{"id":1957,"date":"2010-04-15T12:27:27","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T16:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roylleraphotographers.com\/blog\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2014-11-06T16:45:48","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T21:45:48","slug":"st-jude-catholic-church-wedding-four-seasons-miami-reception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.roylleraphotographers.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/15\/st-jude-catholic-church-wedding-four-seasons-miami-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain expected, mud, iguanas, mosquitoes: Could this be an analogy for marriage?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yarima + Renan\u00a0 |\u00a0 Engaged<\/p>\n

Written and Photographed by Roy Llera<\/p>\n

St Jude Catholic Church Wedding\u00a0 |\u00a0 Four Seasons Hotel Miami Reception<\/p>\n

As a wedding photographer, I get to enjoy countless happy experiences in the lives of amazing couples. Renan shared with me his proposal moment with Yarima: a romantic picnic at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden in July. I had to laugh, cry and ultimately be touched by the reality that sometimes that experience can sum up what a marriage can be.<\/p>\n

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So imagine Renan planning this moment, \u201cI peeked once more at the forecast which hadn’t changed: Rain; so I got on my knees to ask God for sunshine. We got to Fairchild and were relieved to find hardly any clouds in the sky with no sign of rain. However, this had one unfortunate drawback it was hot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Now visualize summertime at Fairchild:\u00a0 hot, muddy, iguanas and mosquitoes all over the place. Renan is beginning to think, \u201chow horribly bad this plan was turning out and how unromantic it all was. But as usual, Yari was unfazed, looking on the bright side, and seemed excited for the adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After finding a shady spot under some palm trees, it was time for a picnic and the moment. \u201cI was so nervous that I had to ask her to prepare my food because my hands were shaking. I kept trying to set the mood with conversation. Finally, she set me up by telling me that the day had been romantic, and I told her it wasn’t over yet and got down on one knee.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI tried to tell her a bunch of beautiful things, although neither of us can remember exactly what I said. All I remember is her giggling through the entire thing (that’s how she reacts when she’s anxious). I was so nervous that I forgot to put the ring on her and tried to hand it to her. She was so excited that she forgot to say yes and had to lay down when it was all over with because she thought she might faint. I can’t forget to thank God for looking out for me because it started raining just as we were leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n

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