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Sarah and Mike's Viby Ole Hanson Beach Club Wedding - San Clemente, California

9/12/2022

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Want to know something quite surreal, completely in alignment with where I’ve been expanding into? A realization that just recently happened? 

I’ve been photographing dreams turned reality for a decade and a half. 

As I grow into supporting women turning their dreams into realities in a very specific and tangible way, I am in awe, in inspiration, in connection to every single soul I’ve photographed over these last nearly 15 years. 

You see, each and every one of these individuals, couples and families have been guideposts – a beautifully, expansive expression and connection to souls realizing their dreams. 

🌱That of individuals, becoming business owners. 
🌱Lovers, becoming lifelong partners. 
🌱Partners, becoming parents. 
🌱Children, becoming siblings. 

These very expressions have been the catalyst for being in awe of life, this world and realizing our potential. It’s been the lens through which I can connect to the courageous nature within all of us. 

Each and everyone of us were born to do extraordinary things in this lifetime. 

Extraordinary being uniquely defined, by each and every individual. Some are simple and grounded. Others are complex and distant. 

Nonetheless, we are all living out our truths in the greatest expression imaginable. 

This weekend, I documented these two sensational souls sharing their intimate vows and first kiss in front of their most favorite people in this world. I was reminded of the dynamic paths all of our lives take and how they lead us to exactly the right place, at the right time. 

For being witness to this couple and all that have come before, I am beyond grateful for its impact and impression on me connecting deeper to my dreams and supporting others connecting to theirs.

The most beautiful expression of the cyclical nature of our paths and this life. 

What is that dream living inside you? 
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Vendor Love : 
Photography : @ashleystrongsmith_
Planning : @palmandpineevents 
Florals : @thebloomoftime 
Venue : @olehansonbeachclub
Video : @noahrtaher 
DJ : @djgriff 
Hair & makeup : @beautifuldaybrides
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