We are whisking you away to Mexico today for a serious dose of fun and sunshine! The moment I opened up this wedding folder, a whole load of happiness came over me! Jena from Texas and Gavin, a South African decided to hold their intimate wedding celebration in Mexico with close family and friends present. The bright colours (check out those shoes!) and the beachy hues brought on some day dreaming. Yes, this is how you do a destination wedding. Glorious weather, white sandy beaches, cocktails and Palm Tree’s. And this is how you get your guests in the mood… the boarding card invitations! Love.
Photography; Bella Bee Photography | Venue; Playacar Palace
Submitted via Two Bright Lights
Guillaume and Olivia travelled all the way across the Atlantic from France with their closest family and friends to Mexico to celebrate their wedding. They choose Playa del Carmen as the stunning location for their church and civil ceremonies incorporating both local and French elements to add some personal touches to their day, Champagne anyone? M&J Photography an English/French wedding due joined them to capture all the wonderful moments and details…
The wedding really was a family affair! Another close relation is a professional make-up artist who works for film and stage productions and has a wedding studio in Bordeaux, France. Obviously I was more than happy to let her do her thing on the day for both my hair and make-up!
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I’m here to tell you how unbelievably amazing Mexico is for a destination wedding!
The Mexican Riviera shimmers lazily in the Caribbean Sea, its powder fine white sands and turquoise waters transport you to another world all together. The sheer beauty of the place is astounding and that’s before we mention the Maya ruins, the jungle and forest all around and the magical cenotes. All of this and fantastic weather, great service and fantastic people to boot and you know you are onto a winner! We had the help of the superstar wedding planner, Maria Tripaldi from weddings in Playa who helped us plan our ancient Mayan ceremony. She introduced us to the Shamen and arranged the perfect beach location and of course introduced us to some of the best Tequila to come out of Mexcio! With all of this arranged we met our fantastic photographer Dean of Dean Sanderson weddings who has just moved from Canada to live in this beautiful, laid back country. His work is beautiful, elegant and an absolute work of art. His balance and symmetry skill is that of a mathematic genius and he is most importantly…fun to be with!
We are always very nervous before every wedding and this one was no exception to the rule. The Maya ceremony is a very spiritual ritual and is practised very seriously as a sign of respect for the Mayan Gods.
On the beach we saw the Shamen, Miguel and Christian, in all of their traditional Mayan dress ready for our Nahautl. Beads on their ankles, huge feather headdresses and animal skins draped across their chests. A mat lay in front of them on the beach and they were lighting the copal. The mat held their offerings and bamboo poles with ribbons floating in the breeze marked the site of the wedding. We approached nervously with our offerings and my bouquet and were individually blessed. Christian played the drums and conch while Miguel blessed us by passing the smoke from the copal, produced by burning coal and sacred incense, over our bodies with a feather wand. It was a very cleansing experience, I felt all of my anxieties and nerves wash away, the heat and the smoke drifted over me and I felt completely at peace. Alex was next to be blessed and the tension in his shoulders vanished and he looked relaxed and ready for the ceremony. Christian had asked if we would like to hear the ceremony in English so we could feel more involved than had the ceremony been completely in Mayan as we anticipated. We had asked for him to explain the ceremony to us and then to complete it in Mayan with the calling of the Gods to witness the ceremony.
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