A few months back, Anne, whose wedding to Matt I photographed back in October 2008, contacted me about photographing a very special event for their family:  Anne’s parents, Bill and Jeanne, were celebrating their 50-year wedding anniversary with a vow renewal ceremony.  I was honored to be thought of on such a special occasion for their family, and luckily I was available.  So this morning I headed down to the Pt. Loma Submarine Base and captured some images of an incredible event for a truly special family.

Any marriage that lasts 50 years is very special.  It’s quite another thing when that marriage includes raising 13 children.  Between their children and spouses, and their children and grandchildren, they pretty much filled the room!

Erin and Scott were married this past Saturday at the North Chapel at Liberty Station, with the reception held at the Admiral Kidd Club.  Erin and Scott are super-cool, totally down to earth, and were such a pleasure to work with.  I’ve been looking forward to this wedding for a while, not only because Erin and Scott are so great, but I got a chance to work with good buddy Dan Boswell of dvArtistry, along with his second-shooter, Wes.  Dan’s same-day edit was spectacular as usual!

Special thanks to my old friend, Lindsey Byrnes, for being a fantastic second-shooter.  Also thanks to Haydee from Haydee’s Flowers, Kelly for doing a great job assisting and running a flawless photobooth, and Melissa Barrad from I Do… Weddings for ensuring everything ran smoothly.

Anne and Matt were married on Saturday at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. Anne and Matt were really great to work with and their friends and family made the evening so much fun.

Special thanks to Nely for a great job second-shooting, and kudos to coordinator Lynn from Pure Planning for keeping the events of the evening running smoothly.

Gabrielle and Jeff were married a week ago at the home of Gabrielle’s mother in La Jolla. It was an Indian Summer afternoon filled with friends and family, some of whom traveled a pretty darn good distance to be there–a testament to how special Gabrielle and Jeff are.

In small-world news, Gabrielle and my wife went to the same high school, and they have a lot of mutual friends. So much of the day for me was spent being introduced as “Jenny’s husband”, which was great.

Special thanks to Michael for doing a great job second-shooting. Michael’s work has come a long way in the year-plus he’s been working with me.