Three friends, Tim, Scott, and George, recreated their iconic 1994 beach photo in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, during their friend's wedding. The photo, known for its retro vibes and the trio's playful pose, symbolizes their enduring friendship that began during a vacation decades ago. The friends, along with their partners, formed a strong bond over shared travels and unwavering support.
Friends Scott Behringer, George Gilbert, and Tim Korber fondly remember a 1994 beach picture taken in Cabo San Lucas , Mexico, as their “iconic photo.” In the snapshot, the trio stands side-by-side, arms crossed and baseball caps facing backward, their vibrant swim shorts and bright-colored tops reflecting the early ‘90s fashion. These three guys, in their early 30s at the time, were vacationing with their partners, Patty Korber, Cheree Behringer, and Debbie Gilbert.
Travel is a defining element of their lives. In fact, the three couples met and forged their friendship during a holiday. It all began in the summer of 1986 when California-based doctors Tim and Patty befriended fellow twentysomething Americans Scott and Cheree while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico. The foursome instantly connected, as Patty describes it, “We just had this instant bond.” They spent the remainder of their Cancun trip as a close-knit group and promptly started planning future adventures. A couple of years later, Tim, Patty, Scott, and Cheree were on a plane embarking on a new escapade when they met another young American couple, George and Debbie. More adventures followed as a group of six. It's worth noting that by coincidence, all three couples hailed from California. When they weren't traveling, they were there for each other in their everyday lives, offering support, shared humor, and unwavering loyalty. Over the decades, the group evolved from strangers who met on vacation to each other's go-to travel buddies and closest confidants. “We have traveled all over the world together,” Tim tells CNN Travel. “It’s a chosen family,” says Cheree. The 'iconic photo' has become a symbol of Tim, Scott, George, Debbie, Cheree, and Patty's enduring friendship. There's something captivating about the photo — the idyllic sandy beach paradise setting, the early 1990s vibes, and the three guys playfully posing. “We’re like brothers,” says George, who believes the photo exemplifies their close bond. “It was Scott that pulled it out of the pile of all the pictures and had it blown up and put on his desk, and said, ‘This is just such a cool photo of the three of us,’” recalls Tim. On subsequent vacations, the three friends often recreated the arms crossed, backward-baseball-cap pose. “They could pretty much just spontaneously recreate it at any moment,” says Patty, chuckling, adding that she, Cheree, and Debbie often joined in too. Then, in late 2024, the opportunity finally arose to “officially” recreate the beloved photo: Debbie and George’s son was getting married in Cabo — in the same area where his parents had vacationed with the Korbers and the Behringers years before. “So we said, ‘We’re going to recreate the pose and try to bring clothing to match the 1990s,’” recalls Tim. The friends only finalized the plan about a week ahead of the wedding, which didn’t leave much time to prepare. “The guys were like, ‘Let’s grow a goatee,’” recalls Tim — in the original photo, they’ve all got matching facial hair. “And I’m like, ‘Guys, you needed to give me six months in advance to try to grow it, there’s no way I’m going to be able to do it in less than a week.’” While Tim turned up goatee-less, he did unearth a ‘90s belt bag, bright-colored swim trunks, and a tank top, replicating the vacation get-up of his younger self. Scott and George also scoured their closets for their best ‘90s-coded clothing items, stuffing them in their luggage alongside more wedding-appropriate shirts and jackets. Once in Cabo San Lucas, Tim, Scott, and George headed straight to the beach. Patty was on camera duty, while Cheree and Debbie helped find the exact spot where their original photo was taken. After walking up and down the beach a few times, the friends eventually tracked down the right location. “They’re standing in the same spot, but the background is a little bit different because there was a hurricane in between the two photos,” says Patty. “The hurricane wiped out all the palapas that were in the background of the first picture.” Location secured, Patty helped her husband and his two friends get into position. Cheree and Debbie assisted with comparing the original and the recreation, aiming to get all the details as close as possible. While they were posing, George’s son — the groom-to-be — was also down on the beach, sunbathing with friends. He spotted his father and his best pals in their ‘90s get-ups and quizzed them on what was going on. “We told him the history behind it,” says George. “Then, before they left Cabo, he and his two best friends, they all did the same pose, and they’re going to carry that forward in their friendship, doing that same pose. So it’s become kind of an iconic pose for not just our generation, but for our future generations.” “We copyrighted it,” jokes Tim. “So they’ll have to pay us royalties.
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