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I love these day after shots! Although we got a little rained out on Rachel & Daniel's wedding day, we were able to have some time to shoot on the beach the next morning at Grand Velas in Playa del Carmen. I'll start with this one because I just love it.
Love you two - what a fantastic weekend!
Rachel originally contacted me about shooting her wedding to Daniel in Denver, but after getting sick of wedding planning and making a few schedule changes, we ended up in Mexico instead, and I'm so glad we did! Grand Velas near Playa del Carmen is the most AMAZING venue - right on the beach, breathtakingly beautiful pools, amazing rooms... such a dream to shoot. I was so glad that Rachel & Daniel decided to take some of the pressure off and go with a destination wedding, and I was excited for them to have a chance to relax and enjoy the day!
Skyping with family back home :)
Rachel, you are so beautiful!
Right as the ceremony began, we started to see evidence of Tropical Storm Debby... it got super windy (really really windy), but the rain managed to hold out until they were walking back up the aisle together.
I love this one :)
Thankfully, we had the time to do a day after shoot on the beach the next morning and were able to wait out the rain for some fun beach shots! Rachel & Daniel, thank you both SO much for the honor of shooting your wedding. I had an amazing few days with you both and can't wait to get the rest of your images to you!
We just got back from an amazing trip to Costa Rica with my family, and I miss it already! Those of you who know me or my family can imagine what a feat this was... all four of us kids are the most randomly accident-prone people in existence ...yeah... (injury stories to come later). I love traveling with my family!I loved being in the jungle around all that green. I love San Jose because of / in spite of what a huge, bustling, dirty, colorful city it is. I loved seeing all the creepy-crawly creatures in the tidepools at dusk. I loved the food. I love all the sweet, wonderful people we met. I loved all the hand-painted signs and murals. I loved translating and trying to answer our taxi driver's questions about what driving in the snow is like. I love being on the road.
And, as the title of this post suggests... sorry. I couldn't help myself.
So, we get into San Jose in the morning after a loooong overnight flight, and first thing I do? Explore the graveyards!
Blue Morpho butterflies - they look really exotic, but dude, they're everywhere.
I fell in love with all the small creatures that both are so elegant and so poisonous...
All these bright yellow pit vipers made me happy... I've always had a thing for snakes. So cool!
We visited a butterfly garden! It was so cool to watch the butterflies hatching from cocoons.
On the right are pitcher plants:
My two cutie brothers at Playa Negra in Puerto Viejo.
One of my favorite walls I have ever seen:
These guys were just posing for me. I swear.
My lovely sister.
Agapi, our little place, staffed by the best people ever.
I always wondered if they meant "snake bite specialists"... I dunno, maybe there are some super treacherous worms out there...
I suppose now's a good time to explain how accident-prone my family is. We went on a 2 day rafting trip, and we stopped on the shore for lunch. My dad was trying to take a picture and slipped and fell on some rocks, cracking a few ribs and getting a nasty head wound. I'm mostly fluent in Spanish, but on this trip I got to learn some new phrases, like, "Please wear this lead vest while you translate from inside the x-ray room".
Next injury: my little sister crashes her rented cruiser bike riding to the bar.
Next injury: my little brother crashes his rented cruiser bike riding home from the bar.
Next injury: I get stung on the lip by a wasp. Twice. This happened at night as I was getting ready for bed, and my lip swelled up so much I looked like a cartoon character. I could barely talk, my lip was so big. Regretfully, I just laughed and went to bed without taking a picture of myself in the mirror, and it was better by morning. I looked so awesome and ridiculous, but you'll just have to take my word for it.
Boa constrictors: this is why you don't wander around the jungle at night.
Best restaurant menu ever.
I look just like Tarzan. Obviously.
My mom at the market in San Jose:
