Mayan Riviera - Andreia + Martin re-post

Yes, I have already blogged about this...but we are talking well over a year ago...A lot has changed since their wedding including technology and I felt the urge to be creative...Which I tend to get every so often.

I was going through some of my destination wedding photos because my cousin Frank Cardona asked me to send him some for his business, (link and details coming soon).  A brief description - A destination based company...You tell him where you want to go and he will tell you how and where to go...He has been in the travel and tourism business for years and he is doing some big things...Including plans for destination weddings in which I will be referred to as the photographer.  So if you or anyone else you know is getting married outside the country give me a call and we could definitely set something up.

Back to Andreia + Martin.  A couple of weeks ago I get a phone call from my dad, my dad and I were the ones who flew down to the Mayan together to shoot their wedding.  One of the best times of my life, I loved it.  I met so many cool and interesting people and made life long friendships.  I couldn't ask for more...Destination weddings are stunning.  I am a person who believes that beauty can be seen all around us, but as soon as you step into another country your awareness becomes heightened.  You are entering unknown territory and for a photography artist it's like a kid going into a HUGE Candy Store...My eyes grow wide and my senses begin to react...It's an amazing feeling experiencing things for the first time...It's like a blank canvas and you have so many ideas flowing through your head you don't know where to start.

Anyways, so my father calls me and says "guess who I'm with right now?" My response is..."Who Dad?"  Andreia + Martin, their new baby girl MAYA nicknamed after THE MAYAN where they got married...is that not awesome??? I guess I should mention that we never get the chance to see them because they live in Vancouver.  They had the wedding down in the Mayan so that families from all over could meet in one beautiful tropical location to celebrate their day... he tells me the rest of the crew is there as well and that I should come by, unfortunately I had other arrangements so I was disappointed that I couldn't attend.  Luckily my dad and step mother are very hospitable people who know how to  host a get together, so the very next day they invited them all over for dinner...It was awesome, I love them...And Maya is absolutely adorable...

I decided to re-edit some of their wedding photos, I guess you can consider this my gift to them.  Congratulations Andreia + Martin, may all of your days be full of happiness, love and laughter.