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Alec & I specialize in Mexico destination weddings,(Mostly Los Cabos) and southern California, but every once in a while we get the wonderful chance to shoot a wedding,in New York or Arizona or Florida.And this wedding was Tacoma Washington and extremely special place for me.I shot this wedding with Alec I was over 9 months pregnant and really did not plan to be at the shoot(it all worked out amazing for us!)…I have to give most of the credit to my beautiful husband Alec.I think its one of the coolest weddings we have shot!! Adam and Vanessa really have hundreds of spectacular photos! We cant wait to hear about your European Honeymoon!!! xoxo Alec & T.

little Alex with Vanessa and Adam

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mother of the bride (emma) looked so beautiful,the smoke from the dance floor created a really cool effect

Mother and Grandmother of the groom

Alec was amazing he did not put his camera down for hours!!

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Erek could lift Becky up, like a doll she was so little, he was almost twice her size!!

Becky looked so beautiful!!

When we think of wedding design, sometimes we think of those plush wedding magazines, and weddings books at Barnes and Noble. In the United States about 25-30% of all weddings have a designer or a wedding planner. It’s very very different with destination weddings. I would say about 80% of all of our weddings here in Los Cabos have a designer or wedding planner. Alec and I have many brides contact us via internet and we always try to steer them right into the arms of a local planner.

OK now that you are looking for a Los Cabos Wedding planner or wedding designer, for your destination wedding. It’s important to learn as much as you can about the wedding planner. For your own peace of mind. To create you’re perfect and personal wedding and for cost-saving know-how, wedding planners or wedding designers can make your event worry-free, perfectly unique and utterly gorgeous. A good designer will save you time and enable you to get the most for your money. I believe trust and chemistry is the key. Make sure she or he understand exactly what you want and does not try to put you in a box. Some great Los Cabos wedding planners Alec & I work with and recommend are.

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I’m very much for tradition, I love it! Like the classic wedding cake, and your father giving his permission, when the minister says who gives this woman to this man. It’s classic and sentimental. However, more than tradition I like to break the rules. I love the non tradition wedding toast of the bride and groom getting up first and take center stage. When the wedding toast, is tequila instead of champagne. Great idea for

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 Destination Wedding Invitation Etiquette

Are you planning a

When making your wedding guest list, check with family and friends, and find out if they plan to attend. If they wish to attend, you should make arrangements for out-of-town guests before you send your destination weddings invitations.

You will need to include for your wedding guests the Mexico resort/ hotel information, maps and even activities and events around the area. All of this information should be sent with the destination weddings invitations. In lieu of that, many brides and grooms create a web site with this information and put the URL on the destination weddings invitations.

You should have all of this information researched, compiled and sent to guests so you don’t have to do it when they get to town. Your guests will know that you appreciate that they have traveled so far for your special day. And you will be able to relax a bit knowing it’s out of your hands

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 T. Thompson ( Alec & T. Photography) with Elsa Dilasser   Spa Coordinator  Suzanne Morel   Face & Body Care

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The first time I met Elsa, I could think of two things wow what a beautiful french girl and  then wow that girl really seems on top of everything.We had worked together for several hours, she was doing a villa spa set up for a manicure and pedicure session,  plus a romantic couples massage on the beach.  Alec and I were doing the photography and video that day. She came with Suzanne and they transformed a villa into a a beautiful spa setting, plus the beach with two massage tables..this was not your ordinary set up this was detailed to the max with candles and rose petals and chiffon fabric sea shells, really amazing. They also had a great staff. I will put some photos below.

Back to Elsa, Alec and I have gotten to know her, and we really think she is beyond wonderful. Smart, Kind,Strong. What a combination. So when we heard the news that Suzanne from Suzanne Morel face and body care located in Los Cabos Mexico made her a partner. Alec & I were  not the least bit surprised. Elsa was been in Los Cabos for many years working within the wedding industry, but found her match when she started with Suzanne.They make a great team! Congratulations Elsa!!!!!

Above Manicure Pedicure Cabo San Lucas set up and below romantic couples massage on the beach

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Alec and I met Marco when we first started shooting weddings in Los Cabos almost 2 years ago. I caught myself caught up in one of his ceremonies, I was really laughing out loud and the energy from the wedding guests was unlike any other wedding I had seen. He  made our weddings ceremony photos a breeze. He brings life to every ceremony, it’s truly a gift. Alec and I are all about bringing life, energy, and passion to our wedding photos,  sometimes its hard not to catch wedding guests half sleeping. I know you’ve been to those weddings. When you feel like your getting a lesson from the Priest or Minister, or they are completely serious with zero sense of humor, and all you can think about is getting to the reception.. I can promise you this Marco will keep you awake, his delivery is awesome. I heard he just won wedding Minister of the year! And will be receiving an award in Las Vegas this summer. Congratulations Marco!! T

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This wedding photo was taken at the Sunset DA Mona Lisa in Los Cabos, just before sunset.

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Wedding Photography Tips for the Bride and Groom

This is just a few wedding photography tips that will really help your photographer. Alec & I.( Alec & T. Photography)  Remind our brides to, think about your walk…When you walk down the isle, Let everyone get a good look at you, don’t run,  walk slowly let your father take you with pride, and please don’t look down the entire time, sometimes the sun is bright and its hard to look up but at least look forward not down.. these photos are incredible. We want to see your eyes and your dress and your hair, not the top of your head. Everyone wants to take you in, act like as if you’re on the red carpet! You may actually be. This gives the photographer the chance to get emotional close ups of you and your Father, we also will capture the grooms reaction. When entering your reception for the first time as man and wife, think of something fun dance your way in or take several bows anything but walk and sit, take your time you are the star. Make a grand entrance. 

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Alyssa grabbed Alec and gave him a big hug,its was the sweetest thing, he is completely huggable!! We really had such a great time with them both.

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The love and passion that they had for each other was so easy to capture.

I think this photos says a million words.. They look like little fashion models.

I think Alecs back ground in fashion photography plain to see, in this shot.

I will never get tired of  shooting weddings. Every wedding is completely different.

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Alyssa’s wedding planner Shearim with Karlas Casillas ABRweddings,

She was on top of everything all day. When we were leaving she finally sat down to eat! I hope she ate, the food was great??

Los Cabos Mexico,  is a perfect destination for a wedding. That of course is my opinion.Why I came to this conclusion.

Alec and I  Alec & T. Photography  have been shooting destination weddings for many years. And I must say legally not on tourist Visas. Alec is a Mexican And I work with a FM2. We have shot many weddings all over Mexico Cancun, Los Cabos, Mexico City, Playa Del Carmen, Cuernavaca.When, we decided to move to Mexico, we looked into many things and this is why we came up with Los Cabos.

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* .Location,  Location, Its a hop skip and jump to our Los Angele’s Studio. Cabo has many flights a day to the USA.Your wedding guests will have no problems with flights in and out!

* Weather, perfect weather a bit hot in August and Sept,but other wise very little humidity, and beautiful Cabos San Lucas nights.you can almost guarantee your wedding day will be sunny and warm!!

* Safety , Los Cabos is very much of an island and is very safe.Your not asking your wedding guests to an unsafe area.

* Not a lot of bugs..this one was for me pretty big I hate mosquito’s, and they love me in Cancun.

* The resorts and hotels are beautiful and very clean, as is Los Cabos. You can still see the beach as you drive.

*  Los Cabos has a very quaint feeling, it’s not overly built with hotels and resorts! I love the feeling.

* You have many wedding locations to choose from, Hotel Resorts Villas, Restaurants.

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Wedding budgets, how to budget your destination wedding and

have your dream Los  Cabos Wedding

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I found this wedding budget below ( putting everything in percentages) on the knots’ website and I have to say, I completely disagree with doing your wedding budget this way. What ever happened to what’s important to you?? Here is an Idea…
#1. Figure out out how much money you want/can  spend on your wedding?
#2. decide what are the most important things to you? Wedding photography , Wedding Venue ( location)  flowers, music. Prioritize by importance to you!

#3.Then work everything else around (what’s important to you)
Maybe you need to cut your wedding guest list? Or maybe you want 300 people, and you have to change your venue to be somewhere less expensive? Maybe you want a huge diamond and will be happy getting married the two of you on the beach? Maybe you want the best photographer, and you use candles instead of flowers? It’s your wedding don’t worry about making everything fit. Work around the things that mean the most to you. Design your own budget percentage. Try not to follow the cookie cutter wedding guides that put your wedding in a generic box. dare to be different.T

THIS IS A SURE WAY TO PUT YOUR WEDDING IN A BOX!! Follow the breakdown below
Knot Note: The average cost for a 150-person wedding is about $25,000 (higher in urban areas).

This is way off if you ask me….

• Here is a basic breakdown of what you can expect to pay: this is about 100 degrees away from what I would do. 2% on a ring that is going to stay on my finger for the rest of my life…..and 8% for flowers that are dead by 2am…… lets re think this please
  Wedding Reception: 48%-50%
  Wedding Ceremony: 2%-3%
  Wedding Attire: 8%-10%
  Wedding Flowers: 8%-10%
  Entertainment/Music: 8%-10%
  Photography/Videography: 10%-12%
  Stationery: 2%-3%
  Wedding Rings: 2%-3%
  Parking/Transportation: 2%-3%
  Gifts: 2%-3%
  Miscellaneous: 8%
• To avoid stress, allot about 5% of your budget for a “just-in-case” fund.
• If you’re paying for your honeymoon yourselves, remember to budget for that as well.
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When Alec and I got married I wanted a orchestra…I wanted everything upscale…  But I really wanted an orchestra for our first dance! I got my orchestra and it was amazing. How? I  opted for a small wedding of 80 instead of the 300 we had planned on at first, I didn’t go crazy on flowers in the church,or spend a fortune on the rehearsal dinner. It was a great choice, everything was upscale and wonderful.

Blossom Art is Located in Cabo San Lucas and specializes in flowers for upscale weddings and events. Alejandra Gomez in the owner and designer, Carlos Paredes is in charge of events and weddings coordination. I had been asking around town about  wedding flowers not just any flowers but wedding flowers with a creative design and flair.The name Blossom Art came up more than once so I decided to check them out.

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When I walked into to Blossom Art in Los Cabos I was very impressed! I loved the store, It reminded me of a Flower Boutique that I love, in the trendy Melrose part of Los Angles. I’ve always loved walking into flower shops and getting ideas for my house.. I’m a true girly girl.. The way the store was set up, I knew I had found a great flower option in Cabo San Lucas. I met Alejandra and she was very warm and friendly and busy!! That’s a good sign. Visit Alec & T. Photography Website

I talk to Carlos for a while, and we laughed a lot, he said the only down fall to his job was he smells really strong after work like roses and freshia, something a straight guy has a problem with, I think he must have a  hard  time going out  after work smelling like that.We laughed, he agreed..

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Beautiful beach ceremony options. Los Cabos Mexico is known for its romantic wedding ceremony’s on the beach. I wanted to share some great wedding collection by Karla Casilla ABRWeddings. Karla is a high end wedding planner in Los Cabos . Alec and I recently worked with Karla on 3 of her  different wonderful wedding collections.  Karla in Collaboration with Cabo San Lucas Top  wedding vendors,  Alec & T.Photography, Wedding Photography in Los Cabos   Yippee that’s Us!!  Suzanne Morel Spa, Suzanne’s Mobile Spa and hair and make in Los Cabos,   Del Cabo Event Designs, Wedding and Event design and wedding rentals in Los Cabos  and  Lazy Gourmet Catering, Wedding Catering located in Los Cabos. If you are looking for that Unique  wedding,  something different and totally upscale, It is possible to find it here in Cabo San Lucas Mexico,  Karla from ABRWeddings  has been doing Villa weddings for a long time in town and is unveiling creative wedding Ideas one after another!!  Cheers to Weddings out of the box…I am all for that…   Destination weddings have so much to offer as far as romantic ceremonies and creative receptions you just have to have the desire to sway from the hotel packages, It seems like it would be a big undertaking… But not with a good wedding planner! OK maybe its a lot of work for them… But wow is it worth paying for!!!  and you will be amazed what is out there!! Hats Off, to Karla, Suzanne, Del Cabo Events, Lazy Gourment, And of coarse  Alec and I for getting the chance to photograph the  beautiful creations,  xoxo T             Visit Alec & T. Photography website

Mystic Collection by Karla ABRWeddings and Del Cabo Event Design

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Earth and Sea Collection by Karla Casilla and Lazy Gourmet

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Suzanne Morel on location Spa/Mobile Spa

When Alec and I started shooting several destination weddings in Los Cabos, we contacted them right away. And now that we call Los Cabos home we have gotten to know them better. We are proud to be working with them!

The owners of Baja Weddings are John & Coleen Fagan, when they started Baja weddings , they wanted to bring a higher standard of service to the world of weddings in Cabo San Lucas. They wanted to bring something that destination weddings in Mexico had not seen before. And I believe they have done just that!

The entire Baja Wedding family

Alec and I just did a really great photo shoot with them, we laughed and smiled for 2 hours

The wedding planners at Baja weddings

Natalia, April, owner & founder Coleen,Jenny,Gaby

When you walk into the Baja weddings office you feel instantly welcome

Natalia greats you at the front.Usually not with tequila but I’m sure it could be arranged!

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Then you have April with her  priceless Texas charm, not to let it fool you, have you ever seen a mad Texan before?

Jenny has this incredible warm Pacific NW thing going on that you instantly trust.

Since I was born in Washington State, I know first hand the people up north really are down to earth and real!

I think she may even be a morning person….

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And this is Gaby with her easy going perfect Mexican flair. Since Alec is Mexican and we have photographed several Mexican weddings with guests list over 1, 000 and the party lasting until 3 am, we can understand how Gaby can breeze through  most  smaller destination weddings.

Coleen Fagan, brings over 11 years of destination wedding experience.

Coleen makes it a  point to go to every wedding, to congratulate each couple, and support her coordinators. I was really really  impressed by this! Ive seen her at these weddings and think shes a true romantic at heart, being apart of all her weddings is were she belongs….

Coleen & John Fagan

John is an ordained minister and has performed hundreds of Los Cabos weddings

The creative team Rox and Marty. It was Marty that brought the tequila. He called me before and asked if that would be cool.. Are you kidding, bring it on!!!  It ended up being awesome.

they all work and have fun together.

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This was my favorite photo!! Everyone truly having fun. I swear this was before the tequila toast!  We really laughed  the whole time.

And this is me with everyone, I cant believe I’m over 7 months pregnant. Alec and I are having a boy ( we think he could be the first Mexican/American President) I’m trying to get his presidential campaign team together early. We think they would be perfect? What do you think??

                                                                          Liam for President!!!

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1.Research the Mexico wedding location, as far as accessibility make sure your guests will have plenty of airline and flight options.
2.Plan the time of year for your wedding date carefully. Avoid hot months and hurricane season.
3.As soon as you have chosen your Mexico location ,Contact a local wedding planner. Get a feel for their business practices and  follow up skills ask for  wedding credentials. Bringing a planner from home will not help you with local vendors, or your negotiations with your wedding venues, good local wedding planners are familiar with the reputation of all the wedding vendors in the area. You will get more for your dollar 9 out of 10 times.
4.When at all possible visit the Mexico location. Have site inspections,meet with many local vendors.Alec, and I are considered to be local  Los Cabos Mexico wedding photographers, we have 15 years experience in LA and San Diego and still do over 10 weddings a year in the USA, so don’t be surprised if your locals are as good or better in some cases as the wedding professionals from home.
5. Give advance notice to all your wedding guests with a save the date card.
6. Plan to come at least 2 days before your Mexico wedding to have all your legal wedding requirements taken care of blood test and paper work.
7.Plan activity’s for your wedding guests, fishing trips,sunset cruises,day at the spa, golfing etc. Make your wedding  mini vacation for everyone.
8.remind guests not to bring wedding gifts to Mexico.Its very hard to get them back to the states. providea home town address where they should be sent.
9.Dont get stuck in a hotel packages get creative research great restaurants that cater to weddings and villa weddings are a very upscale option.
10.Dont be surprised if most of your invited wedding guests do come.Mexico is a great place to vacation!

This was one of my favorite shots!!

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The Sunset da Mona Lisa in los cabos Mexico.My all time favorite wedding location.

breath taking views, private and upscale.A must see!

Calie and her beautiful sister

April from Baja Weddings helps Calie with her wedding dress.

before she makes her  grand entrance!

Alec from Alec & T.Photography with Mike & Calie.Finally put his camera down for 1 minute.

April from Baja weddings,T. Alec & T. Photography that’s me 7 months pregnant!! and still shooting weddings with no problem, with Mike and Calie.

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The next time Mike will see Calie she will be ready to walk down the isle.

April from (Baja Weddings arrives)  Mike & Calies wedding planner. April wanted to go over time lines and make sure we were all on schedule..yes we were..but of coarse ..

T. from Alec & T.Photography and Suzanne Morel, discuss Calies  wedding make up

She wanted to be very fresh and natural looking.

April personally delivers the wedding bouquet,So that Calie would have it for her photos before the ceremony

Calie wanted to be very fresh and natural looking

I am a big huge fan of eyelashes for wedding photos..They really make the eyes look more open and alive for your photos.

My biggest concern as a photographer is shine.Its a fine balance between a caked make up look and a great matte look..but please no shine..and please no sparkly makeup!!!! Glitter reflects light and can appear to be a huge glare,If its to close to your eye we cant fix it in editing.so no glitter make up..

Suzanne Morel hair & Make up  Los Cabos & T.Thompson Alec & T. Photography

I love working with Suzanne she really understands make up that works for Photography as well as Video.

We discussed the fact that it was a windy day in  Los Cabos and how to keep Calies hair in place for her wedding photos but not looking stiff .

Suzanne Morel puts the final touches..its was perfect!!

Suzanne wanted to make sure that Calie,was completely comfortable.And it was what she was hoping for!

I put a few photos of Calie completely finished and she looked like a picture perfect bride!!!!

I will add the wedding next..Alec and I could not take a bad photo of her.her hair and make up lasted the entire night.

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Calies hair and make was able to photograph from fresh and natural to sexy and glamorous.With different camera angles and camera settings.

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