Alyssa & Matt's AWESOME Wedding in Ocho Rios Jamaica!!! Part 3- Day After Session

What beach wedding would be complete without a day after session- a day to take some awesome photos without worrying about the dress anymore? When Alyssa & Matt told us they were interested in a "trash the dress" session after the wedding we couldn't have been more excited for the opportunity. Not only would we get to photograph their wedding in beautiful Jamaica but would get the chance to do some really fun photos following the wedding as well. A perfect combo! So after their awesome wedding the day before we got up to start their day after session at 6:30 in the morning- yep that's right 6:30. It was the perfect time of day, nobody on the beach, nobody in the sweet infinity pool, and great morning lighting. We were so glad they were willing to wake up so early the day after their wedding for the session. However, when we woke up a little before 6:00 that morning to thunderstorms and rain we weren't sure if it was going to happen- at least not that early in the day. Thankfully the storms parted right before we headed out to meet them for the session. Alyssa had purchased a second dress just for the session so as not to ruin her actual wedding dress which made it better since that way we could get them fully in the ocean without worrying- and by the end they were both soaking wet and we had tons of great photos. I could probably make this post a mile long but I've chosen just a few to share from our session. Thanks Alyssa & Matt for giving us such an incredible opportunity to photograph your wedding and this day after session. We cannot thank you enough for bringing us along and getting the chance to get to you know and your families & friends. Enjoy!

Alyssa & Matt's AWESOME Wedding in Ocho Rios Jamaica!!! Part 2

Here's a few more images from Alyssa & Matt's wedding day in Ocho Rios Jamaica. This first one is a shot of just part of the huge resort we stayed at and where Alyssa & Matt were married:



The ceremony site was beautiful!:



Loved the reflection on this table in their room:

Just had to catch this one of the hotel's photographer taking one of the "posed" shots during the ceremony:


Isn't this staircase sweet?!:



They didn't want to do all the traditional stuff for the reception so this was from a quick first dance to a song playing in the background- so cute!:

Alyssa & Matt's AWESOME Wedding in Ocho Rios Jamaica!!! Part 1

A few weeks back Michelle and I had the most amazing opportunity to photograph Alyssa & Matt's wedding at the Riu Ocho Rios resort in Ocho Rios Jamaica. I don't think we could have asked for a cooler couple to make the experience of our first destination wedding so unforgettable. When we arrived a couple of days before the wedding Alyssa & Matt treated us to a beach bag filled with beach necessities like sunscreen, aloe and lots of other goodies- they made us feel like guests! Both of their families were absolutely wonderful- it's no wonder Alyssa & Matt are so awesome. Jamaica has to be one of the most beautiful places ever. We loved how relaxed the entire atmosphere of both Jamaica itself as well as the wedding was. We had so much time with Alyssa & Matt following the ceremony for photos that I have no idea how I'm going to edit the photos down. I have soo many photos I'd love to share but here are just a random selection of a few shots that we loved from the wedding day. Stay tuned for more images including those from our day after session!

Michelle shot this one during the ceremony. Isn't it awesome!:

Can you say magazine cover?:




I caught this photo right after the ceremony when they thought nobody was looking:




They had the coolest families- how many families would be willing to do this?:

This guy's not too shabby himself:





Matt showing off his juggling skills with some random fruit on the beach: