Fotografo de Bodas, Santiago

March 14, 2010

Huge congratulations to our good friends Sarah and Pipe…they got married this weekend and it was BEAUTIFUL. Pipe and Seba go way to back to their school-age days, while I met Sarah completely separately through Chilespouses. It wasn’t until we met up with our respective significant others that we realized they’ve known each other forever. Even in Chile, the world really is a small place.

And the wedding day was an absolute blast. I really enjoyed myself taking pictures and dancing and eating and being married — but aside from that my favorite part of the day was seeing a different side of Sarah. With her family and friends, the people who’ve known her and loved her, she was more outgoing and confident and laid-back. I mean, obviously it was her wedding day, so she was radiant and more gorgeous than ever before. That might have had something to do with it. But she just seemed more relaxed and more…Sarah. I love that. Some brides get too nervous or too excited to feel like themselves during every moment of the day, but Sarah was natural and happy and herself every second. And Pipe was the same as always — the perfect balance to Sarah.

While the girls were getting ready…the guy went to the Fuente Alemana, haha!

Suuuuuuuch pretty eyes! They have a really cool yellow color, they’re absolutely beautiful. And popped even more than normal with the smoky wedding eye makeup!

Question: How many bridesmaids does it take to put one dress on one bride?

Answer: A lot. Always a lot.

The guys got ready at the Crowne Plaza…

And then micro’ed it down to San Ignacio!

Thanks to Sarah and her wonderful bridesmaids (who made me feel like a part of the family all day long!) for being so down for anything that they let me take pictures of them in a bookstore! Random, but SO cool! And for getting ready so very quickly that we were actually ahead of schedule and had tons of time to go out and about photographing.

And in the meantime, Pipe was stocking up on massive amounts of Red Bull at the grocery store. We should always do groom’s portraits here!

Look close, there’s a bride and groom down there!

So funny — they could not get the unity candle lit. No one else could see because they had their backs to the audience but Sarah, Pipe, Seba and I were quietly cracking up.

And then when they went back Pipe got tangled in Sarah’s veil, stepped on it, and they started cracking up again! Times like this are my favorites — when those funny quirky moments happen that make a wedding unique. Love it. I’m sure they’ll never forget this part of the ceremony

The Circulo Espanol is a seriously stunning location for weddings in Santiago and it’s conveniently located in the center of the city. Hallelujah for drunk people who take public transportation!

The party was soooooo much fun!!! The dance floor stayed packed all night long and Sarah and Pipe totally let loose and got to enjoy their day. I was so happy for them!

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Beautiful images and sucha great variety, love the shot of th bride getting ready and the girls in the book shop is just fantastic!!

Comment by Az — March 15, 2010 @ 7:21 am

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That dancing shot is brilliant! You have truly captured what a fun couple they are. Definitely lots of love and laughter in this relationship.

Comment by Leah — March 15, 2010 @ 8:10 am

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Beautiful storytelling Kyle. You did a great job capturing the epic nature of the church they were wed in. I love the shot of the dance floor at the end. Great natural light work.

Comment by Timothy E Kaldas — March 15, 2010 @ 9:32 am

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Gorgeous set! Love the bookstore shots!

Comment by Avelaine Scyrup — March 15, 2010 @ 10:33 am

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Oh my god I love the bookstore pictures. And the first dress one. And all the rest really. You just get better and better.

Comment by Marianne Taylor — March 15, 2010 @ 10:43 am

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That closeup shot of the bride's eyes is killer!

Comment by Alan Hutchison — March 15, 2010 @ 12:32 pm

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These are awesome! LOVE the photo of them holding up books. And you're right, Sarah looks great!

Comment by emilyinchile — March 15, 2010 @ 1:18 pm

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Kyle these pictures are AMAZING, AWESOME and totally capture how beautiful the day was!!! Props to you and Seba!!!

Comment by Tyffanie — March 15, 2010 @ 1:48 pm

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As always, another beautiful job!

Comment by James — March 15, 2010 @ 1:51 pm

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Yay! More wedding pictures!!! I started out reading your site because of our similar experiences and loved hearing about your life in Chile but now I am obsessed with your photos!!! When I see you've loaded a new set of photos it just makes my day! You inspire me to get into photography…which is on my to do list when I get to Chile!

Okay so now for my favorites: I love the dress shot, it's totally different. I love number 5, you always take such great getting ready shots! Number 10 of Sarah's eyes is freaking awesome!! You totally captured the moment in number 10 with all the bridesmaids helping and laughing! Number 13 and 14 in the library are out of this world! The setting is perfect and makes for such unique photos! And of course the church photos are beautiful. Love the photo where Sarah and Pipe are laughing at the later. So cute! You're right, it's moments like those that the couple will definitely remember most.

Good job!!!

P.S. Glad that the power blockage didn't last too long! You poor people…so many crazy things happening in Chile!

Comment by gringagonesouth — March 15, 2010 @ 2:09 pm

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The pictures are amazing! Good job

So you went to a bookstore… that's why we waited so long at the church– we thought Sarah had went away, haha.

Comment by Java, a.k.a. Dancing Girl — March 15, 2010 @ 2:41 pm

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you, kyle, are a rock star

Comment by gabeaceves — March 15, 2010 @ 4:16 pm

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woah! love the red umbrella!!! and you got some really awesome shots of the bridal party too! good job!

Comment by jeff — March 15, 2010 @ 4:35 pm

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That wedding dress (1st pic) is absolutely magnificent. White and red together are such an amazing contrast! The church they married in looks like a dream location for a wedding. The bookstore shots are fabulous as well. CONGRATS!!!

Comment by GlobalButterfly — March 15, 2010 @ 4:49 pm

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sharp eyelashes, fun subway shot, and a different angle for a ceremony shot looking beyond the bride and groom from the altar towards the guests. I like what you did for these photos.

Comment by Heather Parker — March 15, 2010 @ 5:24 pm

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All of your portraits are so cute! Great stuff, Kyle!

Comment by Steve Koo — March 15, 2010 @ 6:49 pm

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Excelentes fotos!!! Felicitaciones… me encanta en la librerÃa… donde se cubren con los libros!!

Saludos.

Comment by ChristianBobadilla — March 15, 2010 @ 8:15 pm

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I love the shots of The Ladies at the bookstore!

Comment by Decoybetty — March 15, 2010 @ 9:04 pm

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wow, congrats sarah and pipe! and to kyle and seba for the wonderful photos! i really enjoy this set. the bookstore shots are so adorable, and most of any ceremony shots i've seen in a long while i enjoy the ones with the captions of the mini bloopers. i've never thought about that aspect of a wedding and it just makes the moment seem so cute, and them so happy and comfortable to just giggle it off no stress.
that far off shot of the church…wow, what a gorgeous place to get married!

Comment by Lydia — March 15, 2010 @ 9:33 pm

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I love the shot of the bridesmaids helping Sarah get in her dress. Very cute. I also love the red umbrella / dress shot. So cool.

Comment by Ritamae39 — March 15, 2010 @ 11:04 pm

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WOW! That first image is AMAZING! I've never seen a dress shot like that one.. I love it.

Comment by vidacarson — March 16, 2010 @ 1:07 am

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I enjoyed viewing this wedding through your eyes. Your style is awesome.

Comment by adoreamore — March 16, 2010 @ 2:24 am

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Kyle, you have such a great style! LOVE this!

Comment by Kat Forsyth — March 16, 2010 @ 2:12 pm

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Muy lindas fotos!! El matrimonio estuvo perfecto y las fotos asÃ lo demuestran..Soy amiga de Pipe… De verdad te felicito por estas fotos tan hermosas!
Saludos!

Comment by antonelladinali — March 17, 2010 @ 1:26 am

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THESE PICS ARE AWESOME!!! Please do same for mine and add a vineyard! ;o) Seriously LOVE LOVE LOVE. LOVE… fave shot is the bookstore one. G and I are so very impressed with your work, guys!

Comment by Andrea Gonzalez — March 17, 2010 @ 1:31 am

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Wow! Beautiful captures. I love the color, the ambiance.. everything. I especially LOVE the upside down staircase shot of the bride with her bridesmaids. Perfect.

Comment by Leo Druker — March 17, 2010 @ 3:41 am

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You got some really good stuff in there. Great compositions

Comment by Eric Yerke — March 17, 2010 @ 2:44 pm

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Your photos make me want to dance :~)

Comment by Phill — March 17, 2010 @ 11:19 pm

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Thanks! The girls in the book shop is one of my favorites of the day.

Comment by kyleracine — March 19, 2010 @ 3:56 am

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Thank you so much!

Comment by kyleracine — March 19, 2010 @ 3:57 am

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Seba took that shot of the dance floor at the end, he is awesome

Comment by kyleracine — March 19, 2010 @ 3:58 am

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Me too, thanks!

Comment by kyleracine — March 19, 2010 @ 4:02 am

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Aww….thank you.

Comment by kyleracine — March 19, 2010 @ 4:02 am

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She has gorgeous eyes!

Comment by kyleracine — March 19, 2010 @ 5:27 am

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Thanks Emily!

Comment by kyleracine — March 19, 2010 @ 5:28 am

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Haha, since you saw how beautiful it actually was in person I will take that as a really big compliment! Thanks Tyffanie

Comment by kyleracine — March 19, 2010 @ 5:32 am

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Gracias James!

Comment by kyleracine — March 19, 2010 @ 5:33 am

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Hi,

I found your blog through Emily's equally compelling blog “Don't call me gringa” and I wanted to say that your photography and social observations are outstanding. I'm a Chilean currently living in NY, and in a bout of homesickness I started reading blogs of Americans in Chile. Why? because in a strange sort of way I obtain a clearer impression of my home country through the eyes of someone not born in Chile, this is because as you view our culture from a different perspective you can see things that is hard for us to see. I was hooked, reading your blog and experiences as well as reading the blogs of other expats in Chile. Congratulation by the way on having successfully made your living and business in Chile, it is obvious that you will excel in whatever you do. From what I've read here about your experiences in Chile, I'm impressed at both your determination and your good heart. Regards, Carlos.

Comment by geneticoman — March 19, 2010 @ 11:20 pm

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Yay, I'm glad that you love the pictures…good thing since you're already on my calendar, haha

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:31 am

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LOL, no, that's not why. At that time we were still actually on time. After the pictures we were just waiting for Tyffanie to call us and tell us when we could arrive!

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:31 am

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Haha Gabe, that's such a lie, but thanks anyway

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:32 am

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Thanks Jeff, it's fun for me to do bridal parties since I don't normally get the chance!

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:32 am

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The church is actually part of the high school that Seba and Pipe went to, isn't that so cool that he got married where be basically grew up?

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:33 am

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We were so lucky that at this church it was easy to get behind and take from a different angle because there were a ton of pillars and plants and things that we could hide behind in order to not be super distracting.

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:33 am

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Thanks Steve!

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:34 am

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Gracias Christian, fue un gusto verte en el matri!

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:34 am

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I was so glad they were up for it, and so glad that the bookstore people let us in!

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:34 am

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I know, the bloopers make things a little more real for me…

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:35 am

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Muchas gracias, Mom!

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:35 am

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Thanks Vida, I have been trying to find new things to do with the dress/shoes/rings because it gets boring to always photograph them in the same way!

Comment by kyleracine — March 22, 2010 @ 5:36 am

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