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Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
By · Updated October 29, 2020
01
Matrimonio Feliz

Mesita Simms and Durante Partridge headed south of the border to the Excellence Playa Mujeres resort in Mexico for their big day on June 18, 2009. View their tropical affair.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
02
Paradise Found

“I love Mexico,” Mesita gushes. The couple and their wedding guests arrived in Playa Mujeres early and took some time to relax and get everything together before the big day.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
03
Pretty In Pink

Mesita shows wears her favorite color well as she takes her time getting ready for her big day.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
04
The Wedding Party

“I was very relaxed,” Mesita says of her wedding day. “I had a massage at the spa, when I was getting my hair done they were bringing me wine. It felt like a fairy tale.”

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
05
Third Time’s a Charm

After ordering two dresses that weren’t really for her, Mesita finally went with her true feelings and got this gorgeous strapless Pronovias gown with a sweetheart bodice and sequin details. She found the dress at A Formal Affair in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
06
Hot Lips

Mesita used a makeup artist provided by the resort. She brought along her hot pink lipstick to make sure she got the look she wanted for her wedding day. The pop of pink is perfect.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
07
Flower Power

Mesita took the idea of using fuchsia peonies for her bridal bouquet from the cover of a bridal magazine. The arrangement complemented her wedding vision well.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
08
Keep It Consistent

Keeping with her hot pink theme, Mesita wore these peep-toe heels down the aisle.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
09
Beach Attire

To stay in line with the seaside elegance of the wedding, Durante chose a linen suit and a pale pink shirt instead of a traditional tux. The hot pink fit perfectly with Mesita’s vision.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
10
Overjoyed Over You

Mesita is stunning in her wedding gown and veil, giggling with excitement as she waits to be escorted down the aisle.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
11
A Word With Dad

Mesita says she kept her cool until she was waiting to walk down the aisle with her father.

“I just started bawling,” she laughs. “I was really crying.”

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
12
Something New

“It was pretty amazing,” Durante says of his wedding day. “Everything felt brand new at that moment.”

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
13
Ring of Eternity

Mesita’s elegant engagement ring is a beautiful one carat princess cut diamond set in white gold. Her wedding band is also white gold with one karat of princess cut diamonds.

Durante’s masculine wedding ring features white and black diamonds.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
14
How Deep Is Your Love

“It was fairly overwhelming,” Durante reveals of his wedding day. “I just love Mesita so much.”

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
15
Newlyweds

The world welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Durante and Mesita Partridge.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
16
All I Need

“She’s always there when I need her,” Durante says of his new wife. “Even when I don’t say anything, she’s there.”

The groom got a little teary-eyed when Mesita met him at the altar.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
17
So Happy Together

The newlyweds can’t contain their happiness.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
18
Step In the Name of Love

The happy newlyweds swayed to “Steppin’ Into Heaven” for their first dance.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
19
Here’s To You

The Simms-Partridge family toast to a long and prosperous life together for Mesita and Durante.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
20
Sweet Tooth

The Excellence Playa Mujeres resort provided the gorgeous wedding cake with three flavors — strawberry, cheesecake and traditional yellow cake.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
21
Girls Time

Mesita, her mother, Durante’s mother and one of her bridesmaids take a time-out at the wedding reception for a lady’s pow-wow.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
22
Time Out

The happy couple takes a rest between their wedding ceremony and reception.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
23
Singing His Love

After the reception, Mesita, Durante and their wedding guests kept the party going. Durante joined the resort’s live band and turned the scene into a karaoke party.

“My bridesmaids and I were his groupies,” Mesita jokes.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
24
Leave Your Worries Behind

“I just felt relieved,” Mesita says of enjoying her wedding reception. “I felt stress-free at that moment.”

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
25
Along Life’s Journey

“I’m looking forward to starting a family and growing old with Durante,” Mesita says, “I want to travel and enjoy all that life has to offer us.”

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
26
Back To Love

The newlyweds plan to return to Playa Mujeres for their one year wedding anniversary coming up next month.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
27
Picture Perfect

Photos courtesy of Kieth Cephus.

View more photos from Mesita and Durante’s big day here.

Bridal Bliss: Mesita and Durante
Photography: Keith Cephus
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