I have a wedding in Campeche, Mexico in a couple days and when I told my friend Matt Adcock he told me that he had a wedding to shoot a few days before mine. So I (pre)extended my trip itinerary so I could help him at his wedding. I figured, why come all this way and not make the most of it.

Matt is a crazy awesome photographer that shoots in Atlanta, the southeast and all over the Riviera Maya in Mexico.

Matt and Sol (his fiance and stunning photographer too) got me all plugged in at Playa del Carmen with a hotel and showed me all around. I can’t complain about the margaritas or the fresh squeezed orange juice everywhere we’ve eaten. Matt showed off how good his communication skills en espanol are coming along. But I told him that he still sounds like a gringo (I’m Hispanic so I’m allowed to say that).

The wedding was at the Occidental Grand Flamenco Xcaret Hotel and Resort which has to be seen it’s so amazing. Here’s a few images I took and I am sure Matt be putting some amazing stuff on his blog soon.

I’ll be posting more on the trip next time.

Ben

All I can say is WOW!!! What a way to wrap up 2006!!!

Date: December 30, 2006

Ceremony: Cathedral of Christ the King
Luncheon: The Biltmore Ballrooms
Reception: The Georgian Terrace
Coordination: Susan Graham, Bella Sera Weddings and Events
Catering: Bold American Catering
Cake: Karen Holleman
Florist: Andy Beach
Hair & Makeup: Josie Labara, Maria Herckscher Salon, Nikole Morrow-Petit
Music: Del Baroni/On The Air

To view the wedding day slideshow ***CLICK HERE***

From the very first time that I met Elizabeth and John Paul I was totally jazzed about this wedding. You have a wedding in a beautiful Cathedral, a 5-course afternoon lunchean, an evening reception, a stunning couple with tons of style and some of the best vendors in Atlanta to make the wedding one that they’ll never forget.

Two of the most genuinely nice people you’ll ever meet…

My assistant, Huy Cat, got this wide shot of the Cathedral.

And this is what I mean by style (my assistant Christina got this one)…

The two images above are at the Biltmore. This is what the inside looked like (thanks to Huy for getting these two)…

Amazing florals by Andy Beach…

Bold American hit another home run with this 5-course Parisan meal — this is course 4 and 5…

Later in the evening they held a reception for their guests at the Georgian Terrace. I was still a bit full from the meal at the Biltmore so I never got around to tasting the Karen Holleman cake, but I was told it was awesome…

Of course, while we’re there we had to get more shots. Clearly there are no shortage of good pictures of Elizabeth…

Here’s Grandpa getting into the reception action…

2006 Wrap Up…

I was a bad blogger in December. Barely a single post. December is supposed to be a light month but to my surprise it ended up being one of my busiest. I promise to do better.

January is going to be fun. In a couple weeks I’m off to Cancun and Campeche, Mexico to shoot weddings and I am really excited about that. I’m already booking up for 2007 and I’ll only be shooting a limited number of weddings so get in touch with me sooner rather than later. I’lll probably have another post about this subject in a few weeks.

God has blessed me and my family this year in innumerable ways so I want to thanks for all that He’s done and the faith I’ve been blessed with. I pray that your year was the same and that your new year is even better!

Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Ben Vigil