Chelcey + James : W Hotel

On Saturday, August 7th, we were down in San Diego for the wedding of Chelcey Cervantes and James Barraza. The bridal party got ready at the W Hotel, just a short half mile from the Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic church where the ceremony was to be held.

Unfortunately, a mix-up with their limo company left them without a ride to the church. So, the bridal party ended up having to split up into separate personal vehicles to get to the church. Just after they all left the hotel for the church, a smaller replacement limo from a different company showed up (just a simple 12-person stretch and not the 20-person Escalade limo they were supposed to have) and took some of the couples’ family members to the church.

But… getting to the church (again, just a half mile away) was easier said than done because, on this particular day, a Farmer’s Market was going on right down one of the streets in between the hotel and the church, causing everyone to have to figure out a different, longer, route to the church!

As the reception was about to begin, word trickled into the bride’s ears that their wedding cake, that was supposed to be stored in the freezer, had been instead stored in the refrigerator, and was now covered in condensation droplets that the hotel staff were now in the process of trying to pat dry.

Through all of this, both Chelcey and James did not let any of it get to them and instead enjoyed their day to the fullest — as they should!

At the end of the night, they were saying such nice things to me about my work, that I asked them if they’d mind saying it on video instead. They quickly agreed, and I set up the camera on a tripod on the sidewalk outside the hotel, hit record, and walked away while they recorded the sweetest testimonial I have ever not paid for!