I'm a Palm Springs local who loves capturing the joy on your special days. I'm happy you're here!
Kristina and Dave are two people who when you meet them, you immediately feel like you’re old friends. They are two of the most positive people I have ever met. I honestly feel blessed to have met them and have them in my life…even if it was just to shoot their wedding!! These two are SO ridiculously in love, it’s almost TOO cute. Honestly. On another note, Kristina really is quite the girl! She was diagnosed with a brain tumor, but still manages to be an infectiously positive person. She is SO brave and strong, if you want to know more about her…watch her videos on youtube. She rocks.
https://www.youtube.com/user/kristinamarie420
Because I’d rather have Kristina and Dave tell their story…I asked Dave to send me his vows. It was such a touching moment during the ceremony and I feel as though it sums up their life in such a simple, beautiful way.
“Kristina,
If I could freeze any moment in time, it would be this moment. So I could stand back, walk around, and see all the times and tears on everyone’s faces who you have affected.
Starting with mine!!
Kristina, you have an incredible, crowd-pleasing smile that goes straight to my heart and lets me know that everything will be ok!
You have this amazing, positive outlook on life which is a constant reminder for me to stay positive and strive to be the best man I can.
Your strength and courage in dealing with our lives makes loving you easy!!
You have brought so much joy and happiness into my life, and by your side is where I choose to be!
I created a checklist of our lives!
-Find the most beautiful girl
-Ask her out
-She says yes
-Watch her stumble over words and fling salad all over
-Fall in love with girl
-Girl falls in love with me
-Devastated with bad news
-Decision to accept bad news and do something about it
-Hemp oil, organic diet, and lots of love
-Winning in every department and beating the odds
-Enjoy every day together
-Watch how perfectly girl fits into life with me
-Go to bed every night and feel like the luckiest man in the world
-Ask girl to marry me
-Girl says yes
-Stand here today and vow to love and cherish you and stand by your side through anything!!”
Ahhh, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house while he said his vows. It was SO genuine and heartfelt. In addition to being awesome people, these two put together this whole wedding THEMSELVES!! Kristina is an AMAZING DIY bride. I mean really. Kristina did ALL of this. Bouquets, center pieces, and even her shoes!! I was in DIY heaven! Check out this BEAUTIFUL wedding at the Aerie Ballroom in Centralia, Washington 🙂 Kristina baked ALL 300 of these cupcakes, But couldn’t eat them because of her super strict diet. That must have been TORTURE! Yes. All of this, her and Dave did. SOO cool, right? And candy! SO much candy. Yum.. Yeah…so Kristina MADE this. All herself. Oh. and she made her shoes up there by blingin’ em out. How cool is that?! Yup… all of these. Ok, back to her day! She is the most happy & adorable bride. A quick shout out to my partner in wedding crime, Tara Correnti, for flying up to Seattle with me to do Kristina’s hair at the wedding! I think my favorite part about Kristina is that she is constantly making everyone..and herself… laugh 🙂 Gah! Her and her mom were ADORABLE. And I’ve never seen a more excited group of friends!This. This is when things got straight amazing. This will go down in the books as the best first glance EVER!So excited and happy!! Made my heart smile 🙂So..being that we were in Washington in March…it was bound to be rainy. We couldn’t go outside at ALL because of how hard it was coming down. But who needs outdoor sunshine when you have THIS amazing light?! They practiced their first dance right after first seeing each other 🙂I caught Kristina dancing…how cute is she?!So of course, Dave went to join her…Ah, adorable little family!This started out as one of those “run away from something scary” bridal party photos…and turned into this. Which I feel sums up everyone pretty well!Then began the ceremony. I will be surprised if I EVER shoot another ceremony that is as emotional, meaningful, and beautiful. Not a dry eye in the house, including my own!! Until Kristina, when time for her vows..flipped out a loooooooong list, just to make everyone smile.Celebrations as soon as they got married!SO many beautiful speeches, laughter, and tears. Until she said.. “OK, guys! NO MORE CRYING!” Then came the first dance!One of my favorite pictures of the whole day, right here!And then the party began!!
Dave and Kristina, I was so lucky to be your photographer!! You guys are amazing and have touched my life more than you know. I wish you a LIFETIME of happiness!! Everyone please send healing, positive vibes Kristina and Dave’s way!!!
Katie Geiberger is a Palm Springs local who loves to capture the joy in any location