I work in an industry about uniting love. I have to admit my job is pretty amazing; I get to capture real moments between two people committing themselves to each other. I love being able to document and share these couples' amazing events.
In this day and age and especially at my age, some of the happy couples end up growing apart and end up turning the page to a new chapter of life. I have seen many break-ups, divorces in the past couple of years and yes it is sad to see your friends, your family split and move on. From these moments, I have also seen growth, strength, and independence from these new beginnings.
A new beginning, a fresh start, was celebrated just a couple of weeks ago for my friend and peer Candice Maloney. I met Candice last December through the Long Beach Wedding Collective; she along with Megan Gray founded the Collective and it has been so great to meet and work with such amazing people. Candice works in this industry as an event planner & owner of De-Lovely Events; she is absolutely amazing (call her if you are planning a wedding in the future).
Anyway, I got an invite to celebrate and document her {Independence Day}. Really? I love how she, her friends and family (her mom and aunt joined us) decided to embrace this new chapter in her life with a celebration! Candice is very lucky to have such an amazing group of friends and family!
The night was filled with laughter and more laughter as the night grew. We began the evening with food, vino and music at La Creperie, then some more wine at the Thai restaurant across the way. We soon jumped on the passport for an even more eventful night at the Avia (an amazing boutique hotel downtown) for a rooftop celebration. The ladies were so fun and so accommodating with the pouring of wine my way. I'm not sure how much wine we drank, but it seemed to be plentiful and constantly available. We made one last stop to the Dueling Piano Bar, which after 2 or 3 songs I had to make my way out in order to not end up tripping over myself later. My eyes were tired and I left feeling very fortunate to have been there to celebrate with Candice and meet some fabulous ladies!
Cheers! Thanks for having me! I look forward to knowing you more Candice and seeing what this chapter in your life brings!
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