leigh miller

welcome and congrats! i just shot a wedding in that area. not that resort but i will be sharing some pics with everyone later this week!

dont worry at all! it will look fine. heres a link to sanny and olis cabo pics. she wore an off white dress and he wore a white, white linen suit. perfectly fine. enjoy this time before your wedding! congrats off white dress, white suit

congratulations karla! you look so beautiful and happy. have a great honeymoon.

sarah - you look so beautiful!!! and it looks like the wedding was a blast. i cant wait to see juans pics. what a lucky guy - getting to shoot both your and edytas weddings in the same week! a photographer couldnt ask for better couples - so fun, happy and lovely im so excited for you. congratulations. and the more i see of dreams the more excited i am about shooting there next year. you will have to tell us what your hubby said about the BD book you made for him. was he surprised? take care and enjoy your time with your family. im off to a wedding in palm springs. where its going to be 100 degrees today. hotter than in mexico earlier this week - yikes!!!

great job juan! what a lovely couple you two make. congratulations

Quote: Originally Posted by KayKay Gorgeous pictures!! Thank you for sharing.... I love the music you have in the background.... beautiful. i have music in the background? on the website right? not the EDR gallery? if i do i dont know how that happened! and thank you!

hey ladies - i just got home about 10 pm last night from a wedding in riviera maya at the el dorado royale resort. ive made a gallery of pics i took in my spare time to share with those of you who might be interested (at the bottom of the post). it was a great trip and i cant wait to share some pics from the wedding. the bride and groom and their entire wedding party were just lovely. and so wonderful to work with. i felt very honored to be there. including the couple there were 10 people. and i got a standing ovation when i was done for the night! cheers le photographe im so excited about the photos. everything was wonderful. and the trash the dress a blast! i will post some next week so here are some thoughts i have after going back to EDR for the second wedding and staying there again. the service was excellent! the food didnt seem as good as last time but still good. the room was nice enough. we stayed in the regular resort rooms. not the fancy ones. room service food wasnt as good as the restaurants but they were always fast and friendly. in regards to wedding things. make sure you get there early enough to meet with the wedding coordinator a few days in advance. my couple said they had to "remind" them of the things they were promised. the resort tried to move the reception to a different location and there were a few other minor things. they also changed the time of the wedding to 30 minutes later the evening before. at like 8:00 pm. overall everything was great! the bride isnt a member of this forum and her first language is french but i will be sure and let her know about it, in case she has anything to add. about photography. this trip reinforced some things i already knew. i met a couple who was getting married the day before my couple. i decided to go by about 15 minutes before their ceremony just to take a look at the light and set up. as i was leaving. about 5 minutes before their ceremony i passed the resort photographer. at best he was going to be there about the time the bride was due to walk down the aisle. this is the scariest part to me though - he had one camera and one lens!!! so if anything had gone wrong with his camera - no pics - at all - for the couple! im sure every photographer on this forum has adequate backup equipment. and YES ive had a camera go wacky during a wedding. and a flash! this is just FYI information about what i saw while i was there. the second thing that came up was my second shooter got really sick. she was throwing up the day of the wedding. she was able to step in and shoot for a few hours but thats about all she could handle. i have a second shooter at all of my weddings but this really brought home to me the need to have two at destination weddings. you cant prevent everything but you sure can reduce the odds that something will happen. so really think about that when planning your destination wedding photography. thats about all i have. im back there next year for rebeccas wedding - woohoo! (i cant remember rebeccas bdw name but maybe she will stop in here). let me know if i can answer any questions. heres a link to the gallery of pics. hope this is helpful to someone - leigh miller photography : el dorado royale

sarah - i just got back from riviera maya last night and this is the first post i searched for! im so glad to hear that everything was perfect. i cant wait to hear more and see some of your awesome pics im so happy for you. heres to a long life with your sweet husband!

wow! i thought it was tomorrow. congrats sarah. im off to have a margarita in your honor. and since i thought your wedding was tomorrow, i will have one tomorrow too!!!

congratulations! you look absolutely beautiful. and thats so awesome sarah is there. tell her hi too and to have a great wedding on monday! are you staying for hers? cant wait to see pics from juan. have a great rest of your trip!

well....ann.....world famous might be pushing it a bit! as long as my couples love their wedding pics, thats famous enough for me

target making wedding gowns. check them out! might be good for some of you gals looking for something to wear to trash the dress Target*:*Red Hot Shop

thanks everyone! it was a great wedding. i love pedregal. really beautiful if anyone is considering getting married there. thanks for posting tammy im off monday for my first DW of the year - yippee! an initimate little wedding (10 guests!) at el dorado royale in riviera maya. when i return i will post some pics and probably a ss to share it probably wont be until the next week though cause i return on thursday then am off saturday to palm springs for a wedding there. have a great day everyone. and again thanks for your kind words. ps-other great news! i havent posted this on my blog yet but i was 1 of 11 photographers named by the knot as the best of 2007 in san diego. i feel so blessed!!! the magazine just hit newstands over the weekend.

Quote: Originally Posted by akh I am a little nervous - I don't like everyone watching me! But I hope I can just forget about the cameras, and focus on my honey. you will!

awesome fun! gets me even more excited for mexico next week i think its great for people to see it from a photographers perspective. great work matt and sol. sorry we cant catch up next week. next time though!

i would shop around. see if you can find a similar style. see if you like it. find a good seamstress early out. i didnt have my dress made until about a month before my wedding. i probably wouldnt suggest that for everyone. my dress was the only one this lady was working on. you have plenty of time. and you probably will even change your mind between now and then.

i really like both dresses and i like the color of the BM dress although i dont know what youre thinking about as far as color goes. can you find a similar dress to the one you want in a size you can try on? maybe not at a bridal store? that way you can be sure its a style you really like on. i dont know how many times ive heard brides say the didnt get anything close to what they thought theyd get after they started trying dresses on.

will do! and now writing more because my message was too short to post

Quote: Originally Posted by AQHARIDER Umm, how about come over to Cabo and take some pics of me? lol Seriously, have an awesome time! I can't wait to see some more pics by you of the El Dorado. April & Nate's pics were awesome! i SO wish i could sarah!!! i cant wait to see your wedding pics. they are going to be beautiful. i cant believe you are leaving on the 2nd. you will be getting married the day i fly to RM. i will have a drink on the plane in your honor!

anyone want anything? plan on taking lots of pics of the resort, wedding, couple, etc... but thought if anyone needed anything id be happy to do what i can it looks like i will have an entire day with nothing to do and i cant wait!!!

hey kellie - ive never been to hawaii but thought id say hi! im from kansas but live in california now. was just saying hi to another gal in the newbie section. her fiancee is from KC. small world! congrats on your engagement

yay another san diego gal!!! congrats on your engagement. you will love this place! enjoy edited to add - i just read your second post. small world. i live in coronado but im from kansas! rock chalk jayhawk! did your fiancee go to KU by any chance?

Quote: Originally Posted by jpkw this might be a dumb question - does the date of birth matter?? thats what i thought too! unless it shows you being 15 or 50 and they might question if you ARE who you ARE! but if they dont get it to you in time and you can still use it you can just go to the court house and make it legal. probably no ideal but at least youd still be able to go.

lovely! i want to go on a honeymoon again!!!

welcome! my husbands cousin lives in boston. shes getting married in cape cod in august. i cant wait. have you picked a location? did i miss it? congrats and happy planning