San Diego Beach Elopement│Emily + Chris

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Wow. I have really struggled to find the words for these two. Words that bring them, this elopement session, and their sweet marriage justice.

For a little backstory, Emily reached out to me back in 2019 to photograph her and Chris’s intimate ceremony and elopement in Sorrento, Italy for June 2020. And we all know what happened from here. A pandemic that’s halted a lot of plans for a lot of people. Emily and Chris decided to elope anyway, but they decided to do it locally in the DC area instead. Then this spring, they reached out to me and told me they were coming to San Diego for a little getaway and wanted to have their photos taken while dressed in their wedding attire.

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La Jolla Beach Engagement Session│Rachel + Grant

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There is nothing better than a good beach engagement session, especially when you have the beautiful beaches of San Diego and the cliff backdrops at your disposal. Rachel and Grant decided to take their engagement photos in this hidden little nook of La Jolla, California called Shell Beach.

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Santa Barbara, California Front Porch Newborn/Family Session

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This front porch family/newborn session in the cutest little Santa Barbara, California neighborhood was such a fun time to shoot. First of all, Santa Barbara! Secondly, newborn babies and cute fams like this! What could be more perfect? This beautiful family and my husband and I are actually good friends, so while we were in town we went over to see them.

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California Retro Spring Mini Sessions

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Spring mini sessions are a new favorite for me!! These mini sessions happened at Gud Times Studio in La Mesa, California, which was just the perfect venue for the type of photoshoots we were going for. Our inspiration for these minis was “California retro spring.” We wanted to keep it simple while also bringing in pops of fun and bright color for those feel good, retro type vibes.

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Midway Beach, NJ - Intimate Spring Elopement on the Beach

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Micaela and Chris, planned this intimate elopement and they spared no sentimental detail. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a day so intentionally thought out down to every little detail. I’m honored and humbled that I’m the one who gets to invite you in to this special day.

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What We Have in Common, Moniker Commons Podcast with guest Christine Tustin - San Diego, CA

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Christine Tustin is a Wife, a Mom, a Wedding Photographer, and overall badass. She and her husband, Brian (the host) have lived in San Diego for 8 years and now have two daughters in their lives. In this episode we discuss a trip to Joshua Tree National Park, personal and marital growth, and the journey of pursuing Christine’s artistic passion behind the camera capturing the lives of people.

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San Diego County Courthouse Elopement, Downtown San Diego, and Coronado

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A San Diego County Administration Building, Andaz hotel, and Coronado Elopement. Popping Champagne and running around San Diego as newlyweds

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Married in a Pandemic - The perspectives from 2020 couples

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…in the midst of it all, throughout the stress, disappointment and frustration, I have watched one couple after another come through it with such hopeful hearts. Joy is still here. Love is still here. I have been so in awe of all my couples and every couple who has had to face this all in the midst of a pandemic. I decided to reach out to a few to give them a space to share their story, their perspective. What it’s like to get married during a pandemic and what advice they have for couples still going through the hard decisions.

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#CORONABRIDES - What to do if CoVID-19 cancels EVERYTHING, including the big day

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First of all, deep breaths! That’s survival tip #1. Though breathing is actually super beneficial, I know it doesn’t solve all your thwarted wedding plans due to coronavirus. If you need to postpone your wedding/celebration because the people on your guest list are your rocks and you want them a part of your day - YOU do YOU. I know making decisions about your wedding is not an easy task right now and there is so much to consider. Put your number one priority first, whatever that may be for you. I have created 4 options for considering how to proceed with your 2020 wedding.

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Corona with a little lime wedge? How to stay sane AF during your Quarantine

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We’re all feeling it in some way, right? The overwhelming loom of Coronavirus news or for the more prestigious bunch - COVID-19 (whatever you call it, you’re all welcome here, I don’t discriminate). Things are thrown at you left and right all day long unless you shut off all connections to the outside world - which if we’re being honest is pretty hard to do, though sometimes necessary.

If you’re reading this - you haven’t done that quite yet but I’m stoked because that means you’re about to read some good vibes in this shit-storm. There, I said it.

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Luce Loft Downtown San Diego Wedding - Nick + Allison Did a Thing!

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Okay Okay Okay, I’ll come right out and say it. I cry at weddings. I cry during toasts, vows, I cry when I edit. Sometimes I just can’t handle your love, okay?

This was a sweet little ditty that hummed the tune of Nick and Allison so perfectly. So, yeah - I needed tissues again…

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Brick in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA - Steven + Alina's Wedding

"Oh my God, I hope that's them," I thought to myself as I walked into Moniker General about a year ago on my way to meet Alina and Steven for the first time. 

Love stretches across cultures and brings people together for celebrations and marriage and sharing a meal and holding hands dancing traditional Turkish dances. Love found these two and then they found me to tell a bit of their story and I love that a whole lot. Steven and Alina are MARRIED!!

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Marian Bear Park Maternity Session || Nick + Jenora

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How sweet it is to document the sweetness before baby enters this world. Maternity sessions are one of my favorites to shoot. It embodies how beautiful and powerful a woman’s body is. It captures the peace and wonder (and all 234,554 other emotions) that happen during pregnancy.

When we took these photos, Nick and Jenora were expecting their first little one, a boy named Theodore. We met at Marian Bear Park for these photos in June (I was 39 weeks pregnant!) and Jenora was due in July. It was my first time meeting these two and I was so incredibly in awe with how sweet they were. They are so cute together. They brought such a strong peaceful vibe to this session and after we started talking, I started to get a sense of how excited they were to meet their son. I could tell already they were going to be amazing parents.

 

This session was so sweet and what a great way to document the wait for Mr. Theodore. Stay tuned to see that precious little face.