{"id":10429,"date":"2021-03-03T22:38:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T06:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?page_id=10429"},"modified":"2021-03-03T22:49:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T06:49:29","slug":"monterey-pacific-grove-wedding-reception","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/monterey-pacific-grove-wedding-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"Monterey | Pacific Grove Wedding &#038; Reception Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It was a wonderful wedding day in Monterey and Pacific Grove and the couple was able to get away from their reception for a few moments to take sunset photos at Lovers Point.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10430 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-01.jpg\" alt=\"Capturing the best light at Pacific Grove's Lovers Point requires arriving just before sunset to catch that golden light that falls on the location.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-01.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-01-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-01-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-01-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10431 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-02.jpg\" alt=\"The bride's bouquet consisted of white roses.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-02.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-02-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-02-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-02-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With careful planning and a little luck the best wedding photographers are able to capture a bridal portrait before the ceremony while the bride is getting ready.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-03.jpg\" alt=\"Bride getting ready and bridal portrait - Monterey - Pacific Grove wedding.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-03.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-03-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-03-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-03-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is always interesting to see the differences between the goings own of the bride and groom getting ready for their big day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10433 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-04.jpg\" alt=\"Groom and groomsmen getting ready before wedding ceremony - Monterey, CA\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-04.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-04-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-04-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-04-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Riding in the limo on the way over to the wedding ceremony site can yield some fun and interesting candid images.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-05.jpg\" alt=\"Last minute preparations before the wedding ceremony.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-05.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-05-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-05-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-05-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They raised you from the very first day of your life. They have enjoyed and endured the highs and lows with you. Now as you enter a new chapter in your life, your parents walk you up the aisle during the wedding ceremony where you will get married and start a new life and repeat the cycle of life. The San Carlos Cathedral church is located in Monterey, California Phone: (831) 373-2628 Website:\u00a0<a title=\"San Carlos Cathdreal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sancarloscathedral.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.sancarloscathedral.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-06.jpg\" alt=\"Walking up the aisle with your parents - San Carlos Cathedral - Monterey, California\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-06.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-06-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-06-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-06-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The bride and her father wait outside the historic San Carlos Cathedral in Monterey for the moment he will walk his daughter up the aisle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-07.jpg\" alt=\"San Carlos Cathedral Monterey - father and bride - The San Carlos Cathedral church is located in Monterey, California Phone: (831) 373-2628 Website: www.sancarloscathedral.org\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-07.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-07-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-07-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-07-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-08.jpg\" alt=\"Wide angle view of guests and church during ceremony - Monterey Wedding Ceremony\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-08.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-08-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-08-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-08-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Wedding ceremony viewed from balcony of the church.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10438 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-09.jpg\" alt=\"View from above during the wedding ceremony - San Carlos Cathedral 500 Church St, Monterey, CA 93940\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-09.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-09-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-09-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-09-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Catholic wedding ceremony San Carlos Cathedral &#8211; Monterey, California<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10439 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-10.jpg\" alt=\"Bride and groom lighting the unity candle during the wedding ceremony - San Carlos Church.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-10.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-10-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-10-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-10-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The newlyweds celebrate as they walk down the aisle in the San Carlos Cathedral in Monterey California<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10440 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-11.jpg\" alt=\"The bride and groom celebrate as they step outside the church - San Carlos Cathedral - Monterey, CA\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-11.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-11-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-11-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-11-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Everybody is dressed up and looking their best and some family members may have flown thousands of miles to attend the wedding ceremony. Just after the ceremony is a great time to capture the family members with the bride and groom in a portrait. As this sometimes can be a large group, using the steps of the church alter helps create separation so that all the family members can be seen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-12.jpg\" alt=\"Family members and the bridal party take a group photo on the alter steps at the San Carlos Cathedral church in Monterey California\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-12.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-12-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-12-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-12-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The soft light and fall colors make this the best bride and groom portrait in Monterey California.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-13.jpg\" alt=\"Bride and Groom holding hands in Monterey California\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-13.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-13-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-13-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-13-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bride and Groom celebrate as they enter Gatherings in Pacific Grove, CA.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10443 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-14.jpg\" alt=\"The Gatherings is located in Pacific Grove, California Phone: (831) 647-0114 \" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-14.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-14-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-14-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-14-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When the day starts you never know that what or where will serve as the backdrop for the wedding ring photo. In this case it was the interesting patterns of the marble that made the image.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-15.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding ring details - Bride greeting guests - Gatherings, Pacific Grove, CA\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-15.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-15-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-15-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-15-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The setting sun silhouettes the bride and groom at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove, CA &#8211; The Bride poses on the rocks around Lovers Point while the dark clouds make for a great dark blue background.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-16.jpg\" alt=\"Lovers Point Wedding Day Images - Pacific Grove, CA\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-16.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-16-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-16-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-16-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Besides the wonderful images of you and your spouse, it&#8217;s important to capture photos of all your guests and the details that made the wedding day so special.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-17.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding Reception Guest and Detail Photos\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-17.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-17-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-17-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-17-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The best man gives a speech celebrating the bride and groom and then raises a glass to toast their wedding.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-18.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding Reception Speeches - Gatherings - Pacific Grove, CA \" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-18.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-18-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-18-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-18-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just a few hundred feet from the Pacific Ocean is Gatherings where you can get married and then entertain your wedding guests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\nThe traditional photos from a wedding day include the bride and groom&#8217;s first dance, the father of the bride dancing with his daughter, and the cutting of the cake. The more non traditional photo would be the bride and her maid of honor pretending their bouquets are microphones and using them as microphones to lip sync to the music.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10448 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-19.jpg\" alt=\"Cake cutting and Father Daughter Dance at Gatherings, Pacific Grove, California\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-19.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-19-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-19-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-19-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lovers Point in Pacific Grove offers many magical backdrops for a wedding day couple to incorporate into their images from the day. Here the Bride and Groom reach out towards each other and hold hands with the Pacific Ocean in the background. More adventurous couples can go down to the beach and be photographed with the sand between their toes and the waves crashing on the beach.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-20.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Ocean as backdrop the bride and groom hold hands - Lovers Point 630 Ocean View Blvd,  Pacific Grove, CA 93950\" width=\"1100\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-20.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-20-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-20-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monterey-Wedding-20-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a wonderful wedding day in Monterey and Pacific Grove and the couple was able to get away from their reception for a few moments to take sunset photos at Lovers Point. 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