A follow up to Sarah & Andrew’s destination wedding in Cuba that I posted earlier. A couple days later we headed around the resort for a few additional pictures and a little fun in the water for a trash the dress session.

Thanks again to Heather Windsor for bringing me along

One of the best sunsets I’ve shot. I’ve mostly shot in Mexico in the Mayan Riviera where there is no good sunsets so I was thrilled when we had the chance to shoot one in Cuba.

Heather’s working hard in this one.

A couple months ago I had the pleasure to head down to Cuba for a destination wedding at the Paradisus Rio de Oro, just north of Holguin with my girlfriend, Heather Windsor to be her second. It’s the first time I have ever been a second photographer for a destination wedding and it was a blast.

Sarah & Andrew along with the great group they brought down were from England and it was a lot of fun the whole week. I even got to do a little deep sea fishing at the end with the guys before flying back to Toronto.

If anyone is thinking of getting married in Cuba, the Paradisus Rio de Oro is definitely one of the, if not the best in Cuba. The food and service is amazing and is far better then many other locations in Cuba.

The reception was just beside the beach on a patio overlooking the ocean. One of my favorite reception locations yet.

To everyones surprise (even Sarah & Andrew), the resort had a little surprise in store for the reception. A cuban a cappella group came to sing a few songs to us. They were absolutely amazing and one of the best parts of the night. I posted one of the video clips I took of them below.

For this day after and trash the dress session I decided to take a different approach then I had done on previous trips. Linda & Jason let me take care of all the details and were OK with me only having a rough plan of what we would be doing that day.

Instead of taking a Taxi, I rented a car. I knew it couldn’t just be any car, we had to ride in style. So what better way to explore Mexico then a Jeep Wrangler. There is just something about a bride in a jeep with the top down that just screams photo op.

First stop, Puerto Morelos. A small fishing town 10 minutes from the resort.

Considering we saw hundreds of people (sometimes in the same vehicle) piled into the backs of cars, Jason thought it would be OK to be doing a little stand up driving down some side streets.

We drove for a while and came to a cenote. I’ve used cenotes in the past so I was looking forward to trying a new one. Once here I was a little excited about the cliff we found. I think Jason told the story best when we got back, but my eyes really lit up when I found out it was deep enough to jump from.

After changing dresses, Linda started chatting with a little girl that lived on the property.

My favorite shot of the week. Good thing the water was warmer then the pools at the resort.

One last one. This was taken by Jason as we were driving down the highway.

I spent the last week in Mexico with an Edmonton couple, Linda and Jason, along with their closest friends and family at the Azul Sensatori Resort by Karisma. It’s a brand new resort and I was excited to be back in Mexico so soon after the last wedding. The group they brought along with them were amazing and made my stay that much better. Thank you guys!

This is post one of the week. We did three separate photo days. I can’t wait to share the trash the dress shoot with everyone tomorrow.

After the reception was over, I grabbed the couple before heading to the night club for some moon lit beach shots.

We had some fun with light writing on the beach. Written by Linda under the moonlight.

I meet a lot of great people as part of what I do. It was no exception at Alyson and Kevin’s wedding. Their family and friends were awesome for the whole trip and it was really fun being around them while we were all there. I put together a slideshow of a little more than 100 images set to their fist dance song. The wedding took place in Tulum, Mexico at the Dreams Tulum Resort as well as the Tulum Ruins and a local cenote

One thing I love about what I do is convincing those who hate getting their pictures taken that it’s really not such a bad thing (in the right hands). Kevin was one of those guys, so it really meant a lot to me when Kevin told me after their trash the dress session that he had no idea he would have so much fun and it was one of the best parts of their trip.

That’s all for now. I can’t wait until my next trip to Mexico at the end of this month with a couple from Edmonton.