{"id":15158,"date":"2025-01-01T22:55:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T22:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/?page_id=15158"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:00:57","slug":"weddings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/weddings\/","title":{"rendered":"Weddings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15158\" class=\"elementor elementor-15158\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-497d98f4 overlay overlay-dark py-14 py-md-14 overlay-20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jarallax\" data-id=\"497d98f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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text-white\">WEDDINGS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cab499 mb-0 text-white-75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30cab499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>From destination elopements, adventure weddings, courthouse weddings, and small gatherings. <br \/>Traditional weddings, large celebrations, and cultural ceremonies.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7af5c2ac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7af5c2ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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California Elopement\">5 Things Out-of-State Couples Don\u2019t Realize About Planning a California Elopement<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Long Beach \u2022 California<\/p><\/div>\n                            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-18616 category-guides-tips-engagement-wedding-wedding tags-orange-county-planning-guide-micro-wedding\" data-id=\"18616\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay none\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/what-an-intimate-micro-wedding-can-look-like\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" 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