Monica send us more photos of our Trash the Dress shoot at Garrafon Park today! There should be 1 more batch of photos after this. I’m thrilled we got so many good shots!
Credits and thanks:
Location: Garrafon Park, Isla Mujeres
Photography: Monica Lopez
Makeup: Vanessa Dominguez Alvarez
Dress: MOM!
Got our second batch of Trash the Dress photos this morning! (Part 1 here)
Credits and thanks:
Location: Garrafon Park, Isla Mujeres (All Inclusive, snorkeling, zip-lining, pools, hammock areas… amazing)
Photography: Monica Lopez
Makeup: Vanessa Dominguez Alvarez
Hopefully I’ll get some more next week! Couldn’t be happier with how these turned out.
My photographer, Monica Lopez (info@monicalopezphoto.com), sent me a few of my Trash the Dress photos today! The location is the beautiful Garrafon Park on Isla Mujeres, who were so generous with us throughout the day.
There will be more sometime next week, but for now I can’t stop looking at these:
I think I might ask Monica to follow me around with a camera everywhere I go from now on, forever. Check out her website here: http://monicalopezphoto.com/
More to come in a few days! Hope everyone has a great weekend.
This Sunday, we had our Trash the Dress photo shoot at Parque Garrafon on Isla Mujeres. There were so many beautiful locations to shoot there, and it was a gorgeous day! Don’t worry: I’ll be sure to do a full post with the professional pictures once I have them, but here are a few of my cell phone pics to keep you entertained in the meanwhile.
My makeup (and a creepy stare, sorry)
Remember the crinoline skirt I bought a few weeks ago? It was to give the dress extra "princess poof" for this shoot.
View from the buffet restaurant. WOW!
**Note: No dresses were harmed in the making of this Trash the Dress shoot.
While I was in Oaxaca on the Mexico Today kick-off event last June, I was asked to do an interview talking about Mexico and my city: Cancun. I was a bit nervous as I sat down in front of the camera, but I found that the words came easily to me. Talking about places I love so much was a breeze! The minutes flew by, and before I knew it, the video crew was telling me “Thanks! I think we got it.”
A few weeks later, I got an e-mail saying that Eye Candy would like to do some shots with me here in Cancun. (They call this extra footage “B Roll”… I feel very professional when I say that.) So in August, I spent a weekend hanging out with them in Party Center and on Isla Mujeres. It was a very difficult day swimming in the Caribbean Sea, eating burgers, riding in golf carts and drinking cocktails from coconuts, but somehow I got through it. 😉
This weekend I finally got to see the end result of my “My Mexico” story on Youtube. *drumroll* TA-DA!!!
**Please forgive the horrible face I’m making on the default image… very unfortunate.**
You can also see me and some of my Mexico Today partners in crime in other My Mexico videos on the “MexicoToday” Youtube page. We talk about Mexican beaches, Mexican markets, ecotourism, ancient ruins, and more.
This weekend we went to Isla Mujeres yet again. We stopped by Jax restaurant for lunch, then headed off to Playa Norte for the afternoon. We didn’t take as many pictures because we already have so many from our last visit.
We LOVE Jax Bar and Grill… great food, an immense menu, the best drinks and amazing views of the beach. I was so excited because they had a bleu cheese burger!!! I hadn’t had one in years, and it was amazing.
Yours Truly with a root beer float cocktail
The view from our table
Playa Norte
Happiest. Man. Alive.
I’m dying to go back already! Stupid desk job…
I’m so proud!
TripAdvisor’s Choice 2011: The Top 25 Beaches in the World
My state of Quintana Roo is representing! We have FOUR of the top 25 best beaches in the world (and that’s considering that they forgot Puerto Morelos!) Guess who made TripAdvisor’s list:
#5: Tulum I know I have a picture of Tulum’s beach around here somewhere… might have to look around on the iPod later tonight.
#15: Isla Mujeres Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! I’m just surprised it’s not higher up!
#17: Playa del Carmen The views, the ambiance and the sand are incredible.
#20: Cancun Hurray!!!I live 20 minutes away from the 20th best beach in the world! Not too shabby, eh? I’m still going to have to disagree with this choice because Cancun has too many waves for my taste… but maybe I’m just being picky.
Guess who’s going to be at the beach this weekend? 😉
Jorge went to Merida this weekend for his mom’s surgery, which went very well! He came back Sunday evening, and since I had Monday off for a Mexican holiday, we decided to go to Isla Mujeres to celebrate our 4 year dating anniversary. (Can we still celebrate that even if we’re married? Well, we did.)
One of my favorite things about going to Isla Mujeres is the ferry ride. Here are some shots…
That's Cancun's hotel zone skyline on the horizon
Isla Mujeres on the horizon
We arrived at the Isla Mujeres port and headed straight for my favorite spot in the entire world… Playa Norte (North Beach).
My view
My favorite part of Playa Norte is the water. There are no waves (I hate waves), and the water is only chest-deep for as far as the eye can see. The sand is powdery, and there are no plants or rocks underfoot. It’s like swimming in a pool, but it’s the ocean!
After a few hours we saw some storm clouds rolling in, and we decided to head back to the ferry.
On the ferry ride back home, we could also see some intense storm clouds headed for Cancun on the horizon. It made for some cool shots.
We were lucky to get back home before the rain started! Today I’m back at the office (no fun) and it’s still raining!
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Outside my window..kinda weird… it’s sunny, but there are lots of cloud out, so it looks kinda gray.
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