Big Sur Wedding Day Portraits

Adventure
Written By Flora Gibson

I met Mackenzie and Scott last year in Big Sur for their engagement session. I love that I get to shoot their engagements, adventure session portraits, and wedding day, we truly get to become friends over time. Mackenzie and Scott are incredibly talented artists and beautiful people inside and out.

Mackenzie and Scott are getting married at Wind and Sea in a few days, you can see the wedding day HERE. They couldn’t decide if they really wanted to leave all their guests that had flown in from out of town while they adventure along the coast on their wedding day for portraits; so we decided to do it a day before the wedding photo session. We started our adventure in Big Sur at Deetjen’s, one of the oldest historic hotels in Big Sur, they stayed in the Chateau Fiasco a room that has a long history of artists and musicians staying. Mackenzie told me the room has a guest book that is hidden somewhere in the room. If you find it you can read stories of people that stayed there 20 years ago and oftentimes were definitely high on something. The energy around the whole hotel is just good and I hope Scott was able to write some incredible poetry while there.

We did the first look in the redwoods behind the hotel and then adventured along the coast. MacKenzie has two dresses so we are we were able to keep one dress really clean for her wedding and use the other dress for some really epic portraits.

We took advantage of all the pompous grass blooming in September as we drove down the coast. they ran in a meadow and danced on the beach, then they had the most beautiful cliffside moment together focusing on their wedding and the excitement of spending the rest of their lives together I can’t wait for their wedding Saturday.

Mackenzie had a Grace Loves Lace US  and Dreamers and Lover’s dress that she’ll be wearing at Wind and Sea on their wedding day! Hair and makeup by KAT did a wonderful job on her makeup and hair. `

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Carmel Engagement Session
Carmel Engagement Session

H + J chose Carmel by the Sea for their engagement session. They have known each other since high school, and their relationship is so full of laughter that it was easy to capture them naturally. I appreciate both of you for trusting me to preserve this time of your life in Carmel. I love Carmel for engagement sessions as a variety of landscapes and the ability to get away from crowds is second to none.

California Redwood Elopement
California Redwood Elopement

K + J eloped this week in the beautiful redwoods of California. They stayed at the beautiful Glen Oaks Big Sur and brought their amazing friend Micheal to perform a heartfelt ceremony in the redwoods. My favorite part of their day was how they got ready together in such a sweet way and set aside 10 min for creative photos in the light of their cabin. I loved the small cake that their friend made them with the cutest cake topper! ( a Polaroid of them!)

Deetjens Big Sur Photographer
Deetjens Big Sur Photographer

Deetjens Big Sur is one of my favorite hotels for clients to stay at during their California elopement. It is one of the oldest hotels in Big Sur, with its charm and unique vibes. S + M got ready at the beautiful antique cabin in the woods and their ceremony under the redwoods, followed by a first dance and picnic at the beach. What a beautiful day!

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