Michelé and Aaron met each other in New York City, where they quickly bonded over the love of Prince, where music obviously played a big part on their wedding day playlist.

Five years later, recently engaged, and while discussing wedding plans, they quickly thought about Puerto Rico as their wedding destination. Puerto Rico was an essential destination for the couple; it holds Michelé's family identity, and also became the first adventure together of M&A as a couple.

Bringing Meaning and Their Wedding Guests After Hurricane Maria

After Hurricane Maria, they also wanted their wedding to mean something: bringing their guests to discover our beautiful island, our warm people, and as a way to contribute to its recovery and economy. If you ask me, that's a great way of kicking off a new life stage.

Wedding Day at Hacienda Siesta Alegre

We had never met before, so apart from watching their wedding website and reading their questionnaire answers, I had no clue about their personalities. This might be nerve-racking for some, but I see it as a fun challenge: learning to connect and break the ice with people quickly is an excellent exercise, and it also helps if they're as cool and chill as Michelé and Aaron.

Michelé hadn't arrived yet, so I met with Aaron first. We did his getting ready out in a terrace because the day was too beautiful to stay in the suite. He had gifts for all his groomsmen, so we did that as well before doing groom & groomsmen portraits.

Then, I walked around the Hacienda Siesta Alegre doing decor images when Michelé arrived. I went downstairs into the bridal suite for her getting ready photos. I loved her bridal dress; instead of wearing a veil, she wore a cape on top of her dress, and she looked so gorgeous! Michelé and Aaron wanted to spend as much time with their guests after the ceremony, so we built a First Look session into their wedding timeline. It was perfect, emotional, dreamy, just like the rest of their wedding day. After a round of portraits around Hacienda Siesta Alegre, I went back to decor photos before the ceremony time was up.

Beautiful Outdoor Wedding Ceremony

Their ceremony was beautiful, happy, full of laughter, and emotional moments. Something I loved about Michelé and Aaron is that they didn't let their nerves to get in the way of enjoying and living in the moment during their wedding day.