Rafael and Melody - 6.19.2010

  I met Rafael last year when he started his first year in the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt. He's from Nicaragua and got engaged to his American girlfriend Melody over Christmas in Nicaragua. Their whole wedding planning process reminded me so much of what Javi and I were going through this time last year - flying the groom's parents to the US, planning one wedding in the US and one abroad, balancing cultural traditions & doing all of this while going to school and working and trying to stay sane. and they planned one BEAUTIFUL wedding! Melody is an artist and definitely had a vision for their big day. She had all kinds of fun sketches of their rings and her dress and the bridesmaids dresses, she made little nests for the flower girl and ring bearer - all the little details matched in a bright yellow and white wedding that came together just right. Not to mention she and Rafael are crazy about each other which made photographing the two of them together so much fun for me. Below are some shots from the day! (reminder: you can click on the photos and they get bigger, and if you keep clicking on the photo it'll go all the way through!)