I had a chance to photograph my good friend Duane’s wedding in Mexico in the small village of Playa Litibu just North of Puerto Vallarta. It was really fun to be in Mexico with a bunch of my friends, and to shoot their wedding on top of that. Amanda wore a radiant red dress that looked amazing against the Mexican background, it was so awesome to see her walking down the beach to meet Duane at the altar. After the sun set Duane and Amanda pulled out some Thai lanterns and gave them to all the guests to release into the sky, it was awesome!
Caterer: My Mexican Kitchen
Band: Blue Shoes
You can see the full set of pictures here. Please ask for the password from the couple.
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I have been looking forward to a Playa Fiesta wedding in Puerto Vallarta for a long time. This was one of the best times I had at a wedding - great people and great location! Playa Fiesta Beach Club and Hotel at Puerto Vallarta is one of the top places for a wedding at Puerto Vallarta, and I can see why. The owners, Lindsay and Adam do a great job of getting things done without being overbearing, and things ran very smoothly. The setting is right at the beach! I love Puerto Vallarta weddings at the beach!
Melissa and Bryan’s wedding had a lot of neat touches! Their “engagement photo” for their signature matte was a caricature drawn by a local artist. Mariachi’s escorted them with their music before the ceremony. The goodie bags they prepared for their guests had everything including a shot glass and a salt shaker! They even have a customized logo, very cool. They asked their guests to make a wish for them and throw the sea shells that were placed on their seats back to the sea.
Here are some of my favorites:
Playa Fiesta Wedding!
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As soon as I met Niran and Gary, I knew we would have a great time and that we would have some amazing photos! I met them for the first time at Calypso Restaurant for the rehearsal dinner. At the rehearsal dinner, there was an AMAZING animated video done by one of their friend’s that detailed their relationship. It was funn, and romantic, and brought a ton of tears and laughter. Kudos! I love to get a copy of that!
Niran loved animals, and she used pictures of her dog to highlight some of the pars of their wedding celebration. The place cards were highlighted by her dog’s pictures. Some of the other cool ideas they had were: hanging pictures detailing their romance on a clothesline, like a timeline, a polaroid guest book, beautiful shells hanging from the tree they got married in front of. There was a great band, and later some of the couple’s musicians friends took over and sang for them as well. How fun! There was even pastor tacos for the guests! Catering was by Don Pedro’s. Everything was expertly organized and ran by Sayulita Dream Weddings‘ Andrea.
Casa Las Palmas II is an amazing location at Punta Mita. It reminds me a little bit of Rancho Huracan that I shot earlier. The bathroom that Niran was getting ready is probably bigger than my entire studio, and had some amazing architecture and light. You can see some pictures I did using that focused light in the photos.
Overall, this was a great time!
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