Write Invite pops up in The Quill in Pacific Grove
Huge turnout for this ribbon cuttingevent to celebrate the opening of Write Invite in The Quill right in downtown Pacific Grove put on by the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce. The community really turned out to celebrate Marian and even the mayor of Pacific Grove helped cut the ribbon! It was truly standing room only. If you like to feel the paper, then Write Invite is the only place around you can come in person to do so in the area for invitations and cards for the holidays, for your wedding, for just saying thank you.
Becoming a Rotarian with the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove
Since I first started my photography business back in June of 2009, I have always been involved in networking with various business and photography groups. The latest group I have become a member of is the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove. This is something that was not even on my radar just a few months ago, but I met a member at Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce event and he invited me to be a guest at a Rotary Club luncheon. I went and enjoyed it, and then went back again, and I soon found myself looking forward to the bi-weekly luncheons. Before I even became an official member, I was allowed to be a judge in a car show they put on! I am very thankful to have been so warmly welcomed from the start by the PG Rotary Club and look forward to serving the local community through events the club puts on throughout the year.
Sunny Saturday for the 2025 Pacific Grove Butterfly Parade
This annual parade featuring mostly local school kids welcomes the visiting monarch butterflies to Pacific Grove who are on their own annual parade of sorts, or rather migration! The parade closed with some high school classes of 50+ years ago carrying their banners. I wonder if some of those class of 1975 and later people as kids walked in this same parade?
5 Reasons Why You Need a Professional Photographer for Your Event
Whether it’s a new business ribbon cutting in Pacific Grove, a multi-day national conference in Monterey, a community awards ceremony in Carmel, or a professional convention in Pebble Beach, having a professional photographer on site makes a world of difference. Event photography is more than just documenting what happened — it’s about telling the story of the event in a way that reflects the energy, emotion, and impact. Here are five reasons why hiring a professional photographer for your next event is essential:
New Member Orientation with the PG Chamber was a huge meet and greet!
The second New Member Orientation event of the year held by the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce nearly tripled in size! It’s a great event where new members, and old, can really learn what the chamber can offer a local PG business. As an ambassador for the chamber, I attended welcoming the new members, and of course, as a professional photographer, brought my camera to help out the chamber by making photos of everyone holding fun “I’m In” signs. If you are a PG chamber member new or old, be sure and check out the next one!
Pacific Grove annual The Little Car Show brings a big crowd in 2025
One of the benefits of living in downtown Pacific Grove is that many very cool events are just walking distance away. Such was the case today with The Little Car Show taking place just two blocks from both my photo studio and apartment. I really enjoyed this car show because it was not the usual kinds of cars you see at the average car show. Many cars I had never even heard of before, let alone have seen before. So many of the car owners started talking to me about their cars with such interesting stories and history with their cars. One person with a VW van took his now wife out on their first date in it. All these years later, he just finished restoring it with his daughter. What an amazing story it was! Thank you to all the car owners who came to Pacific Grove today!
Celebrating a new wedding venue grand opening in Pacific Grove California
What a wedding mixer event put on by the teams at Weddings in the Round and the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce! Such a great turnout with wide variety of people from every part of our local Pacific Grove community coming together and creating a great vibe all evening. There is now another option for a wedding venue and event space right here in Pacific Grove, and it is round! I can tell you for sure that the Weddings in the Round staff are very, very friendly and will welcome you warmly for any event or wedding you book there. Thank you to Gretchen and Annee for choosing me as your event photographer!
