Sarah and Mark were so lovely, I did not meet them until the wedding day and they welcomed me into their beautiful home as though I was an old friend. They were chill, low key and so very fun and clearly in love!

They got ready at their Palm Desert home. Their kids were all around and the general chaos was so heartwarming! They did their “first look” right in their living room entrance and we did a few very relaxed portraits outside in their backyard.

Then we all headed over to Shields Date Gardens in Indio for the ceremony with dinner and celebrations to follow. The light that day was absolutely heavenly and we had a lovely time making good use of it on the fun and eclectic Shields grounds.

Sarah, the bride finishes getting dressed for her wedding ceremony.
Joyful wedding moment with bride, groom, and child indoors
Bride taps groom on shoulder during first look moments
Groom sees his beautiful bride for the first time.
Relaxed portraits in the backyard before the wedding
Uncle helps his nephew with the pocket square
The couple wait in the nervously with their wedding party for their ceremony to begin
Bride being silly a before the ceremony
Couples portraits on the property grounds. Gorgeous low backlighting
Couples portraits around the ceremony site grounds
Beautiful bridal portrait in the low afternoon sun
Portraits of the couple and their children on a brick path with trees and late afternoon sun
Cute ring bearer and flower girl ham it up for the camera.
The groom gets a lovely hug from his mother
Fun photo of the whole group acting very silly
Brides dad gives her away at the alter
Wide photo of the whole ceremony site, down the aisle with the couple and the alter in the distance, frame by tall palm trees
Close up in black and white of the brides ring
Bride reads her own hand written vows from a pretty notebook
Bride and groom walk happily down the aisle, arms held high in celebration
Bride and groom go around to the tables to hug and thank guests
A candid photo of the couple and friends having their photo taken by another guest
The couple at their sweetheart table laugh at speeches
Guests enjoy dancing at the reception
Cute elderly couple on the dance floor
Guests entertain the kids, holding hands and dancing in a circle
The bride hugs the guest that caught the bouquet

Indio Wedding Photographer

Shields Date Garden

Makeup and Hair by Nancy

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