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We saved the best blog entry for last from our Mexico destination wedding: Rimma and Mark were all up for a Trash the Dress session after the wedding! We love having the opportunity to get really creative and we couldn’t have been more happy to hear it.

Some people take the name of these sessions a bit too literally and think that the purpose of a “Trash the Dress” (TTD) shoot is to actually ruin a perfectly good, innocent gown. We’ve even seen shots where a bride was splashing paint on her dress! Well, the original idea behind these shoots was about being free to see how creative you can get without worrying about getting the dress dirty. After all, dry cleaning after the shoot should take care of it and still let you store the dress spotless.

With Rimma and Mark we spent half a day roaming through Mexican ruins, a jungle, and cenotes while stopping here and there for photos on our way to the beach. Here are some favorites:

Trash The Dress Photo

Mexico TTD

Trash the Dress Bride and Groom

Tulum Mexico

Tulum TTD

Ruins pictures

Ruins portrait

Mayan Ruins photos

Bridal Shot

We found a beautiful underground cenote where we had a lot of fun shooting and swimming:

Cenote Trash Dress

Cenote Pictures

Cenote Photos

Beach Trash the Dress

Rimma and Mark

Rimma and Mark

Bride and Groom

Mexico Shoot

Trash the Dress Session

Wet Trash the Dress

Beach TTD

If any of our past or current brides are considering such a photo session, we’ll be excited to shoot it for you. It can simply be about roaming the city or countryside while taking some amazing shots with you fully dressed in your wedding clothes. Let us know if this sounds appealing.

We shot a gorgeous wedding at Santana Row’s Valencia Hotel this Sunday and we can’t wait to share these photos with you next. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Natasha

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Juliya and Adam’s big day at Casa de la Vista on Treasure Island was a beautiful celebration of love and culture. Juliya was simply stunning, Adam looked equally handsome, and we had a blast being with them on their wedding day.

On the way to Treasure Island we stopped at one of our favorite spots in the city for a portrait session: the Hills Brother’s building! With an overcast sky, the light was just perfect and we couldn’t get a bad shot of these two.

The outdoor ceremony at Casa de la Vista was followed by a lively reception indoors which included toasts, live music, and even a team of dancers. Check out some of our faves!

We found this perfect spot for Juliya at the Campton Place Hotel’s lobby:

Casa de la Vista Wedding Photos

Casa de la Vista Ceremony

We love seeing people in love!

Treasure Island Wedding Photographer

Adam’s umbrella had some serious style!

San Francisco Island Wedding Photo

SF Treasure Island Reception

Adam and Juliya

Ceremony of Adam and Juliya

Reception photos

Reception photographs

The dance performers were amazing!

Dancing pictures

We walked outside just before the night’s end to capture these shots in front of the Bay Bridge:

Bay Bridge Portraits

Bay Bridge Portrait

Woo hooo!!! We were thrilled to be a part of this beautiful day. Congratulations to Juliya and Adam!!! We wish you many, many long years of happiness.

Mike

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Thanks for your patience everybody as we prepared this wonderful wedding for sharing with you. We had an amazing photography workshop with Mindy Sonshine during the first half of this week and we now finally have a chance to blog Rimma and Mark’s Mexico destination wedding!

The gorgeous event took place near Tulum, which is just about an hour south of Cancun. We had a great time getting to know the area in the days prior to and following the wedding and even had a chance for a couple of Day-After shoots. We’ll blog more about those soon, but for now we hope you enjoy the photo slideshow from this destination wedding:

Mike


Mike and Natasha are wedding photographers based in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can learn more about them here: chocostudio.com

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