Real wedding: Jami + Andrew

Remember Jami & Andrew’s adorable engagement party book?  Well these 2 crazy kids finally got hitched, and we’ve got the pictures to prove it!  From the gorgeous rehearsal dinner above, to the stylish wedding below, Jami gives all the details from their destination wedding to Mexico!

Andrew and I went down a few days earlier to prepare the gift bags, (Andrew made cutting boards for each guest room!, I made polaroid postcards, we put together our playlist, wrote welcome notes to each guest.) I have to say, i’d recommend the “pre-moon” to everyone! By the time everyone got down to Mexico, we were relaxed and calm and had spent quality time together. Of course a wedding pulls you in so many directions, and since we had those earlier days to be alone and get a lot done, we could really give our family and friends that made the journey, all of our attention. From the very beginning, my vision was always to be relaxing by the pool and the beach with my family and friends on the morning of my wedding, not running around in chaos. The weather was gorgeous, and that is exactly what i did.

The weather report said rain all weekend, and although i said i wasnt going to worry about the weather, the night before everyone was arriving, i was seriously bumming. But it was amazing. As people started arriving, the clouds broke, and they stayed away for the entire weekend. As people were heading to the airport on Sunday morning, no joke, the rain came down in sheets. Andrew and I stayed behind for 2 days, and it was a complete downpour. I was so happy to see the rain then!!

It really was the weekend of a lifetime. We feel so lucky.

Vendors:

Photography: Karen Mordechai and Allan Zepeda
Video: Julian Pozzi of Redwell Productions and Andre Costantini of Silly Dancing
Location: Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Ceremony: Jami’s brother was the officiant, and 3 of her living grandparents, all around 90 years old made the journey.
Dress: Vera Wang
Shoes: Oscar de la Renta
Hair Accessories: Sara Gabriel
Flowers: Vanessa Jaimes
Make up: by my mom!
Suit: Calvin Klein Collection, Custom shirt from Against Nature, NYC
Invitation illustration: Alessandra Olanow
Letterpress: Tim Chapman of Press New York
Invitation: Julie Crosson

[images from Karen Mordechai + Allan Zepeda]

Aruba Wedding by SOTA Dzine

If only all wedding pictures could have crashing waves and dramatic caves as their backdrops…

[images from SOTA Dzine]

Real wedding: Michelle + Manolo

Michelle and Manolo seemed to have such a fun and relaxed wedding…chock full of their heritage and tradition…I just loved the little Manolo and Michelle dolls on the table!

[images from Leah McCormick]

Real wedding: Eva + Fabrizio

Eva and Fabrizio did a great job with their wedding – especially with the paper goods…check out their Knot page and just see how great the placecards and direction cards are…..The lit-up lanterns on the floor are another great idea….

[images from The Knot]