I love sharing our experience because we are so thankful to our photographer Juan Navarro for making our dreams come true.  He exceeded not only our expectations but also exceeded the expectations of all of our family and friends who shared our special day.  We can't thank him enough for his dedication and talent and I am honored that he was our wedding day photographer.

We asked Ana, our wedding coordinator from our resort, for a recommendation for a photographer in which I received 2 names.  I looked at both websites and in a second, I knew who would be my wedding day photographer.  I chose Juan Navarro.   I was very worried about working with a photographer who I never met, never saw any printed work, and really didn't know much about except from the websites.  But everything seemed great on his website so I contacted him.  Within an HOUR he responded back!! I was so surprised at the speedy response!

 He cheerfully responded "Hola Andrea!  Thank you for your interest. etc"  He sent me links to blogs, pricing, and answered all of my emails quickly.  I couldn't believe how responsive he was to me!  I am not "high maintenance" but definitely hate waiting on people to respond, and with Juan Navarro- I felt like I was his best client.  When I met him the day of the wedding I could tell right away that this man loves what he does!  I can truly say that he went above and beyond the call of a photographer.  I have friends who spent over $7000 in new jersey for wedding photos which do not even stack up to the work of Juan.  I was honored to have him a part of my wedding.  Every single wedding guest came up to me and said, "WOW where did you get this guy!? He's amazing!"

Juan and his staff were there for every single moment that took place.  Its easy for a professional photographer to snap photos of "precious moments" but it takes true talent to capture the moments that are beyond what the eyes can see.  I feel like Juan's work not only captured our wedding day, but he captured our emotion in every photo.  From the getting-ready excitement butterflies, to the heart bursting moments of the wedding vows, to the joy of the first dance, his camera was recording device of emotions--precisely the way a psychologist takes notes on emotions.  I can't thank Juan enough for all the work he did for our wedding.  Every guest was shocked by his over the top style of shooting.  Someone asked me, "is it common for a photographer to lay in the sand upside-down to get a special angle of the light?"  "No" i replied, our photographer is just extremely creative and talented.

  The day following our wedding we went out with Juan and his assistant for a "trash the dress" shoot.  If anyone is considering doing this- don't consider anymore- just do it!!  My husband and I had SO much fun doing this!  It was a great bonding experience for us as well.  Juan's photo journalistic approach to the t.t.d was beyond expectation!  He was right there in the ocean, waist deep in water, shooting with a very expensive camera and was more worried about getting "the moment" than he was with the safety of his equipment.  It takes true dedication to be as intense with his work as Juan is.  He came up with a creative sweep of photos that are absolutely beautiful!! I often look at them and say, Wow, is that really me? Because I literally look like I could be on the cover of a wedding magazine.  Not because of my hair or makeup, but because the quality of the photo is so high.

When we returned home, within a few days Juan sent me links to some of his work to show what it looked like.  The first thing Adam and I said when we opened the email was, WOW!!! Each and every single picture we looked at, made us say .. WOW!!.  I can't believe the incredible talent Juan has.

 I believe that the photography is one of the most important pieces to a perfect wedding and I couldn't have found a better photographer.  I have since seen the work of other photographers on other websites and it does not stack up.  I am so happy that I don't have the traditional run of the mill photo work that every other bride has on her wedding day.  I have photos of Sombreros flying through the air and our wedding party's faces in the background with mouths wide open in laughter!  How he thinks of these things is one thing, but actually capturing them is incredible.

I plan on using Juan for any photography work I will need done in my life.  One day when I am pregnant I hope he will do a pregnancy photo journalistic shoot and then a few months later I would love for him to take family photos for us!  His work is so good that I would probably fly back to Mexico just to use him and besides, I could always use it as an excuse to vacation! :)