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Sunrise Malibu Elopement at El Matador Beach // Bemi and Jesse

Bemi and Jesse’s sunrise Malibu elopement was so pretty with the soft morning light! The peaceful sounds of the waves crashing with no one around while digging your toes into the sand and smelling that fresh ocean air. It’s one of the most majestic beaches to have an intimate elopement. So when Bemi and Jesse were searching for their Malibu elopement photographer, they found my site, and I’m so glad our paths crossed! Together, we decided to have their elopement session to be an El Matador Beach Elopement!

Bemi and Jesse have known each other since they were kids and knew they wanted to keep things simple and intimate by having the “Just us” experience with no guests. Bemi had a professional bouquet made and did her hair and makeup by herself. This day was all about keeping it simple and focusing on the intimacy of the day as well as the creative portrait session.

Bemi went to Pepperdine University, so Malibu was already special to her, but she had never been to El Matador Beach. This made their experience ten times more special!

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El Matador Beach Elopement Timeline

We had an early start to the day as Bemi knew right away she wanted to have a sunrise elopement. One of my favorite things about sunrise elopements is that the earlier you get on the beach the fewer people! We had the entire beach pretty much to ourselves for most of the session!

Sea Cave Portraits

Since we had a morning session, the tides were low enough for us to go explore the sea caves and get some portraits. El Matador Beach is one of my favorite beaches because of the sea caves, so I tend to schedule sessions around the time the tide is low so we can get some unique photos here!

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Water Portraits

We finished the day with some water photos on the beach! She was even more excited when I told her she could use one of my dresses from my client’s closet so that her dress didn’t have to get wet or dirty! One of the many things I love about having a client closet, you can change if you are hesitant about getting your wedding attire dirty.

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Bemi-and-Jesse_0057 Sunrise Malibu Elopement at El Matador Beach // Bemi and Jesse
Bemi-and-Jesse_0057 Sunrise Malibu Elopement at El Matador Beach // Bemi and Jesse
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Bemi-and-Jesse_0057 Sunrise Malibu Elopement at El Matador Beach // Bemi and Jesse
Bemi-and-Jesse_0057 Sunrise Malibu Elopement at El Matador Beach // Bemi and Jesse

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