Portland Oregon Wedding and Portrait Photographer
I have known Allie and Corey for a very long time, since I photographed their wedding. Since then, I was honored to photograph their children growing up and now their wedding vow renewal at El Farallon, Cabo San Lucas Capella Pedregal. It was a relaxed event, with a sunset vow renewal ceremony at the beach at Cabo San Lucas and a fun reception at the El Farallon restaurant.
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Here are some quick pictures:
Laura and Johnny are two world travelers who decided to have their wedding in beautiful Sayulita. The getting ready was at Villa Amor, and their Sayulita wedding ceremony and reception was at Don Pedros palapa overlooking the Playa Los Muertos in Sayulita, Mexico. After the ceremony, mariachis escorted them to Playa Los Muertos where they had a champagne toast. Catering was of course by Don Pedro’s, who once again was flawless.
One of their guests made (in Mexico, no less) home made marshmallows. So there were s’mores galore and also a the churro guy was there and who can resist that?
Yazmin from Sea of Dreams Wedding once again did a great job!
Venue: Don Pedros palapa
Coordinator: Yazmin Gizeh (Sea of Dreams Wedding coordinator)
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Going to Playa Los Muertos Beach in Sayulita after wedding ceremony at Don Pedro’s
I love Zihuatanejo - it is probably my favorite location in Pacific coast of Mexico. I have photographed a wedding at The Tides Hotel before for Amy and Larry’s Playa La Ropa wedding and really enjoyed it, so I was very excited when Alexandra and David, a lovely couple, booked me for their wedding.
They really had a great, low key and fun wedding, where everybody enjoyed themselves. The weather was perfect, the food was excellent! I had my first nacatamale as well! I started the photography with the beach activities the day before and the rehearsal dinner. After the rehearsal dinner, there was a bonfire at the beach, and David serenaded his beautiful bride all night long with his guitar! The next day was equally fun, with another great sunny day, margaritas, and mariachis and dancing until the end. For their first dance, the dance floor was lit a beautiful blue color! And there was even a pinata to smash!
Ceremony/Reception Site: The Tides Hotel
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Julie and Jonathan had their rehearsal dinner at Calypso Restaurant in the heart of Sayulita, Mexico. Calypso is an amazing place with great food that’s perfect for these gatherings. The next day we headed to the beautiful Villa De Oso for the wedding. What a spectacular venue! We got a chance to work with our friends at Sayulita Dream Weddings, they are great! The wedding was a mix of Mexican fiesta with Jewish traditions, basically a lot of fun. To top off the evening there was a cool fireworks display and a sweet ice cream and candy bar!
Venue: Villa De Oso
Rehearsal Dinner Location: Calypso Restaurant
Coordinator: Sayulita Dream Weddings
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Looking Glass. If you look closely you can see Julie and Jonathan.
Their wedding was at Don Pedros palapa overlooking the Playa Los Muertos in Sayulita, Mexico. After the ceremony the party began to kick off with tons of wild dancing, tequila, a pinata, tacos, and fireworks! Yazmin from Sea of Dreams Wedding did a great job! One of my favorite pictures is Matt seeing Monica in her dress for the first time. You can see it below!
Venue: Don Pedros palapa
Coordinator: Yazmin Gizeh Ramirez Camacho (Sea of Dreams Wedding coordinator)
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Here are some pictures from their amazing night:
Kristin and Mike got married in beautiful Sayulita in Puerto Vallarta area. The wedding was at Don Pedros palapa overlooking the PLaya Los Muertos. There were many great wedding details - for example, there was a stroller parking, a crab visiting the wedding reception, tequila shot glasses as place cards that needed to match the tequila on the table, al pastor tacos, and churros!
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Here are some pictures from this amazing night:
Maggie and John’s wedding was a fun filled event at Villa Amor. They had a ton of their friends come over from Corvallis and Idaho, and had a great band to end the reception, along with fireworks. I was also able to photograph their rehearsal dinner the night before, and the guests had a great time smashing the wedding pinata!
Make sure to scroll down and see the competitive bouquet catch! Hair pulling and all…
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Zihuatanejo is one of my favorite places to visit. Situated near Ixtapa, a major resort and wedding destination, Zihuatanejo is much more relaxed and is less built up. It has some amazing beaches like Playa Ropa and Playa Las Gatas. Zihuatanejo means “place of women” because it was a matriarchal society. If you ever end up at Zihuat, make sure to try tritas, an appetizer made with curing fish with lime juice. It is somewhat similar to ceviche in that aspect, but it tastes much different and I like it better!
I was originally scheduled to shoot Hanh and John’s Zihuatanejo wedding in May. I flew to Mexico and swine flu hit Mexican tourism. A lot of companies stopped their employees from flying into Mexico as a precaution. Hanh and John were ready to go with it, but unfortunately a lot of family and friends would not be able to make it - so they had to reschedule to summer. La Quinta Troppo was very accommodating for the wedding and Hanh and John kept a positive attitude about it. It ended up working even better as some of the family members who would not be able to make it to Zihuatanejo wedding in May due to their schedule were able to make it to La Quinta Troppo in July. weddings at Zihuatanejoare super fun so that was great!
When I went to the Los Angeles airport for my connection, I realized I was flying with the bride and groom and the wedding party! I actually ended up sitting right next to them. I whispered to the flight attendants that they were getting married, and they made an announcement and rest of the flight there were free drinks for the couple! Great start!
The first few pictures are from the rehearsal dinner, at La Parla restaurant at Playa Ropa, the same beach they got married the next day. Playa Ropa, along with Las Gatas beach, is one of my favorite places to shoot a beach wedding ceremony as well. The sun is perfect and not too many people wondering.
The next day at Zihuatanejo was gorgeous as well - I started the day by photographing a boudoir session. Hanh is a very elegant bride, which made my job so much easier. The ceremony was at the beach at sunset.
One of the things I love about Zihuatanejo destination weddings is that the guests are usually a small, but really intimate and fun group. We really bonded well.
One of the most amazing part of the wedding was at the very end. Hanh and John invited a group that performs traditional Mexican dances from different regions of Mexico. You can see the amazing Mexican traditional dance and dancers at the end! They looked fantastic in their costumes. As a dance photographer, I loved that I was able to capture these!
Guests and family can see the rest of the wedding pictures here. Please ask for the password from the bride and groom. If you are interested in Zihuatanejo wedding packages, please contact me.
Venue: La Quinta Troppo
