Tag Archives: Dan Rakofsky

Katy & Matt’s Couture Session- Pembroke Pines, FL

If you ask around you’ll find that our engagment shoots are one of a kind. Relaxed, and always unique, we usually have tons of fun and the results are always stunning. But every now and then we get to do something even better. Is it even possible. you ask?? YES! Couture Sessions! We photographed Katy...

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Jessica & Topher’s Engagement Session- Delray Beach, FL

Not to sound too schmaltzy or anything, but we really are privileged to work with some wonderfully creative couples who let us explore and have fun with what we do. Such is the case with Jessica & Topher. When dreaming up what to do for their engagement session, they came to us with a great...

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Kristen & Sean’s Wedding- Deerfield Beach, FL

After having such a fantastic engagement session with Sean and Kristen, we were really excited about shooting this wedding. Seeing how this couple truly enjoys the sun and sand, it was very fitting for them to exchange their vows in a beachside ceremony. It was picture perfect. Yeah, we know… bad pun But it...

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Donzell & Taneka’s Surprise Engagement- South Beach, FL

We’re used to working with couples madly in love with each other, excited about planning their upcoming nuptials. But it’s not every day we’re able to work with a couple before the bride-to-be even knows she’s a bride-to-be! Meet Donzell & Taneka. Donzell wins the most thoughtful groom award with his meticulously planned, and incredibly...

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Sean & Kristen’s Engagement Session- Deerfield Beach, FL

Summer time, and the living’s easy…. wow, do we love this job, if you can even call it that. We know a lot of photographers and couples like to go to the beach to take their engagement portraits, but we at ArtEssence just don’t quite do things the way everybody else does… and really, would...

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Kelley & Brian’s Wedding- Delray Beach, FL

Weddings are joyous and heartfelt celebrations of love and devotion… but who knew they could be this much fun?? Kelley and Brian’s Delray Beach Club wedding was sweet and fun- just like them. While Brian and they guys started the day with some pool time and table hijinks at the home of one of his...

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Maria & Raz’s Wedding- Davie, FL

We’re always honored to share our clients’ wedding day with them, but with our dear friends Maria & Raz, it was even more special than usual. They chose a beautiful plantation style home in Davie to host the event. With its deep front porch and two stories of columns, Casa Reta invokes a feeling of...

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Pam & Alan’s Wedding- St. Augustine, FL

Even though it’s in Florida, St. Augustine isn’t exactly around the corner from ArtEssence Studio (about 4 hours by car for us). Always up for a destination wedding, we packed up the Jeep and journeyed north to photograph Pam and Alan’s wedding weekend. Having lived in Palm Beach County most of their lives,...

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Maria & Raz’s Engagement Session- South Beach, FL

Ahhh… Maria and Raz. There is a special place in our hearts for this couple. We’ve known Maria for a long time…. long before wedding photography consumed our lives, and even before she met Raz, the love of her life. And once she did meet Raz, we were absolutely thrilled that these two amazing people...

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Maritza & Omar’s Wedding- Delray Beach, FL

The phrase “attention to detail” doesn’t even begin to describe the love and thought that Maritza and Omar put into every part of their wedding. Every little thing, down to the color of ink in their wedding book, was chosen with care, and done so just beautifully. Each detail, including the lovely watch bracelet that...

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