Debra A. Zeller Photography

Chiara & Francesco
Engagement Session
Location: Siena, Italy
April 24, 2010

April 16, 2010
Wedding Planner: Chicchi d’Arancio
Chiara Conticelli & Marlit Dietrich
Dress by: Casa della Sposa
Florist: Matteo Rosignoli
Make-Up: Manuela Curci

April 10, 2010
Location: Basilica di San Miniato al Monte, Florence, Italy
Wedding Planner: Chicchi d’Arancio
Chiara Conticelli & Marlit Dietrich
Dress by: Casa della Sposa
Florist: Matteo Rosignoli
Make-Up: Dianne Carriker

Dates haven’t been locked in yet, but I’ll most likely be spending November and December in Florence, Italy, so if you’re thinking of getting married in Tuscany or anywhere in Europe and need a photographer, look no further!

I shared with you some photos from my trip back in December and January, and now here are some from my trip this past March. Enjoy!

San Gimignano, Italy

Basilica of San Frediano, Lucca, Italy

Lucca, Italy

Rocca Maggiore, Assisi, Italy

Assisi, Italy

Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi

Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Assisi, Italy

Villa Fidelia. Just outside Spello, Italy

oxoxo,
Debra

I spent most of December and January in beautiful Florence, Italy. Below are handful of photos from my trip. Enjoy!

oxoxo,
Debra

I’m finally getting around to posting some photos from my trip to Argentina this past August. Better late than never, right? First up is a shot inside our cute little apartment we rented, followed by some various shots throughout the city.

oxoxo,
Debra

I recently won a 1st Place award in the Q3 Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) contest in the Lit Portrait category. I’m so honored and thrilled!  Here’s the winning shot of Caroline & Milo, which was taken this past August in Argentina.

oxoxo,
Debra

Ok, so I’ve been absent for a month or so and I sincerely apologize! I have a good excuse though, I went to Argentina for most of August. So I have a lot of updating to do, I know, please stay tuned because I’m working on a few post right now.

First up is a lovely post-wedding portrait session with a lovely couple I met while on my trip. Meet Carolina & Milo. These two were hitched this past March, but had a major hiccup on their big day in that their priest never showed up! After keeping 380 guests waiting for 2 hours, a close friend of the family stepped in and performed the ceremony, though not legally, they had to track down the priest a few weeks later to finally make it legal. To make up for the wedding day hassle, we enjoyed a stress free portrait session on a lovely Argentinean night. The clouds in the sky were being illuminated by the city lights, it was pretty cool as you can see below. The car shots were also a blast to do. When they said they had a little red Fiat, I jumped at the chance to do a shoot with it. We kept seeing these adorable little Fiats all over Argentina (and Uruguay).

oxoxo,
Debra

Okay, so this will be the last post about our trip to Antigua. I took so many photos, this could probably go on for another 5 posts! I hope to go back to Guatemala one day and discover more of this amazing and beautiful country. One of the coolest things I’d like to point out about Antigua, and maybe this goes for the rest of the country, but since this is only place we stayed, it’s the only place I can honestly comment about – anyhow, everyone we passed looked us in the eye and greeted us with a heartfelt “buenos dias, buenos tardes, buenos noches”, whichever applied.

Greg has a photo of me taking this photo, of course. But I think I had the better view! Heh. I love this old structure with the wild vegetation growing inside.

Tuk Tuk’s were our main source of transportation. I seriously want one of these, but I could safely bet that after I park it in my neighborhood that it’d be stolen within 12 hours. Thing is, it shouldn’t be that hard to find since I’ve never seen one in SF, right? Still, I don’t want to test my luck.

Color color color. This town is a photographer’s dream come true! So, if I told you one of the below buildings was a McDonald’s, would you believe me? No? I probably wouldn’t either, but it’s safe to say I have a McDonald’s in one of these shots. One of the most amazing things about this place, other than the people, is that there’s no major billboards or advertisements on the buildings so your everyday fast food stop is not apparent. We saw a Domino’s Pizza, Subway, McDonald’s, and each time had to take a second look and think… “is that a…”, and come to find out, it was indeed what we thought we saw.

Okay, I said I’d show some ‘chicken bus‘ photos, and here they are! They are called chicken busses because on most days you can expect to find Guatemalan ladies bringing their chickens to sell at the farmer’s market. We didn’t have such luck, which I was slightly bummed about. But the busses themselves are all different and very much their own art pieces.

Of course I was thrilled to find this bus come buzzin by. I’m making this my last photo from the trip, because I’d like to think it’s my bus home (though it doesn’t go anywhere near California!).

oxoxo,
Debra

On our way to town one day we came across these cute cows. Just after I took this picture this cow came over to me and licked me! Yes, right after licking it’s own nose, I get a nice big slobber kiss. Nice!

During our stay in Antigua we stayed at this beautiful house that belonged to a woman that helps the Aware folks out. She was out of town while we were there so we had the place to ourselves. The red home to the left is where we stayed. In the distance is one of four volcanos that surrounds the town. On the day we arrived we could see the top of it, and I should of taken a photo then because thereafter it was always hidden under clouds.

Here’s a view of the courtyard. To the right is the main residence; we stayed in the quaint little place to the left.

And to top off the perfect landscaping she also has a butterfly garden!

I found this guy in the butterfly garden. Looks like he’s been there a while.

We found this quaint restaurant where we enjoyed several meals. I just love the warmth of the place.

I love visiting local farmer’s market.

oxoxo,
Debra