After an energetic and full wedding day, a post-wedding shoot can be the perfect way to spend time alone for the first time waking up as newlyweds. Paola and Rodrigo set out into the ruins of San Juan Parangaricutiro Church in Mexico with photographer Jorge Kick who captured a dramatic and romantic post-wedding session in the rubble.
When you pair one of the most incredible destinations in the world with a couple of the most talented photographers in the world, the results are bound to be stunning. Andrea and Andrew traveled to Guatemala for their sophisticated wedding at Porta Hotel Antigua. The entire celebration was captured by Daniel Diaz and Dave Paek, whose images display the extraordinary beauty of Antigua and the exceptional love shared by Andrea and Andrew.
We wanted to make things classy, sophisticated, yet breathtaking. The city of Antigua, Guatemala is so beautiful that it’s hard to design anything that can rival it. We decided that as abnormal as it was for us to take a step back and explain what words we would use to describe the wedding, give some color ideas, and let the experts be experts. There were some humps along the way, but our wedding planners, decorators, DJ, hotel and our incredible Photographers delivered an amazing wedding. We honestly needed up doing everything for our guests. We wanted everyone from both Guatemala, and the US to be blown away and so caught up in the wedding that the experience would be more than worth the trip.
The Moments:
Our favorite part by far was the first look. It’s where our emotions got the best of us and we both just lost it. We forgot about the pressures of our own vows, the timing, the people, etc and just got to love each other in that moment. A close second would be the last hour of the reception where everyone let loose did a few shots, danced, laughed, and had a great time together. It also signified the pressures of planning a destination wedding were officially over, and we were officially married!
The Couple Recommends:
I can’t say enough about our photographers! Daniel and Dave were exceptional, with incredible eyes, and caught every moment for 3 days. I think the pictures speak for themselves. You want the best, hire Daniel Diaz and Dave Paek, the best investment we made hands down!
We love that the couple chose an adventurous post-wedding shoot in Antigua for the day after their wedding. Thanks to Daniel Diaz and Dave Paek for sharing Andrea and Andrew’s Porta Hotel Antigua wedding with Junebug! Be sure to check out our Destination Wedding Inspiration board on Pinterest for more amazing wedding locations and ideas!
In what might be the coolest wedding venue idea yet, Amanda and Josh said “I do” at the Bronx Zoo in front of their friends, family, and a few party animals. The couple shared a few quiet moments before walking down the aisle with the zoo’s gorillas, who we’re sure wished Amanda and Josh happiness in their new chapter together. ein photography captured these quirky moments, as well as the unique and sophisticated wedding styling including plastic animal escort cards, framed illustrations of popular zoo friends, and wild green plants abound.
We got married at the Bronx Zoo in New York, so animals were a natural fit for inspiration. Courtney Jentzen, of Swiss Cottage Designs, created a playfully illustrated invitation, complete with a hand drawn map of the zoo. To carry the whimsical theme through the reception, we hired an artist to watercolor animal portraits for each table. To finish it all off, we provided animal masks for our guests to wear on the dance floor. For our clothing, we decided to go formal. We chose a Jenny Packham vintage inspired wedding gown and a Burberry Prorsum midnight blue tuxedo.
The Moments:
Prior to the ceremony we got behind the scenes access to a private viewing space in the Bronx Zoo Congo exhibit. We got to see the gorillas up close and personal, in a way not usually seen by the public. The gorillas came right up to the glass to look at us, they were just as excited to see us as we were to see them! Our photographer Tim Yun of Ein Photography captured some great moments of us and the babies.
Lions and tigers and newlyweds, oh my! Thanks to ein photography for sharing Amanda and Josh’s amazing Bronx Zoo wedding with Junebug! For more of their incredible urban wedding photography, check out Jessica and Shanon’s classy rooftoop Jewish wedding in NYC.
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