Pasadena Courthouse Elopement with Erik and Grace

February 28, 2025

I have slacked. BIG TIME. I haven’t written a blog in months and my social media posts have been next to nothing. There has definitely been a slow down in everything. Who hasn’t felt the frustration of the world? The irony of all of the slowness was that the beautiful bride below found me through […]

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Kellyn, Matt and the girls :)

March 15, 2024

Regular engagement sessions are for the birds. Don’t you know the new hype is at home sessions around a counter top while your toddler tosses flour and giggles with you? Well…now you do. I met Kellyn when she was a very pregnant bridesmaid in Emmy and Alinah’s wedding. She told me that she and her […]

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Eloping on beaches of Socal

March 2, 2024

I was recently in Laguna Beach and saw a beautiful couple eloping. The scenery was perfect. The temperature was also perfect. They looked incredible. But they broke one cardinal rule. They chose to elope at 3 pm. Now, you’re probably like “Emily. What’s the problem?” 3 pm is great. And if you were indoors…you would […]

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Interracial couple newly married at Laguna Hills Civic Courthouse after their civil wedding ceremony.

Civil Ceremonies in Southern California courthouses and where to go.

February 9, 2024

You’ve decided that the civil ceremony is the way to go! Let me just say, when my husband and I got married almost 16 years ago…this is the route he would have preferred. We headed to Santa Ana to get our marriage license and much to my surprise, arrived at a quite historical/really cool looking […]

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Andriana and Aaron

November 13, 2023

High school sweethearts Andriana and Aaron, are wed in civil ceremony in Alhambra, Ca.

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Corey and Bonnie

August 14, 2023

Kansas natives, Corey and Bonnie travel to Southern California for a beautiful, sunrise elopement.

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