D + T had a big wedding planned for next year, but they realized they wanted to make sure that their grandparents could be there to celebrate with them. So they pushed up their wedding date and planned an intimate wedding in the city where they fell in love, where they had spent many long dates hiking and picnicking wherever they went (especially because they met during COVID!) D was a landscape architect, so they immediately fell in love with St. Hilary's Church, a historic church overlooking the bay. We ended the night at the Golden Gate Bridge, where we all laughed at how cold we were with the insane wind - the best way to end the day. Check out the rest of their San Francisco wedding below!
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How many couples can say that they met in 6th grade?! These two started dating their senior year of high school (just like my husband and I!) Almost a decade later, these two knew they wanted to get married somewhere that represented their love of the outdoors. They had visited California once before, but didn't get to see much outside of LA so Big Sur became the perfect destination for them. What's funny is that these two were jetting off to Cabo for their honeymoon after their elopement, but joked that they should've cancelled the trip and put it toward spending more time in Big Sur instead. That's how you know you chose the right place to get married! We ended the night at the beach for sunset, where these two laughed and ran into the ocean as the beautiful golden hues colored the sky. Check out the rest of their Big Sur elopement below!
Many people have asked how we are able to travel so much...one month it's New Zealand, and another month it's Canada. The key is to plan ahead - and to use a couple of trip planning strategies that we've really nailed down. And yes, I'm a bit of a detailed planner - so much that people say I should plan trips for a living - so here are my tips on how to travel on a budget!
These two were thinking of eloping in Big Sur, so they figured why not capture their engagement photos there! Being just a few hours drive down from the Bay Area, they couldn't believe they had never come here and knew that they would have to come back. We started off climbing on the rocky cliffs and ended their session with sunset on the beach. Check out the rest of their engagement session below!
How many people can say they drove their car all the way from the East Coast to the West Coast for their elopement? N + M got their rad red Corvette just a few months ago, and knew they wanted to include it on their wedding day. Highway 1 to Big Sur was of course, one of the most epic drives in the world! So they drove their car all the way from New Jersey to California (funnily enough, a similar to journey to what Henry Miller, the famous author, made). They said their vows in a beautiful redwoods setting at Henry Miller Library. After celebrating with an intimate group of family and friends, they adventured to the coast to see the rest of Big Sur. Check out the rest of their Henry Miller Library Big Sur elopement below!
Most people will tell you that 1 week in Japan is not nearly enough. And even if you did 1 week in Japan, there's no way you would think of going anywhere outside of the main cities - possibly Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka and that's it. But for experience seekers like us, this might be the itinerary for you, or at the very least, inspiration to add to your longer trip! We had already been to Japan once before (you can check out our last Japan Travel Guide blog post!) This time we had a few goals in mind - eat all the good food, bring back a luggage full of souvenirs, and experience authentic Japanese ryokans (traditional Japanese inn) and onsens (hot springs) that we had loved so much from our last trip. Most of the places we visited were ones few travel guides had listed, so it took hours of deep dive Google searching to plan out this trip. If you're ready for some travel inspiration, check out this 2023 travel guide with a 1-week Japan itinerary below!
A + R met in high school, went to different colleges, and travelled the world as friends...until one day they realized that what they wanted all along was right in front of them. They loved to hike and camp, so Santa Cruz and Big Sur became places where they spent many weekends exploring and adventuring. When they started talking about where they wanted to get married, they knew they wanted an intimate elopement. Our original plan was to have the ceremony overlooking the coast, but as a last minute change to accomodate the grandparents, they switched their ceremony site to a beautiful little garden in Monterey. It ended up being the perfect backdrop for their wedding! Though the garden had been bare when they visited, there were blooms everywhere for their May wedding. After a short and sweet ceremony, we caravanned down to the beach for their portraits. Though it started raining pretty heavily when we arrived, we hid under the stairs to wait it out. Just 15 minutes later, the rains stopped, the clouds cleared, and then sun peaked out just in time. We had the entire beach to ourselves, and got to adventure to the coast to even see a few glimmers of sunset. Never doubt that Big Sur will showcase its wonder, no matter how unpredictable the weather can be! Check out the rest of A + R's Monterey and Big Sur elopement below.
A + R eloped at Olympic National Park in the Pacific Northwest before moving abroad together, but they knew they still wanted to celebrate with their family and friends. Their nature-centered elopement was everything they dreamed of, so they wanted their wedding day to reflect that very same feeling they had on their elopement day. Since A had a passion for coastal restoration, getting married by the ocean couldn't have been more perfect! Their boho, free-spirited wedding was brought together by incredible vendors all while they were living abroad. Check out the rest of their Sanctuary Beach Resort wedding below!
The moment I started talking to S + B, I felt like I had met the Keith and I's alternate selves. We had so many similarities - from growing up in the Bay Area, to following each other through grad school, to living in crummy apartments during our school days, to having a love for nerdy things like Lord of the Rings and Marvel movies, to sharing favorites memories of road tripping around Scotland. Even better was the Fault in Our Stars reference in S's vows - an ode to one of his favorite books (for those who don't know, Keith has a love for all things John Green, and we even went to the Hank and John Green show one year. Keith's goal is to visit the bench in the Fault in Our Stars movie one day). When these two started dreaming about their elopement, they knew they wanted something intimate. A day where they could honor the love they had for their family but also get to adventure with just the two of them. So as California natives, Big Sur became the perfect place for them, a place not too far for their family to travel but just magical enough to whisk everyone away to see the coast. Though they had originally thought about getting married on the coast, they fell in love with the garden venue of Loma Vista Gardens as an accessible place for their guests to gather. It had rained a little that morning and even hailed the day before for their spring wedding, but as luck would have it, the sun came out for one of the warmest Big Sur weddings I've ever captured. Their guests even came down to the beach with them after, which was such a fun way to show their family why they chose Big Sur in the first place. Check out the rest of S + B's intimate wedding at Loma Vista Gardens!
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