Their story is simple. They’ve known each other forever (17 years). They started dating. They knew they were going to get married and started planning.

Their intimate wedding was brilliantly orchestrated in one day and after many months, wracking up airline miles to see each other while Daniel was in flight school, the day was finally executed perfectly, without a hitch, exactly as planned. Surrounded by close family and friends, Daniel and Kat proclaimed their love, exchanged their vows and announced the joyful and bittersweet news of Daniel’s new job. He will be deployed for a few months but will ultimately be close to family and friends.

My husband has known Daniel since high school and we’ve come to know and love Kat in the past few years. Congratulations to both of you. Thank you for being amazing friends!

Kat’s mom lovingly made her dress and stitched a little message on the hem:

Kat and Daniel opted for a “First Look” so we had plenty of time to stop by some San Diego locations to shoot:

On the USS Midway:

After the ceremony, we moved onto a fabulous reception at The Prado at Balboa Park:

This is one of my favorite wedding moments. During the Father-Daughter Dance, Kat’s father, battling cancer for the second time whispered, “I’ll still love you even when I’m gone.” Trying to hide my tears behind my camera, I knew this was a defining moment in my career–an affirmation that this is what I was meant to do. I am happy to report that Kat’s father received a clean bill of health a week after the wedding!