I had posted a preview of Patrycja & Navi’s Puerto Vallarta’s wedding here which featured the Sikh ceremony. Today is all about the symbolic ceremony on the beach in the late afternoon and their beautiful wedding reception. I hope you enjoy these images as much as I did – I have to admit I prepared this blog post having the Bruno Mars’ song “Marry You” looping in the background and that with the sunshine, warmth, beauty, joy and love oozing from those photographs, I am in such a happy and grateful mood!!

I loved how Navi (now shaved!) seems so focused here

Love those details

Dear Santa, I want those exact same shoes. Coral is such a beautiful colour and I would be eternally grateful...

Coral was the accent colour chosen by the couple - I really liked how those bracelets were a perfect accessory!

Patrycja has such an Hollywood glamor feel to her - and her dress, ogm, her dress was divine as well - Vera Wang

This was in the preview but I just have to show it again!

The idyllic settings...

makes me happy

Just goes to show, you can be serious, goofy, big hearted and sensitive all at the same time...

The bling!

No more appropriate place than a beach for a sand ceremony, even if it wasn't planned!

Isn't she gorgeous?!

A quick kiss before the formals...

With the proud parents again

We had 15 min of sunlight with the bridal party and they made it count!...

... As this one shows...

Not taking themselves too seriously

Jumping request!

Followed by some dancing (yes, that's what it is!)

Gorgeous people inside and out, gorgeous location, gorgeous light, I love my job...

One of my favorites

And those as well!

A punch of Mexican Colour as a background for stunning Patrycja

And some fune with the veil

It truly was a beautiful day

Reception by the pool

One cool cake

Emotional thank you's

Gratitude to be blessed to have found each other

and enticement to fun for the rest of the night!

I loved their first dance, great song, great moves and it seemed like it was just the two of them on earth

One big party going on

And as a suprise to their guests...

They ended the day with a Bang!

Yesterday was the wedding fair and like every time, we had a great time! Thank you so much to all the wonderful couples that came by. It always is so amazing to meet everybody and hear all their very special plans for their wedding day. It was also great to see brides who have already chosen me as their photographer come by to say hi as well as former brides who are now attending the fair with their newly engaged friends!

As always, here follows a big thank you section as it takes a lot of work to put together a day like this one. Special thanks to Gene, “former groom”, who spent half his Saturday helping set up the booth as I had to watch our youngest daughter who had recently undergone surgery. And to Nancy, his wife, for agreeing to miss his company that day Huge thank you as well to Kristin, also a 2011 bride, who was my side-kick at the booth and rocked the show. Thanks to Susanne for leaving her sick husband alone at home for a few hours to watch over the kids while we were tearing down. Thank you to Mickey and Laura for lending us the furniture again for the booth. Thanks to Tara for snapping this pic of me and the booth early in the morning. Big thanks to my two munchkins for letting their mom do her thing and welcoming her home with the biggest hugs in the world. And finally thanks to my wonderful husband David who supports me in a million different ways – one of which being spending a full week-end in January picking up rental trucks, loading and unloading them in the freezing cold, doing heavy lifting at set-up, painting etc – and swearing that next time, we’ll design a lighter booth!

I realised this week as I got my ribbons in the mail that I haven’t shared the photographs for which I received 2 Accolades of Excellence in the 2011 WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) competition. I got one in the category Fashion and one in the category Engagement. With way more than 3000 entries (I forgot the actual number) and judge scores tighter than ever (according to the WPPI themselves), I am pretty thrilled…The Fashion image was styled, the engagement photograph was taken during Gena & Zenon’s pre-wedding shoot in New York City.

Credit is due for the Fashion image as I didn’t do this on my own – Styling: The ever-so-talented Lia Golemba of Pink Spot Studios ; Hair and Make-up: Kim of Artists Within who worked magic with her tiny freezy-curlers on a huge amount of hair; Model: Gena – who happens to also be one of my fantastic brides and an amazing human being overall!

So, here they are!

Ok, I love this one as well! What can I say, those WPPI judges have great taste!