Once in a while we are fortunate to be part of a special wedding celebration. Recently Dave and I were asked to photograph a several day wedding at a beautiful resort in Mexico. That alone is enough to talk about. But the bride and groom did something really special.
They told all of their guests that they really had no need for gifts. Instead, they wanted to do something to help the people near the area of the resort. So they setup a Foundation to fund a few of the existing local charities. Guests were asked to make a donation to this charity in lieu of a gift. Something truly remarkable in any time, especially now with so many people in need.
One of the days before the wedding I joined the bride, her mother and the bride's 7 year old daughter to take a tour with one of the charities. It is an organization that helps the migrant farm workers who come to the region once a year but have no place to live. These workers simply setup a camp at the edge of the farms living with whatever scraps they can find. Often they burn pesticide bags to cook their meals. There is no sanitation, no water, no education for the children. The parents lack basic understanding of health issues.
This organization works to provide housing and education with basic health care for these people who live on the absolute fringe of society in Mexico.
The gifts from this wedding won't be filling shelves, or put in closets or returned at stores. Instead these wedding gifts will be changing people's lives, people who need it the most.
Our hats off to Jessica & Tim who did something very special for their wedding celebration. Something very special.
We made a short slideshow of the visit so that the guests could see who their donations will help. CLICK HERE to see the video.
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