annemarie & gary

a week ago deise and i shot gary and annemarie's engagement session. i took a photography course with annemarie's sister katie last year (she was my favorite model) and i'm thrilled to be shooting their upcoming wedding in 3 weeks!
this couple is beyond fun, gary is hilarious and he cracked jokes the entire shoot, annemarie is sweet and funny as well... by the end of the shoot i felt like i wanted to be their friend and hang out with them on a regular basis... hehe
we went to the lauderdale yacht club for pictures... that's where annemarie's dad keeps his boat.
they were a little uncomfortable in front of the camera at first (really, who isn't?) but by the end of the shoot they were pros and gary actually stopped talking :)



gary played some indigo girls for us (just kidding)








some p.d.a.




i don't need to say annemarie will make a beautiful bride, it's kind of obvious...


and if you can get gary to stop joking and making funny faces you can notice how handsome he is:








like i always say.... LIVE LOVE LAUGH










annemarie is also a huge fan of nate and jaclyn from the image is found, i could never compare my skills and images to the king and queen of awesomeness but i aimed for a kaiser vibe on this one:








i know this wedding will be the most fun i've ever had working... i cannot wait!

my anniversary shoot

my dear friend and partner in crime deise did a photoshoot of me and eddie to celebrate our 3rd anniversary.
she did an amazing job and the pictures came out outstanding!



check it out:
http://deisedobelin.blogspot.com/

www.gilcelia.com

it's ready!!!!!!
i'm thrilled to announce that my website is finally ready...
i'm still making a few changes here and there but you can see it already :)
now my clients will be able to see their proofs online and purchase additional prints through the site.
bludomain rocks!
check it out:
www.gilcelia.com

cruising

life is good when your friends pay you to go on a cruise with them to take a few pictures... hehehe
we had a blast (and i ate way more than i should have).

this is samuel and claudit, my friend anne's parents and possibly the sweetest people on the planet... they adopted me as a daughter from the moment they saw me...


this is anne and her little sister denise, they have an older sister patricia that unfortunately couldn't come on the trip


this is mikhael and denise, denise is deise's sister


anne and her husband serginho


paradise island


the ship


catch of the day:


anne's mom in all her cuteness:


mikhael is a pilot, so he gave us a few lessons on clouds one day... i can predict rain now!


denise dancing with her dad at sunset


denise and i stayed in the same room, she's such a cool gal, independent and a free thinker... she definitely dances to the beat of her own drum...


the girls!


i love me some golden light...


thank you anne for the fun job =)

the martinez family

my friends leo and andressa and their boys just moved from miami to north carolina this month.
eddie and i are are happy because now we have a place to stay when we go up there in the winter =)
i love them and they will be terribly missed.

don't they make a beautiful family:





their boys are the cutest! this is nicholas hugging his brother:



this is felipe and his natural charm:





andressa is stunning and leo resembles ricky martin (at least he thinks so) hehehe...





nicholas' expression cracks me up in this picture...



i love this shot:







love you guys... good luck in raleigh...
we'll have another shoot when i come up to visit.

renan & camylla

deise and i shot renan and camylla's engagement session a few weeks ago...
these crazy kids are getting married in december.
half of these shots are deise's because we kept switching cameras...



















this is a typical deise d. shot... notice the reflection... brilliant!
























by the way the makeup was done by moi, and the production was deise's...
yeah, we got skills... hehe