I don’t have an expansive enough vocabulary to accurately describe the perfection that was Marie and Robert’s wedding day. Yes, I say that about every wedding or session and while I do actually mean it, this wedding.. this wedding was a little more special than my other weddings.
Marie and I met back in 2005 when we were at one of the local horse ranches. It wasn’t until I started working there teaching horseback lessons in 2010 that we became friends. So many memories of us driving around Redlands, singing Keith Urban songs at the top of our lungs, riding all the horses, creating silly names for them. Life got in the way and we lost touch over the years, but in 2017, Marie reached out to me wanting family photos done with her boyfriend and his two gorgeous daughters. That alone was an honor, but then I learned that was going to be their first time ever as a family to have pictures done. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting Marie and Robert, you just know that these two were designed for one another. I saw that back then and have happily watched their relationship grow into the beautiful thing it is now. It only made sense that they get married.
As the diehard desert people they are, hosting their wedding at the Living Desert was the perfect setting for the most romantic day. The weather was glorious and the vendor team they assembled was nothing short of fantastic. The fact that it’s already over makes me sad. To watch two people be surrounded by so much love and support for their marriage was so inspiring to witness.
Enough of my babbling, let’s get to those teaser photos!
The Dream Team:
Photography: @colleenkphotography
Venue: @thelivingdesert
Wedding Management: @gabrielapilarevents
DJ: @musicalphunktions
Catering: @dangbrotherpizza
Bar: SSA-The Living Desert
Hair: @bibbidy_bobbidy_beauty
Makeup: @alyss_beauty
Floral Designer: @mrsbrownfloralandevent
Wedding Dress: @grace_loves_lace