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Zai Laffitte | Miami, Europe & Destination Wedding Photographer

@zailaffitte

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Your wedding as art
Film & digital
Named a top U.S. photographer by @thewed & globally by @wezoree
Miami, Europe, Destination

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one month with the love of my life 🤍 @jackiexjulia

sharing more pics this week! This was our Friday ceremony with just 50 people in a family members backyard. Just wait for the Saturday NYC party pics...

#wedding #bride #weddingday

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wedding moments in black & white

planning: @bella_sposa
photography: @zailaffitte
venue: @residenzamassa
dress: @kyhabride
veil: @calilybridal
shoes: @aminamuaddiofficial
glam: @beautylivery

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SAINT by @edenaharon_hautecouture .

A study in sacred beauty, sculptural silhouettes, and timeless romance, set within the haunting grandeur of an 1886 Gothic church. This collection felt otherworldly. 🕊️

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Two months left.

Somewhere between the turning of seasons,
entire worlds can shift quietly within us,
leaving no trace but the person
who arrives on the other side.

Some seasons ask to be understood.
Others simply ask to be lived.

I’ve stopped needing every chapter
to explain itself.

The sea keeps no record
of what it has carried away.
Neither will I.

Perhaps Venus was never born from the sea,
but returned from it
changed by the depths,
arriving at the shore as someone new.

Maybe there are versions of us
that can only be born
after the tide has taken what it came for.

Here’s to what remains,
to what is quietly being born,
and to whatever waits beyond the shore. ♀︎

📸 @zailaffitte

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Film on worth ave shot by @zailaffitte 🦢

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A wedding this stunning belongs on the big screen. 👰‍♀️📽️ Thanks to a lightning-fast turnaround from the videographer, the couple treated guests to cinematic scenes from their ceremony — live at their reception.

Find your vendor team that will go the extra mile on PartySlate.com. Link in bio.

planner: @michellerago
design: @bircheventdesign
video edit: @bircheventdesign
location: @studio525nyc
videographer: @clickedbycarly
photographer: @zailaffitte
stationary: @mintedweddings
photobooth: @majesticbooths
sketch artist: @sketchbook_km
DJ: @themarkwolf

#weddinginspo #weddingvideo #creativewedding | Wedding Videography | Wedding Inspiration

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Let’s paint the ceiling with Champagne! 🥂🍾

#wedding

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Emily & Jordan’s Flagler Museum wedding in Palm Beach — Gilded Age grandeur with a fashion-forward point of view, layered with deeply personal details throughout.

One of our favorite examples:
One of our bride’s greatest sources of inspiration was the 2022 Met Gala theme, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, which came with a dress code of Gilded Glamour and White Tie. That influence became the foundation for many wedding decisions including the wedding stationery suite, which we developed in close collaboration with @tealturner.studio to evoke both the romance of the Met Gala theme and the gilded elegance of the Flagler Museum.

The bride also had a vintage Vogue cover she loved, which one of her dear friends reimagined by hand-drawing Emily and Jordan into the original artwork. @tealturner.studio then incorporated that custom illustration into the invitation suite, turning a piece of fashion inspiration into something completely personal to the couple.

We carried the magazine concept into the wedding day as well, reinterpreting it for the menus so the story that began with the invitation suite continued all the way to the reception tables.

That same sense of history, fashion, and thoughtful personalization carried throughout the rest of the celebration, from the candlelit ceremony to a reception layered in crystal, silver and soft garden florals.

A wedding where every detail carried creative meaning and intention.

Planning & Design: @lavalseevents
Photography: @zailaffitte
Videography: @melsfilms
Catering: @sandyjamespb
Florals: @anthologyco
Rentals: @atlaseventrental
Lighting & Bars: @eventeffects
Entertainment: @thehudsonprojectband
Paper Goods & Stationery: @tealturner.studio
Hair & Makeup: @danielagozlan.inc
Bridal Gown: @badgleymischkabride
Second Look: @chicparisien @bertabridal
Bridal Jewelry: @verstolo

#palmbeachweddingplanner #luxuryweddingplanner #palmbeachweddings #floridaweddingplanner #weddingdesign

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This Boca Raton wedding weekend, planned by @ellaeventsbygm, leaned fully into French garden style and old-world tradition, a Cloister Garden ceremony, a seven-foot meringue cake, and an eleven-piece band to close it all out.

Click the link in the bio to see the full story!

Wedding Day

Planning & Design @ellaeventsbygm
Venue @thebocaraton
Photography @zailaffitte
Videography @lotus7films
Floral Design & Production @petalprod
Entertainment @jordankahnorchestra
Rentals @imperialeventrental @elementsandaccents @chromeeventfurnishing
Tabletop & Linens @nuagedesignsinc @overthetoprentallinens @differentlookrentals
Lighting & Vinyl @saleventsproductions
Live Photo Booth @thefanefoto
Kippots @kippotworld
Invitation Stationery @celebratewithci
Seating Chart Experience @houseandpaper
Calligraphy @dinamendezstudio
Bride’s Styling @makeupangelique @junkiebride
Bridal Look @bertabridal
Bridal Gown Shoes @JimmyChoo
Bridal Second Dress @OscarDeLaRenta
Bridal Second Dress Shoes @ManoloBlahnik
Groom’s Tuxedo @j.mueser
Groom’s Accessories @PaulStuartNY @AudemarsPiguet
Bride @samilesser

Welcome Party

Planning & Design @ellaeventsbygm
Venue: Villagio Boca Raton
Photography @eloiphotography
Floral & Decor @lestemfloral
Draping & Lighting @elegant_parties @eventfactor
Linens @overthetoprentallinens

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photos & the moments that made them & now I'm emotional

photo: @zailaffitte
content: @contentbyhayley_

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The most magical day in Italy. Introducing the Beckers 🤍🪽

Thank you to our incredible team of amazing humans who we could not have done it without!! Cannot wait to share more.
Planning/design: @elsacafaroevents
Photography: @zailaffitte
Videography: @mdmwedding_videography
HMUA: @martini.hair.makeup
Venue: @villamiani_official
Music: @mikevents_
Content: @timelesslove____
Dress: @leahdagloria
Tux: @bespokeapparel
Flowers: @mvp_flowerdesigner
Stationary: @courtneywinetdesign

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