Maggie & Brad Married in Mexico!!!! {Destination Wedding Photographer}
What a wonderful way to celebrate two people joining their lives and families together by spending the week in the Riviera Maya, Mexico at the Marina El Cid! This blog post will be like 3 posts in one! Not only will this be a wedding day post but a fun morning session with Maggie and Brad on the beach after the wedding and a few fun photos I took while there for the week with my family 
While I have had the great opportunity to photograph some amazing weddings around the country, this was my first out of county wedding!!!! And it was SOOOOO AWESOME!!!!!! Maggie & Brad and their family and friends were also so welcoming to my family that it made it even more wonderful Of course if you have ever met my daughter you might know that she is a bit ornery and loves to photo bomb
I will start with a few photos that I took while on a little exploring trip around the resort with my daughter! We love to go exploring 
Just about everyday we looked for the El Cid crocodile and iguanas!
I had my camera poolside the first day we were there and my daughter introduced herself via photo bombing Cutest photo bomber ever
On the friday before the wedding, Maggie & Brad invited all of their guests out for a catamaran/snorkeling cruise and were so nice to invite my family as well It was super fun (minus me getting sea sick, ha!). But I swam right next to a big sea turtle which makes the throwing up worth it 😉 I was able to take a few photos for fun before that though Cutie sister shot below!
See, it was bumpy 
Another super fun thing about this wedding party was that one of my former bride and groom, Heather & Bo were there and one of my former seniors!!!! Heather and Stephanie were bridesmaids I also included a photo of the super cute german boy who was crewing the boat and the super cute dude cuddling my little girl, my son
Then on to the spa the next morning to start off the wedding day!!!!!
There was so much love, happiness and emotion throughout the day!
Yay for mimosas! Well…oj for the little ladies 
The handsome boys having a bit of lunch before they got ready 
Maggie & Brad’s save the date passports and their invitations were so cool!!!!!
Somewhere close to this moment, Maggie’s sister Chloe started crying and couldn’t hardly stop, lol! It was so adorable!
The view from their room was amazing 
Laughter and tears! Love!
I loved the guys suits! Perfect for the beach 
Maggie & Brad saw each other for the first time on their wedding day with a little crowd on the balcony to witness the wonderful moment 
Gosh, I loved this spot! And Maggie was a perfectly beautiful bride!
Also loved this spot Yes, the location scouting around the resort was prettttttttty fun!!!!
Gosh, I just HATE it when I have palm trees and an ocean in my photos. Said by no photographer ever 
Boys getting pumped up before the ceremony, lol!
Oh man, the reception had stringy lights on top of everything else! Hello heaven!!!
What a perfect ceremony on the jetty! My son was assisting me during the ceremony and I put a camera in his hands for a few shots! Not bad!
Seriously, the singing during the ceremony was so beautiful!!!!
Working in flip flops was pretty nice And barefoot in the sand for the reception!
More sister crying 
Pretty awesome group !!!!!
Lol, a little fun photo bombing 
AND…….Drumroll please!!!!! Leah & Zach getting married next July and I get to be the photographer!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay! I get to hang with the fam again 
The best man and the maid of honor may have been a bit nervous before the speeches. Anyone who is still wondering what happened on the paddle boat…….this may explain why we will never know 
The moon over the ocean was incredible. When I saw it, I thought what a way to end a fairy tale wedding!
Boy did the party get kicking! It was a full fun dancing night!!!! UNO MAS! UNO MAS!
So, we are in Mexico and we have a wedding dress…….let’s see….hmmmm…..yes…we MUST get in the ocean! Yes! A lovely little morning sunrise session a couple of days after the wedding
Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Cardonell!! Thank you for trusting me to photograph your forever memories and for being just the nicest most caring people ever! You are going to be everyone’s favorite Dr’s!!!!
Prepare yourself for a big blog post I was excited that I got to shoot Krystle & Kyle’s rehearsal dinner at Lidia’s! It was a great opportunity for me to meet their families and the wedding party before the big day Plus, they are such a fun group that I would want to hang out with them ALLLLLLL the time I mean really. I left both days thinking “dang, I wish I was as awesome as Krystle!”
I knew their wedding day would be filled with smiles and laughs and FUN! Krystal and Kyle were both excited to have their families and friends joining them from all over. Krystal’s dad is from Nicaragua and I believe there were about 70 or so traveling from Nicaragua! Just hearing Krystal rattle off a few conversations in Spanish like she lived there her whole life was really cool.
I will start with some photos from the rehearsal! We went outside at the end for a few street shots~which I LOVE!!!!!!
Yay!!!! Wedding Day!!!!!!
I loved the save the date’s setting a “Kansas City” theme for the wedding 
Holy Moly dress! I feel like the dress really suited Krystal’s latin heritage! She could move in that dress that is for sure!!!!!
Hello Jimmy Choo’s!!!!!
Wowza!
While I was hanging with the girls at one Marriott, Nate was hanging with the boys at another Marriott 
And the moment they were waiting for They were so excited to see each other!!!!
Seriously gorgeous girls and handsome gentlemen!!!!!!!!!
One of my faves!!!!!
Another favorite!!!!
Then we went to the church for a few photos before the ceremony. I always love St. John’s so much. It is such a beautiful church for photos!!!
Married!!!!!!!
Everyone was ready for some fun before the reception!!!!
One of the funniest moments of the day! While I was photographing the bride and groom, one of the groomsmen went over and photobombed some prom photos! Freakin hilarious!!!
Oh what fun was had at the Cashew!!!!!!
While I was hanging at the Cashew, Nate was photographing all of the fun details at the Town Pavillion! I loved that they took photos all around Kansas City for their table numbers!
Beautiful first dance!
The father daughter dance was some AWESOME latin dancing!!!
There were some serious dance moves and crazy dance decorations going down!!!!
Congratulations!!!! I hope your trip to Europe was as amazing as the two of you!!!!!!!! Smooches!!!!!!!!