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Andrea and Ben got married at Playa Escondida just South of Sayulita. Ben’s father passed away a few months before the wedding and you just knew he was looking down upon them. After the beautiful beach ceremony they performed a tea ceremony in honor of Andrea’s heritage and I was so lucky to have been able to capture such a moment. With only their closest friends and family in tow, they had one of the most meaningful days I have attended.

Totally awesome. That’s Melissa and Adam in two words. Seriously. Two of the most real people that I have worked with yet and even rain couldn’t put a damper on their day. We rearranged, we saw, we conquered. Small, intimate, and located at the gorgeous Casa Guillermo in Conchas Chinas this wedding was full of surprises. From vows being read off an iPad to pretty much all of the attendants ending up in the pool. Oh and a delicious gelato bar by Naef Cuisine.

Adam’s only job for the wedding was to take charge of the music. So he did… and then some. Rather than just pick out their favorite songs and put them on a playlist he opted to include those songs in his vows for Melissa. It was hilarious. And amazing. And from what I found out, totally Adam. I mean who else could manage to insert ‘Ice Ice Baby’ and ‘Hip Hop Hooray’ into something as important and meaningful as their wedding vows? Adam did and it was incredible. Did I mention he also read them off of his iPad? Melissa’s face in the photos where Adam is reading his vows is absolutely priceless.

Allison and Jeff were married at Brisa del Mar palapa in Sayulita, Nayarit overlooking the entire beach. With catering by Don Pedro’s and design and coordination by Yazmin from Sea of Dreams this wedding was definitely one of a kind. The theme of the wedding was Day of the Dead and the design that Yazmin came up with was beautiful. I absolutely love the use of the lotería game throughout the wedding, especially as the placemats. In addition to Don Pedro’s there were also tacos al pastor my absolute favorite and instead of a wedding cake, churros!

Allison got ready at Villa Amor which is on top of the South hill of Sayulita and therefore has gorgeous light peeking through the windows…

I’m getting back in the blogging zone and have a bunch of weddings still to edit and post, but here’s one that I love from Andrea and Ben’s Sayulita wedding.