Mikkel & Crystal's Wedding

So Mikkel & Crystal tied the knot! It was a cloudy and rainy day very similar to their engagement picture day, so our outdoor pictures were very limited :( But, we still had fun and the entire bridal party were great sports. I couldn't stop crying during her father/daughter dance with her dad. He had his eyes closed the whole time and was holding her so tight and close to him. It was very touching... I'm getting all misty again, so let's just start the slideshow :)

Bernardo & Erika

I met Erika last spring at a bridal fair where she hired us as her wedding photographers. Bernardo was deployed so I wasn't able to meet him until three days before the wedding. We needed to work long distance since Erika was in California and Bernardo, Bernie for short, was transferred to Hawaii recently. We've become pros at working with people long distance! Well, Erika and Bernardo met 4 years ago while Erika was a server at Village Inn and Bernie was a "sarcastic and rude customer". He came back the following day and made up for it and the two quickly fell in love. They are such a great match together. Bernie loves to make Erika laugh and they both just have the best time with each other! We had so much fun on their engagement shoot. Since they live out of town we did their engagement pictures a couple of days before the wedding day. Check back for their wedding pics! Here is their engagement slideshow...

Josh & Yvonne

Josh and Yvonne are a great couple! Yvonne I've known for many years and I'm so glad that she trusted me enough to hire us for their wedding in February. She found in Josh someone who could be her partner in life and I'm so happy she did. She has been a great friend and confidant and now she has found her prince charming. Here are a few pictures of their engagement session and their slideshow...

Okay

So I fell behind on the blog again, but I had a good reason...I actually had many, many, many good reasons! I'll keep posting all my reasons and you can just see them for yourselves :) But go ahead and view the ones I've posted so far. I have more coming. I really appreciate you checking in on us every now and again! I really, really do!!

Patrick & Cyndi's Wedding

You may remember Patrick and Cyndi as one of our engaged couples from this summer. They are originally from El Paso but relocated to Phoenix. Their wedding was so beautiful and they were both glowing that day. I hope for them, as I do with all the couples we meet, that they will always be as happy together as they are on their wedding day. Oh and you may recognize one of our other couples in the bridal party ;)

Mikkel & Crystal

Mikkel & Crystal are a cute young couple who were friends for a few years before deciding to become an item and get engaged. Mikkel is a little more on the reserved side and Crystal is very outgoing, but the two of them together are the perfect complement to each other. They are two very wonderful individuals, but even MORE amazing as a couple!

Gilbert & Jessica

Jessica was the maid of honor at a wedding we recently did and Gilbert was also part of the bridal party. After seeing the work we did on that day and thereafter, they chose to trust us with their special day. We started off with their engagement session as we do with most of our couples. They wanted theirs done in Phoenix so that's where we went! They took us all over the metroplex and took in the amazing scenery. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with this fun-loving couple and look forward to their wedding day! Jessica really loved the song, take my "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin, and so we used that for her and Gilbert's portraits :)

Robert & Hazel

Robert & Hazel were one of the couples that kept us busy this summer. They met about five years ago and have been inseparable since. On a warm September day they vowed to love each other forever and I honestly feel this couple will. They tenderly care for each other and are keenly aware of each other's feelings and emotions.

Here is their slideshow...

Jeff & Courtney's Wedding

You may recall Jeff & Courtney's engagement shoot at White Sands a few months ago...well they too have married. It was a windy, rainy day in Las Cruces at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum. Wonderful weather for an outdoor ceremony right? Well the rain just missed the ceremony site, but we did get a rainbow and the weather held out for their walk down the aisle. Jeff and Courtney have made things official now and went on a wonderful honeymoon to Jamaica...wish we were going too :( The wedding was like a mini high school reunion and it was great to see everyone. Well here are a few pics we enjoyed from that day...

Ronnie & Ineka's Wedding

So Ronnie and Ineka tied the knot this summer. They are so super in love and are so in tune with each other its almost unreal. Ronnie's daughter was the flower girl and bears a striking resemblance to Dakota Fanning...she says people tell her that a lot. I believe her...you'll see what I mean. Here are a few of our favorite shots from that day...

And here's the look-alike!...


Stay tuned for their slideshow...

Oops I did it again!...

Okay so things have been a little crazy at Moments Captured. I have really been wanting to update the blog, but haven't. We have been super busy all summer long and the fall doesn't seem to be letting up either...which is great for us, but bad for the blog!

I decided to sit down and update the site and blog to let you in on what we've been up to...

Ronnie & Ineka

Ronnie and Ineka are such a fun couple! They met in Ft. Stockton and when Ineka moved to El Paso, Ronnie realized he couldn't live without her and quickly followed. Ineka's brother and I went to school together and when she was engaged, he told her about our work and she booked with us. We had a great engagement session and look forward to their wedding this summer!

Erik & Karla

We were recently hired to do video for Erik & Karla's wedding. Unfortunately, they had already hired someone to take their pictures. We showed up to do the video and noticed there wasn't anyone taking pictures of important events of the day. Well, I ALWAYS have my camera with me and started taking pictures...good thing I did. Their photographer never showed and we were hired on the spot. Karla's father giving her away, the exchanging of the vows, their first kiss, their first dance...none of it would have been captured had we not been prepared. We didn't have the chance to plan the day as we normally would, but we still got some sweet shots of this young couple...

Patrick & Cyndi

Patrick and Cyndi are a couple that I met for the first time in person the day of their engagement shoot. They are originally from El Paso and met at Music Under the Stars five years ago. Their love continued to grow for each other from that moment on and this summer they are getting married. Congratulations Patrick & Cyndi!

Josh & Vanessa's Wedding

I had mentioned in an earlier post that we have been super busy here at Moments Captured and the blog has suffered, but I promise to keep posting our work every week.

This is a weddding we did a few months ago with a gorgeous couple, Josh & Vanessa, who are so much in love. They and their bridal party were so much fun to work with and up for anything. This is a short version of the video using a song they chose. I hope you enjoy it.

Memory Slideshow

Another thing we do at Moments Captured is slideshows. I love working with old photographs. Photographs bring back such great memories! These photos are pretty special. A client of mine brought in photographs that her grandfather took during WWII. Many of them are still in tact, some I had to restore and others were damaged beyond repair. Nonetheless, these photos are priceless. She wanted this video as a gift to her grandfather who is in his 90's! I suggested she put the photos in a museum, so she said she would look into it. I'm pleased to be able to share them with you. I usually use motion effects in our videos, but due to his age and poor vision she wanted to keep it simple. I hope you enjoy the slideshow...

Sorry Been Busy!!! & Jeff & Courtney...

Okay so I'm not all that great with the blogging, put I promise I will try to keep up with it! I will make it a point to sit down once a week and let you all know what has been going on with Moments Captured and with us!




Now...recently we did an engagement photoshoot with a good friend of mine and her fiance. I've known Courtney since FOURTH grade and it was my first time meeting Jeff. They were such a great couple to work with and are genuinely in love with each other. These were a few of our favorite shots that day...

Josh & Vanessa's Wedding

Josh and Vanessa are a great young couple who were married a couple of weeks ago. Vanessa is the daughter of a very close friend of mine and when she was engaged suggested Vanessa go with us for her wedding photos. I'm so glad she did. They are a gorgeous pair and their wedding day was so beautiful! We had so many great shots, but these were just a couple of our favorites. Stay tuned for their slideshow...

OUR FIRST WORKSHOP

Mother & Child Workshop

We would like to extend an invitation out to all moms! We will be holding a workshop in the near future and would like to take pictures of mothers with their children. We are looking for mothers and children of all ages. If you are interested please e-mail me at rubyguerra@momentscapturedep.com and I can give you further details. We will select participants and gift them an 8x10 as a thank you! We look forward to hearing from you! Say cheese! :)

Nice to Meet You!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to our blog! Well this is our very first one and so we'd like to kind of introduce ourselves...

First, I'm Ruby Guerra! I own Moments Captured Photography in El Paso, TX and my husband John helps me with it. We started as a proper business in November of 2007 and have been busy ever since. We have had such a wonderful time meeting new people and working with gorgeous couples and families along the way and hope to continue with this for many years to come!