This Weeks Beach Wedding Adventures...

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Fun and happy days this week with our brides and grooms who eloped with us, in fact, there were twelve couples who came from all walks of life and traveled from around the country to have their weddings on Coronado Beach with us. They came from places Nebraska, Indiana, Minnesota and Texas. Kayden and Jeff came from Arizona to tie the knot and say "I do". Of course, many couples traveled from right here in California. Happy couples...Abby and Holger from Palm Springs (previously from Germany) came to San Diego to cool down... 98 in Palm Springs.. 70 in San Diego!  Jennifer and Ariel from down the street in Temecula.  We never get tired of saying that we were absolutely delighted to be part of their big day.  Here are just a few of pics we took over the week...

WOW..75 years together after Eloping with the Justice of the Peace!

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 Doris was 18 and Wendall Roberts was 21 when they eloped on May 18, 1935.  This is a story about a couple who have spent the last 75 years together happily married.  Wow! We really LOVE these stories!!

Doris and Wendall don't have a single photograph from the wedding, but they remember it like it was yesterday. 

Their secret, you ask?    Lots of work and lots of luck they say.  The met in grade school and fell in love at the school picnic.  You can read their entire story right here in the Kitsap Sun, from the tiny town of Bremerton Washington.  

And just in case you are wondering, that would make Doris 93 and Wendall 96. 

Jennifer+Troy=Seal'd with a Kiss

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jennifer and troy celebrated a coronado beach wedding
this week with us...

check out the spectator on the right in the water....
yes, that's a baby seal who stopped by to see what all the commotion was about--- 

he,  she it was too cute for words ~ Seal'd with a kiss!

What's new with us in San Diego, May 2010

Spring of this year has been exciting and busy for us, in addition to all of our really fun weddings....We bought a darling little house in San Diego, in the North Park neighborhood near Morley Field. It's a dream come true. The house is a 1912 Craftsman  Bungalow!  So adorable, and has been loved and cared for so much that we can just move in and call it home. It's a great thing, because all of our weekends are busy, no... VERY, VERY busy with weddings and elopements this time of the year--we are busy bees with no time for home repairs and remodeling, just unpacking.

Our son Ben graduated from college in Missouri with his Masters in Divinity while still in the reserves with the Navy.  He's ready to begin his work as a chaplain intern.  Ben is interviewing and is hoping for Houston or New Orleans. 

Jennifer Alphonsine, our daughter has just taken a new chef position in the San Juan Islands, Washington.  She relocated last month to the rural town of Friday Harbor and loves it so much.  Here is the update we just received from the Coho Restaurant where she is the executive head chef. 

From the Coho newsletter this month: We are so pleased to announce the appointment of our new Executive Chef, J. Alphonsine Haslet-Phillips.  Alphonsine began in March and has been slowly transitioning the menu to her fresh, lighter style of cooking.  "I wanted to work at a restaurant which had a philosophy that extended beyond the plate on the table, that cared about sourcing food for local, sustainably-grown seasonal ingredients," says Ali about her decision to accept the position. She developed her Italian and Mediterranean-inspired cooking style at several notable Seattle restaurants including Le Pichet, Dandelion, and Dinette. In her most recent position as Executive Chef at the West Seattle restaurant Circa, she expanded her philosophy of developing approachable and deeply flavorful meals that do not mask the individual ingredients.

We are very fortunate to have Alphonsine's expertise and deft hand leading Coho's kitchen. She loves being able to experiment with fresh, local ingredients that highlight the season; and every plate of food that goes out that door reflects her delicate touch and skill in spontaneous creativity.  We hope that you will come in for dinner and taste her cooking.

Anna Maria & Dave

Coho Restaurant's Owners

 120 Nichols Street Friday Harbor, Wa 98250 

  San Juan Island Washington State

Our youngest son, Anthony is keeping busy with his roofing business in Seattle where the rain is a blessing to his business.  He is also a new daddy with the newest member of his family, Ethan.   I managed to stop him long enough to pose for some pictures. Not easy! 

..and from the lovely state of massachusetts..via encinitas..dayna and jason

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When we think of Massachusetts,  we think of the Boston Red Sox,  Boston cream pies, or the state insect which happens to the ladybug, or the little chickadee, the state bird.  But tonight we thought about how cool it was that Dayna and Jason came to Coronado Beach to be married, to elope, to say "I do" ... just the two of them, on one of the most beautiful evenings we've ever seen.  They came all the way from Massachusetts via Encinitas.

Okay, we confess, there was just a tiny bit of  bragging on our part about how beautiful the Pacific Ocean is-- we might have even gone as far as to say that it was even more beautiful than her sister ocean,  the Atlantic.


In the end, we all agreed, there is nothing like California's beautiful beaches for destination weddings. The skies with their puffy clouds looked like a Maxfield Parrish painting. 

Dayna, you were absolutely adorable, wearing a vintage style eyelet dress, with a wreath of daisies in your hair.  Jason was even a great sport rolling up his pant legs to wade in the surf.   Thank you so much for sharing your celebration with us... you totally made our evening! We wish you the very best as you begin your new adventure as husband and wife.

xoxox

christine and steve

Spring is here...there's LOVE in the air!

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We always think of May as the beginning of our wedding season here in San Diego.  It's true, there are elopements all year long, but it seems that May is when we really spring into action. We know for sure that love is in the air!

All the way from Dallas, Texas.....Stefanie and Nathan came to the most beautiful beach around to be married, yes....  Coronado Beach with just a few close members of their family to have their elopement with us.  We wish them all the best and say Congrats!

Thank you Stefanie and Nathan for not only being so much fun to work with,  but sharing your celebration with us and choosing Elope San Diego for your destination beach wedding! 

xoxo

christine and steve

 

coronado kisses :)

we love 'em!!!

Doyle's Mom and Dad "tie the knot" on Coronado Dog Beach!

Doyle, shelter puppy from Fort Collins, Colorado brought his mom and dad, Kelly and Lucas to Coronado Beach last night to watch them tie the knot with Christine and Steve of Elope San Diego! A rip snorting time was had by all, there was splashing, behind sniffing, ball chasing, kissing and digging.  We love our dog beach weddings almost as much as the dogs do.  It was Doyle's job to be the witness and he would have been fine, had he not found a tennis ball.  After that, his witnessing went right out the window.. or more appropriately.. right down the beach.  Christine stepped in to witness the ceremony after she was done taking photographs. We say...Congrats Kelly and Lucas,  and thank you for choosing Elope San Diego to be part of your most special day.  

 x0x0x0  christine and steve

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....and now from Austin Texas.... Laurie and Eric...Congrats!!

Congrats Laurie and Eric, you guys were a blast to marry and photograph tonight!  Thanks for not going to South Carolina to get married, even if it was closer to Austin. Don't you just love San Diego?

Coronado Welcomes The USS Vinson and her 3000 Sailors!

Today we welcomed the USS Vinson to San Diego, although they wouldn't let us all the way on the base,  we did get just past the gate and caught a glimpse of our sailors manning the rails... it's really a beautifully breathtaking site!  

Then later in the day we were happy to marry and photograph Kathy and Glen who traveled from Minnesota to Elope to Coronado Beach.

Minutes after the wedding, we were excited to almost collide with two sailors who were running on the beach - doing PT with their heavy backpacks! We stopped them just long enough to get one of them to take our picture with Kathy and Glen.   Glen is retired Navy and had been stationed here in San Diego years ago, so he felt an instant connection.    Congrats Kathy and Glen  x0x0 from christine and steve

PS ....Sailors planning a wedding or elopement soon, check out our military wedding site here, for loads of info about planning a last minute wedding.  We offer a military discount to active duty military and can help you get your marriage license in hurry!  You CAN have a gorgeous, stylish wedding on the beach here in Coronado, without spending a fortune and without months of planning!

4000 hits for Christine's YouTube Beach Wedding Pics !

Our YouTube for Elope San Diego,  a fun collection of beach wedding photographs taken by Christine Haslet over the last couple of years just reached 4000 views.  We're excited and amazed to celebrate over 4000 views since just last May!  You can check it out for yourself right here.

Congrats Amanda and Ricky xoxox -Coronado beach wedding tonight!

Amanda and Ricky with us right after the wedding ceremony.

Congrats Amanda and Ricky ! 

Thank your choosing us to be part of your celebration tonight.  

Amanda and Ricky traveled all the way from Maine to have their elopement with us.  We were so happy to be able to help them with getting their license, a special deal at the Hotel Del Coronado, amazing weather, and a near empty beach.  It couldn't have been more perfect.

7.2 earthquake here in San Diego a few minutes ago...

The earth is moving here in San Diego, but all is well.     Wow!!!  a 7.2 earthquake, with 5.1 aftershock a few minutes later.
Our dogs told us about it a few minutes before it happened, unfortunately we don't speak "dog" as well as we thought we did.
They say there will be a few more.

Here we are, my fraidy cats (dogs) immediately after the earthquake-snuggling in my arms and shaking in their paws

x0x0
christine and steve
easter sunday 2010