San Juan, Puerto Rico | Destination Wedding | El Condado Vanderbilt | Photo & Video by Jaime Del Rio

I finally got to shoot a wedding in PUERTO RICO!!!!!

When I tell you I was excited from day one, I mean I was secretly jumping for joy. The excitement has yet to subside.

After 16 years the day finally arrived. Sana and Fredy are married!!!!
Their dream wedding at El Condado Vanderbilt in San Juan, Puerto Rico was more than perfect. I honestly didn’t expect anything less from Sana and Fredy. plus they were working with with the islands most renowned event planner, Rosalina Torres!!!
I’ll admit that I was a bit star struck, since she is very well known in the wedding industry. I kept my cool around her but Later, I was hit with another dose of stardom when the one and only, Reggaeton sensation, “Bad Bunny” made his appearance and performed for everyone. (kind-of) - keep scrolling to see the pics and GIFFs. It was awesome and hilarious!!!

The night before I scouted out some gorgeous spots for the first look and then revisited them in the morning to make sure I could work with the light in those areas. Everything looked great and I was feeling excited for the images I had in mind. Unfortunately, it began to rain heavily and then continued to drizzle sporadically throughout the day. Since it was 91°, the sun dried up a few spots of concrete between sessions of rain and I was able to create some beautiful images and video. The downside is that we couldn’t move much or that beautiful wedding dress would have surely been soaked.

You can’t tell from the pics but everything around us was super soaked. (especially the floor) I was so nervous that her dress would be ruined before the ceremony. Sana stayed calm and just went with the flow of the day. Despite the rain, the wet floor, limited moment, 91° heat and 78% humidity.
Hands down, no debating it, she is one of my FAVORITE BRIDES of ALL time.