When you’re a guest of honor like the mother of the bride or groom, you want to look your best without taking attention away from the bride. Beach weddings in Cancun and the Riviera Maya also tend to be very informal, but that doesn’t diminish their meaning and importance. As a representative of your family […]

Mother of the Bride: What to Wear to a Beach Wedding

Mother and father walking bride down aisle at wedding in Cancun.

Tossing your bouquet in the Riviera Maya is more than more important than you think. At destination weddings, couples aren’t as strict when it comes to ticking off the traditions of wedding receptions. For example, it’s becoming more and more common for brides to skip the tradition of tossing their bouquet. Most opt-out because they don’t […]

Why you Need to Toss your Bouquet

Bride dancing with guests at wedding in Cancun.

If you are concerned about the heat and humidity on your wedding day and find it hard to handle then this article is for you. When I first moved down to Mexico to photograph weddings from, I found it so hot and humid that I was sweating a lot and here are a few things […]

How to Stay Cooler on your Wedding Day.

Groom looking at tie while getting ready for wedding in Riviera Maya

Great Advice from Wedding Planner Sarah Glick from Brillant Event Planning on How to Book your Destination Wedding By Sarah Glick, Brilliant Event Planning Many dream of getting married in a far off paradise. Whether it’s the beaches of Mexico or an enchanting villa in Tuscany, destination weddings are a wonderful way to start your […]

Advice from a Wedding Planner on Booking your Destination Wedding

Wedding ceremony at Secretes Maroma, Riviera Maya wedding.

To unplug or not to unplug? That is the question.  Asking your guests to unplug their phone seems to be more of a topic north of the border, than here at Destination Weddings in Mexico. Here, people have their phones off for the most part because they are traveling internationally, and they don’t want the […]

Should you have an unplugged wedding?

Unplugged wedding ceremony on beach in Cancun.

The most important thing you can do at your wedding in Cancun is to let all expectations go and simply enjoy your wedding.  One of the most common sentiments I hear from couples after their Cancun wedding is finished and the “big day” is over, is how quickly it seemed to go by. “I can’t believe […]

The most important thing you need to do at your wedding in Cancun.

How many photographers do you need will depend on several factors and photographs like this only need one.

I’ve seen my fair share of groom’s fashion faux pas, but there are only a few areas where you can go wrong. Let me guide you to avoid those pitfalls with a few of my favourite styling tips for grooms (and groomsmen) at a beach wedding. 1. FITTED CLOTHING In your photographs, fitted clothing always […]

4 Styling Tips for Grooms at a Beach Wedding

When is the best time for your wedding in Cancun? If you have your ceremony too early, it could be very hot for you and your guests. If you have it too late, you might not have enough time to get photographs before the sun sets. Therefore the best time for your wedding ceremony in […]

The Best Time for your Wedding in Cancun

Beautiful beach wedding ceremony at iberostar paraiso beach resort

Allow me to quickly set the scene… you’ve met the love of your life and together, you decide that a Cancun wedding is the perfect way to express your love for each other.  It’s romantic, it’s memorable, a little mystical, and it’s tropical.  You know that tropical equals heat, but more often than not, couples […]

Staying 10 Degrees Cooler for a Cancun Wedding, for Men.

How many photographers do you need will depend on several factors and photographs like this only need one.