Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Dale+Mai=Fun! | Todos Santos Hotel-Villa Santa Cruz



Todos Santos Wedding Photographers | Beach Boutique Hotel - Todos Santos

We love shooting in Mexico, and we love exploring new venues. So we were super-excited to discover what must be one of the most romantic boutique hotels in Baja, just a few minutes down the road from us! Our neighbors, and good friends Jessica & Mateo, designed, decorated, and run Villa Santa Cruz, a one-of-a-kind Todos Santos Hotel.

Imagine driving down a dusty dirt road, past acres of palm groves, deserted ranches, ancient cacti, and the odd cow, only to come to a golden hacienda set right on the beach. Guests convinced they must have been lost, must feel like Alice did when she fell down the rabbit hole and discovered a wonderland when they arive at this beautiful private villa!

Private and peaceful, and just over an hour away from the crowds of Cabo, Villa Santa Cruz is the ideal setting for an intimate destination wedding. And with its authentic Mexican details and vintage vibe (complete with a retro VW beach buggy!), it was a perfect backdrop for our YOU+ME wedding inspiration session with San Diego couple Dale+Mai. Could a couple be any more fun-loving & genuine? The connection between them was tangible - we loved photographing them!



Inside this boutique hotel on the beach, there are all kinds of vintage details, from antique brass door knockers to authentic mexican shot glasses for Villa Santa Cruz's own signature tequila.



Fields of agave+mountains+turquoise VW? LOVE!















A family of friendly dogs are part of the fun at Villa Santa Cruz.





Succulent florals by local Todos Santos florist Glitter Gal Jan from Pueblo Magico Weddings (link coming soon!). I love a bouquet that includes cactus!













Mai is simply beautiful!

























Thanks, Dale & Mai!

And thank you to all those in Todos Santos who helped out with the shoot!

Boutique Hotel on the Beach - www.villasantacruzbaja.com

Hair & Makeup & Styling - Gloria VonJansky

Florals - email Jan & Barb at Pueblo Magico Weddings {barbpics@hotmail.com}

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Ashley+Jason=Romantico | Destination Italy

Destination Wedding Photographer | Italy



A YOU+ME session in Venice, Italy, the Floating City, to commemorate your wedding? What a great idea! We met the wonderful Ashley+Jason in one of Europe's most romantic places to celebrate their one-year anniversary. Ashley even brought along the custom-designed white beaded wedding gown she originally planned to wear for her reception. Here are a few of our favorites from our time with them in magical, fantastical Venezia.




















More on our website from Ashley+Jason's Venice YOU+ME Wedding session.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Gabriela+Vincenzo=Amore | Italy Destination Wedding

Destination Wedding Photographer



A beautiful couple married in a beautiful setting! California bride Gabriela & B.C. groom Vincenzo chose a fifteen-hundred year-old village perched on a mountainside overlooking the Amalfi Coast as the location for their destination wedding. 


Centuries-old villas, minstrels playing music in the town square, the smell of lemon groves, and the azure blue of the Mediterranean...Ravello is as romantic as it sounds! Is it possible a wedding in Italy makes the couple even more in love? So it seemed as Gabriela and Vincenzo floated through their ceremony in the classic Duomo and their joyous outdoor reception at the luxurious Hotel Caruso.


Some of our favourites from G+V's Italy destination wedding.







Gabriela - elegant & beautiful!And check out those shoes!








One very happy groom.



Gabriela & Vincenzo have barely spent a day apart since they first met so it was only natural they would get ready together & enjoy some time together before the ceremony.



We loved shooting at the historic Villa Rufolo























Married!



Love the Italian tradition of a parade through the town after the ceremony to the reception!





Orchids & ribbons at the reception.






Chris' favourite.











My favourite!








Congratulations, Gabriela & Vincenzo!