This is the 5th and final post from Angela & Bryan’s fabulous wedding celebration in Mexico’s Riviera Maya! We have already blogged about shooting under-the-radar at midnight in their hotel pool, Angela’s stunning bridal portraits, their sunset beach wedding ceremony, and photographing at night around Playa Del Carmen following the ceremony.  After all of the festivities, we took a few days to relax and found ourselves outside the tiny village of Akumal, about 2 hours south of Cancun,  snorkeling with turtles and stingrays in the surrounding lagoons.  Bryan & Angela came out to meet us one afternoon and we took a few hours for a trash-the-dress session with a dress that Angela picked up for a bargain!

Yes, it is almost their first anniversary but it has been fun and tantalizing for these Portland photographers to revisit these images. Please enjoy the photos below, but if you are viewing from here in the Northwest we suggest you refrain from visiting any airline or travel-related websites for at least a day or so to avoid making any rash decisions to get out of town!

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Here we go again . . .  we are not quite done posting a bunch of the amazing images from Angela & Bryan’s Mexico destination wedding in March!  After their ceremony at sunset, we took a few minutes for photos with the couple as the sun sank below the horizon. The party then moved into town (Playa Del Carmen) for a delicous Mayan-themed dinner at Yaxche. After dinner we walked around town with Bryan and Angela for some photos on the street and a moonlight stroll along the beach.  With Playa’s active nightlife, there were plenty of cool locations to stop and shoot at no shortage of onlookers!

Here is the pier where we started things off . . .

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It has been so awesome to re-visit this wedding as we process all the images. We had such a great time with Bryan and Angela.  And the light . . . . well, let’s just say it’s rare to get such wonderful light here in Oregon.  It is astounding to me how it can be crisp, clear, and hold a soft glow all at the same time! It must be that Carribean air! Needless to say, we have a lot of favorites (hence the multiple blog posts)!

This installment brings us to the ceremony, and a few photos of Bryan since we dedicated an entire earlier post to his beautiful bride. Enjoy!

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One of the benefits (and there are quite a few . . . ) to photographing destination weddings is the generally relaxed nature of the entire day (or days) and the chance for us to really connect with the couples we work with, their family and guests. Angela and Bryan’s wedding near Playa del Carmen was no exception. We were especially grateful for the opportunity to spend over an hour with Angela before the wedding for some bridal photos.  We casually moved around the grounds of the resort hosting the wedding, and really got to be creative with the location.  A big thank-you goes out to the bar staff that let us take over their entryway for a few minutes (see all photos with the rockin’ white wood backgound).  Of course, Angela was amazing to work with and we owe her our thanks as well. We hope you enjoy the photos! [Click the image or link below to view more from the session]

There’s even more to come from this fabulous destination wedding in Mexico, so stay tuned!

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