Kara + Andrew had their beautiful wedding ceremony and their crazy-dance-party reception at one of our favorite venues, the ZLAC Rowing Club in Pacific Beach. The Mr. and I joined them for getting ready, all the way through the final song of the evening, and we had so much fun capturing every unique, loving moment of their big day. And yes, perhaps I was shaking it a little on the dance floor while snapping away...

We worked with the wonderful Melanie Montoya, who coordinated a flawless day for Kara + Andrew; and Nellie of Stems Design Studio made every floral detail look incredible as always. It was a pleasure to work with them both again, and we cannot recommend them highly enough!

Because it was a full day of really rad people and photo opportunities, we are breaking this up into two parts. So enjoy the first part of Kara + Andrew's awesome wedding!

This past holiday season brought us a new wave of fun family business that we were eager to embrace. Typically we focus so much on weddings and much less on family portrait sessions, so it was really exciting to grow that part of the Goodnickels brand. Also, I've mentioned it before, but our family clients this year just dominated the "best dressed" category-- I love coordination without matching! Here are a few photos from the Henson family's recent shoot with their 6-month old twins and the Robbins family's shoot with their daughter in preparation for a new arrival:

Jackie + Grayson's wedding was a Goodnickels family affair, with Natalie, the Mr., and me all in attendance! They held their ceremony at North Chapel in Pt. Loma, followed by a crazy-fun reception at Tom Ham's Lighthouse restaurant. Below are some of our favorite snaps from the big day:

*By Natalie

*By Natalie

*By Natalie