Every family brings
its own hour.
Miami weddings run on nine different clocks. Las arras before the vows, the money dance after dinner, la hora loca when the room has gone quiet and needs waking.
I photograph these for a living, so I plan the evening around when they actually happen — not around when a timeline says they should.
A tradition missed
is missed for good.
Most of these moments happen once, last under four minutes, and give no warning. The lasso goes over both heads while the officiant is still speaking. The doll comes out of the corner with the capias already pinned.
So I ask, before the day, which of these your family keeps and who leads them. Then I know where to stand, what lens is on the camera, and whether the room will be lit or dark when it starts.
Each guide below covers the custom itself, who traditionally takes part, and where in the evening it lands.
Nine traditions.
Tell me what your
family keeps.
If a custom below is part of your day, say so when you write — including the ones I have not published a guide for yet. It changes the schedule, and occasionally the venue.
- CeremonyLas arras, el lazo, the veil and cord — planned as lit, not candid
- ReceptionMoney dance, tie auction, bem-casados — I stay close and low
- LateLa hora loca runs 15 to 30 minutes and needs flash from the floor
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