heyyy, it’s Denise!
FULL TIME PHOTOGRAPHER — DOING IT BY GRACE, THROUGH FAITH
eeek, i’m so happy you’re here!!
I can talk all day about how much I love being a wedding and portrait photographer, serving others, and the excitement I get of meeting new people but all of this should be a given! So instead, I’ll tell you a little bit more about who I am! You spend all day with your wedding photographer so it’s important to know our friendship is compatible! ☺
who am I
My name is Denise Alonzo. And it’s okay that you thought my name was Viva, I get that quite often lol!! I’m a proud Latina who comes from a family full of hardworkers and entrepreneurs! I’ve lived in Delaware most of my life — “Dela’where?!, Dela’who?!”
And quite frankly, this place is home. Most of my family reside here and here is where I’ve made lifelong friendships. 25 years young and I couldn’t be any more grateful with the life God has gifted me. I can never let a day go by where I don’t thank Him for the things I have and don’t have. — And I’m the biggest believer that no one can take away what God has destined for you!
what I like to do
Most of my loved ones have described me as a jack of all trades. I love learning new things and getting into new hobbies! Once you see me hit the dance floor, it’ll be hard to take me off of it because dancing is the way I can best express myself! I can assure you that I’m most likely reading a new book or finishing this year’s resolution of reading/studying the entire Bible in 2025. And if you ask what my current project is, it’s renovating my closet.My perfect afternoon would consist of getting ice cream or drinking fresh agua de Piña during the warm summer, and then roller skating my life away to my favorite jams! (On repeat is, “La Nena” by Edwin Munoz, it’s my current theme song!). Oh and, dancing. Have I mentioned that I love to dance?!
my experience
Your wedding day (or portrait photoshoot) should run smooth and be enjoyable all at once. When you hire me, you get a professional who is a peoples person, a patience soul, and a friend you can lean on for help or advice. I have a strong background working in customer service; serving my clients is my top priority. I’m prepared for those fast-paced, unpredictable environments, diverse family dynamics and anything else a wedding day can throw at me!
I would describe my photography as a perfect combination of journalism and raw emotion. I love creating art through my thoughtful composition and posing but I adore documenting candid moments as they roll out.
my beliefs
As a believer and follower of God, I run my business based off integrity and truth. Being a servant of God means serving His people as well. I think all experiences, including challenges, doubts, and fears, contribute to your growth. Tough times make you stronger and wiser and just like James 1:2-4 says, “2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
What God had called you to, God will grace you for and I find peace knowing I serve a God who makes a way, always.