So, it happened! My nephew is married! Holy Smokes! And I got to photograph the affair. How crazy is that?!?! It all started when he met Amber at his high school graduation. (see photo below)

Noah’s grandma Tina and Amber’s grandma, Margie were long-time friends. They brought the two together and 6 years later, we celebrated the sacrament of their marriage with a mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Ojai, California. Amber grew up in Ojai.

It was like a family reunion for all of us. HELLO!

My family on the left (along with my turkey neck that is making me think I need to start dressing like Diane Keaton) and my fabulous sister’s family on the right. How pretty everyone looks!

This is my family above with my sister, Kim’s family. ALL TOGETHER! This rarely happens, so by gosh, thank you, Anthony (best man) for making this possible. (he took the photo)

We all stayed at the same hotel and even though it flew by so quickly, we had such a great time! We even squeezed in a movie night, the classic The Goonies, at the pool on the projector I brought from Texas for the rehearsal slideshow. Yes. I wore many hats this weekend!

CLICK HERE FOR CHEESY REHEARSAL SLIDESHOW

You know how I love a good slideshow! LOL

Something to keep in mind as I share this blog post. I dropped my phone in the pool on the first day we were there. Yep. IN THE POOL. I dove in for it, but it wasn’t salvageable. Sad but true and therefore, nothing behind the scenes from the iPhone. No stories, reels, or selfies. I had to rely on family + friends. It’s very sad, really. AND if you tried to get ahold of me during this time, my phone could not ring, so I’m sure I missed calls and possibly even someone inquiring about a wedding. Who knows?

I did work with some pretty fabulous people. Here’s their info…

Planner
www.hosteevents.com
@hoste_events

Beauty
Hair: @hairbycorinnev Corinne phone: 540-226-4030 email - hairbycorinnev@gmail.com
Makeup: @laurazavalamakeup Laura Zavala email: laurazavs@gmail.com

Florals | High Heron Farms
@nightheronfarm
Alena Steen + Danny Shimoda 919.593.6943 nightheronfarms@gmail.com www.nightheronfarm.org

Venue/Caterer | Boccalis
Marde reservations@boccalis.com

Officiant/Church St Thomas Aquinas

Typewrite Postcards | Richard Barnitz
@FarmToType
505.515.1675 richardbarnitz@gmail.com

Music | Hai
phone: (951) 204-1582 email: hairabed@msn.com

Of course, the weekend flew by and now I’m home sad because I miss my family. So much has happened in the last few weeks. Someday, maybe? I can catch up here on this little blog I started so very long ago. I sure would like that. In the meantime, simply enjoy the photos.

Love does,
Kristin