FAMILY AND (semi) RETIREMENT NEVER LOOKED SO PRETTY . . . . . .

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July 2016

After nearly 30 years of joining happy couples, creating beautiful weddings and seeing so many "happily ever afters"....we are taking the opportunity to spend time with our loved ones on their beloved turf over the next few months.

 Since 1987, we've had the pleasure of joining over 3500 couples in marriage all along the West Coast, from Roche Harbor in the San Juan Islands to Seattle, Washington to San Diego's beautiful Coronado Beach.  It's full circle, Steve is now available for wedding ceremonies in San Diego, beginning mid June 2017. 
Our email address is:  ElopeSanDiego @ gmail.com, 
WEBSITE: http://www.ACeremonytoRemember.net 

You can always Call or TEXT anytime too~ 

 858.945.8341.  

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 "Elope San Diego" owners Christine and Steve Haslet are taking time off and spending time with family, taking care of rescue dogs and enjoying weekends off for the first time in many years. Steve is doing an occasional wedding ceremony, as he loves them so much!

If you have your heart set on a San Diego wedding, we have a couple of recommendations.  Over the last ten years, we've worked with many of the wedding officiants in the San Diego area, and would love to recommend two of our VERY favorites :)  There of lots of people offering wedding services... but we know first hand you'll want something really special ~ done by people who will really care about you and your special day.

Pastor Mike 619. 890.5000, who has nearly 50 years experience!!   His website is here:  www.RevMike.com .  He is warm, professional and kind.  He is also able to provide the marriage license for you so you don't have to go to the county court house. 

Deborah Young  619.239.3306  is another fantastic wedding celebrant and San Diego wedding officiant.  She too, is very professional, caring and experienced!   www.deborahyoung.com

xoxo
christine and steve 

Christine and Steve with rescue pups.
In 2011 they founded a non profit 501c3
Lucky Pup Dog Rescue

Here is the website: 
www.LuckyPupDogRescue.com
  
YouTube Video for Lucky Pup 

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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

 

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 : 

ElopeSanDiego.com

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

Congrats Amy and Justin Eloped with us two years ago :)

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Just a quick congrats to Amy and Justin who eloped with us two years ago tomorrow~

We love the Facebook post we just stumbled upon!

xoxo

christine and steve

Elope San Diego

858 945 8341

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

858 945 8341

MERRY CHRISTMAS from all the Lucky Pups !

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Merry Christmas from all the Lucky Pups!

When we're not on the beach celebrating with couples getting married,
we're saving death row dogs from high kill shelters around California.

We're the founders of Lucky Pup Dog Rescue in San Diego.
The neighborhood dog rescue in North Park and Hillcrest.

So many great dogs available for adoption !
check them out:
LuckyPupDogRescue.com

We give death row dogs a fightin' chance!

xoxo

christine and steve 

ElopeSanDiego.com

Fancy, Schmancy Update for Elope San Diego!

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Elope San Diego
has a new updated website

Just Married... Just Eloped    Beach Weddings San Diego

We did it!  
Our website finally got the face lift you've been asking for -
easy to navigate, pretty pictures and very informative. 
So easy to plan a tiny beach wedding in San Diego,
or a elopement in just a few minutes.

Remember, we offer active duty military discount
have dog friendly options, 

and Last Minute Wedding ceremonies 

are no problem at all

Coronado Beach!  Tiny, tiny boutique style weddings

San Diego Dog Beach Wedding

"Elope San Diego" is the home of the offbeat, fun, no stress beach wedding

Military Weddings on Coronado Beach

No Stress Beach Elopements in the San Diego California area

San Diego Beach Weddings

Happy Coronado Elopement Packages

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Mission Bay on a boat !

Just think of all the fun you could have eloping in San Diego with us! 

xoxo

Christine and Steve

Founders

www.ElopeSanDiego.com

And baby makes three :)

Unplugged Weddings! LOVE !

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AN UNPLUGGED WEDDING IS AN AWESOME IDEA! 
NOT one, but two great articles have been published recently . . .

Love these articles, for very personal reasons.  

It's often very, very difficult to do my job as a wedding photographer tripping over packs of people with i phones, i pads and even with Uncle Bob's 12 incher telephoto lens.  Instead of focusing on being creative, I'm forced to be thinking about dodging a guest with their camera or iphone stuck up in the air.  Or worse having a clueless guest jump right in front of me during the kiss.  Just sayin' in the end, it can really take toll on the couples wedding images.

We're offering tiny weddings with few than 25 guests, yet the challenge seems to have become 10 fold over the last several years.  Sadly, after almost 30 years taking wedding photos and I've watched as people seem to care less and less about ruining their friends wedding photos. Many have no qualms about getting the shot at any cost.

My favorite unbelievable story is this one:  Small wedding on Coronado beach, out of no where there is a tall kid in board shorts, he's every where, in all of my shots.  Oddly, I didn't remember him when we first arrived on the beach.  It was a small group of about 15.  So during the ceremony, when he became so obnoxious I had to ask him to stay back.  He says to me :  " But that guy (brother of the bride) over there gave me $ 5 to take as many photos as I could with his camera".  I said,  REALLY ???   You don't even know these people?  I sent him on his way--- so he could get back to surfing. 

Needless to say, I am pretty happy to see this getting a little press.  

Why not consider an unplugged wedding on the beach? 
OR 
just making it the two of you? 

"A Blissfully Simple Elope"

 

http://offbeatbride.com/2011/06/unplugged-wedding#.VGLc4qp1pUM.facebook

Another great article here from a fellow wedding photographer in the trenches.....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bridal-guide/why-you-might-want-to-con_b_3331528.html

Great Article Sent To Us By One of Our Happy Brides !

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What The Cost of Your Engagement Ring May
Say About Your Marriage???

REALLY?

Great little article....

Yet another reason not to go
into debt over the
BIG day. 

wedding alternative

  

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/03/expensive-weddings-study_n_5929056.html

We offer a great alternative to the 

high pressure, high price, high stress wedding day

wonderful elopement packages
for groups under 25 ! 

xoxo

Christine and Steve

our website here:
Elope San Diego  

Since 1987

LOVE Hearing From Our Clients Who Eloped with us!

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We absolutely love the updates from our happy brides and grooms!

Fiona and Edgar eloped with us a few years back
on Coronado Beach, CA.
We couldn't believe they traveled all the way from Scotland

 to elope with us here in San Diego.  They make their home in Edinburgh.

Now the proud parents of two little girls. 

Isn't this photo the cutest thing ever? 

And  their wedding day many moons ago with Steve.

Eloping is not only fun, but it's smart! 

ElopeSanDiego.com