to document our week in Cancun. These are some of the pictures from our days at the beach.
I love the grainy, imperfect quality of all of our pictures. It sure made me miss shooting with film, which was my first photography love. The smell of the darkroom, even though it's sure potent, is still one of my favorite things. I'm even thinking about getting an old SLR and starting to shoot with film again!
The honeymoon itself was amazing. We went to an all-inclusive resort and we loved it. I read some mixed reviews about all-inclusive places, but ours was absolutely perfect. We spent our mornings lounging on the beach, drinks always in hand, and afternoons by the pool. I read on my Kindle and Jordan swam around like a fish. I even faced my ridiculous phobia of bodies of water (sharks, mostly) and went waist-deep in the ocean! And I only cried a little bit.
I think we need to make honeymoons an annual thing. :)
Where did you go on your honeymoon, or where do you hope to someday go?
We went on a cruise around the Caribbean, it was the best! I've also been to that area of MExico and it is so beautiful and wonderful!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I were married last September (I can't believe it's almost been a year already!), but we took a late honeymoon in May. We decided to take a cruise since we had never been on one. Our cruise went to Catalina Island, CA and Ensenada, Mexico, it was blast! Cruising was a big step for me because I'm also terrified of large bodies of water, but I had faith that our ship would stay afloat. It wasn't bad at all, you don't even realize you're in the middle of the ocean half the time because you're having fun and the ship is so big in calm waters you cant even tell you're moving. Catalina Island was BEAUTIFUL, we're definately going back for a vacation just on the island. Ensenada was fun, but Mexico is so sketchy haha.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 16 my family &I went to an all inclusive resort in Cancun, it was amazing! The water there is perfect and so pretty. The hotel itself was beautiful. Plus, whats not to love about all you can eat &drink?! Which hotel did you guys stay at?
We stayed at Excellence, it's just outside Cancun's hotel zone and was gorgeous!
DeleteFun! I've always wanted to try an all inclusive resort. Maybe I will!! Looks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteAnd hooray for facing your fears!
Oh, those are so wonderful! What great memories to have! Happy to hear you had a wonderful honeymoon sweet lady! XO
ReplyDeleteThanks Chelsea :)
DeleteWhat a great post! Our honeymoon was in Maui, and we said that we would return for our fifth anniversary...well, that didn't happen. Maybe for our sixth! Thanks for reminding me of how awesome our time was.
ReplyDeleteis it bad that the only thing i took away from this was the bloody mary? i mean it's a wednesday so it can be justified right? haha you look like you're having an amazing time!
ReplyDeleteHaha the bloody marys were pretty amazing.
DeleteMy husband and I went to Park City and Bear Lake. It was super fun, but we plan on going on our "real" honeymoon this next May. We're planning on an all-inclusive in Jamaica, though your pictures make Mexico look amazing!
ReplyDeleteFun! I've always loved Park City, we had a condo there and spent a lot of time there each summer.
Deletethis is perfection--such beautiful captures. love the grain on the film as well!! i'm a big fan of disposable cameras. :) so glad you had a the best honeymoon! my husband and i went to new zealand. my fave was our splurge one night at the hapuku lodges: (http://www.hapukulodge.com/kaikoura/)...memories i will never forget!
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That lodge looks absolutely breathtaking! New Zealand sounds amazing.
Deleteomg new zealand is definitely a place i want to go to one day!
DeleteGreat photos! That's a really good idea to get disposable waterproof cameras - I'll have to remember that next time we're vacationing near the beach. My husband and I went to Orlando, FL for our honeymoon so we could be at the grand opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. :)
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Ahh I'm so jealous! I still haven't been to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, but someday I sure will.
DeleteFabulous pics!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures look fabulous. Trey and I are actually going to Harry Potter World. Haha.
ReplyDeleteoh man, i missed the wedding?! (getting caught up) congratulations!!! you look radiant!
ReplyDeleteLooks absolutely gorgeous! I'd definitely love to do something similar for my honeymoon - relax somewhere beachy and tropical :)
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I love these!!! Beautiful shots. :D They "feel" so relaxing, haha.
ReplyDeleteJen and I honeymooned first in The Excalibur where we were married, however her parents paid and could only afford one night, so the rest of our honeymoon was spent at my favorite RV resort ever: The Oasis in Las Vegas!!!
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Such great photos!! We're actually planning our honeymoon now, and have been looking at going to Excellence in Cancun! Couple Qs for you: did you have to get up early to save loungers? How was the food? They say tips are included, but sometimes you really have to tip: was that the case? Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteExcellence was AMAZING! We kept saying that it ruined other resorts for us because it was so perfect.
DeleteWe read the same reviews about loungers and tips, but it really wasn't an issue. We usually got up and ate breakfast around 9 or 10, then headed down to the beach. There were always tons of chairs still open. Same with the pools, except for around the pool that has the swim-up bar. Those filled up really early, but we avoided that pool most of the time anyway because there was always super loud music from someone's iPod player.
The food was great. We were there for 5 nights, so we didn't get to have dinner at all the restaurants, but everywhere we ate was amazing. The Lobster House wasn't my favorite, but I loved Basmati, The Spice Market, Agave, and Chez Isabelle. For breakfast and lunch, definitely check out Barcelona! They have a huge buffet with omelette stations for breakfast and a million other options. So great.
Tipping is kind of iffy. We brought some cash that we'd gotten as a wedding gift so we could tip when we wanted to. You never ever have to, and they never pressure you to, but we tipped the servers who brought us drinks on the beach and at dinner each night, along with the bellhop and the driver from the airport. But if you don't want to, they never treat you anything less than amazing still.
I can't recommend it enough!
This sounds amazing!! I think you've just pushed me over the edge for this resort!! I'm so, so excited! Thanks for filling me in! :)
DeleteGuess what?! We just booked our honeymoon at Excellence Playa Mujeres! I am so excited! Thanks for all the great info! :)
Deletejust stumbled across your blog, and it is absolutely adorable!!! and all of these pictures are just perfect! i totally dig the "grainy" feel to them. the mister and i went to saint maarten for our honeymoon. definitely a different culture, but oh so beautiful! now wishing we had bought a waterproof disposable camera though!
ReplyDeletexo TJ
Looks like you guys had a great time! I've never been there, but it looks beautiful. :)
ReplyDeletei'm so glad for you! your honeymoon sure looks perfect. i love the photos.
ReplyDeletei just got an old slr from my dad and i have no idea how to use it :P