About · The duo
Lilly & Kiko.
Two decades, one island.
We are Lilly Marrero and Kiko — a husband-and-wife photography team based in Puerto Rico. Lilly is a MuaGrapher: 20+ years across makeup, photography, hair and fashion, with work featured in ELLE, L'Officiel Arabia, Grazia and more. Kiko is our second shooter, editor and lighting specialist — the reason every session ends polished. On Vacation Photography is what happened when we stopped trying to keep those jobs separate.
The integrated moat
Why your photos look different when we shoot them.
Most photographers hand you a timeline that ends with "send me your Pinterest board." We hand you a timeline that starts with Lilly doing your hair.
The 45 minutes before the shutter starts clicking are the ones nobody else protects. Pinch of powder before the wind hits, lipstick reapplied at the halfway mark, one stray hair tucked mid-laugh. Not as an upsell — as the reason the pictures come out the way they do.
After 20+ years, we stopped fighting the fact that every couple asked "can your wife do my makeup?" We rebuilt the whole studio around that question.
Today we specialize in portraits, family and couples photography — capturing precious moments with creativity, care and expert attention to detail. And our passion is photographing proposals and elopements: documenting love in a way that feels personal, timeless, and unforgettable.
Timeline
20 years in six scenes.
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2005
Lilly starts in makeup, hair, fashion & photography
The first of 20+ years behind the chair and the camera — the making of a MuaGrapher.
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ELLE
Featured in ELLE, L'Officiel Arabia, Grazia & more
Lilly's makeup, styling and photography work lands in international fashion editorial pages.
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2014
The husband-and-wife duo starts working together
Lilly leads makeup, hair and camera; Kiko runs second camera, lighting and the edit — clients say they've never seen a smoother "getting ready" hour.
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CA→NJ
Working across California, NYC, North Carolina & New Jersey
Sessions take the duo from the island to both coasts — and always back home to Puerto Rico.
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2019
On Vacation Photography launches formally
The vacation-portrait niche emerges from hotel concierge referrals — later joined by Marriott Activities and Discover Puerto Rico listings that keep resort-guest bookings coming year-round.
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Now
Portraits, family & couples — with a passion for proposals
Documenting love in a way that feels personal, timeless, and unforgettable. Bilingual, island-wide, 47 five-star reviews — two cameras, one integrated creative team.
No filler
We don't pad galleries.
Every image in your delivery is one we'd print for our own wall. If a shot doesn't clear that bar, it doesn't ship.
No judgement
Come as you are.
Bodies of every size, couples of every configuration, kids mid-meltdown, grandmothers who hate cameras. We've shot all of it. You're in good hands.
No gatekeeping
Ask us anything.
Our Golden Hour Guide is free. Our location knowledge is free. Our Instagram DMs are open. Book us if you want us — we won't pressure either way.