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Lucky Couple Gets Elopement Surprise from Steph Wahlig

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Happy couple posing together for their wedding day portrait

Steph Wahlig, a California and Arizona wedding photogrpaher, was hired to photograph a courthouse wedding. While she was shooting portraits of the family who hired her, she saw another couple getting ready for their own ceremony. The groom had put a camera on a tripod to capture their own wedding photos because they didn’t have a photographer. As Steph said goodbye to her client, their ceremony started. She couldn’t resist and photographed their ceremony and some portraits of them after. Steph Wahlig is definitely photographer goals in our book!

Beautiful bride with bouquet, smiling, looking forward to the future

The beautiful Bride, Sue Celestin, also happens to be a Musician, Artist, and Violinist. Be sure to take a look at her Youtube Video

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https://youtu.be/3v8fPLILa18

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After I shot a courthouse wedding, I saw this couple without a wedding photographer, trying to capture images with a tripod. I offered my services and shot their ceremony and portraits for them. 

Loving couple smiling at each other on their wedding day

Couple holding marriage certificate close-up after ceremony, wedding

It felt so good to give them memories of their wedding ceremony and to give them a gift and pictures that they wouldn’t have had. They were so appreciative and it was the highlight of a pretty hard week. I feel so blessed to have met Sue and Karyll.

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California and Arizona Wedding Photographer Steph Wahlig

Be sure to follow @stephwahlig on Instagram. Check out all of her latest work and if you’re engaged and not in California or Arizona, don’t worry she will travel for you.

Steph Wahlig

Musician/Artist/Violinist/Bride: Sue
Photographers: Steph Wahlig

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