lynette mittendorf photography blog

Wow!! That’s the first word that comes to mind. My friend Daniel married the love of his life this past weekend in Punta Cana, and I was lucky enough to go down to shoot their big day! Even better, Doug came along with me! So it was a mini-vacation for us, and we had such an amazing time. As you’ll see, it was a crazy beautiful place… just add in a gorgeous bride and groom, and you’ve got yourself a pretty awesome wedding. I had so many favorite photos, it was hard to narrow it down. I’ll number them in case you want to comment on any specific ones. I do some comments, so bring ‘em on!!  So get ready…. there’s a bunch. I’ll start with a few scenic ones. Check out the view from the pool in this first one (had to put down my pina colada to shoot a few real quick)…

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Check out the airborne groom, Daniel… ha!

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The wedding was all set up on the beach, and it was GORGEOUS!! Just look at this place…

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 Here comes the beautiful bride! I loved Daniel’s smile as he watched her come down the (sandy) aisle…

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Looks like one happy bride to me!

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Are they adorable or WHAT!?

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 The wedding party!

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And a couple portraits of Mandy (couldn’t pick which one I liked more)….

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 And a few detail shots, just because. Again, I couldn’t pick a favorite, so there’s two of Mandy’s bouquet (the gold, heart locket held photos of her grandparents… so so sweet)…

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 And the rings…. can’t forget those!

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Oh, and the yummy drinks….

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And my favorite part of the day (besides eating wedding cake)…. photos of the newlyweds! I love love love these first two.

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Love this next one too… (ok, so I love them all)….

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 And these next two… oh man! I was loving those trees as my backdrop….

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 And before I joined in on the dancing and partying at their reception, I got some shots of their first dance. It was ridiculously sweet as they danced to “The First Day of My Life.”

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Congratulations you two! I’m so so happy for you and so glad we could come down to help celebrate. And thanks for being such good-looking people too… you made my job pretty easy.