Shortly before Christmas in 2008, we got a call from a young Canadian photographer named Daniel saying he was going to propose to his girlfriend on Christmas Day. He said his girlfriend, Davina, had always had two crucial priorities for their future wedding day: 1) That they would first elope to Las Vegas and have a bigger wedding later and 2) that Ben Chrisman would be the photographer. Daniel already had plans in place to whisk Davina away to Vegas in January for their elopement. At the time, our schedule was pretty crazy and it was looking difficult to make it to Vegas to photograph the elopement. When we told Daniel this, he said “No, you don’t understand. I have to make this happen.” So we moved some things around, and Ben met Davina and Daniel in Vegas – just the three of them – for their sweet ceremony and portrait session that was just for them. When Ben came back from Vegas, he told me, “You’re really going to like this couple.”
Later in January they went on their honeymoon in Thailand, which was right around the time we were going to Thailand ourselves, for a vacation. As it happened, we ended up in Bangkok together, at the end of their trip and the beginning of ours. We met up and spent an evening soaking up the crazy Bangkok nightlife together. I fell in love with these two immediately. It’s hard not to be completely captivated by Davina’s one-of-a-kind, wide-eyed beauty and her huge, sparkling smile, and Daniel’s kind, gentle heart. Together, they share an insatiable curiosity and a hungry determination to see the world and experience as much of life as possible. They make the most of every day and every minute they have with one another – something that has been hugely inspiring to Ben and me.
Davina and Daniel had always said they wanted to have a bigger wedding a couple of years later, probably in Mexico, but it seemed so far away at the time. After Thailand, we saw more and more of them, and watched as they grew as photographers and as a couple. In the two years since we met them, they have become a force in the world of wedding photography, and have accumulated a devoted following of admirers and friends. We feel incredibly fortunate to be counted among those friends, and to count them among ours. We also seem to have been put on parallel paths. Davina and I both started as writers; and like Davina and Daniel, Ben and I also had our first wedding in Vegas and a bigger wedding later in Mexico (which Davina and Daniel attended).
Fast forward to April of this year. Upon arriving at the villa in Puerto Vallarta where 50 of their closest friends and family members had gathered for a week of celebration, we were greeted with huge hugs by Davina and Daniel. It was hard to believe the wedding was finally here, and we would get to witness the final puzzle piece of their marriage fall into place.
I guess it would be expected that such talented artists like Davina and Daniel would know how to throw the perfect party. But what we weren’t prepared for was just how wonderful all their family and friends are. We were completely overwhelmed by the warmth, kindness and love exhibited by everyone there. Davina and Daniel are very, very loved – fiercely so. And more importantly, they are loved as a couple. Accordingly, there was a plethora of emotion and tears on the wedding day, and we couldn’t help but be affected by it. Their wedding week was one of the most fun and fulfilling weeks of our lives.
Davina and Daniel love to do things their own way, and their wedding was one of the best examples of that. They completely rearranged the normal, traditional layout of a wedding day and structured it around light. The day started with cocktails and hors d’hoeuvres, then speeches, then the ceremony, then dancing. I think their timeline should be the new norm for wedding days! It was perfect seeing everyone get so emotional during the toasts, and then go straight into the ceremony. And literally straight from the ceremony to the dance floor. The energy level stayed high all day, and we were blessed with beautiful sunlight and the kind of magic that Mexico always seems to deliver.
How wonderful it is to see friends of yours as happy as D+D and also captured by the mighty Chrisman duo
Lovely!!
It was such a pleasure meeting you guys in April. You are both incredibly down to earth, and I hope we cross paths again. Thanks for all the wonderful pictures and thanks for skyping it up with us last night. All the best, cheers!
Practically perfect in every way. Tip to tail – magnificent. Congrats D+D – so glad you were celebrated with such love and dancing!
you guys…. you have made us cry at your wedding a few months ago, i cried when i just saw you arrive to ours, then we cried when we got our slideshow a couple weeks ago, we cried last night we saw it with everyone, and now we just cried from reading you words. thank you so much for these priceless memories, and even more so for your friendship. we love you guys!!
God. Damn. Great.
Wowzer!!! That was incredible. You guys did not miss a beat. Beautiful, beautiful work. Great emotion captured.
Impressive, superb, great… For my opinion it’s a perfect coverage !!!
Beyond incredible!!!! The one of Daniel falling off the chair though is priceless!!! Love it
Hey so, that’s amazing.
Well said Erin!!! It was a pleasure meeting you guys. The pictures are absolutely beautiful and take me back to that week we all spent together. Chris and I were fortunate to be one of the first ones to watch the slideshow, we watched it 3 times and then really wanted to see ALL the pics so we did
Thanks again Ben for capturing our 1st engagement picture 
keep up the AWESOME work guys!
So many authentic and amazing moments!!! Great job guys
Um, speechless. Wow.
I feel like I know these people now because of these images. I know they will cherish every single one of your images and quite honestly I’ve never seen a better set of wedding photos. Damn dude. Ben and Erin — It’s photos like these that keep me coming back and inspire us to better ourselves every day as photographers. Amazing job.
efffing WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simply amazing, a very emotional story! Congratulations to all of you guys!
so freaken gooood!! so sad i coudnt make it to the wedding! every single photo is phenomenal! D+D, once again, congrats!!
Fantastic use of light !
Amazing pictures … !
What can we say more ??? …
Ben, we never met, but I do know Davina and Daniel, and it’s one thing seeing images of total strangers but these left an huge impression.
As a passionate photographer myself I reserve compliments for a very few..you definitely have mine…ciao
Your best and most personal work to date. Truly incredible.
Stunning and words aren’t needed. Gorgeous wedding!
Definitely the most beautiful wedding I’ve ever attended, captured by the most talented photographers in the world! Love them all!
outstanding. nothing short of perfection. every feeling i felt that day came right back to me. i love it so much.
What deep emotion captured on film! Absolutely spectacular…Congratulations, Davina+Daniel!
I can’t stop looking at this pictures.This is so magical and touching! Out of this world job, it looks so personal! D+D you looked so happy and stunning.
An amazing job, with great emotion captured, I love it
man oh man… this wedding is epic!
You are the masters. Absolutely incredible.
WOW! I love these! There are no words! Congrats Daniel and Davina!!!
all four of you are ROCK STARS in my mind. amazingly inspiring, innovative, creative – masters. D+D and Ben+Erin, i am in awe of your vision and hope to one day be able to meet, shoot and share with you.
cheers to you all
patti
i have been waiting for this post since april:) FREAKIN AMAZING!! d+d you must be so happy. ben and erin, you guys killed it.
GORGEOUS photos with the GORGEOUS couple of Davina + Daniel! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!!!
Aw!! Floored by these. The 8th from last is incredible. Such a beautiful creative collaberation between four of my favourite artists!
Absolutely stunning! You are an incredible inspiration!
Uh…what JVS said!
I love the friendship story behind these magic pics!! its amazing how life takes u where u have to be and makes u know the people u need to meet
BEAUtIFUL 
ummm… his pants split. freaking amazing.
Freaking amazing images, congrats Ben!
Absolutely stunning… Your use of color never ceases to impress me – its awesome! Killer work guys!
S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G.
what a beautiful tribute to d+d. i’ve heard of them (& their work) but watching their slideshow makes me feel like i got to peek into their souls. beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. images im sure they’ll treasure forever.
JUST AMAZING!!!!!!
wow, you guys take it to the next level with every single wedding you shoot. outstanding work.
I can’t stop smiling!!
These are utterly breathtaking and absolutely amazing! You guys captured every wonderful moment and memory of D & D’s day!!!! AMAZING!!!
So amazing!!!! Completely blown away by each and every photo. Relived every moment from that week together. Breathtaking work, Ben + Erin!
So damn beautiful. I’m in love with ALL the images. You guys couldn’t have done it any better, it’s definitely one of the most amazing weddings I’ve ever seen, I’m sure Davina & Daniel will be stoked to see these! Thanks for inspiring.
Unreal work you two. D&D are SO adorable and I love seeing them through your lens. It’s so evident how much heart you poured into these images. And too many to-die-for shots that I’ll have to tell you my favs later. XO
Awesome.
I don’t even know why I’m leaving comment. I have nothing to say. These pictures are too good for words. But something this good just needs a comment. So here it is. Awesomeness.
My absolute favorite photogs capturing one of my other favorite photogs… this post is straight-up full of awesome! Breathtaking photos, as always!
What amazing photos of such an amazing couple. Thanks for capturing the beauty and joy of the week for those of us that couldn’t make it to Mexico. Congratulations D&D !
About time those two got hitched. Gorgeous images and gorgeous couple. Nice work B&E.
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Nice. I was looking forward to this! Gorgeous!
This kind of work makes my heart breathe full of love and passion with both of you, amazing wedding, couple and of course you, as great and unique photographers!
Wow! As good as it gets! Simply incredible photos and I always love your slide shows. Thanks for sharing…
this is above all i have ever seen in my life! amazing photography…!
there are no words! this is amazing. there is so much out there and then you see this and then your breath just stops for a minute.
Simply great. Superb photos
Brilliant!
Wow! No words to describe what your pics say! It is an incredible job!!
I think these are among the best wedding photos I have ever seen. Light, tequila, dancing & LOVE. Captivating.
Just plain lovely!!!!!
how awesome is this post? Out of this freaking world! Congrats guys.
Love, love, love! Every image here is so telling. Gorgeous work!
The only thing worse than texting and driving is watching a Chrisman slideshow and driving. The enamorment that happens when looking at these images makes operating a vehicle impossible. Trust me, I just tried.
Fucking brilliant set. So happy for D&D!
Truly amazing work! Every image is absolutely stunning, and the emotional narrative behind each frame is breath-taking! So awesome.
The sunset photo sets a new bar for excellence. Wow, I am stunned!
One of the best slideshows I’ve seen in a long time! You rock Ben and Erin!
Ben and Erin, I just watched the slideshow. There are no words. Congratulations to Davina and Daniel. The four of you made an insanely awesome team!
The best I’ve seen lately on wedding reportages
These are absolutely stunning. You and Ben are incredibly talented photographers!!!
I’m speechless– you guys have somehow managed to raise the bar, yet again.
So this is how PERFECT looks like! congrats to all guys, amazing bomb images
Too ….
much ….
AMAZZZZZZZZZZZING!!!!!!
Way to throw away the bar and SO HAPPY FOR YOU D&D!!!!!!!!
xoxooxoxoxoxoxoxox all RounD!!
Simply gorgeous! Great job you two!!
Holy cow! This is so incredibly amazing! Every shot in that slideshow makes me so happy for Davina and Daniel, and I have never met them. You guys are just so so good.
Yo de mayor quiero ser Ben Chrisman, increible!!!
Excellent work. Congratulations.
you guys captured the ultimate love story–so beautifully done. and erin i loved what you wrote getting the back story made the photos that much more special.
i would write more but words really can’t described how amazing these photos are.
Uffff !!!! to much… like always congrats Ben & Erin… Amazing work !!
Thanks for sharing .
Pedro
Impeccable compositions, dynamic and saturated with colour and emotion, Davina & Daniel knew what they were doing when they chose you guys to document their day!
Un trabajo impecable, unas composiciones muy creativas y un colorido excepcional! Felicidades me gustan mucho vuestros trabajos.
Incredible! The swimming “hand on the hip” picture shows your extreme talent and what an eye you have for this! Every shot is amazing.
Ben, imagenes simplemente lindas, me gusta tu estilo. Congratulations!
Painful because we missed it, but I’m in absolute (albeit expected) awe. Beautiful couple, beautiful occasion, beautifully captured. It’s as if we were there. Thanks Ben!
Erin, thanks for the companion story piece, which adds a new lens to the couple, the photos, and your relationship/link to them. These photos are UNBELIEVABLE. Your mindful vision, which cannot and should not be copied, sets the standard high and inspires photographers to reach within and strive for a unique way of seeing and perceiving love stories. BRAVO!
Wow. Beautiful images in here. I love the photos from the reception. Just outstanding!
These are awesome. Inspiring.
No comments, only fantastic!!! Wow!!!
Picture radar on at all times, nonstop! Just out of this world! Congrats once again! Thanks for the inspiration!
Ay CARAMBA! Damn guys, this is probably one of your best work and I was floored watching the slideshow. Awesome stuff as always.
You have exceeded,
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Congratulationssss
Mind blowingly awesome as ever!!!
Absolutely stunning images. So talented you two are.
Always love your photos, awesome…
just absolutely incredible! i don’t know how this could’ve been captured any better. BRAVO!
Your wedding pictures make me speechless.
Your work is phenomenal. full stop.
Fantastic job on a gorgeous wedding. Ben, I love Erin’s image of you and Daniel jammin’—it’s pure joy—as it should be!
Beautiful pictures Ben and Erin. We’re so glad they took our recommendation.
Miss you guys.
this wedding has got to be one of the most amazing weddings I’ve ever viewed. I love these people and the photographers who shot it must have beautiful souls and passion for the art.
I had to come back to see this gallery one more time. Incredible wedding, amazing photos.
Great!!! congrats from spain!!!
Whoa, going through this post was an ethereal journey in awesomeness!
Wow. I’m not sure what prompted me to check out Ben Chrisman and the site and blog, but I did. I’m blown away at the creativity and perfect-ness (is that a word?) of these photos. Ben, you may not realize but you took a picture of me and my husband at our wedding (you were a guest 10/17/2003) and to this day is my one and only photo of my wedding I keep out. Really happy for you!
These are so gorgeous it is ridiculous!!!!!!
de las mejores fotos que os he visto, ben eres un genio y una fuente de inspiracion…enhorabuena!
un saludo!
Fantastic work, B&E. Great job. Your compositions are perfect.