I photographed the wedding of Jill and Trey a week ago in beautiful Mexico- they had an incredible reception that lasted until 6am!  Here are a few of my faves from the evening, or view their slideshow or gallery by clicking on the links:

I loved these place cards:

Jill and Trey on the rocky beach:

The buganvilias are definitely in bloom in Mexico!

I love the way that Trey looked at Jill all night:

Jill’s dance with her dad:

Some of their friends from New York sang for them:

One question I have been asked half a dozen times in the past week is “What is a True Romance Shoot?” – I wanted to take the opportunity to explain the shoot here, where I could show some examples of my favorite photographs from different types of True Romance sessions throughout the past year or so.

The True Romance shoot could also be called a “Trash the Dress” or “Post Shoot”, but I think that it is so much more than the name implies.  The session isn’t about getting the dress dirty, and it doesn’t necessarily occur after the wedding, so neither of those names seemed particularly appropriate to me.  Rather, the session is about making fun and romantic images in locations which would not be possible and/or appropriate on the wedding day.  Sometimes the session happens before the wedding day, sometimes it happens after.  Sometimes the bride wears her wedding dress, sometimes she buys a second wedding dress (or another white dress- a white sundress is a popular option), and sometimes she wears something completely different.  Sometimes the couple gets wet and sandy, and sometimes we just visit some cool locations that we didn’t have time to go to on the wedding day.

No matter what type of True Romance Shoot we do, the session ends up being one of my favorite times to work with the bride and groom.  Often, when it is just the two of them (and me, of course!) there is little stress involved.  The couple can kick back and relax, and really enjoy each other!  And we usually have a lot of fun in the process!

Here are a few of my favorite True Romance shots from the past year:

Nicole and Tim held their beautiful destination wedding in Mexico last weekend- it was a gorgeous day, with the ceremony at Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe in downtown Puerto Vallarta. View the slideshow here, or take a look at some of my favorites from the day, which started with a True Romance Shoot downtown:

I loved these place cards- simple, but they say “beach wedding venue” in the best way. Nicole is an event planner in Chicago, so she had a lot of beautiful touches: