The original plan after the wedding in Cancun Casa Magna was to go to Tulum Ruins, Mexico to conduct a Trash The Dress (TTD) session. Unfortunately, when we got there, the security was not very flexible and would not permit photos. Boo on them.
Being the tenacious person I am, I cajoled two locals to take us on boats to go around the ruins and shoot from behind. Surprisingly, the photos in the water turned out to be WAY BETTER than anticipated!
The only downside to doing this was the ocean water washed all of Le’s sunblock off and he got burnt by the end of our session. What a trooper! On the bright side, Le looks like The Most Interesting Man in the World (by Dos Equis).
Got to love the turquoise water!
This was funny. A group of Italian tourists were so impressed with the lighting gear that we brought that they thought Tiffany and Le were supermodels. Personally, I think the two of them should be (even though practicing marketing and medicine are fun too…I guess).
Anyway, the tourists took out their cameras and started photographing us at work. Then shyly got closer and started photographing them. I just told them with my limited Italian (which is a vocabulary of three words) to sit down and take a photo with the “supermodels.” They were so stoked.
This photo is one of my favorites. In fact, I have a large canvas of this image. It wasn’t even intentional. Tiffany was walking alone while Le was putting on some sunblock and a gust of wind blew her veil. Luckily, I had my telephoto lens, which created the beautiful blur.
They look good in white, huh?
Whew! What a wonderful time in Cancun! Love it there!
Lawrence Chan
P.S. In the first few photos, two boats were used to make the shots. I was in the other one with a telephoto lens. With the rocking waters coupled with looking through a tiny peephole, the shoot lasted no more than 10 minutes because I started vomiting like a hose. Free fish food?
The following is a new video I made of some of my weddings. You’ll see some clips of the shoot here.
P.P.S. Yes, I bring a butt load of lighting gear sometimes even for a destination wedding.
