This wedding is definitely one that is near and dear to my heart. As I mentioned before, Marissa is my best friends sister which means I have known her family for quite some time. It is always nice to know (and adore) all the family prior to arriving at the wedding! I absolutely loved photographing Marissa and Emilio’s engagement images, so I was beyond excited to photograph their wedding day. Their wedding day was sunny, cool and overall just completely beautiful. Because Marissa and Emilio are both talented musicians, they had many musical aspects to their wedding, including live music during the ceremony, a special performance by Marissa and Emilio for their guests during the reception and of course Emilio’s boutonniere was made out of sheets of music. I hope you enjoy just a few of my favorites!!!
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Powerhouse Park is a beautiful venue for a wedding!! Just blue skies, palm trees and the ocean.



The musicians that performed during the ceremony were all friends of Marissa and Emilio of course!! (And they were amazing!!)





This was an emotion filled first look.














Don’t you just adore them?!











Marissa — You are so beautiful!!

I LOVE this bridal party shot!!




Sisters!!!!




I love their excitement!!



Surprise performance by the bride and groom!
This was the first time that many of the guests heard Marissa sing and her voice is so beautiful!
They are both such talented artists.




Congratulations Marissa and Emilio!!!!
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Powerhouse Community Center // Photographer: Katie Jackson Photography // Wedding Dress: David’s Bridal // Wedding Planner: Spencer Garman // Hair: Henna’s Hair Studio // Makeup: Ann Denicolo // Music: River Song, Chamber Jazz Quintet // Sound Engineer/MC : Sean Fitzpatrick // Cake: Edelweiss Bakery // Catering: Personal Touch Dining // Groomsmen Attire: 3 Day Suit Broker // Invitations: Minted.com
Huge thank you to Lauren for helping me out at the wedding! You rock girl!
Amazing work Katie!! Hopefully when my special day comes you can photograph mine
Thank you so much Marianne!! That would be such an honor:) Love your family so much!!!
I keep coming back to this blog post and looking through the photos… you captured every moment so beautifully! I can’t express enough gratitude for all the work you put into these photos. Thank you!!
Marissa — Thank you for being such an amazing couple to photograph. Your wedding was overflowing with love and happiness and I’m so glad I could capture images that showed that:)
How can I love every. single. picture. I adore YOU, thanks for all of these gems!