Shmoobliher ๐ฉ๐ฅท๐ผ๐ฒ
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The rest of the trip went smoothly. The sea was calm, so we got there very quickly - usually it takes a little over an hour, but this time we got there much faster. This gave us extra time to get ready and shoot on the beaches before the tourists arrived.
Although we got there very quickly, we were not the first on the island. There were already people there preparing everything for the tourists - cooking, disinfecting the beach to repel insects, working...
While the decorators were preparing the ceremony site, the bride and the master of ceremonies were busy trying to bring the groom back to life. They sent him for a swim, made him coffee... He finally came to his senses. Still a little shaky, but at least conscious - and even apologized to the guy he attacked, giving him some money as a peace offering.
Everything was ready pretty quickly, and it was time to start the ceremony. The music started playing, and the groom, still a little unsteady, headed towards the arch... 5 replies
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We couldnโt get him to sober up, so we grabbed a luggage cart and loaded his drunk body onto it. Lifting a completely limp person turned out to be quite the challenge. It was early morning, so luckily, no one besides the reception staff saw us... thank goodness no one called the cops, haha. We somehow managed to drag him onto the bus and headed to Bayahibe (the place where I once had those wild adventures with the tourist junkies). The bride was super embarrassed, but our team managed to calm her down.
The entire 1.5-hour ride to the port, we kept trying to wake him up, but it was hopeless. And that wasnโt great because when the boat hits waves, it can bounce, and even sober people can get injured. Iโve hurt my back twice on such tripsโI couldnโt bend or turn my head for days. But the bride insisted that no matter what, we were going through with it. 6 replies
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Despite the power outage, I had a photo shoot the second day after the hurricane. They set up a generator in the office so everyone could charge their cameras, phones, and even run a server. The shoot was awesome because there was no one on the beach - the waves washed away all the seaweed, leaving the beach super clean. The weather was perfect, like nothing happened.
Other photographers had their shoots cancelled, maybe because of clients, but my clients did not. The only hard part was getting home from the office. I had to walk from the office because I couldn't ride my scooter yet - there is only one road in Bavaro and part of it was flooded. The main thing is to avoid broken glass, which was everywhere in these muddy puddles. Luckily, I didn't step on any glass, but I did step on a sea urchin during the shoot. Dangerous job, hahaha! 4 replies
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