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.

I spent a week with David Beckstead up at the NEIPP workshop in Cape Cod, MA.  Workshops are awesome when you have an amazing photographer hosting them.  David is very outside the box and loves unique composition.  He also has a pretty badass mustache!  Below are some images that were created during the workshop.  No professional models were used in this shoot and no amateur models were injured during the shoots

Love my infrared camera!

Did I mention I love my infrared camera…..

I had an awesome time with Maria & Chris from the very start.  The start of the nor’easter was hitting NJ on their wedding day, but held out just enough for us to create some images outdoors.  The bridal party was excellent and everyone was exactly on time.  They had a mannequin body to put her dress on, but the mannequin’s big booty was too big for the bride’s dress.  It was a funny joke for the first ten minutes we got there.  Andrew from Stomping Bread Productions was there to capture the day on video.  He is always super easy to work with and fun throughout the day.   The ceremony was held at St. Dorothea’s in Eatontown.  After the ceremony we went to Monmouth University’s campus to create their images.   We then were off to Addison Park for the reception.  Addison is really beautiful inside and had really cool black/white marble flooring throughout.  The Jason Craig Band provided the entertainment and kept it cranking until 12am!

The brides sisters were very emotional during the father/daughter dance.