What to Wear for a Bacalar Elopement
Tropical heat, a sailboat, and water in every frame. What photographs well against the seven blues of the lagoon, with the humidity and the breeze built in.
You plan a heavy structured gown for the photographs of a lifetime.
Then you remember it is tropical heat, a sailboat, and water everywhere.
Dress for the heat and the lagoon, and the light, flowing choice is the most beautiful one against the blue.
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The tropical humidity rewards lightweight, breathable, flowing fabric that moves in the lagoon breeze, and a relaxed, unstructured silhouette suits a barefoot ceremony on a dock or a sailboat. Heavy structured gowns fight the heat and the water.
Light and flowing for the heat
The tropical humidity rewards lightweight, breathable, flowing fabric that moves in the lagoon breeze, and a relaxed, unstructured silhouette suits a barefoot ceremony on a dock or a sailboat. Heavy structured gowns fight the heat and the water.
Colour against the seven blues
Against the turquoise and indigo of the lagoon and the white sand, crisp ivory and soft neutrals read beautifully clean, and a light natural tone lets the water be the colour in the frame. This is a setting where simple, elegant, and light beats bold and heavy.
Test the outfit for the heat and a boat day first, and let me plan the session around the sunrise calm and the light. Because I film as well as shoot, fabric that moves in the lagoon breeze earns its place twice. Twelve years and 240+ couples in, the couples who dressed for the lagoon looked effortless on it.
Find your Bacalar setting with the Elopement Compass, then we dress for it →
