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A Mohonk Mountain House wedding that will take your breath away!

  Married on Mohonk Mountain Hudson Valley, NY The Mohonk Mountain House wedding was the third destination wedding for me this year.  It is a grand resort like no other, especially for a photographer capturing incredible beauty at every turn!   It is hard to describe the location but I will give it a try […]

February 02, 2019

Chicago Style Weddings Designer’s Challenge

A Venetian Affair I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph the Designer’s Challenge for Chicago Style Weddings.  A team of the best vendors in Chicago created wedding decor from a description that the magazine decided.  It was so cool seeing how each vendor interpreted the challenge.  I choose some images that I liked but I […]

January 01, 2019

Destination same-sex wedding Los Angeles

Charlie and Eric’s perfect day!  I wouldn’t usually mention Barbara Streisand and an old vehicle emissions facility in a blog post about a same-sex marriage in Los Angeles wedding. But this summer I had the pleasure of traveling out to Los Angeles to shoot the wedding of Charlie and Eric on July 14th. The couple […]

October 10, 2018

Tips for a great Head Shot from Rick Aguilar Studios

Tips for a great head shot begin with your  first impression online and an experienced professional  photographer is essential. You may need a photograph to be used in an article for your profession, or you may be asked to submit it for a program if you are speaking professionally. And of course, all social websites […]

July 07, 2018

Rick Aguilar Named Photographer of the Year!

Illinois Meeting and Events Magazine Announces Best of Illinois Winners! I was so thrilled when I was told I was nominated for an award for Photographer of the Year by Illinois Meeting and Events Magazine! And what was even better was that the voting was based on reader’s choice. It is so great to be […]

May 05, 2018

Thank You Rick !

I received the most beautiful note today, I love getting these, it reminds me why I choose to photograph one of the happiest days in couples lives. Rick, Our wedding photos are my favorite! Thank you for capturing all the amazing moments throughout the day-we love reliving it. You and your team we’re so enjoyable […]

April 04, 2018

Swipe Right! Jordyn and Josh at the Radisson Blu Chicago!

Their Love Story I loved photographing this wedding so much and after hearing how they met I loved it even more! Jorydn swiped right to meet the man of her dreams! That’s right they met through Tinder the dating app! This was the first couple I met that told me that’s how they met. We […]

February 02, 2018

Tania and Scott

On of the great badges of honor a wedding photographer can wear is the honor of photographing the weddings of multiple siblings in the same family. So it was an honor to shoot the wedding of Tania Tomi and Scott Francke on September 30, 2017. Tania is the little sister of one of my former […]

October 10, 2017