Eloping in San Diego. The Perfect Way To Warm Up If You Are From Michigan....

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San Diego The Perfect Place
for a Winter Elope Wedding !

Oh, did we mention it's sunny and 70 in San Diego...

as many parts of the country dig out from a huge snow storm?

Yvonne and Randy eloped with us and it was a perfect in every way.
They traveled away from mountains of snow and ice to tie the knot.
 

We found a special bond with them because they too, work
together as a couple every day. 
They are a fantastic real estate team at Howard/Hanna
in Jackson, Michigan
Working together is something most couples don't even attempt :)

They were married in a gorgeous spot....
actually, our favorite spot...
we were laughing the other day because
one of our colleagues told a bride that
"Christine and Steve do their weddings at the "stinky jetty "

 in an effort dissuade them from working with us.

Made us remember fondly
  our first 20 years  spent marrying and photographing couples
in picturesque Seattle, Washington.
A place where the wedding professionals are mannered, 
kind to one another, network and work in the spirit of cooperation.   

Guess "stinky" is in the of beholder,
because about two hundred and fifty couples year LOVE our spot..
 it's private, it's free and nearly perfect in every way.

Coronado Beach...stinky jetty ?  We think not!

Pretty pictures, Fun ceremony, No stress and drama

Congrats Yvonne and Randy 

xoxo

christine and steve 

ElopeSanDiego.com

Our Easy Elopement Packages here

another happily ever after....

Fancy, Schmancy..... WOW

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Back to Paris for our 60th birthdays? 

I think so...
it's where my parents met and my mum was born, and her mum
and her mum, you get the idea. It's makes me half French.

Perhaps a business expense for getting that "one in a million" shot. 

Love this..

More beautiful wedding images here

Entrepreneur saves puppy and launches his new company with $ 250.

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Lemons + Lemons = Lemonade

Such a great little story......

who doesn't LOVE and uplifting dog story?

Puppy +T shirts= Success Beyond Wildest Dreams

Remember.....Lemons + Lemons = Lemonade

 David Hendrickson from Anaheim...

his story here

xoxo

christine and steve

Elope San Diego

home of the dog friendly wedding in San Diego

and

Lucky Pup Dog Rescue
501c3 non profit, charity dog rescue

stop by and like our Lucky Pup page :) 

SO EXCITED for our new website! Coming in the next few weeks.....

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Lookie!   Here is a sneak peek at our new website for
A Ceremony To Remember

Our new website is almost finished,
we purchased a new program and with the photos, 

it's turning out really beautiful :) 

Easy to navigate and lots of information.

You can always call us too

858 945 8341

xoxo

christine and steve

We Need to Make One of these for Wedding Planning!

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Love this, we think there should be a column for
for wedding planning.  

Can you say "Wedding Nightmares for $ 50, Alex? "
  

PS  Thank you everyone that follows our wedding blog, 

we just hit 96,000 views this week!! 

xoxo

christine and steve

Elope San Diego

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All the Way from Toronto! To Elope To San Diego:)

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Thanks Rhonda and Mark for such a fun afternoon.

All the way from Toronto, Ontario

BRRR.. we had the Perfect weather for them!
Thank you for the wonderful note,

we couldn't be happier that your day was perfect with us!

 

Our Perfect Beach Wedding 

 

Anyone who is reading this review considering a perfect, simple beach wedding in beautiful San Diego, trust me.......do NOT HESITATE to book with Christine and Steve. They made our wedding day simply perfect! Right from our initial contact with them, they were warm and excited for us. They responded very quickly to any email or question. We planned less than 2 months before our "day" and every detail was easy, and seamless. We got married on Coronado Beach. Christine and Steve did not miss a single detail. The flowers were beautiful, and the pictures are amazing. If you are looking for a "no fuss" wedding, in a beautiful place, we highly recommend having Christine and Steve take care of your amazing day.

Thank you Christine and Steve!

Rhonda and Mark Toronto, Ontario…

HUH??? True Confessions Of A Seasoned Wedding Photographer

Ummmm....No, I'm not going to come to your wedding on a Saturday in May
and take a couple of pictures, with your iphone
while Steve is performing the ceremony.

If you don't hire me to photograph your wedding I won't be there. 
And there is no need to get pissy and rude about it. 

Just sayin'

This is my job, my craft, my art.

It's also how I pay for gifts for my grandchildren,
food for my dogs and and pay the water bill. 

ROCKIN' THE CASUAL WEDDING !! Katy & Mike Congrats

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Fancy without all the fancy !

Just a few family and friends, fun and carefree....
leave the stress and drama for someone else--

it's not happening here...

Katy and Mike eloped with us and we all had a really fun afternoon. 
Gorgeous, dazzling sunset..
lots of kissing and smooching.

Just the way it should be :) 

Congrats! 

xoxoxo

christine and steve

Just Received ANOTHER Cease and Desist email from the "A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING" folks...

photo by ren daversa on our 20th anniversary.
we hired "a beautiful wedding" for our vow renewal

Apparently, one can't use the phrase~
a beautiful wedding ~
in the San Diego area without receiving a nasty
Cease and Desist letter from a local attorney. 

Cause that's just what happened to us. 

And just today, we got another email ! 
Petty as it is, we apparently missed a
coupla those pesky "B" words
that were too close to the "W" words.
Seems it happened when we were cleaning house
on all of our websites.
Shame on us. 
 

And now they report they even have proof
of a "potential confused client"
because the poor confused thing saw that dang "B"
word next to the word "wedding"  on our website. 
And it could only mean ONE THING, we are trying to steal business.
Poor thing, I hope that between the two of them were able to help her out
and guide her out of her confusion. 

Our esteemed colleague
and her newly hired attorney must have
nothing better to do than to count the
  "B" words that are too close to the "W"
words on our website, blog and FB pages....
It's actually kind of sad.

We also received a thinly veiled threat suggesting that
  we can't talk about
this petty and ridiculous experience on
our very own blog and FB page.

Pretty sure, that Lawyer 101 says that consumers have
every right to speak of their experiences if they are TRUTHFUL.
So far we've haven't told a single fib. No fibs here! 
Pretty sure we can talk about this experience any place we choose.
Especially on our own blog and FB pages and in light of the fact
that we have been clients of this business. 

If ridiculous harassment doesn't end soon,
over the use of "B" adjective too close the "W" word...
we will take the the internet sites that provide an forum
to tell people about their experiences
with the people they've done business with. 

In any case,  we've been busy as a bee, removing  those references,
to those words they feel they own. 
And now we'll be using the words SPECTACULAR,
AMAZING, DELIGHTFUL, LOVELY, DIVINE,
RAVISHING, DAZZLING instead of the "B" word.

Note to self:  don't ever put the "B" too close the "W" word. 

PS 
Thank you, Ren Daversa for the lovely photo
of us that you took back in 2007,
when you performed our 20 year reaffirmation.  
I won't mention your business by name,
or send you any more referrals for bigger,
fancy weddings people call us about all the time.
I use to send them over to you, but those days are gone. 

We absolutely LOVE that OUR clients because they
 don't fuss with all the chairs, permits, decorations and drama.

We hope from the bottom of our hearts,
that by removing those pesky little words

that your business really takes off now....

xoxox

christine

PS here's another person who is using 

http://www.a-beautiful-wedding.com/
not to mention the 
http://beautifulweddings.com.au/packages/

or the 136 other listings here in San Diego...
for the same search phrase.
You might want to have your attorney get to work
on these people who are also creating "customer confusion",
and stealing your business.
FYI we just picked up a new domain name: 

a-beautifulwedding.com 

  It made me remember fondly when we developed OUR website
  SanDiegoOfficiant.com back in 2006 ---
but not too long after that
someone here in San Diego purchased this domain name
and made a new website site-
SanDiegoWeddingOfficiant.com   
Turns out, that very website was developed
by the "A Beautiful Wedding" folks.
Gee, I wonder if a little customer confusion happened then?

Mmmmmm, we founded a non profit 501c3 in 2011
"Lucky Pup Dog Rescue"
a local dog rescue and have been
doing dog friendly weddings for almost THIRTY YEARS..
here in San Diego and in Seattle.

Check out the article on our blog on Sept 10, 2014 post featuring us in
"A Pet's LIfe" talking about our dog friendly Weddings
  Or the article below in the GSDBA magazine that ran several years ago.

People in the community have known us as the "dog wedding people"
for decades....and then out of blue...
the very company that is whining and stomping their
feet about protecting their business interests,
and falling victim to
customer confusion decides to do dog friendly weddings. 

Anybody else think it's a bit hypocritical ? 

Now if it's okay, with everyone,
I'd  like to get back to rescuing dogs from death row at the shelters
in San Bernardino and doing our
HAPPY,FUN, NO STRESS, RELAXED ELOPE WEDDINGS!

Honestly, this is MOST petty thing I 've seen in decades.
..actually since Junior High School.
Let's all go back to home room and get to work.

 

Our 2015 facelift for "San Diego Officiant" website is complete!

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Pleased to announce our "San Diego Officiant"
website is up and running, all fancy and fresh for 2015.
Stop by if you are looking for an officiant for your wedding celebration in the San Diego metro area. 

xoxox

happy new year! 

christine and steve