Ok girls lets talk makeup! What are your best features?  Could it be your eyes, cheekbones or is it your smile? You are already beautiful so have some fun and enhance and bring out your best features. It’s important to hire a professional makeup artist who is talented and reputable because without being fully satisfied with your makeup you won’t be very happy with many of your most beautiful photographs.  One great way to be proactive for your big day is to do a practice makeup trial for your engagement session, which will give you adequate time to make any adjustments before your big day. A camera will often capture only half of a brides makeup, so don’t be afraid to apply more than what you’re used to.

Next week, Hazel’s “Tips of the Week” will share new and creative ideas for your wedding!

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  • Crystal McMillan - March 22, 2010 - 9:22 AM

    HAZEL…Thank you for ALL of your helpful tips! You are AMAZING! xo

  • Erika Santiago - March 22, 2010 - 5:51 PM

    Hazel these Tips are just what I need especially doing a makeup trial on the engagement session! Im going to talk with my makeup artist and hopefully she will be available in time for our session! One of best friends was going to do the makeup for my bridal party, do you think that I should ask my makeup artist help out with my bridal party instead of my friend?

  • Hazel - March 23, 2010 - 11:43 AM

    Erika, Leaving things always to a professional, you may get the result you need. A professional make-up artist should always know the skin tonality of individuals to enhance all those beautiful features you and your bridal party may have. You might also get a group rate too 🙂

  • Hazel - March 23, 2010 - 11:45 AM

    Crystal, we can’t wait till your wedding! 🙂 I am so excited.

  • Olivia Mena - March 23, 2010 - 3:42 PM

    Hazel your photographs are absolutely STUNNING!!!! It seems like yesterday when you photographed my wedding last September 09′, Kevin and I had sooo much fun with you and Alex as our photographers! I really enjoy reading all of your wonderful tips and looking at your new photographs in your engagements and weddings blog!!! God Bless YOU and Alex!!!

  • Mandy McClanahan - March 27, 2010 - 12:53 AM

    What a beautiful photograph!! I showed my girlfriend who just got engaged your work and she loves your amazing photographs and your blog! She said she will be calling you as soon as she figures out where she will be getting married! I want you to know that when ever me and Rob have a new friend over the first thing we show them is our beautiful wedding album you made for us!!!!!!! Say hello to Alex, he is such a sweetheart!!!!xoxo

  • Hazel - March 27, 2010 - 10:26 PM

    <3 Mandy, you are definitely one of our favorites, tell Rob that he is so lucky to have you. Remember that your referral program never expires with us. We miss you both, you should come over for a barbecue sometime. kisses Hazel

  • Sarah Ready - March 28, 2010 - 3:32 AM

    Hazel!!!! LOVE the blog!!! Its totally fun and its so you!! I am going to be reading Covergirl or Brides one day and I know I will see your photographs in there and I am going to tell Andy LOOK!!! our photographer is FAMOUS!!! xoxox

  • Lorraine and Jorge - April 10, 2010 - 4:14 PM

    Hazel and Alex we wanted to thank you for all your hard work and dedication to our events lol. You both are truly amazing and we were blessed to have booked you!! We defintely look foward to our future events with you as our photographer. Your eye and determination towards photography is astonishing and we love every shot you took. We wish you the very best with your career and your marriage.
    Lynn you were fantastic and what I needed when I was feeling tense always knew how to make me laugh.

    Best regards
    Lorraine and Jorge Talavera

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Hazel has always been captivated by the arts as a model, actress, and fashion photographer. She will stop at nothing when it comes to perusing photography in new and exciting ways. Her talent and passion continues to awe photographers around the world. Jerry Ghionis, one of the most influential wedding and portrait photographers of the 21st century photographed Hazel with her beloved husband Alex on a once in a lifetime workshop in Paris. ”It was an honor working and posing for Jerry and he is an inspiration to Alex and I.”  A beautiful photograph of Hazel taken by Jerry Ghionis during his workshop in paris, happens to be featured on the front cover of this past February’s Rangefinder magazine! “ It is truly amazing and surreal!

  • Vadym Plyushchakov - March 14, 2010 - 4:15 PM

    Nice picture! Nice model! Say hello to Alex 🙂

  • Leslie - March 19, 2010 - 9:25 AM

    Congratulations! Beautiful picture.
    L.

  • Olivia Mena - March 23, 2010 - 3:45 PM

    You are so beautiful! Where can I buy this magazine? (feb issue?)

  • Hazel - March 25, 2010 - 6:57 PM

    Getting that particular one might have to go right through the distributor. but let me tell you that I was so surprised when I saw it. Thank you for the kind words, Olivia xoxo H.

  • Olivier Lalin - December 16, 2014 - 4:28 AM

    Waw!! Hazel

    Amazing Photoraphy

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Advice from anyone is just advice…but advice from a photographer who has truly perused the arts in fashion, modeling and, acting will be fun, helpful and exciting. Introducing Hazel Photographer’s “Tips of the Week” This new and exciting category is where you can get the most out of your photographer with wonderful tips for the Bride and Groom!

We would like to start by sharing some very simple and effective ways to loosen up on your big day! Everyone is excited for you, and a fun, memorable toast in honor of the bride and groom before the ceremony is always a special bonding moment. One great way to loosen up while your photographer is taking pictures of you is to whisper sweet and charming comments to one another. This will be relaxing for both the bride and the groom and bring out your beautiful expressions. Engagement sessions prior will also loosen you up for the pictures during your wedding because it will be a great opportunity to become more personal with your photographer. Remember to Relax, it’s your big day!

Next week Hazel will help the brides figure out how to choose beautiful makeup and how much to apply.

  • Taylor Smith - March 22, 2010 - 5:41 PM

    Hazel I love this new Tips of the Week!! especially looseing up, and I can’t wait to read what wonderful and helpful tips you will share every week! You are so good at what you do and I cant wait for my wedding!!!!!-Taylor

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When it comes to Yuan and Jonathan not even a Florida cold front could stop this beautiful couple from showing off their love for each other during our engagement session.  It was hilarious and sweet listening to Jonathan brag about the devotion, talent and passion his beautiful fiancé has towards the art of dance. City Place was just one of the many locations we went to take pictures, It was sooo much fun making pictures of this couple especially during the fashion shots. Yuan loves to watch America’s Next Top Model and flip through Glamour in her free time. After the Engagement session I couldn’t refrain from giggling to myself because I saw how much Yuan and Jonathan truly loved each other , just like me and my husband. Their wedding blooms just shy a month away!

Yuan & Jon

An engagement at City Place in Palm Beach Gardens and also on Worth Ave.

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Totally a Fashion girl!
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Totally a Fashion girl!
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John taking direction
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Beautiful Swan on the Beach
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Beautiful Swan on the Beach
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Beautiful Swan on the Beach
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Beautiful Swan on the Beach
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Beautiful Swan on the Beach

  • Diane Rapp - February 27, 2010 - 9:10 AM

    Love the pictures! Love the couple!!!

  • Lindsaydegroote@yahoo.com - February 28, 2010 - 8:14 AM

    Wauw, gorgeous and very athletic bride 🙂

  • Zan Hogan - March 5, 2010 - 3:21 PM

    Wow, They are truly two beautiful people but these pictures look like they are professional models and I can only imagine what the wedding pictures will be like !!!! We’ll have to have a picture party.
    Let’s plan that for our May Dinner….zan

  • Hazel - March 6, 2010 - 12:49 PM

    We can’t wait till the wedding neither! They are gonna look so amazing! in her gown and Jon in his tux.

  • Lynne Reynolds - March 8, 2010 - 1:51 PM

    Like Zan said..WOW..what more can you say? The pictures truly
    do speak for themselves..their love is so evident…what a
    treat for us to see these…thanks for sharing such a happy
    and in love couple with us!!

  • […] Here is a recap of this amazing couple’s E-Session: Click Here! […]

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South Beach couldn’t get enough of the stunningly beautiful couple of Alina and Reny during their unforgettable engagement session. As I photographed this one of a kind couple, their romance and love captivated to hearts of those witnessing their sweet and flirtatious laughter, and their passionate affection towards each other.  As Alina and Reny partook in a delightful wine tasting it became very clear to me that Alina and Reny have always been destined to be together.  It was so much fun making photographs of you and I can’t wait to see Alina and her gorgeous dress this upcoming weekend!

  • Mayra Fernandez - March 10, 2010 - 8:37 AM

    ROMANCE AT ITS BEST. ALL THE BLESSINGS., MAYRA AND CHINO

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