Milette and Tim’s colorful fiesta wedding at City Centro Oaxaca has us googling flights to Mexico right now!  With bright colors, lots of mezcal, a parade down the streets of Oaxaca, a confetti toss, and a reception complete with a money dance, these two proved that they know how to party. Peyton Rainey Photography perfectly captured this couple’s emotional first look, intimate ceremony, and the festivities that followed. The most talked-about aspect amongst guests" The food! Restaurante Catedral brought the heat with a traditional four-course Oxacacan feast that was finished off with creme brulee tart, coconut sorbet, and 1 AM churros to keep the hangovers at bay. Our mouths are watering just thinking about it! Milette and Tim’s special day was the perfect combination of Filipino culture and a Mexican fiesta! The Couple:
Milette and Tim
The Wedding:
City Centro Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

We kicked off the wedding festivities the night before with a traditional Oaxacan tradition called a calenda. The calenda is a festive parade marking happy occasions like weddings or graduations. The calenda has a fleet of folk dancers, known as “Chinas Oaxaquenas” who dance around with baskets full of flowers balancing on their heads, as well as a marching band, and are headed by 10-foot wooden puppets of the bride and groom known as “monos. There is also a paper ball printed with the names of the bride and groom, called a “marmoto con...