This past June, Tanner + I headed to Los Angeles to capture this gorgeous wedding. We spent the night before capturing them just celebrating their relationship- the promises they were making in the LDS Los Angeles Temple to each other, and then ended the night along the ocean at El Matador State Park. That beach is one of my absolute favorites. The next day, we got to watch as friends and family loved the new couple up, and the night ended at the Santa Monica Pier Beach. A reception at the beach had such a visually stunning and completely relaxed feel to it. They had their first dance in the sand as the sun started to set, and it was an absolutely perfect night.
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