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Veronica & Noe’s Salinas wedding


I knew the party at Veronica & Noe’s wedding reception would be a great one when I walked into Bayonet Black Horse and saw that the dance floor was twice the size of what it is usually.

They made use of it — Veronica, Noe, and their friends and family danced the night away as music played and lights flashed.
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Janelle & Jeff’s Monterey Peninsula wedding

When I first met Janelle & Jeff on a Skype call from their home in Georgia, they told me they wanted their have their Monterey Peninsula wedding on the beach, take photos in the trees and end at a karaoke bar. Now if that doesn’t sound like an awesome time, I don’t know what does.
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Leia & George’s Seaside wedding

Leia & George brought together a huge number of family and friends for their Seaside wedding at Bayonet Black Horse, completely filling the golf course’s large reception room. Yet somehow, even with all those people, they managed to keep the mood casual, intimate and lighthearted, like a regular weekend get-together … except with a marriage thrown in.
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Kelly & David’s Seaside wedding

You ever meet someone and immediately feel comfortable with them, like you’re already friends? That’s how it felt when I met Kelly, which is remarkable, since we met at a wedding fair. We hit it off as soon as she walked up to my booth, which is saying something, because at a bridal fair, you meet lots of people, many of whom are overwhelmed, or in a rush, and it’s hard to make a connection.

Later, I met David, and it felt the same way. I knew that working with them during their Seaside wedding at Bayonet Black Horse would feel like spending a day with friends.

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Matt & Shane’s San Jose wedding

I have a lot of things to say about Matt & Shane’s San Jose wedding at the Corinthian Grand Ballroom, but let me start with a quick overview of this incredible event: The couple put together a beautiful and fun day that was a touching and personal celebration of their love for each other.

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Kristie & Casey’s Big Sur wedding

Bixby Bridge Big Sur wedding photo

It wasn’t until I was in my car heading south to photograph Kristie and Casey’s Big Sur wedding that I realized why they were having it on a Wednesday at the end of February … It was Leap Year day!

Silly of me, I know. But I was so excited about all the other details of the wedding that I didn’t dwell on the fact that it was on a weekday. The wedding was to be a small gathering, just a few people, in my favorite place on earth, Big Sur.

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