This is the first time I photographed a Getting to Know You session in another country.  We captured their session the day prior to Jill & Ryan’s wedding.  The setting is beautiful and I could have photographed all day there. Excellence Resort in Playa Mujeres, Mexico has so many different locations to create photos in that it is absolutely perfect.  This was captured just a few hours after our plane landed in Cancun. 

A little behind the scenes footage captured my by assistant Brianna.

More behind the scenes footage captured my by assistant Brianna.

The bugs by the pool were out of control, good thing I always bring bug spray with me on shoots.

The spa at the resort was amazing inside.

I really love Kelli and Ian. From the moment we met, I knew they were 100% pure awesomeness. They are a ton of fun and I had been looking forward to their wedding for a long time. (On a side note, Ian is one of the most ingenious Facebook posters there is—he always has something funny to share.) Everyone got ready at the Omni Hotel in Philadelphia. This hotel is beautiful and perfect for weddings at The Down Town Club. They had a trolley take the bridal party and parents over to the ceremony at St. John the Evangelist.  The ceremony was beautiful and you can see the love they have at the little glances Kelli and Ian would give each other all day. The bride’s dress from Jennifer’s Bridal was gorgeous, and I had a great time shooting the couple in Independence Park. Urban Guerrilla Orchestra provided the entertainment at the reception in The Down Town Club. Overall it was an awesome day and an awesome couple, not to mention a great set of family and friends. Best wishes for their future together.

Ian loves his gold Elvis style shades that he rocked all day.

The bridal party was off the hook and there was no holding back with these guys.

We saw the Philly Duck Tour bus several times and the bridal party would start to chant out loud QUAC,K QUACK, QUACK at the top of their lungs.

This is how the groom fishes for his sister. Old school dance moves only enhance the evening

Like the bridal party, Kelli and Ian had awesome college friends.

Jill & Ryan’s wedding in Mexico was amazing…  We did a total of four separate shoots in two and a half days there.  The Getting to Know You Session from their weekend will also be posted on my site in the next few weeks.  All shoots and events took place at Excellence Resort in Playa Mujeres, Mexico.    It is an adult all inclusive resort and it has everything you would ever want right there.  They even have hammocks in the pool next to the beach.  I did not want to leave!  We were very busy though, did not even have time to jump in the ocean, which was like a few hundred feet from the rooms.  The bridal party and family were just excellent.  It’s cool when you get to know people then get to fly travel with some of them back home.  Overall it was a great experience and there was so much to shoot there we could have kept photographing for another entire week….

The bride & groom first meeting together in Mexico.

That is the moon on the top right of the image

This was just to the right of where the ceremony takes place. I just love the abstractness and order mixed with the chaos of the foliage.

You never see bridesmaids having to walk over Iquanas in the states…

The brides sister was very emotional during the start of the ceremony.

Mariachi bands are always such hams for the camera.

The resort had amazing scultptures all over the grounds and had amazing lighting at night.

Cocktail hour on the beach….

I make friends no matter where I am at… If I worked there I would not require a fishnet on my head for obvious reasons…

Here is a little sneak peak from last weeks wedding in Mexico. More to come soon.