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CARLSBAD SHERATON WEDDING | JIM + OLIVIA

December 2, 2009 – 3:23 pm

Recently I shot a wedding at the immaculate Carlsbad Sheraton for Jim and Olivia..a super rockin’ couple.  Seriously they do rock!  Jim’s band Deadline Friday rocked it out at the reception along with a few other bands.  I loved it!!!   

Beautiful lawn ceremony at the Carlsbad Sheraton!  I can’t get enough of palm trees!Deadline Friday wrapping up the night.
Location: Carlsbad Sheraton
5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008

The Carlsbad Sheraton is an upscale wedding venue right next door to Legoland and minutes from Carlsbad beach.  As a wedding photographer, I feel like I can go on and on shooting here!  It’s extremely photogenic (:



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LANIKUHONUA WEDDING | OAHU WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

November 24, 2009 – 1:31 am

~ I LOVE LANI SPECIAL ~

Perhaps my favorite wedding photography location that I’ve seen but never photographed at is Oahu, Hawaii at the GORGEOUS Lanikuhonua, translated “where Heaven meets the Earth”. Don’t you just love the name? Lanikuhonua…it just rolls off the tongue…if you can pronounce it without stuttering (:

Lanikuhonua is nestled on the Leeward Coastline of Oahu and is right next door to my favorite luau in Hawaii…the Paradise Cove Luau.  This amazing beach front wedding location is also covered with an array of coconut trees.  As past clients of mine know…I LOVE palm trees!!!  If I was to get married on the island, Lanikuhonua would be it!!! 

So in lieu of all this… I’m extending an I LOVE LANI special to couple who are planning a Lanikuhonua wedding!!! 

Please contact me for more information!
email: info@abidingimage.com
phone: 858.324.1023

I look forward to hearing from you and creating beautiful + creative images of your wedding day (:

Location: Lanikuhonua Cultural Institute | 92-1101 Ali’inui Drive, Kapolei, HI 96707



Abiding Image is owned and operated by San Diego Wedding Photographers Lynnette + Larry Coalson. Our home is San Diego, but we LOVE to travel and are available for Hawaii weddings or anywhere else in the world you’re getting married!!!

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LEVYLAND WEDDING | DREW+DANIKA

November 23, 2009 – 12:49 pm

Thought I’d post another flashback wedding at one of my favorite San Diego locations…Levyland!!!  Levyland is a private estate located at Carlsbad beach.  If you’re planning a San Diego beach wedding, but want a spot that’s more private and intimate than a beach resort or hotel, then Levyland is a great wedding location.  It’s private, relaxing, is steps away from the lagoon and remote beach, and has some rockin’ architecture!   

location: Levyland, Carlsbad, California



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LUANA HILLS COUNTRY CLUB WEDDING | OAHU WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

November 22, 2009 – 12:08 am

It’s been awhile since I photographed a wedding in Hawaii, and I’m itchin’ to go back!!! I LOVE to travel…especially to the islands, so if anyone is planning a Hawaii beach wedding…or any Hawaii wedding for that matter…count me in!!!

These are a couple of flashback shots from a wedding back in 2007 at Luana Hills Country Club in Oahu. As you can see, that place is beautiful!!!
location: Luana Hills Country Club
Oahu Hawaii Wedding

Abiding Image is owned and operated by San Diego Wedding Photographers Lynnette + Larry Coalson.  Our home is San Diego, but we LOVE to travel and are available for Hawaii wedding or anywhere else in the world you’re getting married!!!

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SD MARRIOTT MISSION VALLEY WEDDING | ABIGAIL+ROLANDO

November 6, 2009 – 3:23 pm

I knew Abby WAAAAAAY back in the days in high school when she and Rolando first started dating. HaHa!!! Back then we were “kickin’ it” in our baggy jeans and dark dark red lipstick. Good ol’ high school memories!  Who knew years later I’d be doing their wedding photography?

The day started off with prep shots at the Mission Valley Marriott in San Diego, followed by their ceremony at Good Shepherd Church, fun portraits at Presidio Park, then back down to the Mission Valley Marriott for a very entertaining reception.  Check it out!

Some cute kid moments…Okay seriously this has got to be my largest group of groomsmen that I’ve shot…14 guys!!! 

Location: San Diego Marriott Mission Valley | 8757 Rio San Diego Drive, San Diego, California 92108

Abiding Image is owned and operated by San Diego Wedding Photographers Lynnette + Larry Coalson.

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RANCHO BERNARDO INN WEDDING {TEASER} JONATHON+NIKKI

October 23, 2009 – 11:54 am

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SAN DIEGO WEDDING | PEARL RESTAURANT | WILL+KAREN

October 22, 2009 – 4:25 pm

Karen and Will are two super super sweet people who I recently photographed. They were married at the First Baptist Church of San Diego and had their banquet at Pearl Chinese Cuisine in Rancho Bernardo. Seriously though… I don’t think I’ve ever photographed so much laughter at a single wedding!!! If you’ve never been to a chinese wedding before, they are loooong…and FUN!

The day starts off early with the bride getting ready…followed by the arrival of the GUYS……who aren’t allowed to enter the house until they play a list of games that the girls prepare…A whole lot of pointing going on in a span of a minute…
Here’s one…two……and three.Just part of the 10-COURSE MEAL!!!

Ceremony location: First Baptist Church of San Diego

Banquet location: Pearl Chinese Cuisine



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SUNSET CLIFFS WEDDING + THE BRISTOL HOTEL | BRADY+MONICA

October 2, 2009 – 2:08 pm

I think this is my longest post ever! Too many photos that I want to share (:
I love fun people and I love sweet people…and Monica and Brady are just that!!! These two love birds had their beach wedding at Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach, followed by their reception at The Bristol Hotel in downtown San Diego. Check it out their wedding photos!So what’s going on behind the screen?…just a friendly war with SPANX!!!Off to Sunset Cliffs…ring trouble…Me in action…and the shot…hard core!I love Brady’s expression here…It started off so nice and sweet……and ended in this…
Wedding location: Sunset Cliffs, Ocean Beach 
Reception location: The Bristol Hotel
1055 1st Avenue, San Diego, California 92101 | 619.232.6141

Florist: Flora Glamor

DJ: DJ Guys

Cake: Edelweiss Bakery



Abiding Image is owned and operated by San Diego Wedding Photographers Lynnette + Larry Coalson.

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SUNSET CLIFFS WEDDING {teaser} BRADY+MONICA

September 24, 2009 – 4:22 pm


Location: Sunset Cliffs, Ocean Beach

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THE CONDOR’S NEST RANCH WEDDING | KRISTEN+MATT

September 23, 2009 – 11:36 am

I love FUN weddings! Thanks to my lovely friend Daisy Varley, I had the opportunity to tag along at Kristen and Matt’s wonderful fiesta at The Condor’s Nest Ranch. This place is COOL!!! You’ve got a barn, llamas, goats, pigs, horses…all right there! Definitley a fun wedding location for the kids!

The Condor’s Nest Ranch is a great venue for a casual retreat wedding.  You and your guests can stay overnight, swim, enjoy the mountain views, stare at goats (; and just relax.  Funny thing is the guests had already been seated waiting for the ceremony to begin when this was still going on in the bridal room…I love FUN people!SWEET CAROLINE! BA-BA-BUMMM!!!
Location: The Condor’s Nest Ranch

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