today is our three year wedding anniversary and of course the meaning behind our company name, eight20. we thought it would be nice to share some of our own wedding photos from this day, three years ago. we had an amazing wedding at rancho del cielo in malibu that we cannot believe was so long ago! eric and i also recently had a little anniversary session taken by our dear friend and the amazing photographer araxi! i have attached a few of those images as well. it has truly been an amazing three years, and i cannot wait for whatever the next year and many after that bring. thank you to our friends, all of our amazing clients and family for supporting eric and me and our little business that brings us joy and happiness every single day! eight20 would not be without all of you :).

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i walked outside the morning of january 24th and the rain dropped down, the sky was dark and i asked for it to please go away. as we made our way up the hill to ashley and ryan’s wedding, the sky became a little more blue and the raindrops came down a little more slowly. we found a location to take family photos in a corridor with lots of light shining through but we still hoped the rain would stop. just as we were ready to take group photos, the sun poked out through the clouds, gave us some amazing light and we stepped outside quickly enough to get beautiful shots of ashley and her girls, ryan and his guys and of course the both of them in one of the coolest cars i have ever seen! ashley and ryan had a beautiful wedding at st. maximilian kolbe catholic church, just up the street from our studio in westlake village. my parents lived a few blocks away and i remember when there used to just be a grass hill in it’s place. when they flattened that hill, my friends and i used to play in the dirt. st. max has been a great addition to the neighborhood, it’s an absolutely stunning church and we were very excited to shoot there. the rest of the day went very smoothly. the ceremony was beautiful, the sunlight poured into the church and we watched as ashley and ryan gave each other little smiles, everyone laughed and mingled during cocktail hour and dj tom chandler had the room up and dancing during the reception. as we left i said thank you to the rain for going away, at least for a while ;).