Southern California has no shortage of incredible locations for weddings, that’s for sure! I am going to give you all the details about one of the most luxurious, all-inclusive wedding venues in Southern California: The Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel. With breathtaking views of the pacific ocean, stunning outdoor & indoor venue options, delicious food, and more this wedding venue is truly a dream. Get ready to have the time of your lives with a Ritz Carlton wedding just like Kristyn & Nathan did in June of 2022!
Blake + Hollyann: San Moritz Lodge Wedding
A LAKE GREGORY WEDDING
Blake and Hollyann are nature people!! They did their engagement session at Carbon Canyon and of course they were married in the middle of nature at San Moritz Lodge. If you’ve never been there, like me - this was my first time (well second because I did a venue walk through) - it is freaking amazing! It’s this cute little lodge that sits on the lake. There are a ton of paths to walk, which made for some great romantics, but there are also so many trees right around the venue, which made for easy access to beautiful locations for family + wedding party photos.
Blake and Hollyann definitely wanted something epic, which is why they asked if I could scout the venue ahead of time. As I mentioned above - so many good spots within walking distance, but after I did the walk through, I drove around the lake to see if I could find anything cool. Well check that first shot out!! It’s on the other side of the lake, which meant we had about 15 minutes to sneak away for these shots! Worth it!!
J+K: Ace Hotel Palm Springs Wedding
Cassy + Ethan: Los Rios St + In N Out Engagement Session
A RUN THROUGH A FIELD & AN AFTERNOON SNACK
I’m such a fan of engagement session that are 10 minutes from my house AND combine my former part time job with my current full time job. Cassy and Ethan are SO FUN and SO SWEET!! They were totally down to shoot in the rain if it did rain, but thankfully it stayed clear for our entire shoot. Sure the clouds were gray, but this shoot turned out MAGICAL!!! The light was perfect since there were tons of clouds and they were just SO IN LOVE!!! I barely had to direct them, which is my absolute favorite. I turned on some tunes and let them dance, play, and cuddle up as much as they wanted! After wandering Los Rios St and Northwest Open Space, we needed an afternoon snack and In N Out was on their list of shoot locations, so it only made sense! Enjoy!!!
Kyle + Paige: San Clemente Pier Proposal
A NIGHTLY BEACH WALK TURNS INTO A PROPOSAL
Shout out to all the newly engaged couples like these two!! Kyle and Paige walk along the beach pretty frequently, so when Kyle told me he wanted to propose during one of their nightly walks - it just made sense! She wouldn’t suspect anything, except she totally started getting bummed he hadn’t proposed when the made it to the pier. Little did she know, he had planned to propose on the walk back. I already followed him on Instagram, so I knew who to look for, but the beach is huge and of course it was super low tide (Paige’s favorite time) , so the beach was even bigger. I was pretty far away when he got down on one knee, but it turned out so perfect!! She was so surprised and even more surprised to see me haha! They enjoyed a staycation at the Ritz after! So fun!
