Another day in Paradise… ahhhh. We got to wake up to this view for four days! I loved the infinity pool at the Riu. I thought I needed to set the stage a little with some resort photos.  Here are some getting ready images of Ashley and Dawn. The oversized curlers in Ashley’s hair were so hip & retro, I loved them! She looked very calm & collected sipping on her cappuccino waiting for her makeup to get done (the resort cappuccino machine got a work out from our group). Even without it she looked amazing. The last image is a photo of her right before the ceremony. Total knock out! Wedding ceremony images to follow in my next post so stay tuned! 

We’re back from Cabo! There are so many images I adore that I had a really hard time just choosing a select few to put together for this blog post. So, I’m going to do several blog posts! Many of you have seen images of Ashley & Ben before in the Bayou Billy engagement session posted on the old LDV blog. Ashley & Ben are a fun loving couple with a lot of spunk and are a blast to be around.  We flew into Cabo Wednesday morning (early!) and checked into the Rui Palace Resort which is beautiful (pics coming soon). After a lazy morning filled with margaritas and salty peanuts we all got geared up for some authentic Mexican seafood at Pancho’s Restaurant. We ended the evening amidst cigar smoke and sea foam on the breathtaking terrace of Sunset Da Mona Lisa. Stay tuned for the wedding images coming soon in a separate post. A huge thank you to the fairies at Your Very Own Fairy Godmother (Dawn, Marta & Kelly) for all of your superior organizational skills and wedding planning genius with out which we might be somewhere in Guadalajara eating tacos at a bus stop.   

The New York Times is covering green weddings! How cool is that! It’s so exciting for me to see environmentally sustainable practices infiltrate the wedding industry. This is a great article for any couple contemplating the green wedding alternative. It’s chock full of wonderful links and online resources to planning an eco friendly union. Two of my personal favorites include ecochicweddings.com and protovert.com, both great for finding clever ways to green your wedding. Another recent fav not listed in this NY Times article is changingethepresent.com/weddings, where you can create a charitable wedding registry where guests can donate to a variety of non for profit organizations in addition to the conventional wedding gifts.