We had the good fortune of connecting with Ernie and Fiona Padaon and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ernie and Fiona, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
We really wanted to build our own legacy and create something to hopefully leave for our children one day. We fell in love with photography and knew that we could create a unique space for creatives to express their artistic ability while providing for themselves and their families.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
We are about to celebrate 14 years of marriage this June and our team has been capturing weddings for the last 8 years. We love it and have an amazing team of photographers and videographers that create magical moments! It wasn’t always easy and it was in the difficult times that we had to stay committed to our vision and willing to move with the obstacles that came. Much of what we’ve learned is that things will ALWAYS work out and we are the type of people who will step in and step up when needed

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
We love anything with a view! The coastline of San Diego isn’t just great for capturing a love story, but it’s also a win for sharing a meal with friends. Some of our favorites are: Pannikin Coffee and Tea, L’Auberge Del Mar, Seneca and Lumi

We travel as a pack and some of our family favorites (if we’re not at the soccer fields for our kids’ practice) is Sea World and Great World Lodge.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Pathfinders. Pathfinders is a space for the marketplace leader at Awaken Church. It’s there that we were challenged in the vision for our lives to think bigger, challenged in the mindsets we had that were limiting our ability to step out in business and encouraged by a community of people who all felt they had a calling to be entrepreneurs and shared a like-mind to create new avenues of growth.

Website: https://ernieandfiona.com/

Instagram: @everydayforeverweddings

Image Credits
Everyday Forever Weddings

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