jaymie and ales' destination wedding at dreams cancun resort

i can't even begin to tell you how awesome jaymie and ales' dreams cancun wedding was. and to think it almost didn't happen because of the swine flu! i'm fired up jaymie and ales went through with it. dreams is a beautiful resort with the best location in cancun at the end of the peninsula.

ok, so norm and i have never been made to feel more welcome at a wedding than we did on this trip. from the moment we arrived, we felt like guests...not the hired help. from the rehearsal to the wedding day to the trash the dress shoot we had a blast! norm and i even got to play beach volleyball against ales and his brother the day we left (i won't mention who won...it wouldn't be good for business). jaymie and ales are the kind of people that everyone wants to be around, and they make everyone they are talking to feel important. they're just great people. plus...they have twin boys. the 2nd cutest twin boys around (of course THE cutest if you ask them). how can you not love a couple with twin boys?

the trash the dress shoot was amazing! we went across to isla mujeres and cruised through town on a golf cart and then ended up in the water in time to catch that golden light. then, after jaymie and ales changed into some dry clothes - all four of us had some chips and guacamole with margaritas before heading back to dreams.

i had trouble narrowing down my favorite shots, so i just posted a bunch. thanks to norm for some of these as well!

jaymie and ales - dreams cancun wedding coming soon!

i'm so excited to share jaymie and ales' wedding photos with you - they had a gorgeous wedding at dreams cancun that was pure fun from beginning to end. details and photos to come very very soon...

...in the meantime, i have to tell a quick story. norm and i had a great flight on alaska airlines, and on our flight was a couple (not jaymie and ales) that was flying to cancun to get married. well ava the flight attendant was in a great mood and decided to have a contest. she passed out slips of paper to all the passengers and asked them to give the newlyweds some marriage advice. she then read them all and chose her favorites and read them over the loudspeaker. norm went the comedy route and earned a very repectable honorable mention. but, the grand prize went to yours truly. so, now i'm considering entering the marriage counseling biz as well - because i'm sure ava really know good advice when she hears it. here is a picture of me with ava and my grand prize (a glass of red wine):

also, flying over these islands - norm and i decided we'd buy this little island chain when when we're big 'n rich:

we were stoked with this view when we checked in to the resort:

john and patty's engagement session

had a great evening with john and patty. they are from the bay area, and chose santa barbara as the destination for their wedding. john and patty are fun loving, and when you're around them for just a short while its easy to grasp how much in love they are. i can't wait for their wedding, as its going to be gorgeous - on the mesa, overlooking santa barbara - and i know every detail will be perfect because john and patty hired kaitlin from la fete weddings.