gorgeous bride + stunning dress + awesome people + fun = <3

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Anna & Rex were married late last year (you might remember their fun engagement session!) and I am finally blogging their lovely wedding! These two are such awesome people, and I am so glad I was able to capture their lovely day. (Can we just talk about how amazing her dresses were?! Love!)

intimate morning wedding + on the beach + film = <3

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I love small weddings, they are such a gathering of love because it’s mostly just the closest friends and family who are there. Each moment and each thing that is done is done with purpose and meaning, because most of the unnecessary things are stripped away and that allows for focus to be on the couple that are joining together, and the love that everyone shares. :) Natalia and Chris were married on a Monday morning at Flat Rock in Torrey Pines, a 20 min walk from the closest parking location, but it was worth it, for the intimacy of the special occasion. Right after marrying, they moved the Australia, which I am so jealous about! You two are going to have such a wonderful time together and I hope that if you guys do move to San Diego after your Australian adventure, we’ll definitely keep in touch :)

san diego, ca.

gorgeous light + gorgeous venue + a great design sense + BUNNIES! = <3

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Flashback to days where we would spend afternoons in the school campus, marking time, drumming away and twirling flags. This is how I initially met Courtney, in the high school marching band. So when she approached me to photograph her wedding, I was thrilled! Everything was bunny filled and amazing — we were even treated to real live bunnies during the wedding! And did you know the best way to make Courtney laugh was to say “BUNNIES!!!”? ;) We used that quite a bit throughout the day ;)

Congrats, you two, keep life happy and bunny-filled. :D

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Can you believe that this was the first time I ever went camping? Because it was. We frolic-ed, danced, climbed rocks, took lots of film images (most of these are film) and woke up early to have a bit of early morning fun. Ate donuts at the Jelly Donut on the way home, and basked in all the picture-taking. It was a fantastic time, and so glad I got to go with some of the best people in the world. <3

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what a cute little bundle julia is! i am so thrilled to have gotten the chance to meet this little one, and can’t wait to continue photographing her over the next year as she grows. :)

bowling + a crazy adorable couple + magic light = <3

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I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again (and again) – it is so much fun to be able to photograph weddings and couples because it allows me to reconnect with old friends from the past in ways that I probably would not have been able to do otherwise. Maryal and I have known one another since high school (doing the school musical together!) and I probably would not have reconnected with her again had she not reached out to me to photograph her wedding which will be taking place next year in Northern California. And I am so thrilled to be a part of it! These two are so adorable, and I loved being able to run around in my old stomping grounds for their engagement session. :) One thing I definitely don’t miss about Sacramento though – the mosquitos! I still have scars from this session! Crazy mosquitos. But, it was all worth it for these beautiful images. <3

Also, one of the best parts was Maryal’s response after getting her engagement proofs:

Hehe, such responses make me so happy. <3