Coronado Beach Photos | A Family Tradition Twenty Years in the Making

Sarah’s family has been coming to Coronado for more than twenty years, and every year she said they should finally have professional photos taken. This was the year.

Everyone was together for the Fourth of July, Eddie and Sarah were both turning 60, and Edward had a deployment coming up. As Sarah put it, all the stars aligned.

And “everyone” is quite a crew. There’s Eddie, better known as Big Poppy, and Sarah, also known as LouLou. Madeleine is a hardworking, fiercely loyal mom, and Madison is an excellent chef and “Madeleine and Eleanor’s number one guy.” Edward is competitive and always ready to take on a challenge. William is equally competitive, with a heart of gold, and his girlfriend Sophie is wonderfully easygoing. Uncle Bobby is loyal and independent. And six-year-old Eleanor is joyful, precocious, and, according to the family, the center of the show.

Sarah describes them in three words: loving, loyal, and patriotic. A Fourth of July session in Coronado could not have suited them better.

When I asked what she hoped the photos would capture, Sarah said, “Our bond as a family, our personalities, the stages we are in, and precious moments.”

Her favorite image? She couldn’t choose. The full family portrait at our starting point. The lifeguard tower. Eleanor twirling above the water with her dad.

“They are all my favorites because they are of my favorite people in the world.”

They spent the week staying with family in Coronado, boating, tubing, and jet skiing. After twenty years of visits, this one finally made it into the frame.

Extended family poses together at Hotel del Coronado gardens in golden light
Man, woman, and young child stand together at Hotel del Coronado
Four family members pose at Hotel del Coronado grounds in golden hour
Six-year-old girl in white dress smiles at Hotel del Coronado
Girl runs through Hotel del Coronado gardens in golden light
Man and woman embrace outdoors together at Hotel del Coronado
Five men stand together on Coronado Beach in blue shirts
Father stands with daughter and woman at Hotel del Coronado
Child wraps arms around lifeguard tower post at Coronado Beach
Young girl stands on wooden lifeguard tower at Coronado Beach
Eddie and Sarah embrace at lifeguard tower on Coronado Beach
Couple walks hand-in-hand on Coronado Beach at golden hour
Family of three run together holding hands on beach sand
Young couple embrace at Coronado Beach by lifeguard tower
Family group holds hands and runs together on wet sand
Family group stands together on Coronado Beach at golden hour
Adult woman and older woman smile together on beach rocks
Couple stands close together on Coronado Beach at sunset
Couple share a kiss on Coronado Beach rocks at sunset
Woman holds her young daughter on Coronado Beach rocks
Girl in white dress stands alone on Coronado Beach rocks
Father spins his daughter playfully at rocky Coronado Beach
Father holds his daughter close while both smile for camera
Father and daughter wade together in Coronado Beach water
Three family members walk hand-in-hand in shallow ocean
Girl runs freely on Coronado Beach sand at golden hour
Girl in white dress stands alone on beach at sunset
Father lifts his daughter high above water on beach
Family group stands closely together on wet beach sand
Extended family group stands holding hands on wet sand
Family of seven holds hands together on beach at dusk
Father, mother, and daughter walk hand-in-hand in ocean
Man and woman embrace together on rocky Coronado Beach
Three adult men stand barefoot together on Coronado Beach sand
Full family group stands together on beach at sunset
Woman stands close between her two adult sons on beach
Woman hugs her two adult sons on Coronado Beach rocks
Three females wade into Coronado Beach ocean together
Younger woman, girl, and older woman pose at beach
Girl smiles on Coronado Beach with hotel in background
Couple walks together on wet Coronado Beach sand at dusk
Woman stands with arms spread on Coronado Beach with man
Father, mother, and daughter sit close together on beach
Family stands silhouetted together against golden sunset

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