Iliana & Gilberto :: 8-27-17 :: Wedding in Long Beach

Iliana and Gilberto's day was so sweet and beautiful!! They got married on a warm August day at the fabulous Earl Burns Japanese Garden on the Cal State Long Beach campus! We started our day with Iliana, her girls and her mom getting ready at an AirBnb in Long Beach. After Iliana had donned her beautiful dress and shoes, and had some finishing touches with her bridesmaids, a quick prayer, and we all made the trip over to El Dorado Regional Park where Iliana and Gilberto shared a sweet first look and we took some bridal party portraits. Next we spent some time with the Mr. and Mr.s to-be taking some more portraits in the beautiful afternoon light.  Immediately following we headed to their venue to capture the details and set up for both their ceremony and reception. Their garden area was perfect for the exchange of Iliana and Gilberto's vows and after the traditional lasso placement, communion and unity candle lighting, they were officially Mr. and Mrs. Gallegos! Once the ceremony was complete, the couple and their families took photos and we captured a few last minute details. The reception was full of twinkle lights and personalized details, it was gorgeous!  Upon joyfully entering their reception, Iliana and Gilberto enjoyed dinner, cutting their cake and then we snuck the newlyweds out for a fairytale nighttime shot to end our night, it was such a tremendous pleasure to be a part of this amazing day!

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