Coronado Family Photography | Celebrating 50 Years

For Ellie and her husband, this year marked 50 years of marriage, a golden anniversary worth a big celebration. They planned a gathering of all their people. Family traveled from Amsterdam, Cleveland, and Birmingham to meet on Coronado for the whole week. As a photographer herself, Ellie knows how important it is to commemorate the important moments in life with intentional photographs that capture the relationships and the action! She found me through my website and told me right away how important this session would be. I was excited, nervous, intimidated, and confident . . . a range of emotions that always pops up when I photograph another photographer! Every session is a photographer-client collaboration, and working with another accomplished and experienced photographer takes that to another level. Ellie was very hands-off. She let me do my thing!

We started in a shady spot off the beach and worked down to the water as the sun faded. We got all the important groupings . . . Ellie and her husband, the smaller families, the big family as a whole. Ellie knew she wanted lots of images of her grandchildren, and she later described them as “absolutely GRAND!” She was so happy with her images, and I was honored she chose me! She said the photos “made their trip a wonderful experience!” Hooray!

Ellie is no stranger to the camera. She owns Ellie Vayo Photography in Ohio, a studio that’s been in business for more than 45 years. Knowing her background made her kind words even more meaningful to me. There’s no praise quite like that of a fellow photographer.

Ellie, thank you for trusting me to capture such an important milestone. Fifty years of marriage is a testimony to love, commitment, and family. What an honor it was to be part of your story.

Extended family of 10 gathers at Hotel del Coronado's lawn courtyard
Family of 5 posed by courtyard fountain at Hotel del Coronado
Family of four standing in Hotel del Coronado courtyard by reflecting pool
Teen girl in pink top poses for portrait with blurred ocean behind her
Teen girl in white dress stands against courtyard column at hotel grounds
Boy in white shirt smiling at camera on Hotel del Coronado grounds
Young girl in blue and cream floral dress sits at water's edge on beach
Boy in light blue button-up shirt poses at courtyard near flowering beds
Toddler in patterned dress plays with toy bucket in sand at Coronado beach
Man and young boy stand together at Coronado beach in light summer clothing
Family of four posing together on Coronado beach during golden sunset
Family of five walking on Coronado beach at golden hour with ocean waves
Family of six including children posed on beach near rock formations
Boy and girl embrace on sand with ocean waves rolling behind them
Two teen girls and young girl stand together on beach at golden hour
Two boys smile at camera standing on Coronado beach near rock formations
Two teen girls and boy positioned on beach with dunes and ocean behind
Teen in white dress stands between two others on Coronado beach
Couple at Coronado beach at golden hour with ocean in background
Extended family of 10 wades in shallow water on beach at sunset
Woman in white dress and man embrace in shallow water at Coronado beach
Couple walks hand-in-hand through shallow water on beach at golden hour
Senior couple pose together in shallow water at Coronado beach
Senior woman and man walk hand-in-hand through wet sand at Coronado beach
Two women embrace at beach with reflection visible in wet sand
Woman in striped shirt and teen girl stand together on Coronado beach
Woman in striped dress holds young child close at Coronado beach sunset
Boy wearing white collared shirt smiles at camera on Coronado beach
Boy in blue button-up shirt smiles at camera on Coronado beach
Teen girl in white dress stands at ocean's edge at golden hour
Teen girl in pink ruffled dress stands at Coronado beach with crossed arms
Child holding toy sailboat stands on wet sand at Coronado beach
Three women embrace together on beach with ocean waves behind them
Man and three women standing together on wet sand at Coronado beach
Group of four adults wade in shallow water on beach at sunset

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