When Lance took me to lunch that day last december and asked me under a vow of silence to be their wedding photographer, I was honored. I was intimidated. I was excited beyond belief. This would be my first destination wedding assignment. I also had to keep it quiet since they were not telling anyone about it for several months. Oh the agony.
Ok, so my statements about how beautiful this couple is may seem strong and possibly embarrassing to Lance and Rachel, but take a look at these photos captured at the Riu Palace Mexico in Playa Del Carmen, then correct me if I'm wrong.
The day started out on the golf course with Lance, his Dad, and his brother-in-laws.
Check out Rachel's gorgeous dress and colorful bouquet.
The weather was hot and very humid. It was uncomfortable but no one was concerned with it. It was all about Lance and Rachel and a hurricane couldn't have held back the love everyone was feeling for this couple.
You've got to love the casual setting of a beach wedding.
Lance gave Rachel a beautiful engagement ring but to everyones surprise (especially Rachel's) it was a fake. Glass and silver. During the ring exchange, he didn't even have the real ring on her finger and she spotted the difference. The surprise and confusion on her face was priceless. She couldn't take her eyes off of it. You gotta love the look on Lance's Dad's face in the background. Yeah, he was one of the few that were in on it.
Did I mention she couldn't take her eyes off of the ring?
Now the the real eye candy.
The shot on the right is my absolute favorite of the day.
The following day we went for a "Rock the Dress" session. The people on the beach and near the pool were not quite sure of what they were witnessing. We had a blast!!
These shots may not seem unusual but we had to crawl through a window 4 feet off the ground to get into this atrium.
Rachel, you are stunning!
Off to the beach.
Wow, wow, wow...
And finally the pool.
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