If you have chatted with me about this wedding already, you know that this wedding was eventful by epic proportions. Monsoons, the Federalis, and Celebrities from 24 were a few highlights of the weekend.
I met Dan and Viv through my good friend and super client, Robyn, whose wedding i shot a few years back. When i met Dan and Viv at the Buena Vista Bar in San Francisco for our initial consult, I was stoked on how super fun they were. We talked about how amazing this wedding was going to be in Playa Del Carmen, at a beautiful 5 star resort followed by a Trash the Dress shoot with her the day after the wedding. Crystal Blue Ocean? White Sand Beaches? Mayan Ruins? She didn't really have to talk me into it.
The day of the wedding was beautiful. Clear skies, 80 degrees...until the monsoon storm clouds rolled in literally 10 minutes before the ceremony. The craziest storm I have ever seen with buckets of rain and lighting and thunder every 3 seconds, soaked the beach and hotel. After a lot of discussion between the staff on moving the ceremony site to a tiny, dark, stuffy ballroom...with my coercion, we scrapped that idea and kept it on the water. The rain let up 30 minutes later only to usher in a gorgeous backdrop to a killer ceremony!
Then there was the next day...lets just say, with the caution of being monitored by the Mexican Federal Government, we were detained and searched for illegally shooting at the Mayan Ruins...ask me about it someday. After some champagne and a few beers, we got our nerves back, and shot on this beautiful beach, only to have more beers with Morris and Kayla from the show "24", who happened to be honeymooning...
Three awesome things came from this weekend. Great stories. Amazing photos. and a Beautiful Marriage. Congrats you two!
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These Photos are Stunning!!!
(05.21.10 @ 07:50 AM)I Love the natural, playful setting of the backgrounds and this couple. Great Choice!
Maya and Enrique's Love and Caring shines through in every photo.
You are truly an Artist!!! You have captured such Wonderful Moments in time...Exquisite!!!!
Please erase my other comment...I put the comments for Maya and Enrique in the wrong spot.
(05.21.10 @ 09:05 AM)I corrected it and put the comments in the right spot...But need to erase the comment here.
My comments are not for Dan and Viv