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Nikki and Lynn’s Wedding at Playa de los Muertos

Nikki and Lynn had a very fun wedding at relaxed Sayulita. The night before everybody gathered at La Terrazola, a very relaxed atmosphere and I got to meet the bride and groom. I immediately knew this will be a very easy going, fun wedding full of nice people.

The wedding ceremony itself was at sunset at Playa los Muertos, and the reception was immediately following at Don Pedro’s Palapa overlooking the Sayulita Bay. Wedding was coordinated by talented Luz Ochoa from Sayulita Weddings. They had a great Cuban band, and lots of dancing followed. The speeches were greeted by tears. The food was also amazing with tons of different options including al pastor tacos (my favorite!!!). The night ended with a great fireworks show!

 
 
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Shawna and Corey at Don Pedro’s Palapa, Sayulita

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
Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Sayulita Beach

Sayulita

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Shawna’s Grandma gave her a family ring.

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

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

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

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

The toasts were particularly emotional.

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

First dance

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Nice garter!

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

Don Pedro's Palapa and Sayulita Weddings

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

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

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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Sneak Peak: Yanet and Jose at Calypso Restaurant

Yanet and Jose had a very intimate wedding at Sayulita, Mexico starting at Casa Kukana then to the little church at town square and then a fun reception at the fabulous Calypso Restaurant. Here is a quick sneak peek:

Images from Calypso Restaurant and Casa Kukana in Sayulita

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Associate Coverage Sneak Peak: Rachael and Rainer at Villa Violeta at San Pancho

On our last trip to Mexico we had a chance to shoot 4 weddings. This one is part of our associate coverage, and we got some great images at Villa Violeta in San Pancho (San Francisco):
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Images from wedding at San Pancho, Mexico photographer

Images from wedding at San Pancho, Mexico photographer

Images from wedding at San Pancho, Mexico photographer

Images from wedding at San Pancho, Mexico photographer

Images from wedding at San Pancho, Mexico photographer

Images from wedding at San Pancho, Mexico photographer

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Associate Coverage: Kerri and Jon at Villa Amor Grand Villa

Here is a sneak peak to Kerri and Jon’s intimate wedding in Sayulita:

Villa Amor Grand Villa Sayulita

Villa Amor Grand Villa Sayulita

Villa Amor Grand Villa Sayulita

Villa Amor Grand Villa Sayulita

Villa Amor Grand Villa Sayulita

Villa Amor Grand Villa Sayulita

Villa Amor Grand Villa Sayulita

Villa Amor Grand Villa Sayulita

Stephanie and Jared at Ixtapa

I met Stephanie and Jared at Joella and Drew’s wedding - we hit it off and they hired me to do their wedding at Ixtapa. It worked out great since I had a wedding a week after theirs in Mexico so I just stayed.

The wedding party is mostly skydivers so Jared and his groomsmen skydived to the wedding. One of them almost took me out actually while landing. It probably looked closer through the lens than it really was. Regardless, we had tons of fun, and there was even a fiesta after the wedding at the hotel square, and we stayed up until late with the wedding party.
The next day we did some day-after photos, even rented jet ski’s which was supposed to be the most dangerous part but it worked out well. However while shooting in knee deep water, I got attacked by a sneaky wave - there goes my camera and lens! You can see the photo of it couple posts down.

You can see the rest of the photos here.

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a little late to getting ready

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arriving at the ceremony:

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ixtapa wedding photographer

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