After Sarah and Andrew’s wedding during my first week, I hopped on a plane to Havana and then took a 3 hour taxi ride before I arrived at the Iberostar Laguna Azul in Varadero. My friend and second shooter, Dimitri, along with the entire wedding group for Chantelle and George’s wedding was due to arrive later that day.
The Iberostar Laguna Azul is a new resort clustered among hundreds of others on the beach in Varadero. It’s amazing how many resorts they can cram into one area! The resort is quite nice with 8 pools, lots of bars and restaurants and over 800 rooms! Since this is a family resort, it was a lot more busy and the pools were packed everyday. Definitely the opposite of Paradisus, but the perfect resort for this wedding group!
Chantelle and George brought down a HUGE group with them, with almost 70 people! However, that number is a testament to the kind of people Chantelle and George are, as they have the most loving family and friends who are true supporters of them as a couple. And boy, do they know how to party!
The week was calling for rain, so instead of the beach wedding they had planned, the ceremony was moved inside to the covered terrace on the top floor. It did end up raining for a bit during the ceremony, but cleared after so we could go take photos! We made great use of the resort for photos and had a lot of fun doing it.
As a quick note on Chantelle and George themselves - I just have to say how incredible you two are, individually and as a couple. The love you two have for each other is something I don’t see everyday and it’s truly wonderful. The way you look at each other, the way each of you steals a glance at the other, your smiles and laughter, and your passion. It’s beautiful. You really are the perfect fit for each other and I wish you so much happiness in the years to come!
I can’t thank Chantelle and George enough for having us down there with them to celebrate their special day. I also want to thank all of your family and friends for making us feel like part of the group, which isn’t easy to do with so many people!
I hope you enjoy the photos!
You can view their Trash the Dress Session by clicking here!
These two are so in love - you can just see it!
Nothing sweeter than Chantelle wiping away tears from George’s face. These two made me cry!
Almost the entire group…we had a few camera shy people.
I won’t even begin you tell you how many times we tried to get this shot right! It was hilarious to say the least!
I loved this wall in the spa on the top floor!
by Heather Windsor
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