riviera maya: explanation and raw footage

Bryan and I had a once in a lifetime experience this past week. Once. In. A. Lifetime.

We spent 6 days shooting promotional material for an all inclusive resort in Riviera Maya. The days began at 8:00am and didn't end until well after dark. We kicked off each morning bright and early in the wardrobe room, which was followed by filming all day in lobby's, suites, pools, the spa, discotheque, bars and restaurants, always with champagne or a cocktail in hand. After work our group of about 12 people cleaned up and would head out together to explore a new restaurant on the resort grounds nightly.

Although some may consider this to be hard work and long days, Bryan and I found it to be nothing but fun. We enjoyed every aspect of our days, but most of all, we really loved getting to know everyone involved in the shoot and feel like we walked away with several new friends.

Below is amateur footage that Bryan shot while yours truly was filming a scene. 

As embarrassing as those video's are, I'm proud of this experience and feel so blessed that Bryan and I were able to do it together. I must brag that Bryan's a complete natural, was told by the photographers that he was the best at this and that he should do this kind of work as a part time job. Say what? Amazing! So proud...



Updates on the rest of our trip and an alarming amount of photos will be coming this week!