Portland Oregon Wedding and Portrait Photographer
I had the pleasure of getting to know Gabby and Andrea over the years and when the chance came up to do portraits with them at the beach, and I was available, I was very happy!
I lost one of my Alien Bee’s Cybersync’s to the ocean, but it was worth it! We picked a cool beach, and did some beach portraits with the waves crashing at Puerto Vallarta!
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!!
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Cool Rings
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).
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Sayulita Beach
Shawna’s Grandma gave her a family ring.
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.
An infrared photo. I spend a lot of time after capture to get the look I want.
The toasts were particularly emotional.
First dance
Nice garter!
Vendors: Sayulita Dream Weddings
Location: Don Pedro’s Palapa
I had the privilige of being part of Jill and Michele’s commitment ceremony in Mexico. It is always a pleasure to work with artistic minded people, and both Jill and Michele and their guests were so much fun to be around. We had fireworks, mariachis, salsa band, and tacos pastor! A really fun evening overall! The couple also had one of the most unique invitation’s ever as well. They were designed by Jill’s sister, who is a graphic designer (Quoin Design). The place cards were also very unique - they used loteria cards for that purpose.
To add to the coolness, guests were able to spot some whales from the overlook on Don Pedro’s Palapa. Sayulita and Puerto Vallarta event planners Andrea and Gabi of Sayulia Dream Weddings did a fantastic job as usual organizing event.
I was also able to get some great scenic shots, given that there was a full moon. The night shot of Playa de Los Muertos with stars is my favorite, but the Sayulita bay is also really pretty.
Friends and family can see the full set here (you can get the password from J&M).
Corona
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.
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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, 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.
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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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Jodi and Chris’s wedding was an energy filled affair at Don Pedro’s Palapa in Sayulita, near Puerto Vallarta. A lot of their friends and family made the trip to see them get married at sunset. It was a great time to be remembered by everyone!
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I had the pleasure of photographing Mercan and Joel’s wedding at one of the most beautiful places ever, Rancho Huracan (near Sayulita and Punta de Mita). It is in a jungle setting with 5 different casa’s, an awesome infinity pool and just great architecture. We photographed the rehearsal party and then the wedding the next day. Mercan and Joel are a very gracious and fun couple. The wedding was coordinated by Andrea and Gabi from Sayulita Dream Weddings. They did a phenomenal job, in fact, everything ran smoothly. We had a beautiful sunset as well.
Here are the photos, if you want to see more, check out this slideshow.
