Spanish Bay Wedding Carly and Nick // Pebble Beach, California

Carly and Nick were married this weekend with a beautiful Pebble Beach wedding at Spanish Bay and I was SO lucky to be a part of it!

When I first talked to Carly on the phone I was completely prepared to refer her to another photographer. We had discussed going out of town as a family and I had pivoted my business to focus more on elopements. But as soon as Carly and I got on the phone I knew I had to be there. From her bubbly energy and kind personality, I immediately felt like her friend. I have now realized she has a way of making everyone feel this way!!

Carly and Nick are such a joy to be around, full of laughter and love. Planning a wedding during COVID is no simple feat and they both handled it with such grace! After shooting their engagement photos I got to know Nick better and could feel how much he loved Carly. Some of my favorite images of their wedding day are the ones where Nick can’t keep his eyes off her.

A little bit about Carly and Nick in their own words:

Where did you meet? How did you know they were THE one?

We met online!! On Hinge! Our first date was at a Japanese BBQ restaurant for dinner. It was so fun and we both just felt so comfortable right off the bat. This may sound cheesy but I knew he was the one when everything just felt right. We are on the same page about everything. We have the same humor and laugh all the time. We are pretty much the same person lol! Our parents are very similar and got along very well. We both are Christians and put Christ at the center of our relationship! We both are in the healthcare field and bond about how much life sucks at work right now haha. Everything just felt so comfortable and right! I can’t imagine my life without him!

How did he/she propose? Who introduced you?

Nick proposed at Newport Beach!! I was totally surprised actually!! We were just doing our normal walk at the beach one evening and then he lead me to a beautiful proposal spot he had all set up! He is so sweet and thoughtful. He wrote out “Marry Me” in golf balls because we love to golf haha.

What does your partner do that makes you laugh?

We laugh at the stupidest things and then we keep building off from it and just keep laughing haha. We both are just kids when we are around each other haha we always have so much fun. It’s just nice to have each other as an outlet from work and just laugh about everything!

What are you most looking forward to about being married?

Finally living together!! And just doing life together and being one person. Waking up to each other in the morning and giving each other kisses in the morning!