The other really awesome key factor of this trip was that we were actually able to sponsor the new well we were building. We donate 10% of our packages back to charity and give our clients a few options of which charity they would like to support. Enough of our clients chose Living Water that together, we were able to fund the entire construction of this well!! So I just wanted to give a special thank you to all our amazing clients! And to all who chose to support Living Water.. these pictures are for you!! Most importantly we want to thank God for allowing us to partake in such an awesome opportunity and to be able to impact so many peoples lives.  We know that the construction and all the success this well is all because of Him! We were so humbled and thankful to be a part of it.

collecting some water from the local stream.

This is mama.. she was the one that prepared our food for us everyday we were out on site. Below is a picture of inside her home to just give some perspective.

and her adorable little niece.

picking coconuts..

caballeros..

All the community members gather at a local river to do their laundry. The problem is that often times it is the same stream that people are getting their drinking water from. This is the case when you have no other option, hence a large necessity for clean drinking water from the water wells we drill.

I love how they use the rock as a wash board.. it was really cool to watch..

here is the well at ground breaking..

The new Mrs. Kidd hard at work…

Yours truly breaking pipe with the 17 year old monster of a man, Colton

Kristin’s initiation.. hahaha thanks to Kristin for letting me post these awesome photos!!

Here are some shots of us flushing out the well.. This is the super fun part!

One of the things that I love about the trips is that there is an opportunity to teach hygiene classes at the local school. We were able to help teach the kids how to keep the well clean as well as their own bodies. We taught them how to wash their hands and how it helps to prevent illnesses which can allow them to be in school more days out of the year.

Here are our wonderful lunches everyday..

and our dinner..

just kidding…not OUR dinner anyway. I love all the little ones below.. they are so precious.

Laying the foundation of the well piping.

The plaque reads: “this well is donated by: Brandon Kidd Photography, USA. Made by Living Water International. John 4:13-14 which reads “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. ”

Here are some of the kids using their new well!

These are always my favorite shots of the trip!

At our wedding Kristin and I had our guests write an encouraging note to all the well recipients. Here are some pictures of us distributing them to the best of our abilities Some of them where in Spanish, and I had the opportunity to translate the ones in English as well.

Here is a picture with about half of the kids that attended this little school you can see in the background.. Only two classrooms for about 80-90 students all ranging in various ages.

Its so hard to explain a whole trip like this with just a few photos but I hope you all got a feel for what its like down there (and many areas in the world for that matter). It so cool to witness first hand the impact we can make in the world. If we all just gave back a tiny bit, think about how much impact we could make in other peoples lives. With the help of our amazing clients we were able to provide all these kids with clean and fresh drinking water. And not only them, but their parents, cousins, brothers and sisters, and all the rest of the surrounding communities. Since this well successfully produces water during dry season that we visited in, this well will essentially never run dry. Keeping these kids healthy and improving the quality and extending the length of their lives. We count it all joy that we were able to be apart of it!

I just wanted to give a little shout out to   Josh, Swalley, Tim, Vince, Emily and liz for doing such a great job showing off your moves! You guys rocked it! Enjoy!

a little breakfast sitting area

fresh tea and coffee served whenever we wanted plus all kinds of fun activities at our disposal..

What was really awesome about this place was that there were these hand carved sculptures and wood workings all over the place as well as filled up our entire room. Every room has its own personality and individual carvings.

a place just to hang out and enjoy the view of the pitons..

Here is the restaurant when we decided to not eat in our room.. honestly I think we only saw 4 different couples total the WHOLE time we were there..

here’s the view while eating..

If you didnt want to stay in your room then you could enjoy this patio next to the restaurant for some local tunes and the infiniti pool.

Here are pictures of the rooms.. each room is like your very own tree house and extend out into the tree canopy..

The inside..

our own pool and lounge chairs with the amazing view as well.

Another little sitting area to watch the sunset and the moonrise You can see though that the whole suite is totally open to the suroundings..

Honestly I would go back there in a heartbeat.. I cant wait actually we both miss it so much! Beautiful weather all day and all night AND we didnt even see, let alone feel, a single bug the whole time.. to sum it all up in one word… Perfection!

Jasmine Star and JD gettin’ down in the photo booth… Do I hear a BATTLE!!!

I wanted to post just a couple of the amazing photos taken by the incredible duo from Jasmine Star Photography. Jasmine and JD completely rocked our wedding photos more than I could have ever hoped or dreamed of.. I cant tell you how many people asked Kristin and myself “Well whose going to do YOUR wedding photos”… Like there was supposed to be this HUGE pressure to select the “perfect” wedding photographer.. Well there was.. Of course But during our initial client meeting with Jasmine all these fears and pressure quickly faded! We knew we would be completely blessed to have these two amazing photographers document our big day! In fact this was the case with ALL our amazing vendors..

Lauryl Lane, Floral Extraordinaire, was the one who was responsible and the mastermind behind our flower creations.. We came to her with ideas and that we mostly wanted a rustic vintage vibe that incorporated the use of cotton.. lots and lots of cotton.. Well what you are about to see we hope will leave you speechless like it did us.. Honestly.. when I try to describe how insanely talented and amazing Lauryl is I just cant do it..  I cant put words down that would do her work justice.. so I wont even try.. All I can say though is that Lauryl is super easy to work with, fun and energetic, ridiculously talented and an incredibly hard worker! I will refer everyone I know to her for the rest of my life

Huge thank you’s to Eva Chiou with Red Velvet Occasions and Melody with The Sweet and Saucy Shop. Eva worked tirelessly for months and months helping with the details both large and small.. I dont think she knew what she was getting into but I am sure thankful she hung in there with us all along the way!! Melody is someone you can always count of for shear brilliance. Her cakes and deserts are flawlessly delicous and way super cute! Coming from a guy is a huge compliment!! They were amazing. Also thank you’s to Drew from Shady Tree Fims and Tony and Jillian from Zany Booths. These guys deserve an entire post by themselves they were so awesome so be on the look out for them in the near future…

I want to thank DJ Taso from Atmosphere Entertainment for all the beautiful bistro lighting as well as rocking the party all night for us.. They are the industries best entertainment company by far and completely blew us away by their love for what they do and for their clients. Again if any of you need a DJ or lighting for your event.. please please please contact AE you wont regret it!!

Last but not least.. A HUGE thank you to Josh over at CHIPOTLE..  It took quite a bit of planning but we actually got Chipotle to cater their very first wedding EVER.. We had to though considering that we eat there at leat 3 times a week.. well … at least I do.. we were super proud and honored to be the firsts.. it was a huge hit with our guests!

Ok Now time for the photos.. Here is the start of the day with Kristin getting ready… she is just drop dead gorgeous!!

One of our fav shots of the day.. Kris’s shoes on her grandmas memorabilia box.. This was super sweet and special to Kristin and her mom.

Along with our cotton we fell in love with the bolsa flowers.. made from real wood, we felt would really help add the rustic element we were looking for!

The ladies..

and us..

Probably one of my favorite shots of the day! and although I haven’t seen them all or even close.. I know that this is one of them for sure!! This is right before our first look.

Look it how rad Kristin’s Bouquet is… R I D I C U L O U S

check out the awesome light…

Our awesome programs made by the amazing and talented Lucy from D*LSH. She also did our invites too so you can check those out here. She did an awesome job!

This was my favorite aspect of the day.. Lauryl hand strung all those cotton bolls on fishing line that ran for our entire aisle.. which was about 100 feet long each.. that’s dedication!!

awesome flowers and set up by Eva and Lauryl.. You girls ROCK!! It was absolutely perfect

As some of you know we sponsored the construction of a water well to be drilled in Honduras this march and Kristin and I are actually going to physically drill the well along with Living Water Int’l. We had each of our guests right an encouraging note to the future well recipients as we are going to personlally hand deliver the notes during our trip. The pencils they used to write the notes was part of their thank you gift.

Cakes and mini desserts…Like I said.. FLAWLESS!!  Thanks Melody!!

Our first dance as husband and wife! I love Kris’s face.. she so adorable!!

God delivered HUGE for the big day.. not a single cloud in the sky, air perfectly clean and crisp, snow blankets completely covering the local mountain ranges and the temperature… perfectly brisk… just the way we like it! Honestly only the big guy could pull it off.. and we knew He could! We were so blessed by the day.. Surounded by friends and family, It was such a great experience from start to finish.. As Kristin and I were reflected on our wedding the next day we relized that all our our hearts desires were met and exceeded.. super exceeded.. We were thankful that we saw each other for the first time before the wedding and with just the two of us.. as that was probably one of my favorite, sweetest parts of the day.. The location was gorgeous,  birds chirping and the sound of a little water creek in the background with the sight of impressive old oak trees. The sunlight was present but soft and filtered. The ceremony was priceless and touched our hearts deeply. We ate our food while it was still warm, we talked to as many of our guests as we possibly could and danced for hours unitl the very last dance.. ate our cake, and roasted up some smores.. ummm my favorite!! It was a perfect day. Not a single complaint..

Looking back on the wedding, I noticed that being in the same circumstances as our clinets really opened up a whole new world to us. We have been to hundreds and hundreds of weddings before but never had our own.. I think we will really be able to treasure moments even more and equip us with a different perspective in documenting the love of our future clients. It has really brought us incredible insight that we look forward to incorporate our new experiences into our photography in the future.

Thank you all for your prayers and your presence in making this day something truly specail that we will hold and treaure all the days of our lives.. Lord Bless

Check out where we will be staying All open aired suites with only 3 walls (Photos taken from their website) I will post mine when I get back!!

See you all when we get back!! Feel free to email so we can respond when we get home

As I was just sitting there in the middle of all the noise and commotion, listening to the sound of laughing and old story telling,  I took a look around the room and couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed. Not with stress or anxiety for the wedding day and all the details still left to do. I was overwhelmed by God’s goodness and His ability to enrich and bless our lives,  continually, in fact, throughout our lives. This was so evident sitting at the table surrounded by friends and family members that have all entered into our lives through different times. Different stages when we needed them most. Times when I needed their encouragement, others when I needed their honesty. All in all, they have all played a very unique and important part of helping me get to where I am today. Psalm 37:23 says  “The Lord directs the steps of the godly and delights in every detail of their lives.”  As I took a look around the crowded room, absorbing and taking in all I could, my eyes always seemed to gravitate back to my beauty. my bride to be.  I was just amazed, left in awe. Not just by her outward beauty but how she completely compliments me. Reminded by how blessed I am to have such a wonderful woman to cherish for all the days of my life. And to think that I met her 10 years ago. I had no idea then that later on she would become my wife. I hoped.. but had no idea.. I cant help but think that God was just smiling at me back then when He heard my prayers.. I could just hear Him saying “one day Brandon.. soon enough Its so cool to be able to see it all come together.. little by little the glimpses of the big picture He reveals to us.

Now as we make the final preparations and the transition from single life into married life, I am just amazed by all the loves ones God has put into our lives right here and now than will help strengthen, encourage, and help keep us to the path of a successful relationship. I am excited for the journey, for the stories, for the excitement and the adventure. I thank God for the hand picked woman he made for me. I couldn’t think of anyone else I would rather enjoy the ride of life with.  I love you Kris. I cant wait!