When I saw our photographer walking up the beach to the Cabana, I couldn?t believe it was already that late in the day, but I still had some time to get myself together as she scooped up my dress, jewelry, and ?shoes? to take some detail shots. I love the little details that make each wedding and each bride unique. My sisters made me this adorable robe to get ready in; they bought the robe on Amazon and then added all of the little details like my initials, “happily ever after,” and the heart on New York. I love it so much!
The following photos are courtesy of Amber Bridges Studios unless otherwise noted.

The “Bride” hanger got all wonky after the flight and traveling to Mexico?it looked like it said “Blrr-squiggle” more than “Bride” when we took it out of the garment bag.
When she asked for my shoes, I?m sure our photographer was a bit surprised when my MIL handed them to her in a bunch.

Weeeell, turns out I couldn?t get the knots in the back undone. Cakebaby tried to help me out, but I ended up just saying screw it and going (all the way) barefoot. I used one of my bridesmaid’s bead shoes as a stand in for this shot.

It was sort of an accident that I followed the old, new, borrowed, blue tradition. I didn?t really have a plan for jewelry and just brought a makeup bag filled with a random assortment of my favorites. Most of my final choices were day-of decisions—nothing like procrastinating until the las...