As I mentioned earlier in my wedding recap, we weren’t originally going to have anyone in our bridal party. We really wanted everyone to come and enjoy the day and not have to a) pay outrageous prices for outfits they would wear once and b) worry about any duties before or after the big day….
Last week I was in Punta Cana second shooting a destination wedding for my friend Anne Ruthmann. The wedding was simply put, amazing. The details that the bride and groom put into the wedding were astounding! Not only did they make sure that their guests (just under 70 people made the trip, coming as far…
I’m finally back home and while I enjoy traveling, it feels SO good to be home!!! I didn’t get a chance to post before I left, but I was in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic this past week shooting a wedding for Anne Ruthmann at the gorgeous Paradisus Palma Real resort. Now it’s back to reality…
PICTURE TIME! You know this is one of my favorite parts of the day right??? Duh! I’m going to start with the few fun pictures before all the gorgeous and drool-worthy pics that we took with Brooke though… because they are a fun part of the day! All pictures © Brooke Mayo Photography. The first…
© Brooke Mayo Originally we weren’t going to have anyone in our bridal party. With my first wedding I quickly discovered that they are more drama than they are help (at least my maids were…) and the cost to be in someone’s wedding is ridiculously expensive. We didn’t want anyone to feel they had to…
My Dad on top of Currituck Lighthouse in 1994, taken by me. One thing I knew that would have to be somehow addressed sometime during a wedding would be honoring my family. A few months before getting engaged my father lost his life to a short fight with cancer. My Mom and brother both passed…
After booking our vacation house/venue, the next thing I did wedding related was go dress shopping. I had THE dress in my mind after seeing it over and over in magazine ads. It was exactly what I pictured myself being married in when I walked down the sand path to Chris. I went down to…