When Peter and Elida’s enquiry landed in my inbox, I thought someone was playing a prank on me - honestly. The first words I saw were ‘Cocaine Chic’ and ‘vibes of the Met Gala after party’ then the words .. Mexico. As a humble little photographer living in Bristol, I was flabbergasted someone wanted to speak with me about capturing their epic sounding wedding in San Jose Del Cabo. Peter and Elida not only chose to have their wedding in the stunning city of San Jose Del Cabo, but they chose the lush sanctuary of Acre Resort to host their big day. Tucked away in the foothills of San Jose Del Cabo, Acre Resort is 25 acres of pure green jungle feeling vibes with scattered elegant treehouses, organic farms, an animal rescue sanctuary (yes you read that correctly) and private event spaces (as well as an award winning bar and restaurant - and oh my goddddd the cheese scones are to DIE for) Acre is available to host celebrations of all sizes, including ones just like Peter and Elida who opt’d for an intimate ‘dinner party’ vibe for their nearest and dearest to celebrate with them. With incredible styling dreamed up by the bride and groom, About Love Events helped her to make their dreams become a reality.

THE LOOK

Something to know about Peter and Elida is that they’re actually from Minneapolis and something the Americans like to do that we Brits don’t do, is rehearsal dinners. This gave Elida chance to showcase not just one insanely stylish wedding look but two equally stylish outfits. With the help of The White Room, Elida wore a beautiful top and pants look by the designer, Andres Otalora. Paired with a simple pearl style hair slide and some pearlesque earrings, this outfit makes it hard for me to pick a favourite wedding look if I’m honest! And speaking of favourite looks, Peter looked every bit as stylish as Elida in his Suit Supply tuxedo and Gucci sliders. I love nothing more than when grooms add a little ‘spice’ to their outfits and wear something that really represents them. So when Peter also told me he was going to wear a silk tie Bolo I lost my shit.

But the dress, we must talk about the dress - Elida’s beautiful silk slip style ALAROBE dress paired with the Pronovias silk jacket stole the show. One of my favourite things about Elida is that throughout the lead up to her big day, we had a few discussions about her doing her own hair and makeup and I have to be honest, I was her number one motivator behind this decision and I really do think she made the right choice. She opted for a subtle look but still wanted to pay homage to a look she regularly rocks and speaking of DIY, she actually opted to do quite a few things herself and I couldn’t have agreed more in her decisions throughout planning. Another thing I loved about the dress is by opting for a jacket as her statement piece, it actually gave Elida the chance to mix things up for her evening reception without having to change dress and boy, did she justtttttttt do that. Choosing this ostrich feather sequin jacket by Varca Bridal, Elida looked every bit ready for the their after party vibes held deep in the Acre’s Blue Room Lounge.

There’s honestly so much more I’d love to talk about in regards to not only Peter and Elida’s day, but Peter and Elida themselves - down to the fact that Peter pretty much arranged the whole wedding by himself and the fact that the first day I met them in Mexico felt just like I was meeting old friends. These two have become dear friends of mine and I can’t wait until I get to be reunited with them one day soon. I also adore the fact that they were such a dream team when it came to wedding planning, that they’ve opened their own business to help other couples achieve the look they want for their big days. Talk about couple goals. Peter and Elida’s day will always hold a place in my heart as my first destination wedding of my career and thanks to them, they’ve opened the flood gates for more destination weddings in my diary. So if you’re thinking of holding your very own jungle ‘cocaine chic’ wedding or any sort of destination wedding, I’d love to hear from you!