tiempo para picturas

Whoa!  We actually have a few minutes to rest and relax in Puerto Vallarta.  I also now have a few minutes to use the computer since Cooper is facing a bout of Montezuma’s Revenge.  Poor guy.  At least he is having hay day with the toilet now rather than while we were shooting weddings.   The following photos capture only a glimpse of what we have seen and done over the past week.  Enjoy!

First off…a smidgen of the promised Amelia pictures from a mini photo shoot.   My how I love that little character.

 Our condo in Puerto Vallarta:

Selva Romantica, Puerto Vallarta

My oh my did we luck out!!  Our condo in Puerto Vallarta is perfect for our lengthy stay here.  While swimming in the infinity pool at sunset, Cooper and I talked to the architect of the place.  He said that the site had formerly been bungalows, then a religious retreat, then a restaurant…now they are awesome condos.  For $75 a night it can’t be beat.  We can walk to downtown, the supermercado, restaurants, the beach.  Perfecto. 

Wedding #1


La Playa Fiesta, Mark and Katrina

The first wedding was for an American couple who now live in Seattle…Mark and Katrina.  We got lucky in getting to shoot their wedding because they were a really fun and extremely personable couple.  Upon the first meeting Cooper and I seemed to click with them immediately..and they agreed.  Katrina said it felt like we were their good friends going to their wedding.  Ahh shucks.  The ceremony and reception were both beautiful…I have to give the wedding planner/site owner Lindsay a lot of credit for putting such a fluid and striking wedding together.  As always, Cooper has some amazing photos of their wedding (mine never do the event justice) which should most likely be posted once his bowels return to normal.   

Wedding #2

Las Caletas, Fabio y Serena

Destination wedding #2 was completely different than wedding #1.  To get to the event site Cooper and I had to take a speedboat with the other vendors.  The boat, aka panga, was such a thrill…we skidded over the top of the ocean so quickly and with such dramatic bounces…I could barely catch my breath.  I certainly can’t recall any other time when I saw dolphins swimming next to me as I went to work.   Once we got to the site we sat on beach chairs overlooking the ocean for about an hour waiting for the girls to start getting ready. I had one of those moments when I thought, “Man, I can’t believe this is Cooper’s job and I can’t believe I get to be here with him.” The wedding itself was a perfect blend of all types of people and cultures…the bride and groom had friends/family from Mexico, America, Venezuela, and Italy.  And the dancing!  Serena and Fabio were like professional dancers, not to mention one of the silliest couples we have ever shot.  At one point Cooper and I realized that for the first time we had difficulty capturing the emotion of the event…guests were dancing all over the cove (much like a scene from Soul train).  After the reception, we joined the guests and took a party boat ride back to the marina.  Our wedding time was over and it was then time to begin mass amounts of relaxation.

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Sunday morning I tried not to wake Cooper so I decided that rather than opening the kitchen doors I would attempt to climb through the high window in the bathroom and shimmy my way into the kitchen.  When I finally got the strength to hoist myself onto the window ledge I realized that the kitchen door was open….and Cooper was awake.  Needless to say, he caught me sitting in the bathroom window and had to help me down.  It was a silly way to start the day. 

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After sitting by the pool all day, we finally decided to go out at night and get some dinner…Cooper accidentally dropped a major portion of his enchilada into his margarita…and then continuing to drink his now enchilada margarita. 

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I have tried to convince Cooper to grow a mustache while in Mexico, but he says he hates mustaches.  My thinking is that Charlie might appreciate Cooper sporting a nice and thick mustache for his bachelor party, but Cooper refuses.  If anyone would like to help me in my cause of convincing Cooper to grow the stache…please feel free to e-mail him.