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

Chris and Myle’s Fab DIY Wedding Featured on Style me Pretty!

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:41:28 +0000

Head on over to Style Me Pretty and leave some comment love for Chris and Myle! Their super fabulous DIY Sayulita/San Pancho wedding was featured today. To see the original post click here. Congrats Guys!

entreAmigos more fun time in the summer

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:27:21 +0000

I’ve been sitting on the rest of the summer workshop photos and since school just started and we have more scholarships than ever this year I figured it was a good time to get them up on the blog. We are in need of donations for the school scholarships and along with the entreAmigos public school scholarships I am going to be heading up donations for the local Huichol girls to go to the Montessori school. I should have more information in the next week or two. Please contact me at jillfoto@gmail.com or go the the entreAmigos website: www.entreamigos.org.mx to make a donation.

This year there were more workshops than ever before, including cooking, sewing, painting, dance, circus training, ping pong, arts and crafts, and English. The big hit, however, was the long board skateboarding workshop that the guys from Treee Skateboarding put on. Nicole even got into the fun… We are now working on putting in a skate park next to the new entreAmigos Community Center. Please contact me for more information or to donate.

Juan.

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:57:38 +0000

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.

Ashley+Dave

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:10:32 +0000

I met Ashley and Dave when they came down in January to do some scouting for their wedding. We immediately hit it off over a beer at La Perla and I was so excited when Ashley hired Naef Cuisine to cater and Mishka Designs to add her touch of awesomeness.

Ashley and Dave also decided to see each other before the wedding which I love. It enabled us to get some great shots of the two of them before they got all hot and sweaty. Besides being such a great couple to work with, their friends and family were a blast. Take a look at the bouquet tossing to see how heated it got.

I’m going to start off with the amazing details that Mishka put together. The ceremony decor was based on Monet’s water lillies painting which is Ashley’s favorite and you can see it in the altar, the fans, and the maracas. The place tags were recipes from different countries that Ashley and Dave have traveled to over the years. Love this!

And now on to the wedding…

Ashley+Dave’s Awesome Mishka Designed Wedding on Style Me Pretty!

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:49:14 +0000

I have been waiting to post Ashley and Dave’s gorgeous wedding because it was going to be featured on Style Me Pretty! Head on over and leave some comment love. Coming up next will be the full post of their wedding…

Congratulations Dave and Ashley!

Christina+Eric

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:25:26 +0000

Christina and Eric decided to plan their destination wedding in Nuevo Vallarta at the Palace Resort with only their closest friends and family. I’m so lucky that they did because they were such an incredible couple to have met and I absolutely loved documenting their day. They met in Marfa, Texas (hence the head table setting) and I was told I have to go someday. Eric works for Barefoot Vineyards so there was delicious champagne to be had by all and with hand rolled cigars how can you go wrong? Oh and seriously how cute is Eric’s son Frankie! Love the initial cuff links and converse sneakers!

entreAmigos in the summer…

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:23:53 +0000

So lots has been happening. Mainly heat and rain, but so far the big storms haven’t rolled in yet. It was a close one last night, but didn’t lose power… yet. There are a ton of great projects in the works at entreAmigos and I had to post some of the photos I took yesterday. Please go to their website to learn more and to donate. Every little bit helps!

This is a project that Regina is heading up with the older women of San Pancho making recycled bags out of your every day plastic bags. It is absolutely amazing. I will post the final results as soon as they are finished.

And there are lots of other recycling projects going on. It seems we can never run out of material!

And of course the summer workshops!

Adam+Sarah’s Destination Beach Wedding Featured on Destination Inspirations

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:13:40 +0000

Adam+Sarah’s wedding in Sayulita is featured today on Destination Inspirations. Congratulations to the newly married couple!

Coming up soon Ashley+Dave’s incredible San Pancho wedding with lots and lots of Mishka Designs details!

Adam+Sarah

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:45:13 +0000

Adam and Sarah came down from Washington with all their friends and family to get married in Sayulita at Casa Los Delfines. Her dress was absolutely gorgeous! It was the most quintessential princess dress if I have ever seen one. Don’t miss the turn her father gives her at the end of their walk down the aisle. That was a first for me! They also had a ring ceremony where the rings were passed between family members before being exchanged to impart their good wishes and love onto the couple. Wedding organization by Luz Ochoa.

Shannon+Jeremy’s Punta Mita Wedding Featured on Destination Inspirations Blog

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:48:58 +0000

Jessica over at Destination Inspirations and Destination Wedding Blog featured the beautiful wedding of Shannon and Jeremy in Punta Mita. To see the full post or to get some destination wedding resources click here: Destination Inspirations.