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Calamigos Beach Club wedding rehearsal dinner

Alyssa and Ryan had their gorgeous summer wedding at Calamigos Ranch, and the evening before their big day, they hosted a Shabbat dinner welcome reception at Calamigos Beach Club!

This Calamigos Beach Club wedding welcome dinner celebrated the couple’s Jewish faith, including the blessing of challah and wine. Alyssa and Ryan’s friends and family toasted the couple with kind words and mingled at cocktail hour to the sounds of Dart Collective’s Arthur and the Whispers.

We LOVE photographing rehearsal dinners and welcome receptions; they’re a great opportunity for couples to get more photos of their guests and wedding weekend festivities! It also gives us a chance to get to know families and wedding parties even better ahead of the big day, which establishes trust and familiarity for even better group photos at the wedding. Check out more reasons you should add rehearsal dinner coverage to your wedding photography package here!

Without further ado, some highlights from Alyssa and Ryan’s Calamigos Beach Club wedding welcome Shabbat dinner.

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Wedding planner: HoneyFitz Events
Floral design: Lark Farnum Design
Venue: Calamigos Beach Club
Rentals: Found Rentals + Borrowed Blu
Linens: BBJ Linen
Entertainment: Dart Collective
Stationery: Presence Fine Paper

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