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Quote: Originally Posted by MsShelley Bahamas is top on my list at this point, but I will let you know when I get back from Barbados from my vacation. Morgan, I will have a lot of photos when I get back and you are welcome to use them Bahamas is nice, we love Diving there usually but when we go there for Weddings it always seems that the clients end up getting married on the "less than nice" beach areas, where the waves are often too rough to really do much in the water. Like at the Atlantis, we found their beach to be highly unusable. At least the entire week we were there. Pretty to look at but nothing but warning signs about entering the water. The one and only club just up the beach has a much nicer beach area but same situation with the water. Of course this is all Nassau/Paradise island. If you head to the out islands you truly have some of the most remote and gorgeous tiny islands in the Carribean, bar none. To us, thats where its at!

Quote: Originally Posted by lambert13 Come on now...you can't tease us like that and then not put up any pics! I would love to see some photos of those areas you mentioned. haha...indeed we should not! The Thailand ones should be up soon, the El Careyes ones are up on our Blog as well as on our site. Apologies for this layout looking a bit dark the collage software I used for this causes that. The pic from Thailand should be up on our blog next week hopefully. Destination Wedding Photographer-Story by Photo

Congratulations on your engagement! You are in for a lot of fun planning your wedding. Bit of advice: GO DEEP SEA FISHING IN CABO!!!!!! We used Pisces for the charter, they made sure that we caught Mahi Mahi and then cooked it up right there on the pier. It was delicious. We had SOOO much fun fishing the last time we were there and we highly recommend it :-) Best of Luck!

Definately contact our friend Kristin at The Dazzling Details Puerto Vallarta Wedding Coordinator - Wedding in Puerto Vallarta - The Dazzling Details Let her know Gino and Heather sent you and she should take good care of you. We have worked with her a few times when we have shot down there and she is always a pleasure to work with. cheers

Hands down the winner here would be Karon beach in Phuket Thailand. Also Ko Phi Phi island off of Phuket as well. By far our favorite place on the planet! We just shot there a few months ago and plan to go back next year for another Wedding. Hopefully more! Thing about it is, its not just the water, but the whole vibe and the peacefulness of the beach. Thailand RULES. Next favorite place was a little place South of Puerto Vallarta called El Careyes. We shot a Wedding at the El Carese resort which is a Starwood property and simply AMAZING. They have a private cove which was freakin amazing! Tons of faves but those 2 spring to mind. cheers, Gino and Heather

ahhhhhh perfect!! Keep an eye out, we are soon to make an announcement that is JUST for already married couples. Something super fun we have going on in September. Should be posted by tomorrow in the Vendor marketplace or on our blog Story by Photo NewsReel

We looooooove Puerto Vallarta!!! This is from a little spot about 100 miles south of PV that most people never see. Its called El Careyes...check it out sometime! Its incredible. Heather (sorry the collage software crops the pics weird)

Cost would be higher than that. Its great to be able to find someone in any business that is willing to do things for no profit. Unfortunately all the established companies cannot. Wish we could do it just for the vacations! But unfortunately we have to put the kids through college

Quote: Originally Posted by kiki Heather: what went wrong at the RIU WEDDING you attended Biggest issue we had was the location of the ceremony spot on the beach. It is swarmed with locals and is fairly inset so it is often blocked by the good light. It was a constant fight to not get people in the pics that were not part of the Wedding party but that does kinda add an interesting dynamic as well. Im working on getting some pics up for you guys soon. Heather

Quote: Originally Posted by Heidi I'm not leary at all! She's just building her destination wedding portfolio and is offering a great deal. Her work is great; she's actually a member of this forum and I can't wait for her to photograph my wedding. Well good for her, GREAT for you! BAD for the others who make their living providing this service I suppose.

We just shot a Wedding there a couple of months ago. It was OK. We felt it had some minor issues that we would prefer to NOT see in our Destination Weddings. Did you have a specific question we can help with? Ill see if we can get some pics up from this Wedding for you guys so you can get a pretty good idea. Anyone know the best place to post those? Heather Story by Photo is the worlds leading Celebrity Wedding photographer also serving Arizona, California, Florida and New York

Quote: Originally Posted by Heidi We're paying just under $2000 for: up to 10 hrs wedding day coverage 8x8 coffee table album Casual session evening prior to ceremony Trash the Dress session day after ceremony $300 print credit A decent album alone costs close to that much! Id be leary of that one.

Quote: Originally Posted by BrittneyD I am paying a lot for my photographer. Here is what I have so far... $2600: Base includes 8 hours + $300 print credit $475: DVD of all images + copyright letter $450: Boudoir Shoot + $100 print credit $300: Engagement + $100 print credit $700: 2 plane tickers $1000: 3 nights stay at hotel $800: Album $?: Misc. expenses, as we will be treating them as a guest So about $7,000 That's scary to look at, but it is worth it to me!!! This is pretty decent pricing. I think you did well assuming you got someone with experience and a great portfolio

7hrs is our minmum coverage. I would not reccomend 1hr less if you truly want someone to make art. Just my thoughts on it. best, Heather