Winner of TheKnot Best of 2020 Weddings

ARIANA RODRIGUEZ PHOTOGRAPHY NAMED WINNER OF THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS 2020

Fourteenth Annual Best of Weddings Awards Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America

Ariana Rodriguez Photography Boudoir is pleased to announce that they have been selected as a 2020 ­­winner of The Knot Best of Weddings, an accolade representing the highest- and most-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests on The Knot, a leading wedding planning brand and app. This is the THIRD year Ariana Rodriguez Photography Boudoir has been named a winner of The Knot Best of Weddings awards.

In 2020, only five percent of hundreds of thousands of local wedding professionals listed on The Knot received this distinguished award. In its fourteenth annual year, The Knot continues its longstanding tradition of supporting local wedding vendors with The Knot Best of Weddings 2020, an annual by-couples, for-couples guide to the top wedding professionals across the country. To determine the winners, The Knot analyzed its millions of user reviews across various vendor categories, including venues, musicians, florists, photographers, caterers and more, to find the highest rated vendors of the year. These winners represent the best of the best wedding professionals that engaged couples should consider booking for their own unique wedding.

The Knot has inspired 25 million couples (and counting!) to plan a wedding that’s uniquely theirs. With a rich history of providing high-quality content and inspiration, The Knot makes it easy for couples to connect with and book the right wedding professionals to create their perfect wedding day. On The Knot Marketplace, couples can get connected to any of the hundreds of thousands of local wedding professionals across the country. The Knot Best of Weddings gives couples the confidence to find and book the best local vendors to bring their wedding visions to life. In combination with years of trusted content, The Knot’s innovative technology makes planning one’s wedding celebrations easier and more enjoyable.

Wedding professionals who win The Knot Best of Weddings are members of WeddingPro, the leading B2B wedding brand. As the largest marketplace and community for wedding professionals, WeddingPro connects businesses with more than 13 million visitors per month who are planning weddings on The Knot and WeddingWire, as well as with hundreds of thousands of pros in the industry. Through its online marketplaces, educational programs and community-building events, WeddingPro is dedicated to helping wedding professionals build relationships with couples and pros that grow their businesses.

For more information about The Knot Best of Weddings and this year’s winners, please visit https://www.theknot.com/vendors/best-of-weddings.

My work didn’t used to look like this.

I used to put my clients in a flood of perfect lighting, in a “cute” outfit, doing a “cute” pose. I kept us safe— tucked away within our comfort zones, neither of us going beyond what we knew. And that was great, for a while (2 years to be exact).

Until I realized that nothing was changing— there was no growth, no breakthroughs, no transformation.

I couldn’t bear to photograph anyone in a “perfect” way, anymore. Your life, your story, the way you see the world... it isn’t perfect. I don’t want you to look at your portraits and see yourself pretending. I want you to see your images and say “That’s me, doing the thing I couldn’t do. It’s me, thriving in my vulnerability. It’s me, LIVING.”

SO, yeah. We are going to do poses that seem scary (trust me, they aren’t at all). You are going to scroll past this on your feed and think “Oh, not me! I could never do that!” And that babe, is the EXACT reason we are doing it. Because YOU CAN. You think you’ve lost this person because of the kids you’ve had. Lost her because of the weight you’ve gained or lost. Lost her because of the people who disappointed you and made you feel unworthy... you haven’t lost her. She is within you.

The reason you hire me, is because in a space where you feel so vulnerable, I am with you... guiding you, cheering you on, seeing you differently. You hire me because I know what in the hell I am doing. You hire me because I’m going to push you... because I care TOO MUCH about you to let you stay in the prison of comfortability that you’ve built for yourself.

Nothing you want is there. Everything you want is on the other side.

About The Knot

The Knot is the nation’s leading multiplatform wedding resource offering a seamless, all-in-one planning experience—from finding inspiration and local vendors to creating and managing all guest experiences, wedding registries and more. The trusted brand reaches a majority of engaged couples in the US through the #1 wedding planning website TheKnot.com and #1 iOS and Android mobile app The Knot Wedding Planner, The Knot national and local wedding magazines, and The Knot book series. Since its inception, The Knot has inspired approximately 25 million couples to plan a wedding that’s uniquely them. Visit The Knot online at TheKnot.com and follow on social media: Facebook.com/TheKnot and @TheKnot on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

If you would like to see more of my work please follow me on instagram at @arodriguezphoto and @arianarodriguezstudio

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If you would like to book a session please email me at info.aortegaphoto@gmail.com

Thank you to everyone for leaving reviews on TheKnot and supporting my small business!