Celebrating the New Year with a Full Moon in Belize – Belize Wedding Photography

It’s a new year and we have so many things to celebrate. We had to look up synonyms for the word ‘epic’ just to describe how unbelievable the last year has been for us as wedding photographers in Belize. Not only did we have the most fabulous, fun and fantastic weddings, but we hit over 100,000 views on this blog.  The fact that people love our work and trust us to record some of the most important events in their lives is not something we take lightly. The fact that thousands of people love our work enough to read our blog is not something we take lightly either and so we are going to start off this year as we intend to go on.  So, sit back and get ready for a blog that’s going to make you smile, blush, laugh and possibly become green with envy. Enjoy!

Belize weddings are different. They can be as fancy or as informal as you want, but Belize is all about being carefree and relaxed. Who cares if there’s only two hours until the ceremony?

Brides in Belize don’t get zipped into their dress until about 15 minutes before the ceremony.

That’s about when the groomsmen think about getting dressed.

All the groom requires is a good scrub down.

And just in case he misses a spot, the bride will take care of it later anyway.

She’s in her dress and va va voom! What a dress!

(Gratuitous photo of conch and rings)

Father of the bride is the perfect chauffeur. We loved the little added touch of the curtain on the side of the golf cart (the preferred method of transportation on the island) so that the groom didn’t get a chance to see the bride before the wedding. As mentioned earlier, things are a little bit different in Belize.

And they did it! You see, having a wedding on the dreamy island of Ambergris Caye, just off the coast of Belize, means that no one has to sit around for 2 hours for a ceremony. It’s all about the glorious beauty of the Caribbean Sea, the experience, the friends and loved ones, the romance and of course, the party.

So, now it’s time to get to the important bits.

Whoa! Wait a minute – not those important bits…(just in case you enjoyed this romantic full moon, there is more to come later in the blog)

For now, let’s stick with the sweet, sweet romance…

…lovely formal portraits and …

…there is always that beautiful scenery. But now, we’re going to change up the blog a little bit because this wedding, like all the weddings we work on, was unique. There is only so much of perfect, traditional, destination wedding portraits we think you need to see. Knowing that we love unconventional wedding photography, the bride brought a second dress so she could be just a little bit more daring and we feel obliged to warn you that she looks as gorgeous in the second dress as she did in the first.

We did try to warn you. We can’t even think of adequate descriptive words to describe this bride.

Perhaps the words will come just a little bit easier to describe this groom.

We tried really hard to keep them out of trouble.

Even when unexpected people turned up to help them celebrate…or recover…we’re not really sure.

For a minute, we thought we were going to lose her veil.

Fortunately we enlisted some assistance.

Once the Belize Defence Force (the Army of Belize) heard about our antics, they thought we might need some additional protection.

Oh my! Maybe they were right.

After a scolding, his clothes miraculously found themselves back on again.

But before we knew it, they started coming off again. I’m sure you can imagine that there were a load of women on the beach telling him to get dressed again immediately. Yes, you’d have to be imagining that because it’s the opposite of what was actually happening.

But it was all worth it…

…to get a shot like this!

We haven’t even told you about the partying.

Or the cupcakes. What kind of magic made these?

The thing is, with a celebration like this, one day isn’t enough.

When you come to the Caribbean with a crew of your favourite people, a party boat is a must do experience.

It’s such good fun to throw your family into the warm water and watch them enjoying themselves…

…and then to arrange for a bunch of sharks to chase them. Swim! Swim!

The clothes are staying on as two days of partying come to a smile filled end…

Well, not for everyone, it seems. In Belize, the party never has to end.

Even when everyone has gone home, the decorations are still shining bright.

This most incredible wedding and celebration was organised by Dulce Belize Weddings and hosted at Rojo Beach Bar & Lounge

All scenery, sharks, Army guys and unending fun were provided by Belize