Denise and John were married in a Catholic ceremony in the lovely San Valentin chapel at the Valentin Imperial Maya resort. This was a very peaceful and intimate destination wedding with a beautiful and very sweet couple. I thought the photographs that Lauren and I were able to capture really reflected the elegant yet relaxed feel of the day.

Aside from shooting, editing and putting together sideshows (and lets not forget email!) Something that keeps us busy in the studio and is barely mentioned here on the blog are the flush mount albums that we create for many of our couples. (I promise to remedy this soon by blogging more of the finished albums!) Each design is a one of a kind creation that tells the story of the wedding day. Although it sometimes takes a while (an understatement in a few cases, you know who you are, haha!) we think it is important for the bride and groom be allowed to select personal favorite images, I will confess to putting much more stock in which images touch my couples hearts and help them remember how amazing it really was than those that I know supect from a photographer’s perspective to be more likely to be chosen by a judge for a wedding photography “award”.  I think that having worked in close collaboration with our clients over the years in the selection of preferred images personally designing albums that tell the day’s story visually has actually helped form our shooting style as well. At any rate it is a lot of fun to envision how it will all come together in the final album, I will confess to daydreaming about Denise and John’s wedding album, and I think Lauren is probably right there with me! Thank you John and Denise for allowing us to tell the story of your beautiful wedding in Mexico!

Marimar and Luis are such a sweet couple, it was a true honor for Team Medina to be able to photograph them on their big day. The ¨novios¨chose to be photographed in a very familiar location and I think that choice added a personal and intimate element to the photographs. Here in Mexico (or maybe this is just one of those crazy Yucatan things!) the superstition is that if you bury a knife in the yard you will be safe from rain…apparently this is not foolproof! Of course the  superstition that I personally subscribe to is that rain on the wedding day means good luck in marriage. Seeing Marimar and Luis Hernan together I know that they are definitely lucky in love.  Marimar y Luis, gracias por todo, esperamos que les gusten las fotografias y les deseamos todo lo mejor!

Casey and Ron’s wedding was the first of the fall season for Lauren and I and we thoroughly enjoyed photographing this beautiful tie the knot on a Mexican beach. This wedding and the morning after TTD session at the Dreams Riviera Cancun resort in Puerto Morelos was a great way to get our feet wet (literally!) and jump back in right where we left off shooting amazing weddings for incredible couples. We are looking forward to a wonderful season and adding weddings featuring both destination and local couples to the blog very soon.

Casey had planned a good window of time for the pre-ceremony photos, I love this type of schedule because it gives us time for getting ready candids of both bride and groom as well as photos of the yummy bridal details (and Casey’s were to die for!) not to mention bridal photos…there is not always time for these so I consider it a luxury to be able to have some quiet time to focus on the bride before it all begins.

The photo of the shoes is Lauren’s, I have noticed that when I tell Lauren that a detail shot she’s in the process of making won’t work it tends to end up on the blog! Oops…Lauren I love this shot and I promise to have a little more faith!

One “getting ready” photo of Ron before the ceremony…

No one wants to get emotional and risk ruining the make up prior to the ceremony…Casey took one look at her mom’s proud and happy expression and it was inevitable that she would get choked up as well. I loved how this photo tells the story.

Another story telling image, while Casey’s mother was attaching a wedding brooch that has been handed down through the generations and worn by each bride she told the flower girl that someday she may wear it herself, I loved her reaction to this little piece of family history.

Bride and groom on the grounds of Dreams Riviera Cancun before the ceremony.

A few photos from the beach ceremony, the flower girl and a proud father of the bride.

Bride and groom, a few happy beach photos after the ceremony…

Casey and her girls…

A few photos of the bright orange and fuschia ceremony decor for the pool side reception overlooking the oceean.

First dance and fiesta…

The day after session… bright and early! Casey and Ron, you were such good sports, or maybe you were really just very obedient sleep walkers…either way I thank you for your patience so early in the morning!

Elizabeth Medina is Mexico’s premier destination wedding photographer, photographing weddings in Puerto Morelos, the Riviera Maya, Cancun, Yucatan, Campeche and  thoughout Mexico