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Amber and Matt at Mar Plata, San Pancho

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on December 24, 2008

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Amber and Matt tied the knot at Villa de Roja, directly off the beach! The reception was at the beautifully decorated amazing Mar Plata Restaurant. In my opinion, Mar Plata is one of the best restaurants I have been to, so if you are in the Sayulita, Punta Mita, Bucerias, Puerto Vallarta or Nuevo Vallarta area, make sure to visit them. It is worth a trip!

Here is the coolest thing: the wedding party was accompanied by a super friendly dog the whole week, and he invited himself to the wedding and the reception too. In fact, the doggie was so loved, Amber and Matt adopted him and he is arriving in US soon!

A unique and romantic mexico wedding at Mar Plata Restaurant in San Pancho

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Sneak Peak: Amber and Matt at Mar Plata - San Francisco / San Pancho

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on December 3, 2008

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This is first of the series of sneak peeks from my weddings from my last Mexico trip. Amber and Matt tied the knot at Villa de Roja, which is directly on Playa de San Francisco. Beautiful location! The reception was at the amazing Mar Plata Restaurant, run by Bruno. Mar Plata is one of the best restaurants I have been to, so if you are in the Sayulita, Punta Mita, Bucerias, Puerto Vallarta or Nuevo Vallarta area, make sure to visit them.

Here is the coolest thing: the wedding party was followed by a super friendly dog the whole week, and he invited himself to the wedding and the reception too. In fact, the doggie was so loved, Amber and Matt adopted the doggie and he is arriving in US soon!

mar plata restaurant and san pancho

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Jessie and Jose’s Unforgettable Dominican Republic Wedding (Arian)

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on June 11, 2008

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Jessie and Jose had their wedding in the beautiful Dominican Republic. Their wedding was attended by both friends and family, who were also surprised by Jose’s parents renewing their vows. The weather was absolutely perfect on their day and the sunset was gorgeous! The wedding was held in a romantic villa overlooking the green-blue Caribbean, in the lovely town of Sousa.

We shoot a lot of international destination weddings, and this was another great trip for us. It’s always fun to meet new people and explore new unique places!

To see the full set of photos, click here (password required - please ask Jessie and Jose)

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Associate Coverage: Hediyeh and Anoush Wedding Celebration at Villa Amor in Beautiful Sayulita, Mexico.

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on May 2, 2008

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Hediyeh and Anoush basically had a 4 day non-stop party during their time in Sayulita. They had a beach party the night before the wedding, which included a mariachi band, an excellent DJ, who spun upbeat club beats all night long, and a surprise fire dancer near the end of the night. On the wedding day we were a top the beautiful Villa Amor Hotel, with views of the surfers and fishermen on the Sayulita beach. As family’s gathered below in the courtyard Hediyeh and Anoush appeared at sunset and joined in the festivities, with lots of great food, tequila, dancing, dancing and if you can believe it….more dancing!!

To see the full set of photos, click here. Password required.

Cool Rings

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Shawna and Corey at Don Pedro’s Palapa, Sayulita

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on March 13, 2008

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I had the pleasure of shooting Shawna and Corey’s wedding at Sayulita about a week after Jill & Michele’s. Shawna and Corey are originally from my hometown of Portland, but they moved to Amsterdam recently. Both Shawna and Corey, and their friends were very friendly and energetic group, and we had a blast. The wedding and reception was at Don Pedro’s Palapa and getting ready was at Casa Casablanca (http://www.sayulitalife.com/casablanca).

Friends and family can see the full set here (you can get the password from S&C).

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Sayulita Beach

Sayulita

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Shawna’s Grandma gave her a family ring.

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

The palm & bamboo arch was very cool - Sayulita Dream Weddings does a great job with the preparations. That is Gabi on the right with black shirt, translating.
Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

An infrared photo. I spend a lot of time after capture to get the look I want.

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

The toasts were particularly emotional.

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

First dance

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Nice garter!

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Vendors: Sayulita Dream Weddings
Location: Don Pedro’s Palapa

Annie and Tom’s Wedding at Mar Plata and Villa de Roja in San Pancho

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on December 28, 2007

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Annie and Tom took the plunge in San Pancho, Mexico. Well, the day after the wedding they took the plunge, into the swimming pool! You will see what I mean.
The wedding ceremony was at the garden of Villa de Roja at San Pancho (or San Francisco), overlooking the ocean with a beautiful sunset for accent!

We then proceed to Mar Plata restaurant, a beautiful restaurant, located right across the street (near Costa Azul Hotel as well).

Sayulita and San Pancho area has some great wedding planners, as I mentioned at Mercan and Joel’s wedding, and this was not an exception. Debbie Barran, of Down the Isle, did a great job at the rehearsal, wedding day and the breakfast the day after.

So more about the pool plunge and couple other photos taken the day after the wedding. I started offering day after sessions for my couples as part of some packages, especially works for multi-day destination weddings but this is not just limited to destination weddings. I have done some in Portland as well. It does not have to be the day after either. The idea is to do a fun photo shoot without the stress and time constraints of the wedding day. You can see some at Stephanie and Jared’s wedding (towards the end)and also Christina’s bridal portrait session. Another option I offer is something you can see at Mercan and Joel’s photos. We covered their welcome party the day before the wedding.
I also want to note that Villa de Roja and Mar Plata were fantastic locations. According to Virtual Vallarta, the prestigious American magazine Conde Nast Traveler ranked Mar Plata restaurant as a Hot Table, a classification of 95 new restaurants made by anonymous correspondents around 30 countries. Pretty cool for a restaurant in a tiny little town.
Here is a small selection: (note: to see the full set, go to here - password required)

Dad steaming the dress

Floating candles for the pool

Place cards were little notes on the glasses

off to Mar Plata

Annie’s dad secretly wrote, sang and recorded a song for her on his computer with multiple tracks! This is the cd:

Stealing a little kiss

During the toasts

The day after sessoin. I got in trouble again a the ocean. These waves find a way to get me (camera ok this time)

Another resident of Villa de Roja:

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Yanet and Jose’s Wedding on Dia de los Muertos

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on December 22, 2007

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Yanet and Jose, both from Mexico, had their beautiful ceremony at the small church in the small plaza in Sayulita, Mexico. Their friends and family joined in for the occasion. It also happened to be Dia de los Muertos, a nation wide celebration in Mexico. There were many street artists performing in the plaza after the ceremony. The wedding party had reserved the classy and tasty Calypso restaurant above the plaza for their reception, so we had a birds eye view.

Here is a small selection of images: (note: to see the full set, go to here - password required)

Looking down at Sayulita’s waves from the infinity pool.

Through the intricate wood carving on the door.

Limes. Check. Hot Sauce. Check. Bouquet. Check

Photogs ride in the back!

Nacho sharks! Look out!

The festival below in the plaza.

Nice shot Yanet!

Tequila always seems like a good idea at the time…until.

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Rachael and Rainer at Villa Violeta at San Pancho, Mexico

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on December 14, 2007

in Portland Affordable Wedding Photographer, Weddings, destination weddings and mexico

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Rachael and Rainer’s wedding at Villa Violeta in San Pancho, Mexico was an amazing tropical event!- The beautiful colors, great decorations, and the overall setting of Villa Violeta was a great photographic extravaganza! They had their wedding on a private beach accompanied by their beautiful friends and family.
Here is a small selection: (note: to see the full set, go to here - password required)

The beach view from Villa Violeta.