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St. Francis Episcopal Church & Palos Verdes Golf Club Wedding - Sarah + Ryan

Last summer, Sarah cried or looked like she was crying when we said bye to each other after her wedding reception ended. She later wrote, " I see you like a friend and can I honestly tell you it makes me sad that we don't get to hang out now?" Sarah and Ryan live in Chicago, and it's amazing how much I get to know two complete strangers and be able to connect with them, their close friends and family on wedding day, which is why I love weddings so much; it's like a summary of who you are, where you came from, who you're surrounded.

Here are some of my favorites; their ceremony was held at St. Francis Episcopal Church in beautiful Palos Verdes and the reception was at Palos Verdes Golf Club.

Palos Verdes Wedding - Ashley + Will

"Annie, we're doing this wedding thing just for you - literally," Ashley told me on her wedding day. "We wanted photos with our family and close friends. This means so much to us."

I started laughing and then went, 'oh holy shit...'

Ashley and Will got married in Vegas two years ago and were not sure about the whole wedding idea in the beginning; because... you know, weddings are not cheap, especially when you're paying for everything. Ashley and Will Airbnb-ed a house in Redondo Beach, had tons of awesome friends and family members helping to decorate the reception at Cheesecake Factory after their ceremony at The Neighborhood Church in Palos Verdes. I witnessed and felt so much love pouring on these two wonderful people, and even on me. Who doesn't like to feel loved? It's certainly so wonderful to be included as part of the family/friend group; I mean, I'm in their wedding album. #goals. haha just kidding.

 

 

 

Wayfarers Chapel and La Venta Inn Wedding - Candace + Sean

We know, in life, people come and go; it's only normal. But if it's not death-related, you can put efforts to keep certain ones in your life. Though I admit it; I'm not that great when it comes to "hanging out" with people I like as I have a weird anti-social tendency sometimes, I'll try to make time for Candace and Sean to slurp some ramen together. This happy couple makes me so happy every time. They make inappropriate jokes that I love. They give me good advice when I need it and love noodle soups as much as I do - or at least they let me believe so. Candace's mom wanted to "adopt" me after their wedding and take me to Texas (where she lives) on occasions; she sent me healing energy when I got into a car accident. Sean shared his "not-so-secret" turkey recipe for Thanksgiving, and that is the only recipe I'll ever use.

The funny thing is that Candace and Sean were complete strangers who simply wanted an engagement photo session with me at first. It's unbelievable where life takes you to and how much it gives you. I'm so so thankful that I got to preserve their memories of the happiest-day-ever this summer. 

Ahhhhh... Can you overdose on happiness? <3

If you're interested, see their engagement photos here