Back in early March Lindsey and I had the pleasure of photographing. Jessica and John’s destination wedding at Los Careyes Resort on the unbelievable Costa Careyes, on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. How cool to hear from Jessica that her photographs have been featured in a two page spread in the fall 2009 issue of Destination i do wedding magazine. Jessica and John planned very carefully, and brought their planner and DJ with them from the US while Lindsey and I traveled in from Yucatan. Knowing the  great amounts of both careful loving care and impeccable taste that Jessica put into to the wedding’s details I still feel honored to have been chosen to document this event!

Jessica and John’s real wedding. The full page photo is one of my favorites, you can see the full photo below.

The fall 2009 cover:

I had looked forward to this wedding for quite a while!  Having photographed Ana Paulina with her sisters (and of course Junior!) I already knew what a gorgeous a bride she would be and that the civil wedding (this was part 1 for this couple, the religious wedding is coming up in November) to be held during the “temporada”  in Uaymitun, Yucatan would be a very special event. Not to mention that it was coordinated by our amazing friends at BAKU Events! There really is no place like home and we are so excited about the upcoming weddings we have this fall here in Merida. It was really fun to see so many familiar faces and it was especially nice to see some of our past and future brides looking so totally fabulous and having such a great time celebrating with Ana Paulina and Gabriel. There is no doubt that Yucatan is an amazing place, in large part because of its wonderful people!  Felicidades Ana Paulina y Gabriel, estamos emocionadisimas por la boda en noviembre!

This was day three of our time with Erica and Doug… an early (or make that very early!) morning trash the dress “day after” session. These sessions have become something of a “must do” for many destination couples. They really are a nice chance for photography that is just not possible on the wedding day. Erica was very prepared and had a second dress on hand for the “trashing”. I think that someday when Erica and Doug are old and grey this will be a fun memory of their very first day as Mr. and Mrs.!

PS, If you haven’t seen the last blog post be sure to scroll down and check out the photographs from Erica and Dougs’s beatiful July wedding at the Barcelo.

Unforgettable! Lauren and I had a wonderful time photographing Erica and Doug’s weekend at the beautiful Barcelo Mayan Palace in the Mayan Riviera. These two make an awesome couple and had a really fun group of family and friends make the trip to Mexico to celebrate their marriage.  Erica is a graphic designer (I have had quite a few graphic designers as brides and grooms and always expect that it will make for an eye catching event!) and had applied her artistic vision all through the wedding planning. It was fun to see all the details that she had prepared, here is a little peek a the many photographs from the welcome dinner white party that was held on the beach the night before the wedding and the wedding mass the next day at the Barcelo’s Catholic chapel. Thank you Erica and Doug, it was an amazing weekend! We loved spending it with all of you! Mucho amor para siempre!

The welcome dinner was held the evening prior to the wedding. We were able to do some more casual photos of the bride and groom before heading to the party on the beach.

All the guests dressed in white for this event, the photo below is of both immediate families together, its not every day a photo op like that comes along.

Jsut a few detsils from the beach party…

The wedding day… details from the getting ready portion of the day.

Erica looked awesome, we LOVED her dress especially because it was jsut perfect for her.

It was fun to see how happy Doug was on the wedding day!

A few ophotographs from the ceremony and some group portraits on the beach, it was another very hot day, the bridesmaids and groomsmen were such troopers!

The reception was held in a beautiful French restaurant at the Barcelo Maya Palace. It was perfect for Erica and Dougs elegant destination style. This crowd know how to party, they were dancing from the very start of the reception!

Elizabeth Medina, Mexico’s premier  wedding photgrapher. Elizabeth Medina photographs destination wedding photography throughout Mexico in locations including the Mayan Riviera, Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Costa Careyes, Yucatan and San Miguel de Allende.