When traveling out of the country for a destination wedding, I always arrive a couple days early in order to get the lay of the land, contact any local vendors, meet with the bride and groom, allow for any travel-mishaps and to get a feel for the light at sunset. Not only do I feel more comfortable about the wedding day itself, but it allows me to also spend a day exploring and relaxing before a very long day of work.
Whenever traveling out of the country (for either work or pleasure), it is good to start with the governments travel website to see if their are any travel restrictions OR if you need to obtain a work visa before entering the country.
Katie, my destination wedding second-shooter (who also happens to be my younger sister), was my travel partner for my Jamaica wedding. I will never travel out of the country without a second shooter…one, you can cover so much more ground, photography-wise, with two photographers, but it also much safer traveling in two’s (just ask Noah).
We took a half-day to explore the countryside of Jamaica and was able to travel via bobsled down a rain forrest, which was pretty amazing! We learned about the Rastafarian religion, Jamaica’s exports, what “festival” was and even had a rum-punch or two. Here is a collage of iPhone pics from our adventures:
Keri Doolittle is a Denver Wedding Photographer who specializes in local and Rocky Mountain weddings, along will destination wedding photography.
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