Mark & Jenn : Falkner Winery, Temecula, CA
Mark and Jenn. What an incredibly dedicated and loving couple. We met Jenn, her daughter, mom and soon to be sister in law when we got together for their consultation. Mark was serving our country in Iraq. We knew the minute we met Jenn and her family that we wanted to be a part of Mark and Jenn's special day. When it came time for their engagement session, Jenn asked us if it would be possible for us to come to Camp Pendelton with her and capture Mark's return from his deployment of 7 months in Iraq. We were honored to capture such an overwhelming experience in their life together. When the day arrived, Jenn called and said he was scheduled to return anywhere from 11 pm - 2 am. We said, "No problem, we'll see you there." The experience is one we wouldn't exchange for anything. Jenn's anticipation of Mark returning was so invigorating and heart warming. Once she found Mark in the midst of the hundreds of Marines and excited family members, her anticipation turned into pure joy. Mark was an incredible sport. After flying for a LONG time and being apart from the love of his life for over 7 months, he entertained our cameras for their engagement shoot. We knew from then on, this is a very special couple. We were so invigorated after their engagement shoot. The drive home at 4 am was awkwardly energetic and alive. We were so humbled by the sacrifices so many make to defend our freedom and do what they feel called to do, serve our country first. Mark and Jenn are another extraordinary couple who live that out every day of their life.
Jenn filled Mark in on all the wedding details when he returned and all that was left was awaiting the big day. Falkner Winery did an incredible job as usual. It's obvious how excited Mark and Jenn were to start their life together as a family. They were both anxious to get the day going.
Jenn's mom officiated the ceremony giving it such an intimate and fun feeling. A beautiful moment in the ceremony was when Mark and Jenn exchanged rings and then Mark accepted the role of loving Jenn's daughter, Sierra, as his own. As a symbol of the three becoming one family, he went to put a heart necklace on her and she just starting running around saying, "NO!" It was really funny because she had no idea how hysterical her timing was. It was one of those moments you couldn't script. Of course, once the ceremony was over and it was just the three of them, they shared a special moment and took some fun pictures together.
After the ceremony and pictures with the wedding party and Sierra, Mark and Jenn spent some quality time together while we did a few more pictures of them and got an amazing sunset. They are so beautiful together.
Once the reception kicked off, you could see the love and joy these to shared and had around them with their guests. It was a very intimate group of people who truly adored the love Mark and Jenn had for each other and those around them. Mark's gentle spirit and light-hearted humor warmed the room. Jenn's joyful spirit and compassionate heart touched everyone she greeted and thanked. It was a fun night.
The whole night was a blast as you can see by the fun group picture. Mark and Jenn, thank you for continually putting others before yourselves. Thank you for loving people the way you would want to be loved and then some. We look forward to watching your family grow and sharing in many more memories with you.
Jenn filled Mark in on all the wedding details when he returned and all that was left was awaiting the big day. Falkner Winery did an incredible job as usual. It's obvious how excited Mark and Jenn were to start their life together as a family. They were both anxious to get the day going.
Jenn's mom officiated the ceremony giving it such an intimate and fun feeling. A beautiful moment in the ceremony was when Mark and Jenn exchanged rings and then Mark accepted the role of loving Jenn's daughter, Sierra, as his own. As a symbol of the three becoming one family, he went to put a heart necklace on her and she just starting running around saying, "NO!" It was really funny because she had no idea how hysterical her timing was. It was one of those moments you couldn't script. Of course, once the ceremony was over and it was just the three of them, they shared a special moment and took some fun pictures together.
After the ceremony and pictures with the wedding party and Sierra, Mark and Jenn spent some quality time together while we did a few more pictures of them and got an amazing sunset. They are so beautiful together.
Once the reception kicked off, you could see the love and joy these to shared and had around them with their guests. It was a very intimate group of people who truly adored the love Mark and Jenn had for each other and those around them. Mark's gentle spirit and light-hearted humor warmed the room. Jenn's joyful spirit and compassionate heart touched everyone she greeted and thanked. It was a fun night.
The whole night was a blast as you can see by the fun group picture. Mark and Jenn, thank you for continually putting others before yourselves. Thank you for loving people the way you would want to be loved and then some. We look forward to watching your family grow and sharing in many more memories with you.
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