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Big Sur Wedding Elopement with Weddings In Monterey

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Married on the Cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean • Big Sur

Married on the most romantic day of the year – Valentine’s Day! And being on the top of the cliffs of Big Sur with your closest friends and family watching you exchange your vows. True bliss for these two. Their attention to detail was perfect! Even the all of the girls in the wedding had […]

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Bernardus Lodge Wedding and Engagement Session

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Engagement photos at your wedding venue • Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley

Where do I start with these two? Let’s just say it was all meant to be. These two met me out at Bernardus Lodge for a quick session in the Rose Garden… where they will be married in late June of this year. I was lucky to meet both of their mom’s too! They were […]

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Married along the Pacific and Portraits in the Grand Redwoods • Big Sur and Glen Oaks Lodge

Beautiful elopement on the cliffs of Big Sur overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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la playa hotel wedding

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Intimate Wedding at La Playa • Carmel

Sweet Chelsea reached out to me as their plans had changed due to the pandemic and I was thrilled she did! This was the most beautiful and elegant small event at the gorgeous La Playa Hotel located in Carmel. She knew when she met Christian 6 or so years ago, that he WAS the one […]

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Mini Wedding in Carmel with Weddings in Monterey

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Hidden Beach Wedding • Carmel

Jeni and Jonathan were to get married originally in August – but their plans changed due to Covid. They switched courses and we were so grateful that they found us! They had just a few guests present to include their sons, her mom and two sisters. These two were together for six years (wow!) on […]

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Toes in the Sand Senior Session • Carmel

Was honored to be asked to take Angelita’s senior portraits this season. She is the ‘baby’ of the family as I’ve also taken her two older brother’s senior portraits in the past few years. The first time I met this sweet girl she was in catcher’s gear and in beast mode during a travel softball […]

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Rain on your Wedding Day • Carmel Beach

The bride’s comments from their day: ….WOW!! The pictures are beautiful!! We are so happy with them! The lighting was perfect…. Back in December, Gerald and Felicia had contacted Weddings in Monterey and Heidi Borgia Photography about helping them with their dream wedding with their toes in the sand in Carmel on the beach.  They […]

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Married at Bernardus Lodge • Carmel Valley

These two lovebirds… where do I start? Oh my goodness. This past June, Lauren reached out to Brian my husband asking if Weddings in Monterey could help her and her fiance get married. They wanted Brian to officiate the wedding and me to document their day. After spending some time with Brian talking over all […]

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Married overlooking the Pacific Ocean • Highlands Inn, Carmel

About a week ago, these two Monterey locals exchanged their vows in front of their family at the exquisite Highlands Inn overlooking the grand Pacific Ocean. They had bigger plans before the pandemic to have a larger wedding – but decided to make alternate plans that ‘fit’ during this time for them. They had just […]

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