Vive la différence

Weddings in Belize inspire couples to ‘do their own thing’.   Belize, of course, is a magical place for a destination wedding and the freedom of celebrating a marriage in such a romantic and exotic location allows people to relax, be themselves and have fun with it.

It starts with the seemingly little things such as decorations and party favours.  These fans were the perfect treat for guests celebrating in the tropical sun.

While, these adorable, personalised beach tote bags, ideal for La Isla Bonita, were so much fun and the guests had something useful that would remind them of the wedding for years to come.

San Pedro is best known as a barefoot wedding destination and some girls just LOVE their shoes.  It can be a bit tricky wearing heels on the beach, but you can’t blame a girl for trying.

The more laid back ladies opt for simple and sparkly flip flops.  They still feel a bit dressy but are comfortable and fun.

Whatever shoes they bring, most brides end up kicking off their shoes to enjoy the sand between their toes as a genuine ‘barefoot bride’.

We can’t mention ‘la différence’ without including the classic battle of the sexes.  Women and men have much different ways of celebrating before a ceremony.  The girls make themselves beautiful and toast with champagne.

Meanwhile  – the guys find somewhere to hang out in the shade.

Even the guests can vary wildly.  Some guests are flat packed and stuck in the ground.  They are very well behaved and hardly eat anything at all.  You definitely don’t have to share the cake with them.

Other guests, which turn up frequently to weddings in Belize, are uninvited, hairy and have four legs.  Fortunately most couples we work with love dogs and are perfectly happy to share some of their goodies with their new best friend.  Almost every wedding we’ve photographed in San Pedro has had cute local dogs as gate crashers.

Then there are the choices of all the stunning locations.  Some are attracted by the sea.  They love being by the water and want nothing more than a beach wedding.

Others love the mystery of the ancient Maya ruins on the mainland of Belize.  With the Maya people and their calendar receiving so much press lately because of a surging interest in ‘end of the world’ predictions, ruins weddings are becoming popular amongst adventurous couples who want to do something completely different.

Some couples choose to make their wedding a virtual multi destination affair.  So preparations start in one place.

Then there really is nothing that makes a girl feel spoiled than having her own private boat arrive to pick her up to whisk her to the next location, where she will continue to prepare.

This is where the serious preparations happen – with beautiful results.

You might recognise these feet from earlier in the blog.  The rest of the couple was so cute, that we had to show you the whole picture!

We also try to keep our portraits a little ‘different’ if the couple so desire.  Many of our clients come to us because they want contemporary, funky and fun images rather than conventional and traditional.  So we do our best to bring out the inner Vanity Fair model in our brides and…..

…the inner GQ model in our grooms.  Didn’t he scrub up well?

If you’ve kept up with our blog, you’ll know that we aren’t just ‘one trick ponies’.  We do a lot more than wedding photography and we love  “la différence”

We are inspired by the beauty surrounding us in Belize – both the people and the scenery.

We even find beauty in the chili peppers.

But ultimately, as much as we like to be different – who can resist a pretty, semi clad woman on a deserted sand bar?  Conch Creative does a wide range of private and personal shoots.  Many women choose to do a glamour shoot with Conch Creative because the images created make them feel great about themselves.

Two of the beautiful weddings featured in this blog were organised by ‘I DO’ Belize Weddings.  They have featured the Maya ruins wedding and Conch Creative photography in their own blog, which you can find here:  ‘I DO’ Belize Weddings Blog

Conch Creative would also like to extend special thanks to Mary Gonzalez and the San Pedro Sun for doing a feature story on the Maya ruins wedding at Xunantunich.  You can find that wedding here: Maya Ruins Wedding – San Pedro Sun

All of the weddings in this blog are recent.  The locations include the following resorts Xanadu Island Resort, Blue Tang Inn, Capricorn Resort and Pelican Reef Villas.  The Maya ruin wedding location was Xunantunich in the Cayo District of Belize

We thank all of our readers for your time and feedback.  If you like our blog, you might just love our Facebook page, which features fresh new images from our most recent shoots  – Conch Creative Facebook Page

You’ll really want to keep an eye on that Facebook Page as something very exciting will be announced at the end of the month.