Ana & Alejandro — Colonial-Style Wedding at Hacienda San Pancho

There are days in life you never forget, and the wedding of Ana & Alejandro is one of those. I am pleased to tell you the reasons; one is about the location of the event, and the other is relative to my state of fatigue. The day before, we had another event with about twelve hours of coverage, which left me with a very short night. After a wedding like that I usually need one or two days to fully recover (I know — I'm old). But I had accepted the challenge, and here I was, tired, having to document a second wedding in a row. However, few weddings have left me feeling so productive, creative and satisfied.

Hacienda San Pancho is a lovely place — I would call it a neo-colonial hacienda built respecting the traditional architectural style of the building. Within its corridors and open spaces, you can walk among sculptures and contemporary photographs, forgetting a little about the jungle and the beach where the inevitable palm trees always appear in the photographs. Not that I have anything against palm trees, but it is in good taste to have something different in our area — something artistic that inspires you to be creative. There are many elements to play with: the land and the architecture itself, especially for an architecture photographer like myself. I highly recommend this location — certainly one of the best in Nayarit.