California Beach Wedding: Avila Beach, CA
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Location: Avila Beach, California (across from the Avila Lighthouse Suites)
Map: link
Photographer: Matt Haines
Features: Easy access, fishing pier, bridge over a river mouth, cliffs in the distance. Somewhat sheltered from wind as compared to Pismo and other locations nearby.
Challenges: A very flat beach, with nothing significant for posing (dunes, rocks etc). Beach faces south, so sunsets occur behind the hills. If you don’t like piers, they are hard to keep out of the background (as there are two, including one oil pipeline pier to the west).
Recommendations: Great for a wedding, not so great for family portraits.
Wow what a beautiful wedding! love these images, great work!
I’m so glad I found this site – I’ll be in California in a few monthes and will definately be looking for some beaches to check out. Beautiful photos! The flower girl is super cute.
Thanks for the info’s about the beach, its very beautiful compared to other beaches. I always dreamt of this wedding..