Or should I say a hot day with a hot couple?  :-)  Also true! It had to be one of the hottest days of the year, hopefully of the century! But with the clear blue sky and the gorgeous turquoise blue Playa de Camen water just perfect for a wedding, especially with Megan and Michael, a lovely couple who didn’t need much encouragement to go for it and fit in a mini trash the dress session before the reception. (Did I mention it was a hot day?). These two have so much fun together, it was fun to see all the laughter in the photographs!  Congratulations to you both! Lindsey and I wish you all the best in your life together!

Megan and her girls on the way to the ceremony…

My new favorite hammock photo…

Speeches…

First dance…

Too many photos, I know, I know! There is just no way I can keep this blog entry reasonable…not for Jessica and Scott´s San Miguel de Allende bash! As I overheard a guest comment after the fireworks went off… no one else will ever be able to have a wedding after this one! The wedding was held in San Miguel de Allende, which could not be more perfecto! Jessica and Scott had put so much thought into every detail of the multi day celebration, it was an honor for Lindsey and I to document the fun! The evening before the wedding the festivities began with a ¨tequila tasting¨ (like a wine tasting Central Mexico style!), the entire group of guests, musicians, photographers and one tequila bearing donkey danced through the streets of San Miguel, what could be more fun?

We were able to do some quick bride and groom photos before dinner began, I love love San Miguel for photos, every doorway is an amazing background! The next shot is Lindsey´s.

I loved this photo of Jessica and Scott listening to the father of the groom give a toast. They had such a beautiful interaction with their families and friends it was wonderful to witness.

The wedding day festivities were held at an amazing colonial home called Casa Capricho. The next images are from the pre wedding portion of the day. We were fortunate that Jessica and Scott had planned a first look so we were able to do some photography with the two of them…before it began to rain!

A wonderful thing about having your wedding in a private villa (and being calm and flexible!)  is control over timelines. Jessica and Scott were able to move their timelines a bit and the afternoon turned beautiful in time for the rooftop ceremony to go on beautifully.

This photo really sums up the whole event for me, people were laughing and crying happy tears all day! So much emotion!

Mazal tov!

The coctail hour was held on the roof and the dinner reception in the main courtyard below. I am posting extra detail shots, I loved the colorful Mexican tables and wanted to share with all the future brides!

The cake toppers…

Hola! I hope that all my blog readers have been enjoying this beautiful summer! I know we have! While editing has been going a little slower than hoped for it has been an absolute delight to work with the images from the last weddings of summer 2009, such awesome people and all around amazing weddings!  Sandy and Benny, thank you for waiting so patiently for your photographs! I am so happy to finally be able to share them with you!

Sandy and Benny were married in a Catholic ceremony at the chapel of the Barcelo Mayan Palace…I don’t know what to say other than that the bride and groom and their wedding party were awesome, and the the entire event a joy to photograph. Sandy and Benny originally found us through the photographs of Rocio and Eliazar’s wedding last year in Playa del Carmen, the two couples live in the US and have mutual relatives who were members of both wedding parties. When shooting destination weddings it is so much fun to see familiar faces among the wedding guests and to hear comments about the wedding album from people who live so far away. It truly is a small world!

Wow!

Just fooling around a little after the ceremony..

After photographs of the very large family and bridal party we had quite a bit of time for portraits and despite the very hot day Sandy and Benny were real troopers about making the most of it!

The first dance, I loved the father of the bride’s reaction!