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Within this blog you will find everything from Funeral planning for Veterans to Newborn photography. While we capture many events and share as much information as possible, our main goal is to serve others. We currently do that by providing information and curating things that are needed, primarily for our Military community in Southern California.

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How to get into USS Midway for FREE!
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How to get into USS Midway for FREE!

Want to get into USS Midway for free?

USS Midway Museum is offering free admission to all Marines who have just graduated from MCRD San Diego. This offer is good for immediate family members and guests. Simply stop by the admissions desk at USS Midway museum on your graduation day and let them know you are a new Marine.

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LHD 2 USS Essex Homecoming | 32nd Street Naval Base San Diego, CA
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LHD 2 USS Essex Homecoming | 32nd Street Naval Base San Diego, CA

Rainy Day Navy Homecoming

Nothing would dampen the special homecoming about to take place for this couple. Rain or Shine, she was getting her man back that day! And she did; she took him home and was very happy. Did it rain at your homecoming?

Are you looking for a homecoming dress this one? Check out our Amazon suggestion store to find dresses or outfits that complement military uniforms or check out our free Outfit Guides for any and every uniform you can imagine.

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ECHO Co MCRD Graduation Day 03.11.22
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ECHO Co MCRD Graduation Day 03.11.22

Here are amazing families of the nation’s newest Marines. I met up with these folks at Liberty Station, formerly known as the Naval Training Center San Diego, which welcomed its first Navy recruits in 1923 and closed after 60 years. Liberty Station is now San Diego's Town Square and perfectly replicates Marine Corps Recruit Depots architecture.

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LIMA Co MCRD Family Day 02.24.22
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LIMA Co MCRD Family Day 02.24.22

272 Marines celebrating family day, 24 February 2022, with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, CA, and join over a million other Marines in an amazing legacy!

I am SO blessed to be able to do this for YOUR families; my heart truly lies here, serving you in a different way.

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Visit with the Thompson Sisters
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Visit with the Thompson Sisters

Here are 5 ways to land a special one-year milk bath photoshoot to celebrate a little girl's first birthday and nursing with mom for one solid year.

Special shout out to Makaila and Abbigail Thompson for coming to visit me in San Diego and Sarah Savage for joining me in the session.

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Visit with the Savage Family
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Visit with the Savage Family

Sarah and Justin Savage went to Navy A School with Anthony and I in Great Lakes, IL. We were all in the same class! They got married while in A school and Anthony and I started dating once he left for his C school in late 2016.

The last time I got to see them was actually before Anthony and I started dating at their family wedding ceremony in Texas! I was a brides-made ;).

Sarah has also started her own photography business and will be a traveling photog while living out the bus life dreams! Here is a link to her insta to check out her work.

We decided to go out for some quick photos at Sunset Cliffs just for fun; here is the result!

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