Pfeiffer Beach Elopement

Elopement
Written By Flora Gibson

Jenna and John eloped this week at Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur. Coming all the way from Kansas City to Carmel for the first time, I was so excited to show them the coast. They chose to get ready together which I think is such a sweet moment, John struggled with the buttons and Jenna couldn’t stop laughing. Most of their wedding day was full of laughter. They stayed at a guest cottage in a house in Carmel and followed me to the cliffs and Pfeiffer beach afterward. I absolutely loved their ceremony on the cliffs as the fog rolled in and the pelicans showed up as guests. Jenna was a little fearful of heights so this was the perfect combination of cliffs and beach for couples a little more timid on heights and hiking ( minimal required). Their sweet cake cutting on the beach was so beautiful and simple and I loved that they chose carrot cake! They followed up their cake cutting with a first dance on a Pfeiffer beach overlook and it was a perfect combination of private moments and beautiful memories.

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Big Sur Proposal
Big Sur Proposal

Rebecca and Julia are engaged!!! Rebecca reached out to me a few months before their trip to Big Sur with a plan to surprise the love of her life. I absolutely loved working with Rebecca she was so intentional and decisive in what her vision was. Deetjens was the perfect proposal spot, easy to meet, and plan with a beautiful backdrop. Julia plays the guitar, and I loved that they included that as part of their story. Rebecca proposed right in front of their cabin, the Castro cabin and then we adventured to the mountains and meadow for some couples portraits after. Congratulations you two!!!

Italian Wedding Photographer
Italian Wedding Photographer

The day before Victor and Hannah’s wedding in Tuscany, Italy, we met for some portraits around San Quirico d’Orcia. San Quirico was one of my favorite towns we visited in Italy, from no crowds to beautiful cobblestone streets and the most Michelin-Star restaurants in one block I’ve ever seen. We ran through the streets and explored the gardens, it was sooo much fun getting to capture them before their wedding day. San Quirico is such a beautiful town to explore and a perfect spot for engagement photos, with fewer tourists than bigger towns, it offers an opportunity to find quiet streets and beautiful gardens.

Wedding in Tuscany Italy
Wedding in Tuscany Italy

Victor and Hannah had their beautiful wedding at Borgo Sant’Ambrogio in Tuscany Italy. Victor and Hannah are huge fans of Tuscany and have visited often they knew that May was the perfect month, balancing low season with perfect weather. From shooting their engagement session I knew their wedding would be beautiful with Hannah having such a good sense of style. Her dress with the shoulder wrap was one of my favorite things! Such a fun way to make a classic dress have a more dramatic look. They got ready separately surrounded with their family and friends and one of my favorite moments of the day was watching her best friends tear up seeing her for the first time. V + H had their first look in a courtyard followed by many family shots allowing them to review and relax during their reception. As you would expect with a wedding in Italy the food was incredible including a butcher cutting fresh Charcuterie, and the most amazing appetizers and cocktails. Side note: I have NEVER been fed so well as a vendor, with wine on the table, formal setting, 4 courses. I felt so lucky to be there and refreshed in between capturing speeches spread out over dinner.

Flora Gibson
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