Jillian Mitchell Photography: Destination Wedding Photography in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

This is Juan. He sells cotton candy in San Pancho. He also has a trampoline that he sets up in the plaza. I have a problem approaching people I don’t know to take their photograph. Especially Mexicans. Don’t gots no balls. During Semana Santa I saw Juan walking up and down the beach selling his cotton candy and finally one day it was so hot that he was taking a break on the malecon near La Perla. I really wanted to approach him and I told Bola who immediately was like, “Hey can my girlfriend take a photo of you?” Which of course embarrassed me to the point of no return and had me backtracking trying to ask him myself and looking like an idiot, but Juan was so lovely and said yes and I snapped away for a few minutes. I printed the one on the right for him and brought it to him at the trampoline the next day. His face lit up when he saw the photo and he just kept saying how wonderful I was. No Juan. You are the wonderful one.

So it’s a little late, but I’ve been busy… On first day of the year I had the great idea of taking photos of everyone feeling the effects of the night before. Well, not everyone, but I tried. Here’s a little montage of the first day of 2010 in San Pancho, Mexico.

These first two are actually from New Years Eve. I love sparklers.

and here are the peeps…

and a couple more that I couldn’t fit into the collage… who doesn’t want to see cute babies, crazy sand creations, and me?!

If you’ve never been to a Lucha Libre match then you’re missing out. Mexican wrestling is part of the culture here and completely different than the WWF idea of professional wrestling that most Americans have. Bola of Radio Estacion Pirata and friends Chupon and Cocho of REP producciones are going to be putting on there third Lucha Libre in San Pancho on February 21. It’s definitely something you don’t want to miss. Here’s a slideshow of my photos from the last lucha libre to give you a taste of what’s to come.

Side note: I was super excited to go back and take shots of the wrestlers. I spoke a lot with one of the girls (the one who is bleeding in the last few shots) and when I saw her bleeding I couldn’t even take photos. To be honest I freaked out a little. I didn’t believe that it was just part of the show… well it was, but it was still real blood so I feel like I was kind of justified with the freaking out.