Hello, World!
Varia just got a new blog!
This one is hosted directly on our own server, the same the main site is on. Wordpress rocks! Easy to setup, easy to manage, easy to use, great themes too. I probably spent another 6-7 hours setting up the theme thought, but it was really about tweaking the little things, so it’s perfect.
Now that I am satisfied, I can retire.
Buenos noches, amigos. 
On my 25th birthday on November 25th I left Toronto for my second time trip to Mayan Riviera this year. It was fun having my friends joining me for this trip to celebrate my “Champaign Birthday” and spending the whole week with them.
Ok, lets not forget the real reason why I came to Mexico!!!
I met Osi and Juan at ” Bridal Bash” organized by Megan Crouse. Megan is Toronto-based destination wedding specialist and a travel agent. Coupe weeks later I got a call from Osi asking me if I would be interested to photograph her wedding in Mexico in two month. Sure, I am always ready for travel and the first time I met this couple I though they would be great to work with and I was right.
We decided to trash one of Osi’s wedding dresses couple days before the wedding. I had this idea of having Mayan Ruins as a backdrop and I could vision it too. Note to all photographers you must have a permit to shoot in one of the archeological sites/ruins in Mayan Riviera. First we tried to get to famous Tulum ruins, but we where told that it was some kind of government event and solders patrolled every possible area. Oh forgot to tell you Osi and Juan are spanish-native speaking which helped a lot to find out that there are some ruins in area that no tourist go to.
We were told to go to Xel-ha archeological which was founded around 100 B.C. Osi, Juan and myself sneaked in for an hour to do first part of “Trash the Dress” session at this great site. And of cause we were respectful to the Mayan legecy. These site offered lots great loactions for photographs: giant trees and ruins were perfect to get some romantic shot of Osiris and Juan. The only thing that bothered - mosquitos!
Our second stop was Tulum beach - beautiful turquoise water and powder-like white sand. I seen this type of beach so far only in two other locations - Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Holguin, Cuba.
Osi and Juan are so easy going- they would do anything I would ask them to do - run, jump, laying on sand and wait when the big wave would come :)The night before I order the bottle of champaine to my room so I can bring it down tot the beach and use it for my pictures plus I realize it would make bride and groom more relaxed…lol… it was really cool photographing Osi and Juan opening bottle of champaine while waves would destruct them and move and push them it was same when they were drank it too.