J Cogliandro Photography - Houston Wedding Photography, Miami Wedding Photography, Destination Wedding Photography

Chicago Engagement Shoot - Sonal and Mehul

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:54:26 -0600

Check out this slick new slideshow from Sonal and Mehul's Engagement shoot in Chicago. One of my favorite shots from their session.

Bridal Portraits - Houston Wedding Photography - Chau

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:41:54 -0600

So we have yet to blog anything shot in our new studio located at the brand new City Centre in Memorial. Here is a taste of one of our Bridal Shoots that was done totally within our studio with natural light. Chau I am looking forward to your wedding this weekend.

Style Me Pretty - A little taste of Belize

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:41:21 -0600

So one of our favorite partner's Style Me Pretty published one of our destination engagement shoots. You can check it out here. Little Black Book Blog. They had such wonderful things to say about Purav and Aarti.

Cancun Wedding - Bridal Portraits

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:01:06 -0600

You met Alex Earlier. At least his hands. You remember the ring story and fate. Well here are a couple of shots of Tammy his Wife the morning of their wedding in Cancun Mexico.

Houston Engagement Session - Audrey and Kevin

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:45 -0600

What can I say? All you have to do is look at this one photo and know that our session was freaken amazing. Kevin used to model in his NYC days and you can see him in Academy still. Audrey says she was not very comfortable in front of the camera but I just did not see it. Houston was our backdrop for this session and I love this teaser! They will be getting married this august at Hotel ZAZA

Josh and Meagan - Houston Engagement Photography

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:24:09 -0600

I recently had the joy of photographing the engagement session of our intern Josh and his fiance Meagan in Houston, Texas. What can I say... young love. They were not nervous... just happy. REALLY REALLY HAPPY. It was a pleasure and a privilege to photograph to enjoy the day with you all. Your happiness is infectious! Here is just a small taste of the 3 hour long session..

A little more Boudoir action - Miami and Houston Boudoir

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:02:56 -0600

I did this session with D while I was in Miami in December. This image is one of several hundred she received from her session that will go towards a personal gift for her "love" on Valentine's Day. I am thinking he is going to like his gift!

Travel Dates - Book a Destination Shoot

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:01:00 -0600

This shot taken last week in Puerto Vallarta:

Sandra and Eduardo:

I have been meaning to post this list of weddings & shoots we have outside of Houston and Miami for the benefit of our clients and those looking to book a shoot in one of the places we will be traveling to this year. We will continue to update this page so please check back or email about specific times available.

January 2010 - Cancun and Puerto Vallarta Mexico

February 2010 - Turks and Caicos & Laguna Beach

March 2010 - Las Vegas

April 2010 - Austin, Vieques, Puerto Rico & Costa Rica

May 2010 - Cleveland (yes really)

June 2010 - Hawaii

July 2010 - Hawaii and (Greece Pending)

August 2010 - Miami

September 2010 - Houston

October 2010 - Niagra Falls Canada, Toronto, and Nassau Bahamas.

January 2011 - (London pending)

If you or anyone you know will be getting married in one of these locations and would like to schedule a shoot with us please drop us a line. Look forward to seeing you in a beautiful place for a wonderful session/wedding.

Cheers: Joe and Marco

Destined to be - a crazy story about a groom and a ring

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:36:02 -0600

Just thought that I would share this crazy story with you:

Every once in a while something happens that blows your mind away. Something that is so crazy and seemingly random that you cannot really explain why or how it could have possibly occurred. last week I met Alex (Groom) in Cancun over dinner my first night at the Presidente Intercontinental Hotel. We had finished dinner and were sitting around sharing some wine when Father John (Priest Conducting Ceremony) said something about Alex's ring because he was wearing an identical James Avery Cross ring. Alex turns to father John and begins to tell him how he found the ring on a Volleyball court. Half Jokingly I interjected a comment under my breath about it being the courts over on Barker Cypress and I10. Alex turns toward me and says "yes, actually it was those courts". I reply that I lost a James Avery Ring (identical to the one he is wearing) about ten years ago on those same courts. His reply "I found this ten years ago" ... he hands me the ring it and it fits perfectly. Just one of those funny, odd, random crazy things that happen... now is this my ring? maybe... maybe not... pretty freaken coincidental if you ask me...

Houston Boudoir - Teaser

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:58:41 -0600

A while back we did a Boudoir shoot at an upscale hotel in Houston. The shoot was a major success do to our amazing clients who trusted us to capture them in a beautiful, elegant and classy way, Seelva (Stylist), Cindy and Jeannie from Blush and Company, Jennifer Turbin (massage Therapist) and of course my wife who was on hand making sure everybody was working together. We did 9 shoots over the course of 15 hours. We will be gathering the team together once again in May-June for another shoot so if you are interested please be sure to drop us a line as space is limited. Here are a few samples from the shoot.

Destination Engagement Session - Belize Part 2

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:40:34 -0600

To say my wife and I had a great time with Aarti and Purav for their engagement session would be an understatement. 3 days in Belize. Traveling across the country. Beach, Mountains, Rainforest, and Mayan Ruins all made their way into our session. Here are just a few images from the session. Purav and Aarti thank you for an amazing time! see slideshow

Check out that sweet limited edition Panerai watch

Naila and Alex

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:34:13 -0600

Naila and Alex were married in December at the Majestic Metro in downtown Houston. Beautiful Venue, Beautiful Couple. Naila (model for Gayla Bentley) is a pro in front of the camera and alex was just one of those grooms who just adores his bride, which made pictures very easy. Add the beautiful lighting and interesting design of a theatre for an event and you get an all around beautiful wedding to photograph. Special thanks to Chip and Matthew from Studio 563 for second shooting with me!

Belize Destination Engagament Session - Teaser

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:17:55 -0600

Ok so we have been crazy traveling the last couple of weeks and I wanted to share one image that my couple are very proud of since they worked so hard to stand still in the middle of the night on top of a hill, overlooking the rainforest, in the Mountains of Belize with poisonous snakes, bullet ants and tarantulas all about, during their destination engagement shoot (I apologize for the run-on sentence). We had just finished eating dinner at the Blancaneaux Lodge (one of Francis Ford Coppola's properties) and decided to shoot against the backdrop of the magnificent stars. (Yes... people those stars are not photoshopped in and this is one exposure... be it a long exposure). Aarti and Purav are getting married in Austin in April and decided to do a destination engagement session in one of their favorite getaways (Belize). Three days. Four hotels. Four Flights. Beaches, Rain-forests, Mountains, Waterfalls, and Mayan Ruins all made their way into the backdrop of this amazing session. Hope to blog a bit of the session soon but for now.... enjoy this wicked cool image courtesy of my new Nikon D3s which allows me to test the limits and imagination of my photography.

Snow Day 2x3

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:07:15 -0600

"I hereby declare this day to be Snow Day"
- Diamond Joe Quimby

Weddings in Houston - New Year. New Ad.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:03:07 -0600

Though we photograph weddings in Miami, and tend to shoot about 8-10 weddings internationally a year, the majority of the weddings we photograph are in Houston Texas. For the first time we will have a full page ad in Weddings in Houston. We decided to go a little less traditional in our ad. Featuring a recent landscape portrait taken in Las Vegas with Xochy and Todd, (see video of shoot here- done by joey at 31 films) we will be shooting their wedding in Turks and Caicos in February. Here is the new ad you will see in Weddings in Houston (Spring 2010).