Yet ANOTHER reason to Elope!

Happy EASTER from Christine and Steve at Elope San Diego....

Happy Easter 2011

One of our grooms, Lou who was married with us last summer enjoying Easter with his daughter.    Isn't this the cutest photo ever?  

. .  elopement ceremonies with

joanne and rubin
jamie and hector


congrats! 


x0x0
christine and steve
elopesandiego.com

 

Kristen and Stephen Eloping on the Beach in Coronado!

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Congrats Kristen and Stephen! 

tonights fun beach wedding celebration with their family and friends

04.22.2011

xoxo

christine and steve

elopesandiego.com

 

 

looking for something small, sweet and fun?

think ElopeSanDiego

Picture Perfect Day with Elope San Diego... Congrats Veronica and David xoxo

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Congrats to Veronica and David who traveled from Peoria, Arizona to elope with us.

   What a picture perfect evening for an
elopement ceremony on Coronado Beach.

again, congrats and thank you for choosing us to share your day

xoxo

christine and steve

elopesandiego.com

and they lived happily ever after...

It's Tax Day Again...Monday TAXES are due!

tax day at elope san diego, liberty tax

Just a big thank you to Jack Rex at Liberty Tax in Mission Hills,

YOU ROCK, Jack !! 

Jack takes care of business for us all year long, so we can take care of you.

We so appreciate him.

pascal showing his support for liberty tax,
pascal says "jack helps to keep me up to my ears in dog food"

If you are looking for a place to have all of that business stuff you hate to deal with all year long, Jack at Liberty Tax is your man, he takes care of sales tax reports, monthly bank thingys, and the big kahuna the TAX RETURN. 

His office is at 903 West Washington San Diego 92102,
he's on the corner of Goldfinch and Washington

phone number is 619 294.4829

Check him out- you'll be happy you did! 

Our participation and support of the No Kill Movement, to end the senseless killing of healthy companion critters....

We don't normally get "political" with our blog.  But we are extremely passionate about animals and what happens to them. 

At the end of the month we are participating in a "No Kill Shelter" Conference in Houston, Texas.

I just wanted to take a moment to let you know about House Bill 3450, the Companion Animal Protection Act that is being talked about in Texas. 

We are doing our best to see that it becomes a law.  Houston has five kill shelters that kill about 80,000 dogs and kitties every year.  We have the option to help a city in Texas do the "right thing" with homeless dogs and cats.   

Austin has set the mark, and Houston can follow their lead.  The bill would eliminate "gas chamber" killing of dogs and cats, (just passed in Alabama, SB172 Beckhams Bill).  It would require that rescue groups be allowed to take animals, like the Hayden Bill here in California passed in the late 90's.

If you would like to participate in this effort, WE WOULD LOVE IT ! We have listed the email address for the members involved, also some have FB pages, and snail mail to write letters of course. Any or all ways of letting them know how important this is will be appreciated.  The Houston shelters are busy  pushing forward with excuses that they have always killed animals this way-- it's too much trouble to change... etc.   

Other opinions and options must be voiced! 

Here is a wonderful very detailed article about HB 3450 here

Here is the list below, seems the most important person is at the top of the list--  she heads up the committee for Public Health

Rep. Lois W. Kolkhorst

Room GN.09, Capitol

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0600

(512) 463-5240 Fax

Email:  Lois.Kolkhorst@House.State.TX.US

Twitter: http://twitter.com/loisfortexas

Facebook:  None

Rep. Elliott Naishtat

Room CAP GW.16, Capitol

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0668

(512) 463-8022 Fax

Email:  Elliott.Naishtat@House.State.TX.US

Facebook:   http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elliott-Naishtat/153684041748

Twitter:  http://twitter.com/ElliottNaishtat

Rep. Carol Alvarado

Room E2.810, Capitol Extension

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0732

(512) 463-4781 Fax

Email:  District145.Alvarado @House.State.TX.US

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/alvarado.carol

Twitter:  http://twitter.com/RepAlvarado145

Rep. Garnet Coleman

Room CAP GW.17, Capitol

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0524

(512) 463-1260 Fax

Email:  District147.Coleman@House.State.TX.US

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/garnetcoleman

Twitter:  http://twitter.com/GFColeman

Rep. Sarah Davis

Room EXT E1.312, Capitol Extension

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0389

(512) 463-1374 Fax

Email:  Sarah.Davis@House.State.TX.US

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Davis-for-State-Representative-134/260896749239?sk=wall

Twitter:  http://twitter.com/SarahforHD134

Rep. Veronica Gonzales

Room E2.406, Capitol Extension

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0578

(512) 463-1482 Fax

Email: Veronica.Gonzales@House.State.TX.US

Facebook:  None

Twitter:  None

Website: http://www.veronicagonzales.com/

Rep. Susan King

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0718

(512) 463-0994 Fax

Email: Susan.King@House.State.TX.US

Facebook:  None

Twitter:  None

Rep. Jodie Laubenberg

Room E2.902, Capitol Extension

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0186

(512) 463-5896 Fax

Email:  Jodie.Laubenberg@House.State.TX.US

Facebook:  None

Twitter:  None

Rep. Charles Schwertner

Room E2.304, Capitol Extension

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0309

(512) 463-0049 Fax

Email:  Charles.Schwertner@House.State.TX.US

Facebook:   http://www.facebook.com/drschwertner

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/DrSchwertner

Rep. Vicki Truitt

Room CAP GW.18, Capitol

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0690

(512) 477-5770 Fax

Email:  Vicki.Truitt@House.State.TX.US

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/RepVickiTruitt

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RepVickiTruitt?from_source=onebox

Website:  http://www.vickitruitt.com/

Rep. John Zerwas

Room EXT E2.310, Capitol Extension

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 463-0657

(512) 236-0713 Fax

(888) 827-1560 Toll Free

Email:  John.Zerwas@House.State.TX.US

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/johnzerwas

Twitter:  None

Cooper found his forever home this week, rescued from Devore Shelter on Feb 11, 2011

THANK YOU JESSICA ! 

Author of Texas CAPA i.e. H.B. 3450

Rep. Jessica Farrar

Room CAP 4N.07, Capitol
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0620
(512) 463-0894 Fax

Email: Jessica.Farrar@House.State.TX.US

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1241873516

Twitter: http://twitter.com/JFarrarDist148 

  

All Public Health committee members email addresses (easy to copy and paste into email)

Lois.Kolkhorst@House.State.TX.US;  Elliott.Naishtat@House.State.TX.US;   District145.Alvarado@House.State.TX.US; District147.Coleman@House.State.TX.US; Sarah.Davis@House.State.TX.US; Veronica.Gonzales@House.State.TX.US; Susan.King@House.State.TX.US; Jodie.Laubenberg@House.State.TX.US; Charles.Schwertner@House.State.TX.US; Vicki.Truitt@House.State.TX.US; John.Zerwas@House.State.TX.US; Jessica.Farrar@House.State.TX.US

  thank you for your efforts! 

xoxox 

christine and steve

Coolest Postcard Idea EVER ! Personalized PostCards from your Wedding and Honeymoon pics taken on your iPhone!!

Now you can send out a personalized postcard while on your honeymoon, 
or from your Elopement beach ceremony ... 

**the postcards are just 99 cents**

Check it out here  "POSTAGRAM" ... yup, it works with your iPhone... OHMY! 

All the details are in this article from Tech Crunch. 

What is old is new again...

LoVe to hear about other photographers projects!

On the other side of the pond a really cute story caught my eye.....a photographer's essay .... 
"Bring your granny to work day!" 

and of course, as you will see it's not just about ANY granny . .

You can see the full story here.

Two Terrific Couples choose Tuesday Weddings with Elope San Diego !

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A perfect April afternoon for two weddings
on Coronado beach with Christine and Steve. . .

Joel and Rebecca traveled from our beloved, but wet Washington State to be married today.  Our friend Lance from Hire Old Cars!  brought them to the beach in one of his cool antique Durant cars.  (Lance also has a link on our website "links" page- and offers 20% off to our couples)

Joanna our favorite notary prepared their marriage license so they avoided the courthouse all together! It's no wonder they look so happy and relaxed! 

Congrats Rebecca and Joel 

xoxo

christine and steve

 

click photo to enlarge! 

Kate and Andrew traveled from Tucson
to spend an afternoon with us
to become husband and wife.
Thanks for bringing some pink to our day-

So much fun!

Congrats Kate and Andrew

xoxox

christine and steve

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Christine Haslet Voted Top Rated Wedding Photographer in San Diego!

Just received notice from Thumbtack.com,
a fabulous networking site here in San Diego,
that Elope San Diego, and Christine Haslet
were voted #1 Top Rated Wedding Photographer in San Diego.  Yippee :)

 You can find out more about our photography services on our website
at ElopeSanDiego.com

Specializing in small (fewer than 25 people) weddings and elopements in San Diego and on Coronado Beach.  Affordable elopement packages with gorgeous photography, personalized ceremonies, fresh flowers and valet parking... so romantic and so very easy!


Let us check a date for you!
 
info@elopesandiego.com

xoxoxo

christine and steve

YouTube for "Elope San Diego" hits 10,000 Views Today! !

We're pleased as punch.... to announce that our
YouTube for Elope San Diego hit 10,000 views today!

Yippee!

Here it is in case you haven't seen it:

YouTube

Tonight... A Sunset Elopement Ceremony with Elope San Diego

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with christine and steve
of Elope San Diego
xoxo
too pretty for words
congrats melody and sam

Options For The Marriage License for San Diego Beach Weddings.

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And what about that pesky marriage license?

When you're planning to Elope to San Diego,
you'll need a marriage license to keep things legal.

Sometimes it's nearly impossible to get your license for a  San Diego wedding ceremony
at the San Diego Courthouse locations without a long wait and an appointment.

We wanted to let you know there are a couple of other options available to you.

alicia & jarret  march 19, 2011  coronado beach  photo: christine haslet

If you are purchasing a public marriage license, you can do that from any county office in California, and then use the marriage license in any county in the State of California!  

There is a another type of license, called a "confidential marriage license".  With that license the ceremony MUST be performed in the county it is purchased in, so if you travel to Orange County, be sure to get the "public" license, if you're planning on using it here in San Diego county.

(The confidential license is 5.00 more and no witness is needed-
but remember, it can only used in the county it was purchased in)

So here's option #1

If you have the time, you can drive about 75 miles north from San Diego to Orange County
Yippee!!!
You don't need an appointment. 

The closest marriage license office in Orange County is located in Laguna Hills.

 Laguna Hills Civic Center

24031 El Toro Road

Suite 150

Laguna Hills, CA  92653   9-4 

more information: 714.834.2500

Info for the other Orange County License Locations: Santa Ana and  Fullerton   here

And option # 2:
We also work with a local notary who is authorized by San Diego county.  She works by appointment to issue licenses here in San Diego.  Once you've made reservations with us, we can put you in touch with her.

Once you have your license, you're all set to Elope with us, the rest is a snap.

 

xoxoxo

christine and steve

ElopeSanDiego.com

last nights wedding....shhhhhh! we can't say anymore until later in the week after they tell their families...

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san diego beach wedding with steve and christine haslet

 

So many adorable kids at our weddings! NEW YouTube tonight.

It's a brand new 

click here to see

 For Elope San Diego

We love having so many great kids children at our wedding ceremonies and elopements on the beach. They add so much to every celebration.

We've been promising an new collection of images... 
and this one with all of our great families seemed perfect. 
So here it is!
Enjoy


Wow!!! 
 Our last YouTube we published is now nearing 10,000 views--- 

"Elope San Diego" wedding celebration tonight with Lisa and Mark

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A perfect little wedding for Lisa and Mark and their family on Coronado Beach. 

Sunset and sand castles..

 Congrats and thanks for the fun sunset wedding, your kids are great..
but then we're sure you already knew that.

 In the dog rescue department, off to Seattle this week to visit family and to deliver a rescued dog to his new family! Cynthia from Mill Creek is adopting this darling little guy I pulled from the shelter this week.  He's flying with me in the morning. 

Reminds me of a Walt Disney movie like Lady and the Tramp!
We were calling him lil' red, but we think he has a brand new name to go with
his brand new home.  I hope he likes the rain.