Sayulita Wedding Photography with Joann Arruda

If I could give 10 stars here, I would! Joann agreed to photograph our wedding during holiday season (mid December) on very short notice in Sayulita, Mexico. We are beyond grateful that we found her!

From the minute met Joann for our first consultation and run down of what we wanted, we knew we lucked out. Joann was friendly, detail-oriented and beyond helpful with our short time line planning process! She knew all the great spots around town to get some really cool shots and worked with us to create a schedule so we didn't waste any time the day of the wedding. She knew how to make us feel comfortable being photographed (which can be so awkward at times - and she got some real laughs out of us!), AND she had great suggestions for timing/time of day to get the best light for our pictures. We made some last minute changes to our wedding day agenda to do first-look photos after meeting with Joann and we are SO GLAD that we made the changes based on her suggestions! Some of my favorite pictures came from the first-look session and it allowed us to have more time to get group family shots later -- all thanks to Joann!

Not only is Joann a pleasure to work with, she's also a fantastic human being and is a very talented photographer. She captured every detail and every group shot or individual shot that we wanted and so much more! We couldn't be happier with the turn out of our wedding photos and feel truly blessed that we stumbled across her website in our last minute search and that she was available and willing to travel for us. She helped us capture so many memories that we will cherish forever and she captured them beautifully.

I loved every photo she took! What I loved most is how hard she worked to get my "vision" shots. She didn't quit until she got them just right.

She also worked with me and created a package based on what I needed and what I could afford. Highly recommended.

Mark and I are so grateful for our memories being captured so beautifully by Joann Arruda. She was so much fun to work with and made us feel very comfortable. A true artist. She and her wonderful assistant were able to bring the love, magic, and romance of our wedding to film.

Joanne is one of the most professional photographs that I have had the pleasure of working with.
I was engaged in a 10 motht project, "THE YOGA CALENDAR" and Joanne was part of it, one of the 4 photographers who worked with me on it.
Her sensibility, her approach to nature, her way of understanding what I had in mind in seconds and the way she actually put my thoughts, ideas and FEELINGS into an image is beyond description. It blew my mind.
We shoot at 6 am, midday, in different locations and the experience was delightful

She is so sensitive to details, those images that touch your heart. She is a gift capturing things invisible to the eyes. Those moments, that special smile, that look....
I would work with her in a heart bit, no doubt if I have anything I need to remember for ever.

Oh Joann, we love you, you are an angel sent from the heavens! Where do I start, Joann went way above and beyond our expectations and we already had high expectations based on her amazing portfolio! Joann was such a pleasure to work with, she took the time to speak with me at length about my vision for our day and shared my excitement. I really didn't have very much family support through the whole process and Joann immediately felt like my hip, cool sister. She came to rehearsal and went over last minute details and schedule, which was a huge help. The day of, Joann was a photographer/superstar ninja! She had a wonderful peaceful and positive energy that really helped me to keep it together. She kept things moving quickly and we made extremely efficient use of the time. She captured all of the details I had worked so hard on creating and planning. And this girl can move! There are shots of our ceremony from all angles and different areas of the property. All of our photos are amazing! Just as amazing as the pictures in her portfolio and we couldn't be happier or more thankful. We will be hiring Joann to capture all the important moments for the rest of our lives. She is part of our family now.

Selecting a wedding photographer was extremely important to us, so we spent a good amount of time researching. Once we found Joann and saw her photos we were very excited. She was absolutely wonderful to work with. She was so easy to correspond with and really made an effort to understand our photography wishes and concerns. Once we were down in Sayulita she went above and beyond to meet with us, understand our wedding concept, and get to know us as a couple. The day of our wedding, Joann was extremely professional, easy going, and creative. She managed to capture every single beautiful moment from start to finish. Throughout the entire day and evening, Joann was always there but was never in the way or intrusive. The wedding party loved her and she made the entire process a breeze. She is relaxed and efficient. She did an incredible job at capturing what was important to us. Even after our wedding, Joann has kept in contact and gone out of her way to give us an amazing product. There are not enough words to thank her for capturing the genuine moments, the love and laughter, and amazing memories that were created on that day. Looking at our wedding photos now we are still taken back by Joann's amazing talent. We will cherish these photos forever and I am so happy Joann was a part of our wedding. Thank you for capturing our day so perfectly!

Joann photographed our wedding last year and we couldn't have been happier with the pictures. She exceeded all of our expectations-on a personal and professional level. She made us feel completely comfortable in front on the camera (no small feat for me), and she captured candid moments and composed images with an incredible eye for detail and beauty. Joann blended seamlessly into the event and we were hardly aware of her presence, yet her pictures are a virtual video of the evening. We received our pictures in a very short period of time and were so pleased with everything. Nothing but the highest praise for Joann's artistry, professionalism and winning personality!

Joann was recommended to me by our wedding planner, Yazmin, of Sea of Dreams Weddings. We initially talked over the phone to discuss the wedding details, our vision, etc. She was very easy to talk to, understood our needs and we liked her immediately.

During our wedding week, she went above and beyond to capture all of the activities, including our sailing trip and the rehearsal dinner. She was extremely friendly and all our guests enjoyed having her around.

She was also very creative with backgrounds and locations for shots during and before the wedding. She knows her way around Sayulita extremely well and has great relationships with hotel and restaurant owners, so you are able to shoot pretty much anywhere you want around town.

When we got our pictures we were beyond thrilled. They are gorgeous and totally capture the magic of the week and our wedding. We love Joann and would recommend her highly to anyone getting married in Sayulita (or in anywhere else for that matter!).

-Katrina & William

We had the honor and pleasure of having Joann Arruda photograph our wedding in Sayulita, Mexico, October 2010. She was fantastic throughout the whole process and went above and beyond the call of duty for us. Joanne not only took beautiful pictures, but also helped us find the perfect location for our wedding. She put a ton of energy into helping us before, after and throughout the whole process. Joann has the ability and talent to make even the most camera shy people feel and look beautiful and comfortable. I highly recommend her for your wedding photographer, you will have beautiful pictures and memories that last a lifetime!

Our experience with Joann is part of our cherished memories of this trip! She was beyond exceptional to work with, and we couldn't be more pleased with our photos! We would highly recommend her to anyone, especially in Sayulita where the backdrop could not be more beautiful.