Weddingbee Blog

Remember back when I was telling you about how we picked the Riviera Maya? No? Well lets do a quick recap.

In order for us to really see what weddings in different locations looked like we became stalkers of photographers’ blogs all over the world. During one of our routine stalking adventures I came across a company called Del Sol Photography located in the Riviera Maya. I fell in love with not only their photos but the photographers themselves. Whoa, what?? (It’s not as creepy as it sounds, I promise.)

Let me introduce you to Matt and Sol, the owners of Del Sol, the way I was introduced to them:

Del Sol Photography

Yep, that’s right, I started following their blog just after they got engaged. So I got to read about their Mayan wedding and all the planning they did. How could you not love these two? *grin*

So, what drew us to Matt’s and Sol’s photos?

It was their ability to tell a story. To make you feel like you’re there just by looking through the pictures. It’s hard for me to describe in words what I mean by ’tell a story’, so here are a few examples.

(Click the photos and they will take you to full slide shows.)

04.29.2009 | Aileen + David | Wedding at Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita | Photos by Sol Tamargo

11.08.2009 | Bianca + Robert | Wedding at Private Villa, Isla Mujeres | Photos by Sol Tamargo

05.22.2010 | Cecilia + Enrique | Wedding in Akumal | Photos by Sol Tamargo

03.06.2010 | Sangeeta + Cristian | Wedding at Ana y Jose’s Beach Club | Photos by Matt Adcock

05.30.2010 | Tal + Terence | Wedding at Maroma Resort + Spa | Photos by Matt Adcock

03.21.09 | Teresa + Joe | Wedding at Ceiba del Mar | Photos by Sol Tamargo

See what I mean? Even though you weren’t there, you felt like you were just by looking through the photos.

Since photography was our #1 priority, I was kind of worried about trying to book a vendor from another country. There was no need to worry, though. When I contacted them about photographing our wedding I discovered an entire company of the sweetest, most down to earth people you will ever talk to. And the bookings manager, Melissa, was FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC! She answered all my questions from pricing to giving advice on locations we were looking at to even suggesting a timeline for getting the best lighting for the pictures! Seriously, I wish we could get this kind of customer service from all our wedding vendors. I can’t tell you how happy I am we booked them.

Did you have any concerns when booking a vendor? Did talking with the vendor help alleviate some of the worry?