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Mrs. Lovebird, New York/Cancun Age and Occupation: 25, Attorney Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Medical Student Engagement Date: September 22, 2006 Wedding Date: July, 2008 Venue: Dreams Cancun Resort & Spa About Me: Born and raised New Yorker planning a destination wedding in Cancun, Mexico. Got proposed to in Cancun, so it’s only fitting we are going back to get married. I love trivia, board games, bargain shopping, asian dramas and eating yummy food!
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Wedding Day Part I: The Girls Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part II: The Boys Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part III: The Guests Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part IV: Bridal Portraits
Wedding Day Part V: Moments Away
Wedding Day Part VI: The Processional 1.0
Wedding Day Part VII: The Processional 2.0
Wedding Day Part VIII: Here Comes The Bride
Wedding Day Part IX: The Ceremony
Wedding Day Part X: “You Have Them, Right?”
Wedding Day Part XI: Wrapping Up the Ceremony
Wedding Day Part XII: Friends and Family Portrait Time!

After we took formal portraits with each and every one of our guests, it was time for some alone time with just me and Mr. Lovebird (and the two photographers and videographer, of course).

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So while our guests were enjoying a lovely cocktail hour on the terrace with the mariachi band, we sneaked away for some pictures.

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I won’t bombard you with our marital bliss, so here are some of our favorites!

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Don’t you love fish eye lenses?

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A fnny thing about this shot: our first shooter, Vincent, told us to climb over the ledge, as he said it would make a great shot. Though hesitant, we obliged. You probably can’t tell from the picture, but I was scared sh*tless of falling off the cliff and drowning (I can’t swim, let alone swim in a wedding dress). It didn’t help that hotel security was telling us to get off of there, since it was too dangerous.

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There’s something about this shot I love, but I can’t put my finger on it. I’m pretty sure this was taken by our second shooter, Christian.

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And of course, it wouldn’t be a beach wedding without the obligatory jumping shot!

Here’s a little tip: If you are planning to take bride and groom portraits during the cocktail hour, see if your caterer is willing to leave the two of you (and the photographers you are feeding) out of the head count for cocktail hour. Every little bit helps, right?

Of course, part of me wished we could have been two places at once so that we could’ve enjoyed the cocktail hour with our guests. I heard the hors d’oveures were delish and I didn’t get to try any! I wonder if cocktail hour was created for the sole purpose of allowing the bride and groom to have some “alone” time before the reception…

What are you and your new hubby/wifey planning on doing during your cocktail hour? And do try to keep the responses PG-13. *wink wink*

*Please credit all photos to del Sol Photography

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27 Responses to “Wedding Day Part XIII: Bride and Groom Portraits During Cocktail Hour”

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tenmylove
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tenmylove (message)  435 posts, Helper bee

Ummm… woah! I love the beach pictures. The blue tint to the water is SOOO fantastic! I love pictures 6, 7 and 9!!!

 
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LatteLove
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LatteLove (message)  5,590 posts, Bee Keeper

we took some sultry and fun photos by a weeping willow and down a lovely pathway at the country club during our cocktail hour. Really fun!
then some family photos…really not fun.

 
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MrsSl82be
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MrsSl82be (message)  8,508 posts, Bumble Beekeeper

That water looks so awesome, love those pics of you on the rocks too! We’re not having a cocktail hour, but we might sneak away to have some pics taken before we’re introduced

 
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Mrs. French Bulldog
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Mrs. French Bulldog (message)  7,706 posts, Bumble Beekeeper

I wish we could have been in 2 places at once as well! I would have loved to have gone to our cocktail hour.

 
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kmattso2
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kmattso2 (message)  1,046 posts, Bumble bee

I love that you had a mariachi band at your cocktail hour!! The last wedding I was at had one and delicious Mexican treats and it was so much fun!
Your pictures are absolutely gorgeous, especially the cliff one!

 
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FlipFlopBride
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FlipFlopBride (message)  1,437 posts, Bumble bee

Totally love the fish eye lens! Such wonderful pictures!

 
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Miss Moonbeam (message)  1,732 posts, Bumble bee

The colors in your photos are just soooo dreamy.

 
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jingle96
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jingle96 (message)  2,842 posts, Sugar bee

Your pictures are gorgeous! Did you use a photographer that the hotel recommended or did you bring your own? I’m having a DW too and I can’t wait!

 
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chill

You and Y look so beautiful! Great portraits!

 
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alvina
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alvina (message)  807 posts, Busy bee

your pics are really nice! I like the fish eye one too!

 
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tea
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tea (message)  7,278 posts, Busy Beekeeper

your pictures are lovely!

 
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Miss Giraffe
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Miss Giraffe (message)  4,187 posts, Honey bee

I love love love your bouquet!

 
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Miss Cloud (message)  802 posts, Busy bee

Gorgeous pics! I don’t know how you could even narrow down which to include in an album with shots like that!

 
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Adriana26
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Adriana26 (message)  348 posts, Helper bee

Wow those are some amazing photos :)

 
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Mrs. Lovebird (message)  977 posts, Busy bee

Thanks everyone for the kind words!
@jingle96: Yay for DW brides. Where are you getting married? Photography was a priority for us so we brought our own.

 
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Mrs. Bruschetta (message)  5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

I love the cliff shot! :-)

 
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Jessie516
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Jessie516 (message)  5,480 posts, Bee Keeper

Great photos! This makes me wish that we had gotten married on a beach–just for the awesome photo ops! :)

 
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Beach Weddings

Good job. I like the color of the pictures. My favorite is also the “cliff shot”.

 
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pvaulter718
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pvaulter718 (message)  2,116 posts, Buzzing bee

We took the majority of our photos by a pond just a few yards from our cocktail hour. The CC provided us with our own waitress that brought drinks and snacks down to us while we shot and enjoyed some us time :) I still got to eat some great food, and the guests said they had a great time watching us

 
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Mrs. Espresso (message)  1,310 posts, Bumble bee

Your photos are so gorgeous! You two look stunning and the landscape adds to it perfectly

 
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Mrs. Lovebird, New York/Cancun Age and Occupation: 25, Attorney Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Medical Student Engagement Date: September 22, 2006 Wedding Date: July, 2008 Venue: Dreams Cancun Resort & Spa About Me: Born and raised New Yorker planning a destination wedding in Cancun, Mexico. Got proposed to in Cancun, so it’s only fitting we are going back to get married. I love trivia, board games, bargain shopping, asian dramas and eating yummy food!

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