures, you can come and register to their PICTAGE website: http://www.pictage.com/579191

If you have any question, please contact me at 954-270-0751

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Last Sunday I was shooting Micheliny and Danile’s Wedding. It was a small wedding - just for family and close friends and with a beautiful South Florida weather - perfect for some outside shooting.

We decided to go to T.Y Park - Hollywood, FL to take some outside shots. There we enjoyed to take some couple shots, formals, etc.

From there, we went to their house were the ceremony happened.

I just want to wish the best to Micheliny and Daniel.

Congratulations!!!

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I love traditional weddings, where I normaly start shooting in the morning (bride getting ready) and ends late at night (reception - cake - etc).

The wedding that I was shooting today was a little different. Alison and Albert got married at the beach in front of the Marriott Hotel (Hollywood, FL). It was not one of the traditional weddings as I just mentioned - this one was a short wedding but with all the 9 yards of a big one.

To start, it was an early wedding on this beautiful Sunday morning (11:00 am), with a perfect weather for this perfect South Florida Wedding. The ceremony was short but very emotional - specially to the bride that had her tears wiped three or four times.

The reception was at the outside restaurant of the Marriott Hotel, where the guests enjoyed the nice weather with great food and live music.

This week I will be editing the pictures and creating their wedding album, but I wanted to show you few of the pictures of this great wedding.

P.S. - If you are a friend or family member of Alison and Albert, I will be posting late this week the address where you can look or purchase all the pictures of their wedding. You can also contact me: 954- 270-0751

Here are few of the pictures from Today’s Wedding:

Cassy and Luke’s Wedding pictures are ready for viewing at my PICTAGE.

The pictures are carefully separated in few different categories to make it easier to you find the picture that you are looking for. Here are the categories:

- Getting Ready

- Bridal Party

- Family Portraits

- Details

- Ceremony

- Reception

- Friends and Family

- Cake and etc…

Go ahead and and chek the pictures: Click Here

I will be posting Cassy and Luke’s Wedding pictures in few days at PICTAGE. Their Engagement pictures are already there, just in case you want to look at them first.

Anyway…

On September 20, 2008 (Last Weekend of Summer) - I was photographing one of the most beautiful wedding that I have ever been. The wedding was not just beautiful, but the couple (Cassy and Luke) are the kind of clients that I’ve always dreamed of - fun, happy, energetic, etc…

Here is a little sample of their wedding.

I hope you enjoy it.

Cassy and Luke got married on September 20, 2008 in one the most beautiful and to touching ceremony that I have ever seen.

I saw people crying, smiling, laughing, and as I said before - I was honored to be their photographer.

I will write another post letting you know where I am posting all the pictures and I am also preparing a cool slide show to post here.

Today I just want to show you few of the pictures from this fantastic wedding.

Don’t forget…

I will be posting in few days the slide show + the Address with all the pictures. OK?

Please, Leave a Comment. Thanks!!!

Yesterday -09/20/08- was a very busy day. I have to shoot Cassy and Luke’s Wedding wedding form 11:00am to 10:00pm and Fabian (an associate of mine) was shooting Elsa and Marcelo’s Wedding from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

This post is about Elsa and Marcelo’s Wedding, and I will be writing a Post about Cassy and Luke’s Wedding latter - today. OK?

Elsa and Marcelo’s Wedding was a simple wedding - just for few family members and very close friends. The ceremony happened in a house located in Weston (Florida), and they had the nice pool area and backyard as their background for this lovely and fun ceremony.

I was impressed to see the pictures of this beautiful bride and the always smiling groom.

Here are some few pictures of their wedding.

Congratulations Elsa and Marcelo!!!

The date is finally here… This Saturday (Sep-20-2008) Cassandra and Luke are getting married.

I can truly say that I have been waiting for this Wedding very anxiously. For me, this is not the Wedding of the month… it is the Wedding of the year.

No matter how much I try to explain and describe the details of this Wedding, the couple’s personality and how much I feel honored to be part of their special day - I just can’t find enough words to realy make you understand about this unique and special wedding.

Cassy and Luke… I hope that my Photography can translate how happy and honored I feel to be there for you.