Blog | Destination wedding photographer | Puerto Vallarta wedding photographer | Mexico wedding photography | Elizabeth Lloyd Photography » mexico wedding photography http://www.elfoto.org/blog The blog of Elizabeth Lloyd, Puerto Vallarta based destination wedding photographer Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:05:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Shooting with the Dazzling Details http://www.elfoto.org/blog/shooting-with-the-dazzling-details/ http://www.elfoto.org/blog/shooting-with-the-dazzling-details/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:03:57 +0000 Elizabeth http://www.elfoto.org/blog/?p=1219 I feel lucky to do what I do, to have access and a window into the happiest days of people’s lives. It’s a pleasure and a special challenge to document weddings in a creative, original, and artistic way and create images that will serve as reminders and homages to this amazing moment of people’s lives for generations to come. I find each wedding to be special, exciting, romantic, and magical in their own way… it never gets old to me. After I moved to Mexico and met the design and coordination team The Dazzling Details, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. The sheer effort and imagination that they put into every wedding boggled my mind. At every wedding I work on with The Dazzling Details, I find myself behind the scenes at some point saying, ‘You are crazy people! How do you do it??’ (This is my highest compliment of course). From the start, they made a decision not to do the same idea, altar, design, etc. twice. I really respected that stance and have come to look forward to seeing what they create. As if my job of photographing these magical moments couldn’t get any better, enter the Dazzling Details into the equation and I’m one happy photographer.

Here is a collection of images from weddings designed by this extraordinary team….

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Frank and Lauren were engaged for a year and planning for a big southern wedding, until they threw in that towel and decided to tie the knot all by themselves (well, with a few (hundred) zebras, emu, crocs, pumas, turtles, flamingos, and the list goes on…). I think they made the right decision. Here’s what Frank wrote to me after they arrived at Cuixmala, ‘I would describe the vibe as Africa meets Mexico meets Pirates of the Caribbean meets Jurassic Park’. Cuixmala is a 2,000 acre estate, partially operating as a hotel, surrounded by 32,000 acres of biosphere reserve. For a very interesting read on Cuixmala, it’s mission, and it’s owners, click here. It was a tall order to do justice to Frank and Lauren’s fantastical wedding surroundings in just a few hours but I think we did alright.

Congratulations you two, you are an inspiration.

]]> http://www.elfoto.org/blog/frank-lauren/feed/ 1 Amanda + Micah http://www.elfoto.org/blog/amanda-micah/ http://www.elfoto.org/blog/amanda-micah/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:46:30 +0000 blog http://www.elfoto.org/blog/?p=625 Micah and Amanda’s recipe for the wedding of their dreams

1 Texan boy
1 Cajun girl
Family and great friends to taste
1 gorgeous villa overlooking the ocean
1 amazing Mexican beach
1 gigantic, warm sun
Lots of palm trees
The Dazzling Details coordinating, designing, and turning said villa into a classy, fantasy world
Cocktails, cervezas, and a little water here and there
His and hers cowboy boots a must
Every kind of cheesecake you can imagine
1 dance floor to get down on
2 fire dancers and 1 drummer
1 pool to cool off in when the festivities wind down
2 rings
1 best friend to officiate the union
And last but definitely not least, a whole lotta love

QUE RICO!!!!!

We made a slideshow with Amanda and Micah’s faves AND my faves which makes for a whole lot of faves so grab a big glass of something good and enjoy.

To view the slideshow press play:

]]> http://www.elfoto.org/blog/amanda-micah/feed/ 0 Amanda + Steve featured on The Wedding Channel!! http://www.elfoto.org/blog/amanda-steve-featured-on-the-wedding-channel/ http://www.elfoto.org/blog/amanda-steve-featured-on-the-wedding-channel/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:40:36 +0000 blog http://www.elfoto.org/blog/?p=391 Amanda + Steve’s destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta featured on The Wedding Channel today!!

The wedding design and coordination was expertly executed by the insanely talented and all around super team The Dazzling Details. They never cease to amaze me with what they come up with. Every detail is original, never the same thing twice, which makes their weddings a photographer’s dream to capture! Stay tuned for a recap of past Dazzling weddings soon….

Congratulations Amanda and Steve!

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