Sunday, October 11, 2015

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It's true!  We have the best job in the world! 

We love what we do,
and our couples love what we do too.

We are part of our couples happiest day :) 
Most of the other elopement companies
in the area subcontract to other vendors,
but lucky for us because
we personally do ALL of our own weddings. 
 
If you don't believe how happy our couples are,
  just look at the smiles and romance
we've captured over the last few weeks.
Fall weddings are the best in San Diego,
no crowds and lots of sunshine.

 
CONGRATS! 
Jackie and Mike
Liz and Jason
Jennifer and Charles
Denise and Casey
Diane and Shawn
Hope and Jason
Susan and Luis
Melissa and Ariel

xoxo
christine and steve

ElopeSanDiego.com
 















Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Complete with dog! Dog Friendly Weddings San Diego 858 945 8341

Patty Boyd marries for a third time! Fun dog friendly wedding.   She was previously married to Beatle George Harrison, and also Eric Clapton....

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Twenty years and counting! Congrats Nicolle and Paul :)

This is the kind of story that I love to tell !!!    About a couple who lived happily ever after.... and I was there to see the beginning of their journey together, their wedding day.  August 25, 1995!

It was such a beautiful wedding,  that I managed to capture a shot that received a National "Fuji Masterpiece" award.  A few months after their wedding in 1996, I entered in competition and won that year for the best wedding party shot for 1996 :)   I wish I could find the photo, but it's buried in mountains of photos... someday to be organized.

Love this marker of time, it was the last day I was 39 --when spent the day with Nicolle and Paul, Anthony our youngest son, who was my assistant that day, he was invited to ride in the limo with all the "guys".  I'm not sure but I think he had his first shot of tequila that day :)

Congrats and thanks for sharing this with us!
I miss Seattle, but only Seattle in summer.
xoxo
christine
Here's to the next 20! 


Monday, August 17, 2015

Summer is flying by!!!

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The summer is just flying by, can't believe it's been over a month
since I've been here to share. 

Another busy summer, and we t
hank all of our couples for making
us San Diego's Most Trusted elopement company! 

NINE couples got married this week on Coronado Beach.
We hear all the time how much couples just LOVE that we work
together as a married couple,
because so many of the other "elopement" companies in San Diego
just send random wedding vendors to their weddings.
I guess there is something to be said for
working together as a team :)

Congrats to each one of you,
we know you had a fantastic time
at your wedding because we did too!
And so much fun in San Diego. The weather has been perfect,
well, maybe a little too hot. Sorry about the parking at the hotel.
Thank you for sharing your
happiest day with us!
We were excited to extend 2 military couples our
"$99 Saturday morning" special this week.

When we're not hanging out on the beach with our happy couples,
we rescue shelter dogs!  We talk about it all the time, and hope
we're not boring anyone--

In 2011, we founded our 501c3 non profit dog rescue
and since that time, we've been working to towards opening an adoption center.

So happy to announce that this  month,
we are opening San Diego's FIRST
retail adoption center for shelter dogs!  

Lucky Pup Dog Rescue Adoption Center

So exciting, many more lives will be saved by having our pups
seen by more adopters. Those who don't want to go to the shelter
will find groomed, spayed/neutered, microchipped, happy dogs! 
 
Our dogs come from the highest kill shelters in Southern California,
in San Bernardino County and Moreno Valley where
dogs are killed after just a few days of being picked up.
  The situation is dire and time is of the essence. 

Our grand opening will be on August 30 2-6pm
in UC Marketplace 3855 Governor Drive,
just next door to Sprouts, in the kiosk.
San Diego, California 92122

Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers, donors and adopters.
We love you!
A special thank you to "Chive on California" peeps
who donated over $ 18K to open our center
and support our rescue work
and UC Marketplace owners who donated our space.  

We always love to have new dog loving volunteers,
and know that your donations are tax deductible.
When you give to your neighborhood rescues,
your money works in your community. 
 
We offer the exact same tax deduction
as the big box animal organizations
without the overhead they have. 
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po box 3484 san diego, ca 92163 




GRAND OPENING  August 30 Sunday 2-6pm dogs welcome

Our next fundraiser!  Oct 22 2-6pm Mission Brewery
room for 300 peeps and their dogs! Let's pack the place for the pups!



Friday, July 3, 2015

JULY WEDDING CEREMONY SPECIAL ON CORONADO BEACH, CA $199

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It's July and we have some spots left
for our fun, relaxed elope wedding ceremonies!

Have a beautiful barefoot wedding on Coronado beach
with Elope San Diego.
 
No stress, no drama.

This fee includes the minister to perform the ceremony
and up to 8 guests on Coronado Beach,
just a few minutes from downtown San Diego.
You will need to bring your marriage license
from the county clerks office,
which we will file for you.







Here is our website for more details
for your last minute wedding plans : 


xoxoxo 
christine and steve


We do all of our own weddings 
never subcontracting to other vendors! 
Over 3500 weddings since 1987

Better Business Bureau A + rating

Monday, June 22, 2015

DOG FRIENDLY WEDDINGS!! San Diego, California

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So Easy to Include Your Beloved Dogs
In Your Wedding!

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We've been offering weddings with Fido, Rover and Max
for over 25 years now.
In fact, in 2011, our deep love of dogs blossomed so much
we started a non profit dog rescue here in San Diego.
(Lucky Pup Dog Rescue)




Here is Our info about our dog friendly weddings
on Coronado Dog Beach.

We are the real deal when it comes to "dog love",
with over 25 years of experience,
and know that we are giving back to our community
in a way that benefits so many death row dogs..



And if you can't have your pup at your wedding,
here is a great article with some other ideas about
how to include your dog (s) in your wedding,
even if they aren't at the ceremony! 

Saturday, June 20, 2015

June 20th.... Twenty Eight Years ago.... our wedding anniversary. Seattle Washington

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Happy Anniversary to us!   

28 years ago we "I do" in Seattle 
and traveled to Coronado for our honeymoon :)

Three months later we would start our wedding business!
Photography and Wedding Ceremonies

xoxo
christine and steve

ElopeSanDiego.com





our wedding day, Seattle June 20, 1987
honeymoon, Coronado Beach, Hotel Del June 1987


San Diego Fundraiser for our dog rescue Little Italy with Miss Molly

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Loving our updates from couples... 5 and 6 years ago...

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
to some of our favorite couples ! 

Fiona and Edgar traveled all the way from the UK to
elope with us in 2009. We have loved following them 
and watching their family grow and their crazy adventures
as they travel the globe.  They always make us laugh.




AND NOW!














And Sara and Samuel and their family, were married in 2010
their homecoming photo gets me every single time I see it!















We have the best job in the world! 

xoxo
christine and steve

Friday, June 12, 2015

A CELEBRATION OF "LOVE" DAY. Anniversary of the Supreme Court Ruling on the Loving v. Virginia

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Time for a quick little history lesson about love and marriage! 



 Mildred and Richard Loving were married in June of 1958
in Washington DC, just 80 miles from their home.

They happily returned to their home
in Central Point, Virginia as newlyweds.
Central Point had been Mildred's home for generations,
and the couple had known each other
since they were children.

 
But not long after their return, at 2 AM in the morning,
Sheriff Garnett Brooks made his way into their bedroom.
He arrested them for
"cohabiting as man and wife against the
peace and dignity of the of the Commonwealth". 
Richard spent one night in jail, Mildred was detained several days.
Their court costs were $ 36.29.

At the time,
it was illegal for a black woman and a white man to be married.
In fact,  it was a FELONY.  With a maximum sentence of five years.
The law had been on the books since 1662 and updated in 1924.
It required that both parties have
"white" only ancestry from at least the year 1684
to be married to one another. 

Mildred and RIchard, man and wife pleaded guilty on January 6, 1959
and were sentenced to a year in prison. 
They were given a "deal" to have a suspended
sentence if they would leave Virginia for 25 years,
and they took that option.
However, they returned for Easter one year to visit their families and
were arrested again for violating the terms of their sentence.
For future visit they were forbidden from traveling together. 

The lived in Washington DC, far from family and friends,
and struggled in every way.
As things got worse for the family,
Mildred wrote a letter to Robert Kennedy,
she wanted to challenge the law!

Robert Kennedy who was our Attorney General
at the time helped her and
found someone to take her case.
Because they Lovings had accepted the court's plea bargain, they couldn't appeal.
It was a struggle, but they won their case, so aptly name:
"Loving vs. the Commonwealth of Virginia"

The Supreme Court overturned the Virginia
conviction in a unanimous decision... on June 12, 1967.
The court ruled that Virginia's anti miscegenation statute
violated both the"due process clause"
and the "equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 

More info here
and here

Mildred and Richard had three children,
she passed away in Central Point on May 2, 2008,
Richard was killed by a drunk driver in 1975

Steve and I were in Junior HIgh School when this ruling was made,
doesn't seem like that long ago....

We LOVE AND RESPECT
Mildred's moxey, as a woman,
a wife and mother!




Thursday, June 11, 2015

Thowback Thursday With A Little Martha Stewart. . ..

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The year was 1994, okay... I know, I know..
that was a LONG time ago....


I can still remember the excitement about finding out that
Martha Stewart was going to publish a WEDDING MAGAZINE! 

And we were going to be in the first ever edition.
 

I thought up the concept and took the photograph,
in Pike Place Market,
in downtown Seattle.  Just a few steps from
the original Starbucks.
 

So much fun!
The "bride" owned a dress shop and
I had photographed her wedding earlier.

We did a couple more editions of the magazine after that...
and the national exposure was awesome.


SInce September of 1987, I been sharing couples
most special day by capturing their wedding memories.


Additionally, I am a member of
Professional Photographers of California.

Since photography is a passion,
it's been fun to keep up with my skills by taking
programs and seminars in places as far away as Texas.


My years experience gives the clients who hire us
  a warm fuzzy feeling of security that you won't
get from a part time photographer or a family member.


Big and fancy weddings..
Small and sweet weddings 

and everything in between
I done 'em all.


xoxo
Christine 
ElopeSanDiego.com  

If you are interested in having
beautiful beach wedding photography for your special day
give me a call


858 945 8341


More information about my wedding photography
just click here

 


* dress shop and owner information obscured on the marque

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Real friends don't ask friends do their wedding photos...



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having your friend photograph your wedding.... what could possibly go wrong?
















 

So much DIY these days...

In the rush to save a few dollars,
couples sometimes forget there is only get one opportunity
to have wonderful wedding photos.

It stands to reason that
someone who has spent nearly three decades
photographing weddings will no doubt do a better job
than uncle Bob, or the guy found on Craigslist
who works as a fry cook during the week
and bought a new camera last year,
or your well meaning cousin Linda Lou.
You have to admit, tempting, but risky at best.

Steve and I paid $ 1000 for our wedding photography
lo those many years ago in 1987~
and even that didn't guarantee that we were very happy
with the results.  So it not always about money
when hiring a professional photographer to capture your special day.
 
Check out their work, chat about expectations and style.
Find out what people say about their photos. Look at samples yourself.

I happen to be a member of Professional Photographers of California,
and winner of several national photographic awards.
Our elopement company also has a A+ rating with the BBB.
We most importantly, we don't just send other
people to photograph your wedding.


So really, there are lots of reasons to take a second look
at hiring a professional photographer
to capture your wedding memories. 
If it's not in the budget,
we have a Paypal option that includes
6 months financing for no charge :)

Time and time again,
it's the photographs that people count
as their most treasured possessions when disaster hits. 
Yet when it comes to hiring a photographer,
many times people think the iphone
or the fancy camera get the shots. Totally discounting
the eye and experience of the photographer.

  Remember, its not the paint brush that created the Mona Lisa,
it was the artist.
You can give anyone a box of brushes,
a blank canvas and some oil paint...

Jumpin' down from my soap box NOW


 
xoxoxo
christine

portrait photographer

and co owner of Elope San Diego






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lost ring in the sand, your friend would probably
have to put her camera down & jump in and look for that ring !

and if it's just the two of you... you'd never have a photo like this...

or like this


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SAMPLES WEDDING PHOTOS ON "YOU TUBE"
by Christine Haslet
....  



xoxo
christine 

professional
portrait photographer since 1987






Monday, May 25, 2015

Such a nice review... we have to share :)

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This wonderful review just arrived from Beth and Shawn,
who traveled from Fishers, Indiana
to be married with us on April 11 of this year. 
 
Thank you for the LOVE!
Beth, Shawn and Lola some of the happiest,
MOST joyful people we've ever met~

xoxo
christine and steve






Christine and Steve made both the wedding plans and the wedding itself a completely stress-free process. On the day of the ceremony, they felt like members of our family and helped to create an absolutely joyous event.As perfect as our wedding was, the wedding photos that Christine took are equally amazing! I cannot stress enough how happy we are with Christine's photographs and with the photo book that she created for us.If you are considering other wedding services in San Diego you are simply wasting your time. Beth and I could not possibly recommend Christine and Steve at Elope San Diego any higher. You MUST call this fantastic couple and ask them to help make your day as perfect as they made ours.

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