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✨Lauren Hillary✨

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📸 Brand Photographer
🌎Traveling the planet
✨Capturing the moment

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The morning of her wedding, she got the call that no bride ever wants to receive.

The boat she had dreamed of using for her wedding portraits had filled with water during a storm the night before and had sunk.

Just like that, she thought those photos were gone forever.

I wasn’t even her wedding photographer. I was there as a guest with my husband, celebrating one of the biggest days of her life. I had only packed my Sony A7C and a 35mm lens because this was a vacation.

But after the wedding, I couldn’t stop thinking about those photos.

Then it really hit me.

This wasn’t just any bride.

She’s been one of my closest friends for almost 20 years. I’ve watched her dream about this day for years, and I couldn’t stand the thought of her missing the one set of photos she’d always envisioned.

So I asked her, “We’re both here for a couple more days. What if we found another boat and made it happen?”

She immediately lit up.

Two days later, we found another boat.

I bought a drone in Montenegro, packed my little travel camera, and we headed back out onto the water.

Watching her step onto that boat with the biggest smile on her face was one of my favorite moments of the entire trip.

The photos we created weren’t taken on her wedding day, but they became some of the most meaningful images from her wedding experience.

That day reminded me that photography has never been about having the perfect circumstances.

It’s about caring enough to find another way.

Some moments are simply too important to give up on.

These photos almost never existed.

And I am so grateful they do.

Because at the end of the day, beautiful photos matter.

But taking care of people will always matter more.

And sometimes, that’s exactly what leads to the most meaningful photographs of all.

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My favorite day of 2025, and easily the best day of my life so far. Also the easiest answer to the best question!💍🥰 It was Midnight in Norway during Midnight Sun in June.☀️ #engaged2025 #wearegettingmarried #engagedinnorway #lofotenislands #engagement

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If you see anyone wearing aviators indoors today, you know where they were last night. 👀

The FORGE party on the USS Midway was one for the books. 🔥

📷: @laurenhillary

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Sometime I forget that I live near one of the most beautiful places on earth #lagunabeachcalifornia
Thank you @laurenhillary for capturing this shot at #shawscovelagunabeach with my son @bijan_a_mir

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#lofotenislands #lofotennorway #lofoten #engaged2025 #lofotenengagement #hennigsvær #engagement #rørvikabeach #norway #engagedinnorway #midnightsun

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So much fun celebrating The Cook Twins
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Baby Shower for @deanamariecook + @the_kyle_cook

Planner & Designer @ciao_bella_christina
Event Staff: @ciaobellaweddingandevents @igibbs93 @ilygem @lacypea
Floral : @__simply_mia
Venue: @rancholaslomas
Hair : @riri_roya
Make up : @jaylaflareglam
Catering : @24carrotscatering
Cake + Desserts : @couturecakery
Live Music: @jasonarcillamaui
Saxophone: @seps_music
Ariel : @trixx_dancer
Vignettes: @sundrop_vintage
Linens: @luxe_linen
360 + Photobooth: @pixi_photobooth
Video + Drone : @realproductions.inc
Photog: @laurenhillary
Custom Signage: @tandadesignsoc
Balloons: @the.pop.shopllc
Staging Props: @ciao_bella_rentals
Backdrops + Props : @socaleventdecor
Cigar Bar: @cigarbella
Marquees : @alphalitie
Flower Wall: @eventcreationsshop
Drapery: @ireneeventsinc

#CiaoBellaWeddingPlanning #ProductionTeam #BabyShower #YourPersonalAssistant #BabyShowerDecor #DressedToImpress #WhiteGloveServices #LuxuryEvents #TopNotch #PremierPlanners
#OCCelebrityEventPlanner #PartyPlanner

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As @segerstromarts celebrates the 50th anniversary of its beloved Candlelight Concert on Dec. 6—with a surprise headlining performer—we’re taking a look back at how the black-tie fundraiser has evolved over the last five decades. Click the link in our bio to learn more about its glamorous history 🕯️✨️⁠
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📝 by @allison.mitchell14⁠
📸 Britt Meyer, Elizabeth Segerstrom and Carol Perry by @laurenhillary⁠
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#segerstrom #segerstromarts #candlelightconcert #anniversary #philanthropy #ocarts #ocart #orangecounty #orangecountyca #orangecountyart #orangecountyarts

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@dkfashionstylists owner and lead stylist @debkeillor is known for her sharp eye, whether she’s revamping the wardrobes of her clients or coordinating eye-catching fashion shows for local charity groups 🛍️ Click the link in our bio to learn more ✨️ #womenofstyle⁠
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📝 by @allison.mitchell14⁠
📸 by @laurenhillary⁠
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#orangecounty #orangecountyca #modernluxury #modernluxurymedia #riviera #rivieraorangecounty #womenofstyle2024

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Salty, sandy, and sun-kissed. #goodbyesummer

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Press into your front big toe mound. Roll your top hip open to the sky. Melt your top ribs down into your body. Lengthen the sides of your neck. Trikonasana.

Let’s face it: yoga cues can be confusing! Leading us further into wondering if we’re “doing it right.” What do you often hear in class that leaves you scratching your head? I wanna know! Drop me a comment or leave me a DM. And then sign up for my email newsletter to tune into my new video series called: Am I Doing This Right?!

Click the link in bio to join the list and always feel free to send me your questions.

#yogateacher #ytt #yogainspiration #yogapractice #yogaeveryday #stopdropyoga #yogalifestyle

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Galentine’s Dinner xoxo 💋

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