Bride and groom elopement in Laguna Beach.
Bride and groom walking towards the mountains in Big Bear elopement ceremony.
Intimate wedding at Crescent Bay Point Park

Sarah and Joseph’s Crescent Bay Park intimate wedding was the perfect mix of coastal charm and laid-back romance. Originally from the East Coast, these newlyweds have been building a life in Laguna Beach for the last four years. It was important to showcase their new hometown’s beauty while including their family and closest friends. They […]

Bride and Groom walking in SoCal beach elopement

When you think of beaches in Southern California, you probably picture sunshine, blue skies, and surfers catching waves, right? And while that is the scene here for most of the year, we sometimes experience “inclement weather” in the form of fog. (I joke with friends back home by saying, “Please pray for SoCal. Everything is […]

San Diego elopement at La Jolla cove.

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Elopement ceremony at the Griffith Park Observatory.
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Coronado Beach elopement at sunset. A bride and groom at the sand dunes.

It was a gorgeous evening for Megan and Tyler’s Coronado Beach elopement! Coronado is less than 20 minutes from downtown San Diego, easily accessible via a 200 ft. bridge featuring one of the best views of the city! The picturesque oceanfront community and the famous Hotel del Coronado make it an iconic location. Megan and […]

Bride and groom holding hands, gazing at the park scenery during Joshua Tree elopement.

When Miguel walked into his first yoga class in 2021, he had no idea his future wife was in the room. As he became a regular at the studio, he noticed there was one other yogi, Ryen, who attended class as frequently as he did. For months, Miguel was too nervous to give Ryen more […]

bride and groom during ceremony in oahu beach elopement

Chrissy and Alec traveled from my home state of Texas for their Oahu beach elopement! I love their story – they graduated from the same high school, but didn’t know each other until meeting in college! I’m always amazed when couples tell me they went to the same high school together but didn’t meet there. […]

Erika and Nick had a life long love story that lead to their Hawaii adventure wedding. They were just 10 years old when they met at school. They were paired together in class for  an “icebreaker” exercise to interview each other. Erika said she was secretly hoping she would be paired up with Nick, and […]

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