Liz + Pete – State Room Wedding Details

Liz & Pete’s details were absolutely LOVELY. Stately, chic, classic, and fun. Exactly what every State Room wedding should be… and then they just forgot all about it and danced the night away surrounded by TONS of friends and family. Exactly what we love to see :)

Let’s start with Liz’s Lazaro dress! It was intricately detailed, and seemingly custom fit to her tiny figure, she was so happy and beautiful in her dress, she just couldn’t help twirling around and running her fingers through her veil.

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And of course everyone’s favorite shoes.

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This comb held in her veil. Just the right amount of bling.

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I grabbed her pastel and white flowers and ran around the Ames Hotel with them, all of their furniture is black white and gray, a photographer’s paradise!

State Room Wedding Details

The following shots are from Anne Ruthmann of Pete’s sharp suit and his groomsmen gifts.

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State Room Wedding Details

Also from Anne from above the Ames Hotel lobby.

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Liz wore her grandmother’s ring on her right hand, it was so stunningly sparkly!

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The bridal party looked great together, especially from Krista’s Widelux on Kodak Tri-x 400 ISO/35mm film!

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The Lazaro bridesmaid dresses were incredible, the coolest dresses I’ve ever seen. They were draped so beautifully, were just sexy enough, and were so flattering on Liz’s girls!

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The Cathedral of the Holy Cross was plain old breathtaking.

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State Room wedding

We all couldn’t stop taking pictures of Liz’s dress!  Can you blame us?

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The pink pastels made their way into the centerpieces as well, which varied in height with rose petals to accompany them on the tables.

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State Room wedding

Some seriously beautiful calligraphy.

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Sweet and simple cake

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State Room wedding

Love that view!

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State Room wedding

NOTHING beats a live band.

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Love this from Anne!

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Cristen Farrell grabbed these fun shots of the photobooth.

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The food at The State Room is always awesome!

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Cannoli! YES!

State Room Wedding Details

And some bling to round it all out. I love that Pete’s ring is gold, who said they have to match?!

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And a last shot from Krista’s Holga on Koday Tri-x 400 ISO/120mm film.

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We have all these wonderful people to thank for bringing this beautiful day together! Not to mention the fantastic Liz & Pete!

Church: Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Location: The State Room
Invitations: Virginia Hobin at Heritage Isle Press
Programs and Menus: Shelly of Shelly’s Touch Boutique
Escort cards were calligraphed by Gail Gardner Calligraphy
Engagement ring: Jewelry Atelier (Carmel, CA)
Wedding bands: Marjorie Gad
Caterer: The State Room
Flowers: Awesome Blossom
Wedding Dress: Lazaro dress from Christina’s Bridal, Andover, MA
Shoes: Jimmy Choo
Right-hand ring: Belonged to the Bride’s grandmother
Bridesmaid dresses: Lazaro gowns from Christina’s Bridal, Andover, MA
Bride’s hair: Katy Sarno of Mitchell John Salon
Bridesmaids and MOB hair: Rob Martelli of Avanti Salon
Groom’s Tuxedo: Valentino from Saks
Groomsmen tuxedos: Jos A. Bank
Favors: Modern Pastry
Cake: I Dream of Jeannie Cakes
Photobooth: New England Photobooth
Videographer: Lisa Segal
Band: Kahootz

Photography: Krista Photography

Second Shooter: Anne Ruthmann

Assistants: CoCo Boardman, Cristen Farrell

Get on over to facebook for more, and we’ll see you Monday for our next post!

Liz + Pete — State Room Wedding

Liz & Pete were married at the State Room in downtown Boston. What a day! Krista and I hung out with the girls most of the morning and they were a complete riot, all of them having so much fun, and obviously just loving the time they got to spend together. The whole day proved to be just like that, a love fest, seriously. Liz & Pete have the most adoring and loving group of family and friends. It was the most wonderful atmosphere to be a part of. And WAIT til you see the dance party!

Ok so here we go, Krista and I started with Liz and her girls in their suite at The Ames Hotel, just a couple blocks from the State Room, its SO beautiful, a super fun space to shoot in with great light and really cool furniture! Here’s Liz reading a lovely note from Pete.

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Don’t you love those robes she gave the girls?!

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Anne Ruthmann, who we LOVE, started with Pete and his groomsmen in their suite at the Ames as well.

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I grabbed this of Liz in those *awesome* windows.

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HAH!

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LOVE Pete’s face!

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State Room wedding

Give it a spin girl!

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I grabbed this of Liz trying to figure out her veil, it was sooo long and beautiful.

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And this too, they just couldn’t stop staring! :)

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State Room wedding

Then we were all ready to head down to the first look and Liz says, “Krista do youuuu wanna hold my lipgloss????” How could we refuse this girl?

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Anne got Pete ready for the first look! So dashing in his bowtie!

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State Room wedding

Love Pete’s face in this shot from Anne! I think he was blown away!

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State Room wedding

We ran into this stairwell around the corner, Krista went upstairs and Anne grabbed this. I swear every inch of the Ames is interesting to photograph.

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State Room wedding

Krista rode with the couple to the Public Gardens, I’m amazed there isn’t anyone in the background of this shot!

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Krista brought along a roll or two of Black and White film too, aren’t these two classic? Shot with Krista’s Holga on Kodak Tri-x 400 ISO/120 mm film.

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And THIS with her Widelux on Kodak Tri-x 400 ISO/35mm film.

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State Room wedding

Shoot girl!

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State Room wedding

Anne grabbed this of the bridal party after some family formals in the Gardens.

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Then it was over to the enormous and stately Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

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State Room wedding

Another with the Widelux on Kodak Tri-x 400 ISO/35mm film.

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Married!

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State Room wedding

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Then it was on to The State Room!

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State Room wedding

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State Room wedding

State Room wedding

State Room Wedding

Love this pairing from Anne.

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Another from Anne

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State Room Wedding

This is also from Anne, of Liz and her dad dancing, while Liz’s sister Lauren sang.

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State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Then it was party time!

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In case you can’t tell, the dance floor was PACKED.

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Liz was my hero on the dance floor.

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State Room wedding

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Love BOTH sets of parents getting down!

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State Room Wedding

Ya gotta throw the Bride and Groom around a bit to end the night!

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I conveniently forgot to mention that even though I was taken out of the game with food poisoning halfway through the day, and Krista lost a flash (it tumbled to the floor) in the midst of the craziest dance party ever, Krista and I were incredibly grateful to have Anne Ruthmann along for the ride as well as the wonderful Cristen Farrell, who rescued and replaced me earlier in the night.

Thank you thank you thank you thank you Liz & Pete, you two are unbelievably wonderful. Seriously.

See the rest of you on Friday for their classy pastel and grey details!

New Sightings!

Hey guys! I’ve got a really nice round of featured posts and Krista Photography sightings! Woohoo!

Let’s start with Averie and Keith featured on Style Me Pretty Destination. It looks so beautiful!

A shot from Averie & Keith’s Trash the Dress also spotted in WEDDING magazine, in their Real-Life wedding insert, the spread is so fun!

That’s them in the hammock! Swoon!

NEXT is the lovely Fran and James at the DeCordova who showed up on Modernly Wed!

AND last but not least, Meredith and John wedding at the Lyman Estate on the Wedding Yentas! Such a beautiful post they put together for us:


Thanks everyone for such wonderful features!

Averie + Keith — Hacienda Tres Rios Trash The Dress

Feast your eyes on the last post of Averie & Keith’s wedding!

On our third day at the Hacienda Tres Rios, we got together with the happy couple to shoot some more casual portraits, roll around in the sand a little bit and maybe get into a *little* trouble… you’ll just have to see…

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Margaritas in hand! Ready to go!

Averie & Keith trash the dress

We had to get them into one of these lounge beds again, they were so cool! And I let Averie borrow my hat, she totally rocked it.

Averie & Keith trash the dress

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Hacienda Tres Rios Trash the Dress

Gotta get some blue steel in there.

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The resort had such an amazing range of spots to take pictures!

Averie & Keith trash the dress

And so many ways to photograph the same thing!

Averie & Keith trash the dress

Averie & Keith trash the dress

Hacienda Tres Rios Trash the Dress

Hacienda Tres Rios Trash the Dress

She’s so dang cute!

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Averie & Keith trash the dress

Mexico destination wedding

AAAAhhhhhhh hammock swingin…

Averie & Keith trash the dress

Here’s Krista’s view from the other side.

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And since we were close to the bridge… these two daredevils decided they should jump! (Even though it’s against the rules)

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We couldn’t condone it, but what were we going to do, NOT shoot it?!

Averie & Keith trash the dress

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Hacienda Tres Rios Trash the Dress

Hacienda Tres Rios Trash the Dress

Cuties!!

Averie & Keith trash the dress

Man oh man, that’s all folks, I hope you enjoyed your look into this fun-filled, AMAZING week in Mexico. Averie & Keith, we are eternally grateful for the chance to spend this time with you and your wonderful friends and family, and for the chance to document this wonderful event in your lives! You can bring us to Mexico anytime! Especially for a water polo rematch… :)

See more on facebook! And we’ll see you on Monday for the next lovely contestant!

Averie + Keith — Hacienda Tres Rios Wedding Details

Here’s a little peak into the seemingly endless details of Averie & Keith’s glorious destination wedding at the Hacienda Tres Rios Resort in Playa del Carmen Mexico!

We’re going to start off at the welcome party the night before the wedding, it was tucked away in a little grove of palm trees, lit with colorful paper lanterns and flags.

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Mexico destination wedding

There were plentiful desserts, and tamarind margaritas abound! YUM.

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The tables were topped with sombreros, maracas, and little mustaches and beards to get everyone in the spirit, and hopefully prompt some silly pictures!

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It worked :) Photographers gotta have a little fun too ya know!

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Averie handed these Bridal Biddie cards out to her girls, along with a cute present.

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A night time view of the beautiful and HUGE Hacienda Tres Rios.

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So on wedding day we woke up in the morning to THIS amazing view. The Hacienda Tres Rios in addition to be an amazing resort, is a nature preserve as well, and had amazing foliage and animals running all over the place!

Hacienda Tres Rios Wedding

Haciends Tres Rios Wedding

Alright, now onto the really good stuff! I just can’t get enough of this DRESS!

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It’s just so dang pretty!

Averie & Keith

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Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

You know we liked the bling!

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Averie had her soft tropical themed stationery on hand, love her message in a bottle save the date!

Averie & Keith

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Averie gave Keith a sweet memento, a custom engraved pocket watch, with a picture of his deceased mother inside, so so so sweet.

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What a fun monogrammed box! Plus cigars for the guys!

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The belt detail on Averie’s dress is just so lovely and delicate.

Hacienda Tres Rios Wedding

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Averie had her girls wear mis-matched coral dresses and gold shoes, they were so festive and beachy!

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White sand and blue blue skies everywhere! LOVE!

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There were lounge beds all along the shore line, so we had to take advantage.

Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

Look at this romantic bungalow!

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Complete with beautiful sprays of snapdragons…

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…white rose petals,

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…MORE snapdragons, and straw fans for the guests.

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From the bouquet, to the ceremony, to the centerpieces, everything was tied in so well!

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The flowers were simple and rustic and festive but still so elegant.

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Hacienda Tres Rios Wedding

Averie & Keith made a donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation in memory of Keith’s mother in lieu of favors.

Averie & Keith

I love their Señor and Señora signs! Such a fun twist!

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Mariachi music!! YES!

Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

There was chic lounge furniture on the deck for people to relax after the dinner.

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And Averie’s mom decorated the cake with flowers!

Averie & Keith

Averie had a message in a bottle guest book set up so everyone could write a secret note to the couple.

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I feel like there is one word for this wedding STUNNING. Such thoughtful details, simple and elegant, it was such a pleasure to document! You can thank these wonderful people for them!

Location: Hacienda Tres Rios Resort
Wedding Planners: Leanne + Maju from LM Weddings Riviera Maya, Edna Dratch-Parker from EFD Creative and Gabi Lavor from Planner 1 Events
Invitations/stationary: Ellie Snow from Hello Tenfold
Welcome Bags: Three Eggs Design
Rings: Long Jewelers
Flowers: Planner 1 Events
Wedding Dress: Marisa Bridal/Madeleine’s Daughter (Portsmouth, NH)
Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Jewelry: Tejani
Hair/make-up: Melissa + Edgar from MVP Hair and Make-up Artistry
Tuxedo: Hugo Boss
Sign on beach: Love the Unique
Frames: The Rusty Roof
Photo Booth Props: The Manic Moose

Photography: Krista Photography

Second Shooter: CoCo Boardman

Averie + Keith — Hacienda Tres Rios Destination Wedding

Alright folks, hold on to your hats, this is a big one!

For months and months Krista and I were endlessly talking about shooting this wedding. From flights, hotels, transportation, visas, equipment… WHEW! It was a LOT of work to get prepped for this shoot but was so incredibly worth it. Averie and Keith worked tirelessly to bring this event together, along with their TWO wedding planners of course! They had a very select number of family and friends attend the wedding. If you ask me it was the PERFECT amount of people, their nearest and dearest, and even Krista and I felt like part of the crew in the end. It was an absolute BLAST!

So let us begin! After a day or two in Cancun, Krista and I made our way down to the Hacienda Tres Rios to meet the crew, hang by the pool, let our equipment get used to the crazy humidity, and ya know shoot some pictures.

First up… the welcome party! Complete with sombreros and maracas to get everyone in the spirit!

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Mexico destination wedding

Mexico destination wedding

Its always good to have FUN at your rehearsal.

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And it continues…

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Everyone loved the mustaches!

Mexico destination wedding

Their party was tucked away in the gorgeous little grove of palm trees, so dreamy.

Mexico destination wedding

Ok now onto the BEAUTIFUL bride! Krista started with Averie as she got ready, safely hiding in the AC :)

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Her dress was absolutely perfect, fit her like a glove and just BEAUTIFUL.

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Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

Love all of the coral dresses, such a wonderful accent color for the all of Averie’s other details.

Averie & Keith

Keith gave Averie a lovely present and the sweetest card, you know I love a girl who can cry!

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Meanwhile, I started out with Keith and the boys. Where Keith was focused, and the boys….

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…were busy with other things, hahaha.

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Ok enough horsing around, time for the first look!

Averie & Keith

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Check it out! Love the kick at the bottom of her dress.
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Its a good thing you can’t tell from the pictures how HOT it was… whew!!

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Averie & Keith

Mexico destination wedding

Averie & Keith

Mexico destination wedding

Pretty sure, I’m fixing Averie’s shoes at the bottom of this frame, whatever it takes!
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Dang girl!
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Mexico destination wedding

Ok, time to hide away for the ceremony! Love this of Averie and her dad, no jitters for this girl!
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I waited up at the top of the altar for this one, wasn’t this place gorgeous!?

Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

Tied together for life!

Averie & Keith

Krista and I waded around in the water to grab these shots, slightly dangerous… totally worth it!

Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

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Woohoo!
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Mexico destination wedding

A mariachi band led them through the resort to the reception site!

Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

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We were on a nice big patio at the edge of one of the main pools, they had lounge furniture and lights strung around, and a gracious breeze!

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Mexico destination wedding

Averie & Keith

Twilight approached as everyone ate, man oh man that sky!
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Then it was time to dance!

Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

Averie had a costume and hair change too!

Averie & Keith

Averie & Keith

The mustaches and beards made their way into the dance floor too!

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Mexico destination wedding

Mexico destination wedding

Mexico destination wedding

Whew! That’s it guys! What a blast it was reliving this wedding, and there’s still more! Stay tuned for Averie & Keith’s Trash-the-Dress and impeccable details posts coming up this week!

More on their facebook album too!