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San Josel cabo, MX · May 2026

Bailey & Matt
Bailey & Matthew: Love in Motion — A breathtaking wedding at Agaves Acre, San José del Cabo.

Bailey and Matthew got married at Acre, in among the agaves, and by the time the wedding came around we already knew each other — I had photographed their love session months before, and something clicked on that shoot that never went away.

Bailey and Matthew stand still, face to face, while the wedding party streams past them at Acre, San José del Cabo
Venue
Acre Agaves
Location
San Josel cabo, MX
Date
May 22, 2026
Planner
Candela by Cabo in Love

How we got here

I had already photographed Bailey and Matthew once, months before the wedding, for their love session. Something clicked on that shoot and it never went away. So by the time the day came around we were not strangers working out how to be around each other — we already knew.

Bailey's wedding dress hanging in the room before she gets ready
The bride's shoes, perfume and wedding invitation laid out together
Bailey by the window in her wedding dress, light coming through the curtain
Bailey in silhouette against the curtain, in black and white
Bailey and Matthew crossing the agave field at Acre before the first look

The colour

Everything at Acre grows. The ceremony was set among the agaves with peach roses, lilac lisianthus and that particular blue delphinium, and the desert held all of it without arguing. Their guests came dressed in coral and sage and fuchsia, and by the time everyone sat down the whole place was one palette.

The ceremony flower column in peach, lilac and blue, set among the agaves
Peach roses and blue delphinium in the ceremony flowers, up close
Bailey laughing while she reads her vows
Bailey laughing at the altar during the ceremony
The ceremony at Acre with the guests on both sides of the aisle
The whole wedding party walking together and laughing at Acre
Bailey fastening her shoes in her lace wedding dress
A guest carrying a tray of drinks across the party under the lights
Hands in the air on the dance floor, sage and red silk

What made the day

What I liked most about Bailey and Matthew is that they were open. Open to being creative, open to being sensual with each other, open to whatever happened without anyone planning it. That is the rarest thing a couple can hand a photographer, and they handed it over all day.

Nobody asked me what the next picture was. We kept going and the day kept giving.

The reception table set with pastel flowers and candlelight
Bailey's bouquet resting on the table beside a place setting
Bailey stands still in her veil while Matthew passes behind her, in black and white

The people

They were surrounded by the ones who actually matter to them — close family, a lot of friends, all of them in it. A lot of colour, a lot of love, and very little standing still.

Bailey and Matthew hold each other under the flower arch after their ceremony at Acre
Bailey's veil flying across the frame beside the cactus garden at Acre
The reception at night under the bougainvillea and the string lights at Acre

What I took with me

From getting ready to the last hour of the party, we had fun. You can see it in the frames where nobody is holding still: the veil in the air, someone crossing in front of the lens, the light dragging across the dance floor. That is not an accident. That is what the day felt like.

Matthew's jacket hanging against the steel wall before the wedding
A friend helping Bailey into her wedding dress
Bailey under her veil, hands together, before the ceremony
The bridesmaids getting ready together in the room
Bailey in the car on the way to the ceremony
An agave opening out in the garden at Acre
The wedding flowers up close: peach roses, lilac lisianthus, blue delphinium
The welcome sign and its flowers at the entrance to the ceremony
The seating chart standing among the agaves at Acre
Bougainvillea against the sky at Acre
Everyone gathered around Bailey and Matthew, seen from above
Bailey coming down the stone steps between the cactus
Guests in coral, butter and fuchsia waiting for the ceremony to start
A bridesmaid's bouquet of anthurium, lilac and coral resting on sage silk
A bouquet held in a lap during the ceremony
Bailey smiling with the flower arch behind her
Matthew laughing during the ceremony, the flowers out of focus in front
Bailey and Matthew walking back down the aisle, her veil in the air
Bailey laughing as she walks back down the aisle with her bouquet
The groomsmen in the courtyard under the bare tree at Acre
Bailey and Matthew still while everyone blurs around them, in black and white
A cat crossing the garden path at Acre
Bailey walking up the cactus steps with her train behind her
Bailey on the stone steps in the desert garden
Bailey looking back over her shoulder, in black and white
Bailey and Matthew kissing, her hand on his face
The dance floor in motion, dress and light blurred together
Bailey at the dessert table during the party
Sparklers at the end of the night at Acre
PHOTO & VIDEO · Frank TesistecoVENUE · AcreWEDDING PLANNER · Candela by Cabo in Love · @caboinloveweddingsHMUA · @wakeupandmakeupcaboFLORALS · @floral.dreams.by.vero.romo
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