This was the first time I had the opportunity to photograph a commitment ceremony and I have to say it was amazing.
Vanessa and Michelle have been together for 15 years and decided to share their commitment ceremony with friends and family. The story of their lives together is very compelling. It was great to see how much their family has accepted them.
The event took place at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. In spite of the stormy, rainy weather before the day of the ceremony, the weather that day was perfect. There was no shortage of beautiful locations in the Friendship Garden and the Organ Pavilion. We got lucky that it had been raining earlier since a graduation ceremony at the Organ Pavilion was canceled so we had the place almost to ourselves. How convenient!
Here’s a link to their slideshow.
Your photograpy is incredible! Although I was not at the ceremony, I was able to feel the emotion through your extraordinary photographs. Amazing!!
Oh, I just love that sepia photo of the couple on the walkway — AWESOME!!!