Andres Valenzuela

new blog for andres valenzuela photography......

2010-04-13T10:56:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for visiting. My blog has found a new home. From here on out all new posts will be found at:

www.andresvalenzuelablog.com

You can also connect with us at:

www.andresvalenzuela.com

www.facebook.com/andresvalenzuelaphotography

www.twitter.com/andresvalenz

Looking forward to connecting with you and thank you again for your interest in our work and or lives. :)

- andres and kim

baby charles - 2 days old

2010-03-16T15:13:00.003-04:00

Our good friends margie and brian had their first baby a couple days ago. We got to visit the little dude 2 days after he was born. He's soooo little!

I love capturing these moments when parenthood is still so fresh and mommy and daddy are still so much in love and in awe of their little man.

Here's a few of our favorites....

If you want to see more check out the facebook fan page.

tara + kyle

2010-03-12T21:21:00.004-05:00

For more photos and a slideshow check out their slideshow.

baby charles' baby book shower - nyack, ny

2010-03-02T12:21:00.003-05:00

I got to document a super fun and beautiful baby shower this past weekend for our good friends margie and brian. the cake and cupcakes were amazingly done by the super talented melissa stimpson and the other goodies were made by my beautiful wife kimberly. For more photos check out our fan page on facebook www.facebook.com/andresvalenzuelaphotography

come to the edge.....

2010-02-28T00:15:00.001-05:00

'come to the edge' he said
'we are afraid' they said
'come to the edge' he said
they came.
he pushed them...and they flew!

- guillaume apollinaire

As my wife kim and I were pondering leaving my full time job of 10 years and embark on the risky proposition of doing photography full time, one of our closest friends quoted this to us. This amongst other signs confirmed our desire to jump off the edge and into the open unknown.

Like you we have dreams. Like you we have visions of what our lives could be. And like you we want to see them come to reality. And so this continuation of our journey here takes an interesting turn into what we believe moves us closer to our hearts desire.

We love what we do! What an honor we get to document with our own unique perspective the beginning of families! We get to document and freeze moments which none of us ever want to end. We love the opportunity we get to meet excited and in-love couples!

We also love the freedom this new business venture will give us. Freedom to pick and choose what we do and where we do it. Freedom to respond to whatever needs come before us. My wife and I have a love relationship with the third world. We have both experienced it and long to be in contact with it, pour our lives into it and do our little bit to touch lives there. We can't wait to start connecting with people in places like Haiti, Kenya, India, Ecuador and many more. We can't wait! And we can't wait to take you; our friends, family and fans; into these places via our photography and our trips.

We are beyond excited and yet also afraid. Because we have no idea what is next, we have no idea how things will play out, we don't know how it will be provided for. But we do know that we are in the right place and moving in the right direction and we are in good hands, VERY good hands! :) And so we move forward. With a reborn tenacity for making the work of our hands on this earth matter and a reborn compassion for helping others in need.

Stay in touch! Wether it's this blog, our facebook page or website. We can't wait to share our lives with you!

- andres and kim

melissa + bill

2010-02-18T21:36:00.006-05:00

Thanks for braving the waaaay below freezing temperatures guys! Can't wait for the wedding! :)

Check out the full slideshow!

cynthia + joe . madison, nj

2010-02-18T12:37:00.003-05:00

can't wait for your wedding..... :)

It's all about Isaac

2010-02-08T22:08:00.005-05:00

Here's a few of my favorites from our photo shoot. For more images check out the facebook album...

Cynthia + Joe - Madison, New Jersey...sneak peek...

2010-01-23T22:22:00.002-05:00

Sarah + Carlos - Maternity - Stamford, CT

2010-01-17T23:37:00.004-05:00

There is something so mysterious and beautiful about photographing an expecting mom. Its like I am capturing one of life's greatest miracles in every image. At least that is how honored I felt to photograph Sarah and Carlos and their baby boy. :)

Here's a few of my favorites.....

Philadelphia Wedding - Laura + Joe - Jan 2, 2010

2010-01-16T17:35:00.008-05:00

We started this new year with a beautiful winter wedding in Philadelphia. The Glen Foerd Mansion is gorgeous and was perfectly chosen by Laura and Joe for their wedding. I was joined by the talented Trent Bailey and even though it was well below freezing Laura and Joe were willing to go outside and get some photos in the cold! Gota love daring couples! :) Enjoy....

For more photos and a full slideshow: www.andresvalenzuela.com/lauraandjoew

Ceremony and Reception: Glen Foerd Mansion

Hair and Make up: Bubbles Salon

Wedding Coordination and Flowers: Elegant Events

Sarah + Carlos - Maternity - Stamford, CT - Sneak Peek...

2010-01-10T23:01:00.004-05:00

I haven't done one of these photo shoots in a while but I am so glad I got to do this one with the beautiful Sarah and her studly husband Carlos. More pics to come soon but for now here's a little peek....

Laura + Joe Wedding - Philadelphia, PA

2010-01-08T16:51:00.002-05:00

Here's a sneak peak at the wedding I got to shoot with Kimberly and my good friend Trent. More photos to come soon.......

HAPPY 2009!

2009-12-31T21:14:00.002-05:00

2009 was a great year. I started it off in January by going on a missions trip to the Philippines where I was abel to document the work that some amazing missionaries are doing in the city of Cebu. In February I got engaged to the amazing Kimberly Webb. :) In March I got to take her to visit my home country of Ecuador where we spent an amazing few days just visiting every possible family member we could think of. The summer was full of shooting weddings and engagement sessions. In July Kimberly and I got married on a beautiful cooler than normal July day. Our honeymoon took us to Ireland and then finished it up in London. We've spent the last 6 months since being married getting used to living together and watching our dreams and lives come together in a pretty unique way.

As I look back at my 2009 it is amazing how it has gone from being 'my' 2009 to 'our' 2009. That is the defining moment of my year and as I look to 2010 I am beyond excited on what it's going to bring!

Thank you all for staying in touch and I hope that we stay connected throughout this coming year. MANY new changes and exciting things coming our way! Stay tuned!! :)

Merry Christmas Everybody!!

2009-12-24T21:00:00.002-05:00

danielle + tim - engaged - new york city

2009-12-20T00:11:00.005-05:00

Suzanne + Mikhail - engaged - new york city

2009-12-19T16:16:00.004-05:00

Kalle + Josiah - Engaged - Nashville, TN

2009-12-18T01:19:00.007-05:00

I got picked for the Knot Best of Weddings 2010!!!!

2009-12-04T08:36:00.002-05:00

I have some exciting new to share with you all! I got a call from the knot this week to tell me that andres valenzuela photography was picked to be 'best of weddings for 2010'!! How cool is this!

At first I didn't know what to say but the lady sensed my shock and so explained it to me and said that they surveyed 'the knot brides' and it was they that submitted ratings on their favorite vendors for their wedding. So this is even more awesome in that it is couples themselves that rated me this way!

I'm so grateful for this honor to be included in their Best of Weddings for 2010! And I'm so grateful to all my past couples who rated my services!

I have some big news to announce VERY soon and this just comes in such a timely manner!

Thank you beautiful couples who let me photograph you and thank you photographers who have come along and photographed with me on my weddings! You all make this worth doing!

Margaret + Tyler

2009-12-03T19:16:00.006-05:00

Julie + John

2009-12-03T18:42:00.007-05:00

Our Wedding Video

2009-08-27T21:24:00.003-04:00

We have been soooo anxious to get this video from our video man Rob Adams. He has blown us away. The way he captured our wedding day is just awesome. It feels like he is floating all throughout the wedding day!

Rob we are forever grateful to you for documenting our day in such a unique way.

MIL GRACIAS!!!!!

Kimberly and Andres - Highlights Video from Rob Adams on Vimeo.

Our Wedding Day Photos....

2009-08-02T18:34:00.004-04:00

After going over 6,000 photos numerous times, narrowing down and narrowing down again, here's what Kimberly and I have been able to put together from our good friends and great photographers' collections. Just a few here and then below is a full slideshow of our favorite images.

If you're viewing on facebook you can see the full slideshow here.

We can't thank our photographers Kenny Kim, Tomas Flint and Vanessa Joy enough!

Enjoy!!

A taste of our Wedding Video....

2009-07-31T17:14:00.003-04:00

Our fantabulous videographer Rob Adams put together a teaser trailer of our wedding video up online. It's such a tease cause it makes you want to see more!!!! As soon as he's done with the full video I'll share with everyone. in the meantime here's a taste.....

Updates, Updates, MAJOR Updates.....

2009-07-26T20:00:00.006-04:00

So much to update you all on!!! So I think I have to split this up into a few posts.

First the most important of them.....I'm married to the amazing and beautiful Kimberly Webb Valenzuela. :)

Our wedding was sunday July 12 and we got a beautiful, beautiful day. We had the whole thing outside in Nyack and were so thankful for no rain.

Being a wedding photographer you get to see the whole wedding unfold and you are so in tune with what is going on. However being 'IN' a wedding as the groom is a whole different ball game! The day flew by so fast and even though I loved every second of it, I really didn't get to fully see, talk to everyone and experience the day in it's entirety. Throughout our honeymoon Kim and I kept saying that we could not wait to see our photos and video to actually see what the day was like!

I highly recommend any future bride and groom to put a good number of eggs in your wedding photography basket! Getting our day well documented was priceless! We have found that after the wedding was over we had nothing to remember the day by except photos.

We were so grateful to have three fantastic photographers and great friends capturing our day. Kenny Kim, Tomas Flint and Vanessa Joy were so great to work with and they documented every detail of our day.

We now have to go through over 6,000 photos and are working on narrowing them down to plenty for you to see. In the meantime here's one from the thousands that we liked.

More photos from our wedding and also from our amazing honeymoon in Ireland and London coming soon. Can't wait to share with you all!