A wonderful couple, beautiful hacienda location, and gorgeous moon…what could be better for a wedding photographer? And just to keep things excitng how about a sudden rain shower during the ceremony? If I ever had doubts about whether I would risk my camera equipment to get the shot I now know the answer…it never even occured to me to run for cover when the rain started to fall during the ceremony, not while I was getting such great shots! In addition to the lovely open air ambience Guille’s event coordinators Maria del Mar Montalvo and Maria del Mar Abraham of Baku made sure that there were little details and surprises everywhere, all very evocative of Yucatecan tradition. Unforgettable!

I had the opportunity to photograph a very special, intimate, sunset beach wedding in Isa Mujeres a few weeks ago at the beautiful Villa Rolandis Resort, for one of the nicest couples I have met. We also made some amazing day after photographs very early the next morning, in non wedding clothing, and they were very definitely worth waking up early for! This couple would like to keep their photographs all to themselves, but I hope this this image of rose petals in the lovely white Isla Mujeres sand will encourage anyone who is considering a destination wedding at Isla Mujeres!

When Aydee contacted me about her wedding to Justin at the Hacienda San Jose Cholul I had the date previously reserved. I was disappointed, because the Hacienda San Jose is one of my absolute favorite places and I could tell immediately that Aydee would be a great bride to work with. I was thrilled when they asked me to shoot their portrait session the day before the wedding. It has been my experience that doing wedding portraits on a day other than the wedding is just a wonderful way to get relaxed, outstanding images, since there is no rush or nervousness like on the big day. It is a bit of an effort to plan the photo session but so much fun and I think the photographs are very much worth it. Aydee and Justin…congratulations, it was wonderful to work with you both. ¡Muchas felicidades!

There is nothing better for a wedding photojournalist than being able to use unposed images to tell the story of the real moments that make up the day. Diana and Alberto were a wonderful couple to work with, because of their gift of being completely open to the moment, as well as very much in love. It was a joy for me as a photographer to be able to capture some of their magic.

No hay nada mejor para una fotoperiodista de bodas que poder contar la verdadera historia del día atravez de sus momentos reales y espontaneos. Fue maravilloso trabajar con Diana y Mario porque ambos posean el don de gozar completamente cada momento y porque están muy enamorados. Fue una alegría para mi como fotógrafa poder captar algo de su mágia. Diana y Alberto, les felicito de todo corazón y les deseo lo mejor.

Tania and Luis make a beautiful couple (if anyone has actually been reading this wedding photography blog, it will be clear by now that I really enjoy the couples I photograph, maybe it is because I get to spend the happiest day of their lives with them, but they are all just amazing!). I had been looking forward to photographing this wedding, since it would be taking place at the Hacienda Temozón Sur, a very spectacular hacienda in Yucatan, Mexico where I had never previously had the opportunity to photograph a wedding. The hacienda absolutely did not disappoint, and Tania and Luis had planned a very intimate candle light reception with all kinds of Mexican surprises for their international guests, from folkloric dancing to fireworks and mariachis. ¡Muchas graciás, Tania y Luis!

Dianna and Mario make up one of the nicest couples I have met! Their wedding was a very relaxed and easy going celebration, it was fun to witness the two of them enjoying each other and their families and friends. It was also great to see such a totally international crowd mingling and enjoying each other so much. The wedding was held in Mérida’s beautiful and historic Itzimná church and the reception at the modern fiesta Americana Hotel on the Paseo de Montejo. Congratulations to both of you!

La boda de Javier y Jimena se festejó en la Hacienda San Diego Tixcacal, esa hacienda se prestó mucho para que la boda tuviera un ambiente fuera de lo acostubrado. La misa se celebró en la puerta de la capilla antigua de la hacienda, que ahora funciona como iglesia del pequeño pueblo que rodea la hacienda. Fue una noche inolvidable con una pareja muy divertida…¡felicidades a los dos!

Jimena….ya me dijeron tus amigas que quieren ver fotos del grupo…

Lucy and Rodrigo´s wedding reception was held at the Quinta Montes Molina, one of the beautiful old mansions that line Mérida’s Paseo de Montejo. The antique mansion was decorated with a very modern ambience for the fiesta, the contrast was great! I have been very fortunate to photograph the most wonderful couples and Lucy and Rodrigo are one of my very favorites. I wish them all the best!

La fiesta de boda de Lucy y Rodrigo se celebró en la Quinta Montes Molina, una de las bellas mansiones del Paseo de Montejo, y se contrastaba de forma muy espectacular lo antiguo de la quinta con una ambientación muy moderna. He tenido la buena fortuna de fotografiar parejas maravillosas y Lucy y Rodrigo son de mis favoritos. Felicidades, les deseo lo mejor!

La boda de Juan Carlos y Ana Cristina el día 28 de octubre, 2006 me tenía emocionada desde hace un año cuando me eligieron para hacer la fotografía. Ademas de ser una pareja sumamente linda (¡y con muchísimos amigos!) habían planeado una boda muy especial en dos lugares muy históricos, la iglesia del pueblo de Cholul, Yucatán, muy antigua y restaurada de una forma preciosa, y la hacienda Chichí Suarez que data tambien del siglo XVI y es una de las haciendas mas espectaculares de Yucatán. Gracías Ana Cristina y Juan Carlos por permitirme acompañarlos.

It was so much fun doing Juan Carlos and Aurora’s wedding portraits at the beach…they are one of my favorite couples! I accompanied them for a beautiful church wedding and hotel reception, they chose to do this ¨honeymoon¨ beach session the next week which was great. Congratulations to both of you, and thanks for being so great!

Fue muy divertido hacer los retratos de boda de Juan Carlos y Aurora en la playa. Son de mis parejas favoritas! Los acompañe para la boda religiosa y la recepción en el hotel Hyatt, eligieron hacer esta sesión en la playa de Uaymitun la semana siguiente. ¡Felicidades a los dos y gracías por ser tan fabulosos!