Hotel del Coronado Family Photos | Back to Their Happy Place

Susie’s family has been coming to the Hotel Del for years, and this trip they wanted photos on the beach in front of it. When I asked what she was hoping to capture, she put it simply: “The Del holds so many fond family memories and we wanted to capture a moment in our happy place!”

Here’s the part I love: the last time they did family pictures, the girls were three and five. That was twenty years ago. So yes, they were due. Now it’s two grown daughters and the people they’ve brought into the family, all back on the same sand where the little-kid version of this photo probably happened. And a few sunsets later, one of the couples got engaged right there. My friend Liz Romeka (thirdstrandphotography.com) photographed that part of the weekend . . . so this beach now has one more family memory attached to it, and it’s a big one.

Susie’s note afterward: “The family can now go to our favorite vacation spot every time we look at the beautiful pictures!” 🥰

Susie's family of six standing in shallow water on the beach at Hotel del Coronado
Four members of the family standing in the ocean waters at Hotel del Coronado
Extended family group holding hands in the surf with reflections on wet sand
Man and woman walking hand in hand along the wet sand at the beach
A man and woman standing close together on the beach at Hotel del Coronado
A young couple standing together with the ocean in the background
Woman in white lace dress and man strolling along the shoreline
Woman in flowing white lace dress wading alone in shallow water
Young woman in light blue dress spinning and twirling on the beach
Two young women standing close together, one in white lace and one in light blue
Young woman in white lace dress standing alone in the shallow surf
Two young women smiling and embracing together on the beach
Young woman in light blue dress with arms outstretched on the sandy beach
Young woman looking over her shoulder in a white dress with blue accents
Close-up portrait of a young woman in a light blue dress at the beach
Young man in a cream-colored short-sleeve shirt posing on the beach
Man in white button-up shirt with glasses standing at the beach
Three men standing side by side in the shallow ocean waters at the beach
Susie's family walking together hand-in-hand through the ocean surf
Man and woman on rocky area with Hotel del Coronado in soft focus behind
Man hugging woman from behind on rocks with Hotel del Coronado in background
Man and woman kissing on the rocky area with Hotel del Coronado backdrop
Man in white shirt and woman in light blue dress posing on rocks
Young couple reaching across a blue lifeguard tower platform at the beach
Man and woman on an elevated platform with Hotel del Coronado visible
Couple posing on the turquoise lifeguard tower at the beach
Young woman smiling and framed within the metal structure of the lifeguard tower
Young woman smiling, framed by metal framework of a lifeguard tower
Young man in white shirt positioned within the lifeguard tower frame
Man with glasses in white shirt framed by the tower's metal railing
Man with glasses in a cream-colored shirt at the beach lifeguard tower
Two men in light-colored shirts standing together on the beach
Three women and a man posing together in a tropical garden courtyard setting
Susie's complete family of six posing on the beach at Hotel del Coronado

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