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A Sunny Hillside Wedding in California

·California, United States·#california#summer#family#wedding#outdoor-wedding
A laughing child holds a baby with a pacifier on an outdoor patterned sofa, surrounded by green foliage.

Flew to California in late July of 2017 for a family wedding. The days leading up were full of small, chaotic family moments—kids being kids, cousins catching up. Before the ceremony, the flower girls, dressed in pink, were already posing for photos with their bouquets.

The wedding itself was held outdoors on a beautiful, warm day. The venue was on a grassy hill that overlooked a wide valley, with mountains hazy in the distance. Guests arrived on a dirt path that wound through the landscaping. It was a stunning location, perfectly suited for the clear, sunny weather.

Everyone gathered for the ceremony in front of a simple metal arbor draped in white fabric, with the valley as the backdrop. The wedding party stood under the canopy for photos afterward, and you could see the whole landscape stretch out behind them. It was a simple, beautiful setup that let the location speak for itself.

It was great to capture the newly married couple under the arbor after it was all official. The sun was bright, the day was hot, and it was just a really lovely, relaxed celebration.

A man kneels between two smiling girls in pink dresses and flower crowns, holding bouquets, outdoors.Several people walk on a sunny dirt path through a garden with green plants and distant mountains.Three people in formal attire are standing outdoors under a large, leafy tree.People gather on a sunny green lawn with a view of distant mountains, white chairs, and a wedding arch.A group of people gathers on a sunny green lawn with trees, a distant valley, and rows of white chairs.Four people stand smiling outdoors under a white canopy with a forested valley and distant mountains in the background.Four people stand under an outdoor arch with white fabric, holding flowers, before a distant green mountain range under a blue sky.Two smiling people in wedding attire stand under a white canopy with a vast mountain and valley landscape behind them.

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