Michael and Jonna eloped to Santa Barbara from Finland, and got married today!
What follows has got to be our all-time favorite wedding moment of all time (on video), and a teaser from the photos we shot today….
Quick backstory: Mike & Jonna met in a bar a few years ago in Finland and they both distinctly remember the song “One” by U2 was playing in the background….
After the ceremony today, as we walked around the Santa Barbara Courthouse, a band doing a sound check in the Sunken Gardens for tomorrow’s Easter service began playing a song and we suggested that they dance to it for a few photos! You see where this is going?!!
As the words “One love,” were sung, Michael and Jonna looked at eachother in surprise and excitement – it was THEIR SONG!
We started this video just moments after their song began:
At the end, you can hear the band congratulate the couple and it was then that Michael realized we had set it up! I had asked our assistant Tabitha to sneak over and request the song as I kept the newlyweds distracted in photo mode.
They hadn’t planned on having a first dance, but how cool is that!? Side note: if you are one of those musicians that I talked to afterward, make sure to say what’s up in the comments – you are amazing.
*Update* The musicians were Aaron Shust and Duffy James!
Here is one of our favorites from the day taken at the pier during our photo excursion around town:
M&J, we hope you a safe and amazing trip home! Thanks for an amazing experience 
Love, A&D
