We are ALWAYS happy to come up with something special and unique for you and your wedding photography. We love to find ways to showcase your unique style and personality. We’re also happy to go over your wedding photography expectations in detail so we can do the best job for you, and hopefully exceed your expectations. Let us know and feel free to share any photo, any idea, any concept and we can try to make something happen!
For the cocktail hour, come up with a special drink menu. Choose drinks that individually correlate to the dog’s / cat’s name that best represents their personality. A perfect tribute to pay homage for those who are pet moms and dads.
Leanne and Aaron met through their mutual passion for acroyoga. Their performance, moment of connection, energy shared was something we have never seen before. All done in the base of a beautiful cenote, surrounded by water and the Mayan connection to the underworld.
Throwing flower petals is an oldy but a goodie, and it’s become a popular “must-have” wedding photo in recent years. It’s easy to see why – bright colors, movement, happy faces, and some unpredictability! In our cenote ceremonies and Mayan weddings, the flowers are actually blessings showered over the couple.
Our top tip: involve your guests. Moments like these are why we prefer to document weddings with 2 photographers: so we can capture you and your guest’s reactions! Also, it’s not a bad idea to have generous amounts of flowers to throw!
Spiritual Riviera Maya Cenote Wedding Lindsay + Bryan
Check out a Now Jade Patio Wedding – Pam + Taj
Cenote Wedding – Cherise + Tom
Mayan Vow Renewal – Camille + Jason and their daughters
Unity ceremonies are a great way to have fun and express your personality into your wedding ceremony. They are also a way of introducing symbols and actions to your wedding photography. Unity ceremonies like handfasting or a Celtic oathing stone incorporate culture while playful ideas like a “unity cocktail” are more about your personal, ahem, tastes! There are also unity ceremonies that reference your religion, even if your ceremony is symbolic.
Top Tip: The more silly the unity ceremony, the more fun the reactions will be! If you are having a destination wedding there really are no rules about how your ceremony should be. Be as creative as you want!
There are a ton of reasons wedding photographers love kids at weddings. Children don’t give 2 hoots about formalities so they often provide a comical juxtaposition to wedding traditions. They are also, let’s face it, pretty cute, and weddings are a great excuse to dress them up as a ring bear, or ring security or just in a dress that’s fun to twirl in! Whether it’s your own kids or nieces, nephews or children of friends we highly recommend allowing kids to be kids on the wedding day!
Our Top Tip: if you are up for rolling the dice and seeing the magic that kids can bring, let parents/guardians know that it’s no biggie if the kids move around during your ceremony, reception, or first dance. So many times we’ve seen a beautiful moment unfolding and kids have been whisked away not to ruin the “perfect moment.” We are all about showcasing and perfection in imperfection – that’s real life after all!
Be responsible, try not to create non-organic waste. Throw sombreros and silly clown balls in the air and live your best life, have fun with it.
The first time we saw the kissing game was when Del Sol Co-Founder Sol dreamed up the idea to spice up a wedding reception. We have seen it since as an “official game” during Megan and JoJo’s reception. Both times it was a LOT of fun!
Top Tip: The Kissing game tends to escalate, so think carefully about your running order!
Ask them to hold sparklers, hold hands, and participate during the dance. Having a photo surrounded by your loved ones having the time of their lives is one of the best destination wedding memories you could ask for. It’s also a great opportunity for your photographer to capture fun, candid photos of you and your guests.
Top Tip: Ask all the guests to surround the dance floor for the first dance, everyone connected, perhaps even holding hands. This way everyone participates and appears in the background of photos during the first dance. Check out Augusta + Josh’s Xcaret Wedding Playa Las Palmas + Caleta Fuego
Top Tip: Consider having one song, announced by your MC that you request everyone will come up and dance for! If you have friends who are known to get the party going to make that their wedding present to you. And be sure to dance with granny ;)
This Live Aqua Wedding had great dancefloor action with balloons at the end of the night
Our Top Tip: Let your photographer know what you have planned, please! They will be happy to help you find a location too if you don’t want to get too wet!
Dora and her stepdaughters found a shallow spot that made for amazing photos. Kristin + Courtney and Erica + Jamie got their whole group in the pool at Grand Velas while Victoria + Derek had an epic splash in the Now Sapphire preferred pool. Janelle + John Paul got their whole bridal party wet at Dreams Sands and Tanya + Travis took one giant leap at Hacienda del Mar.
Only for the bold but oh so worth it – just jump in the pool already! A VERY tempting option for summer weddings in Mexico is getting into the water. Impromptu pool parties make for incredible pictures and unforgettable moments – we highly recommend it!
You certainly don’t need to drink to have fun. But having a shot of tequila is a must-have wedding photo if you’re getting married in Mexico! A shot before the wedding is pretty common here. Many more generally follow during the reception. Booze lends itself to drinking games and even Mexican wedding traditions like ‘la víbora de la mar.’
Top Tip: If you don’t drink or if you don’t want to be drunk you can shoot apple juice or water “just for the picture” – don’t forget the post tequila grimace though!
Worried about it raining on your wedding day – don’t be! Rain wedding photos are actually a whole trend and very desirable. Not convinced yet? Check out why we think rain on your wedding day is awesome!
Choose a cenote venue for epic contrast and backlight. Cenote Proposal ideas with candle decoration and a flower heart make an amazing silhouette and backdrop with reflections in the cenote river. This cenote proposal backdrop with creative lighting and silhouettes is amazing.
Capturing the couple’s silhouette against a stunning sunset backdrop, emphasizing romance and natural beauty with the key on mastering beautiful natural light or light we create with LED’s, flashes and other creative elements.
Candid Guest Moments – we recommend just being yourself. Many of our guests are asked questions to provoke fun portraits. We encourage your photographer to shoot many pics of guests during the cocktail hour and reception.
Highlighting traditional attire, rituals, or decorations that reflect the couple’s heritage by adding depth and personal significance to the photos.
Cultural Elements – Include a fabric, a special ceremony, or a blessing to highlight a special connection to a culture.
Without a doubt, hit the Del Sol Photography Pinterest Detail Photo post that contains tons of creative photos for inspiration on how to nail the perfect must have wedding photo idea!
