Are you searching for a Wedding or Event photographer in La Valise ? 

I have been covering over 170 Weddings since July 2014, I can say that I am full of advises and help for your big day.

My couples are similar and so different at the same time. I would say that they have certain similar characteristics, they prefer to spend time with their families and friends rather than spending an hour for taking the couple photos, they are usually shy, they don’t feel at ease to be the center of the attention, they have a certain knowledge about art, sometimes photography and painting.

Do you want to have an intimate wedding in Tulum that reflects your journey as a couple, your passions and your spirit of adventure?  

This is elopement photography for couples who want ignore tradition and get married in a way that feels authentic to them. As a photographer my purpose is to discreetly capture the story of your day in an honest and heartfelt way, without posing or intruding. I will record every aspect, from the raw emotions and poignant moments as they unfold, to the details you won’t want to forget.

I care deeply about creating meaningful connections with every couple who invites me to be a part of their journey. My approach is to innovate, not to conform to conventions. Your elopement experience should be as personal, genuine, and unique as you are.

Emotional Photographer documenting emotional Weddings.

Since July 2014, I document your intimate wedding, your Minimony, Sequel Wedding, Microwedding or Adventurous Elopement, proposal and engagement and I have seen a lot of love stories, full of joy and emotions. It has a lot of different names but only the story matters. I am moved by telling the story of your day in the most natural and genuine way possible. No need to spend one hour behind the church with me to take the couple photographs, I will always value to let you spend time with family and friends. This is your day not mine.

Most of my couples define themselves as shy in front of the camera, I believe simply they dont know how easy it is to spend a few simple moments with their partner in front of my camera. I will follow you from the getting ready to the dance floor in the most natural way possible. To deliver a poetic and unique vision of the most important day of your life.
I have a lot of experience and expertise on travelling around Europe mostly. For the last 6 years, I have covered most of my wedding abroad and overseas.

I believe I can help you with my experience and advices for a perfect wedding day. I have prepared some articles to help you to find the right place to get married or to be inspired in some places like Spain, The Balearic Islands such as Ibiza, Mallorca,… Mexico, Morocco and of course Portugal. I have also written an article about the most underrated locations in Europe to have your small and intimate wedding with friends.

• Where to get married in the balearic Islands? HERE

• Where to get married in Morocco? HERE

• Where to get married in Mexico? HERE

• Where to get married in Spain? HERE

• Where to get married in Portugal? HERE

• More articles to come … HERE

Specialised in Wedding and Elopement Coverage since 2014.

My Philosophy in Few Words :

Real Stories - Intimate - Journalistic - Real Stories - Poetic - Cinematic - Discreet - Non Traditional - Simplicity.

My Visual Experience :

With years of experience photographing my couples in beautiful locations across the world, I have brought together some valuable ideas and tips to help with elopement planning as well as for those planning larger weddings.I have covered over 150 Weddings on the last 5 years and they are all different. I have prepared a Succession of Articles dedicated to you. Please click on the article of your choice to learn more about it:

• Top Outfit Ideas for your Intimate Couple Session HERE

• Top 10 Tips to Plan your Intimate Wedding. HERE

• What is an Elopement? HERE

• Top 8 Tips to plan your Elopement. HERE

• Top 5 Reasons to Elope. HERE

• Eloping : With or Without guests and family? HERE

• Top 10 Activities to do on your Elopement Day. HERE

• What is the difference between an Elopement, a Minimony and a Microwedding? How to choose what is the best for you? HERE

• What is a Virtual / Online Wedding? HERE

Where to organise your Wedding or Elopement in Las Ventanas al Paraiso ?

If you have always dreamed of traveling within La Valise, Tulum is one of the top destinations you should consider for your elopement, due to its magnificent countryside and coastline. As an experienced elopement photographer, I have photographed many beautiful elopements here for couples forgoing traditional weddings and embracing their spirit of adventure.

Tulum is one of the top elopement destinations in Mexico; a country with a lot of history, great weather/cuisine, and amazing traditions. You’ll be overwhelmed with choice for beautiful places to elope in this place, from the big cities full of character and atmosphere to the magical forests.   The possibilities for breath-taking locations are endless.

You can find some of the best wedding venues for your Wedding Or Elopement.

Looking for more Inspiration and Locations for your Wedding or Elopement ?

If you are still considering other options in Europe, check out

• Where to Elope (30+ Best European Locations for your Elopement & Top Underrated Wedding Locations in Europe you should Consider. HERE

What About COVID 19 ?

Learn about how the Covid 19 Corona Virus have changed the face of the wedding industry but not only HERE

What is next ? Simply contact me to create a simple but deep connection

At ericrenepenoy@gmail.com

Awards and announcements : 

RANGEFINDER RISING STAR OF THE WEDDING INDUSTRY 2019 WORLDWIDE
BODAF NEW TALENT EUROPE WINNER 2017.
JUNEBUG BEST OF THE BEST 2016 & 2017.
TOP 50 BEST UK PHOTOGRAPHER 2019 GOHEN.
BEST ELOPEMENT OF THE YEAR (SECOND PLACE).
MEMBER OF THE WEDDING COLLECTIVE FROM 2015 TO 2018 (BEFORE MOVING TO PORTUGAL).
WRITER AT BACKSTAGE MAGAZINE
CREATOR OF RESONANCE INSPIRATION
CREATOR OF MY BIG WORKSHOP

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A bit of History about La Valise, Tulum, Mexico

Tulum was a walled city of the Mayan culture located in the State of Quintana Roo , in the southeast of Mexico , on the coast of the Caribbean Sea . It is currently a great tourist attraction in the Riviera Maya and next to it is the modern town of the same name, Tulum . The Mayan city is located within the so-called Tulum National Park .

The archaeological site of Tulum is located on the eastern coast of the state of Quintana Roo, in the region known as the Riviera Maya.

The city received in ancient times the Mayan name of Zamá (which means sunrise in Mayan ) and the current one, Tulum (which means wall in Mayan ), which seems to have been used to refer to the city when it was already in ruins. Due to the numerous records in murals and other works found in the buildings of the city, it is considered that Tulum was an important cult center for the so-called "descending god".

Although inscriptions dating from 564 have been found , most of the buildings that can be seen today were built in the post-classical period of the Mayan civilization, between the years 1200 and 1450 . The city was still inhabited in the early years of the Spanish colony , but at the end of the 16th century there were no longer any residents.

In the Mayan culture, importance was given to the planning of the city according to cosmology, and that is how the construction of the city of Tulum was based on the concept of the “four corners”  which refers to the points cardinal and which in turn arises from the ancient cosmic five-point pattern. The city as a quadrilateral, represented an orderly, rational world, made for gods and men alike. In each corner or entrance, protective ballasts or guardians of the town were installed.

In 1842, John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood , who had previously been in Copán , Palenque and Uxmal , decided to visit Tulum and Catherwood could not miss the opportunity to draw these ruins. The combination of Mayan architecture and central Mexico is evident. One of the most important buildings is called El Castillo and it is built facing the sea, it is probably one of the oldest buildings in the city. It is an impressive construction that has elements that refer to the Sun and VenusIn addition to the fact that the Castle sits on a cliff, and at the bottom there is a cave; this clearly represents the vertical concept of the universe, where higher planes exist, and the cave represents the underworld .

The Temple of the Descending God has also received a lot of attention from experts and researchers, with a curious asymmetry in its façade, which faces the west but which has a stucco character arranged in the niche on the lintel in a descending position that captures vision immediately. Miller  presents the idea that the paintings that can be found inside represent ideas of birth and renewal, relating it in turn to Venus in her morning aspect.

Another extraordinary building is the Temple of the Frescoes, the internal walls are decorated with paintings in predominantly gray and blue tones; These frescoes impressed Catherwood and Stephens who again confirmed their opinion regarding Mayan greatness.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, some neighboring towns used to visit the site to bring offerings, but the continuous flow of tourists put the practice into disuse. Some frescoes found inside the buildings suggest some Mixtec influences in the community.

The archaeologist Pilar Luna, a specialist in marine archeology in Mexico, explains that the importance of the building known as "El Castillo" for Mayan sailors was because it allowed them to avoid the dangers of the second longest coral reef in the world. The Mayan navigators to arrive at Tulum, drove through the open sea parallel to the coral reef, when they visualized "El Castillo", which served as a lighthouse, since it indicated the moment to take the channel that divided the reef, This was achieved through the help of two large windows on the façade of this building, which when illuminated by natural light or torches at night, indicated the precise moment to turn the boats, thus avoiding colliding with the reef, safeguarding the goods. they were transporting.]

Tulum was one of the most significant Mayan cities of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, as it was an essential stopover for the trade routes of the Mayans, in their exploitation of the maritime wealth of the coasts of current Quintana Roo. At its best, Tulum emerged as the nexus between maritime and land trade dynamics in the Mayan world. In fact, in Tulum objects from various regions of the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America have been found, which reflects the importance that this Mayan city had for the commerce of Ancient Mexico.

The archaeological zone of Tulum is located within the homonymous national park. This was declared by means of the Decree published on April 23 and 30 in the Official Gazette of the Federation.

The Tulum National Park constitutes the only Terrestrial Protected Natural Area in the Cancun-Tulum corridor, an area increasingly pressured by tourism that has been developing increasingly in the last decade and that little by little is reducing the natural coastal areas by turning them into hosting and hosting sites. Therefore, the great importance of maintaining one of the few natural strongholds in the region, which is also located around the archaeological zone known as the “walled” area of ​​Tulum, one of the most beautiful and with the largest tourist influx in the country.

The Tulum National Park has an extension of 664 hectares, 32 areas and 13 centiares.  It is distributed from the north of the town of Tulum through the coastal area called Casa Cenote. Although it is a reduced conservation area, it houses a great variety of flora and fauna characteristic of the region.

The area is distributed mainly along the coastal zone from the north of the town of Tulum, and up to the area known as Casa Cenote, bordering to the east with the federal maritime land zone and to the west with Federal Highway 307.

The decree for the creation of the Tulum national park indicates that it is necessary to establish national parks for public use in those areas that, due to their location, beauty, scientific, educational or recreational value, deserve it, having to carry out the necessary works for their conservation and conditioning for the benefit of the community. In the same way, within that area, various freshwater cenotes are located, linked to the traditions, ceremonies and legends of the Mayan people, elements that together with the scenic beauty and vestiges of cultures prior to ours, constitute the necessary elements to protect the national park.

With a warm humid climate and with altitudes below 100 meters due to its coastal character. Of medium jungle, it is worth highlighting the presence of plant species such as the chaca ( Bursera simaruba ), the chicozapote ( Manilkara zapota ), the redwood or campeche ( Haematoxylum campechianum ), the chechén ( Metopium brownei ) and the chit palm ( Thrinax radiata ). The ecosystem is of the mangrove type, composed mainly of red mangrove ( Rhizophora mangle ). The fauna is dominated by examples of shoveler ducks ( Anas clypeata ), fulva swallows ( Hirundo fulva ), pectoral sandpipers or striped-breasted sandpipers ( Calidris melanotos), spider monkeys ( Ateles geoffroyi ), snipe ( Gallinago gallinago ), howler monkeys ( Alouatta pigra ), anteaters ( Tamandua mexicana ), armadillos ( Dasypus novemcinctus ), squirrels ( Sciurus yucatanensis ) or specimens of gophers ( Ortidhogeomys ).