Passport…check.  Camera gear…check.  Enthusiasm & excitement…check.  I seemed to remember the important things to bring to Mexico.  Things not brought included enough clothes, a curling iron, hair accessories, jewelry, extra flip flops and the list sadly goes on.  No worries however, I was not going to let anything spoil this trip.  I had been looking forward to shooting this wedding in Mexico for almost a year.   A destination wedding on the island of Las Caletas, near Puerto Vallarta.   It was as beautiful and amazing as I had imagined over and over.

My dearest Heather and Tim . . . words cannot express how much I love & appreciate you guys.  THANK YOU so much for trusting me with such an important task of documenting your special day with your family & friends.  I thank each of them as well, for warmly welcoming me and treating me like family.  I hope you enjoy this preview.

I love how the staff comes out to wave and greet you as you arrive by boat.

Heather’s dress was AMAZING.  I photographed it in several different areas around the guest house, but hanging from this old wooded basket was my favorite.

 

I had so much fun photographing their rings, it was easy to be creative with such beautiful surroundings.  I ended up torn between two images, but the top one is my most favorite.

Loved all the colors, especially in the flowers.

Heather . . . YOU ARE GORGEOUS!!!!

I have a liking of feathers myself and frequently you will see them decorating my hair.  I smiled BIG when I saw this.  Heather chose a flower hairpiece that was accented with feathers.  love love love!!!!

Heather was not at all nervous, she was giddy with laughter.

Dear Tim . . . YOU ROCK!  Thank you for enduring my camera and moments when I made you pose.  You were awesome.

Heather eagerly awaiting before the ceremony and she was stunning . . .

Tim was also very calm.

Heather and her Dad both were teary eyed. Love this moment.

This was the first kiss and then Heather followed it up with a second kiss. Kate and William have nothing on you guys!

These are some more of my favorite images from the day.  I gave Heather & Tim a few moments alone before taking their bride & groom photos.  I think I will call this series of images “So honey, what did you do today?” . . .

Heather and Tim.  Thanks for being amazing.

Great smile Heather and I am loving the smile/smirk on Tim’s face.

Another flower photo, but I love the two boats in the background.  There were some people out fishing at sunset.  I blurred the boats out of course, but I still wanted to keep a hint of them in the photo.

I took a couple photos of Heather’s bouquet at night.  One image on the stone steps . . .

And another image where I put the bouquet in a tree . . .

First dance.  Tim’s facial expression is priceless.  I imagine him saying “I want this moment to last forever“.

And YES, there were fire dancers!!!

On the boat ride home.  HAPPINESS!!!!

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A lastly, a BIG thank you to Kelley of Adventure Weddings for coordinating with me through out the wedding day and making sure I was doing ok. Thanks Kelley!