Showing posts with label Nuevo Vallarta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nuevo Vallarta. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Beth and Jason - Casa Las Palapas

Beth and Jason married in late May at a private villa in Nuevo Vallarta. Their colors were orange, orange and more orange, and we absolutely loved putting together this couple’s festive celebration!

There were so many lovely photos from this wedding that it was difficult to choose which ones to post! Here are a few of my favorites that I believe tell the story of the day!

I have to include this photo first as I believe it is my favorite wedding dress photo ever! Taken by local photographer Paulina Ulloa, it is absolutely gorgeous!


Photographically speaking, having a beautiful bridal party doesn’t hurt, and Beth and her gals were absolutely lovely! I love these “getting ready shots!” Everyone looks so spirited and so ready for a wedding!




Like many of our brides this past Spring, Beth requested an all-white bouquet! We added just a touch of color with a special cotton fabric tie. Beth’s father who recently passed was honored in several ways during the day – the first of which was the special locket and photo used in coordination with the bouquet.


Beautifully composed bridesmaid bouquets included various tones of orange roses, circus roses, mango calla lilies and orange parrot tulips!




A guitar duet welcomed guests to the beach ceremony area. Chairs were decorated simply with draping chiffon secured with ribbon and a single orchid blossom! Petals and pillar candles detailed the ceremony aisle.




The Jewish wedding ceremony took place beneath a chuppah created from Beth’s father’s tallis, another beautiful form to honor her dad’s life.


Following the ceremony, guests were ushered to the villa garden where bowls of scented water (in Mint and Melon) were available in a rustic sitting lounge for foot-refreshing!



Guests seating cards were secured by strips of coordinating fabrics and ribbons on panels hung on garden trees.


Tables with crisp white linens held beautiful wooden boxes of flower arrangements with tiny touches of white coral peeking out. Placemats were embroidered with the same coral design from Beth and Jason’s invitation.



This couple shared a passion for museums, and as a special touch (decided on just weeks prior to the wedding), we included an “Art Park” – a special garden area with enlarged and framed photos of the bride and groom hung on trees and resting against Mexican pots. Sometimes the last minute inspirations are the biggest hit!



And last but not least . . .
The combination of a beautiful wedding veil and an ocean breeze could be interpreted by many as a “wedding day challenge,” but for photographers, it presents a great opportunity for shots like these!


And this wonderful veil series of the bride and groom:




Congratulations to Beth and Jason – we were so pleased to be part of your amazing day! We received this from the happily married couple:

Dear Michelle and The Dazzling Details team,

Thank you so very much for making our wedding so magical! You truly are dazzling - all of the details were so well thought out. We love the way you incorporated all of the coral and orange elements! And the "Art Park" was an unbelievably thoughtful surprise! The whole affair ran so smoothly, and many of our guests have requested the dj's playlist and commented that they would use use the caterer if he were local! We have received our video - which is wonderful - and are eagerly anticipating the arrival of our photographs! Thank you again for making our wedding day so unforgettable!

Beth and Jason

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Cecilia and Hector - Casa Salamandra

Cecilia and Hector’s wedding was a planning adventure! Growing at the speed of light from an estimated 90 guests to a final head count of 180, this celebration took on a life of its own!

Mexican weddings are well-known for their festive and celebratory nature, and this wedding was no different! Planning and design must be done differently, focusing a bit more on the “fiesta” end of the celebration including sufficient dance space for those salsa-ers, lighting and more!

As this wedding was sooo large, I’m going to focus on just a few of the fun details:

Cecy and Hector married in the Catholic church in the Pitillal (one of Vallarta’s neighborhoods with more local flavor)!


The bride brought her own crystal bouquet, but The Dazzling Details created the bridal party bouquets – a combination of green cymbidium orchids, ana roses and white sweet peas – that popped off the fuchsia bridesmaid dresses!




Following the ceremony, the couple posed with their classic yellow taxi before escaping to the reception!


Cecy and Hector’s wedding reception was held at lovely Casa Salamandra in Nuevo Vallarta. The bride was concerned about her guests wearing heels on the sand and decided to install flooring over the entire private beach area for dinner and dancing. Dinner tables surrounded a gazebo area where a special ‘sweetheart table’ was set for the bride and groom; chandeliers with fuchsia roses and crystals were set on each side of the table for the guests of honor!




Cecy wanted a unique combination of contemporary glamour with a touch of vintage romance. This very ambitious bride sent us these two photos as inspiration for her wedding tables - the first of which is a mock centerpiece she created for us to look at!



And this is what we came up with:

Guest tables were decorated in sharp white linens with fuchsia napkins. Tall centerpieces in outdoor settings are very difficult as they tend to blow over (especially with the Nuevo Vallarta breeze!), however, we used heavy glass tower vases topped with floral arrangements to provide Cecy with the tall centerpieces she absolutely loved! Pink crystals hung around the perimeter of the vase adding a touch of glamour, and candles wrapped in gold lace brought an old-world romance to the table!





Once dinner was finished, this group was fired up and ready to dance! Architectonic lights and a lighted dance floor were among the special features we had planned for Cecy and Hector’s reception that lasted until the wee hours of the morning!



While there are many amazing shots of the bride and groom, one of my favorite pictures from this wedding is actually of the groom and his parents! Paulina Ulloa captured this great shot in the RIU Jalisco lobby where the couple and their guests stayed.



Congratulations Cecilia and Hector! We loved working with you and wish you a forever of happiness!