Love is universal — and Puerto Vallarta is its Mexican capital. All ages, all colors mixed, all the feelings in one.
Puerto Vallarta celebrates same-sex weddings like nowhere else in Mexico, and I’ve been photographing them here since they became legal. Some of the best days of my working life are on this page.
From the Zona Romántica to the villas of Punta Mita, Puerto Vallarta celebrates same-sex weddings like nowhere else in Mexico — and I have been documenting them for over a decade. When love talks, everyone feels it; when the party starts, everybody rises up to the dance floor.
Real stories from this portfolio: Michelle & Marina's three-day celebration at the St. Regis Punta Mita and Brian & Robert at Hacienda de los Santos.
“Michelle and I grew up thinking we would never be able to marry the person of our dreams, so when marriage equality happened, we both knew that when the right person came along, we would celebrate in a BIG way. Julien captured the beauty, the expressions and the details of our celebration in ways that let us relive each moment over and over again.” — Marina de la Torre, St. Regis Punta Mita
Yes — I have documented same-sex weddings in Puerto Vallarta and Punta Mita for more than a decade, from Brian & Robert at Hacienda de los Santos to Michelle & Marina at the St. Regis Punta Mita. They are, honestly, some of my favorite celebrations to photograph.
Puerto Vallarta is widely known as the LGBT capital of Mexico. Same-sex couples celebrate openly here — in the Romantic Zone, on the beaches and in the villas — and the local wedding industry has decades of experience celebrating LGBTQ+ love, not just accommodating it.
Exactly as it happens: candid photojournalism first, staying unnoticed while the real moments unfold — plus a short fine-art portrait session of the two of you, only if you are up to it, at the best light of the day.
Yes — my team covers photography, cinema-quality video and drone in one crew, so the whole celebration is told in pictures and film.
