Peter/Nanette Burrell & Karina/Travis Simons

Approximate Date of the Photo
4/7/79 & 8/31/14

Where in Balboa Park was this photo taken
Del Rey Moro Garden

Share your Love Story
After falling in love with the Casa del Rey Moro Garden for my wedding site, I had to convince my parents to let us get married there. It wasn't a church after all. I took my mom to lunch at the Cafe del Rey Moro on a Saturday knowing there would be a wedding and, as we watched, Mom came to understand why I love Balboa Park and the garden. She eventually brought my dad around and on April 7th, 1979, my husband and I were married in front of our friends and family and the wishing well so beautifully embraced by the natural setting. Many years later, while visiting a museum for a school project with my daughter, I showed her where her parent were married. She immediately said that was where she wanted to get married. Thirty-five years later, on August 31st, 2014, my daughter Karina and her husband Travis were married where her parents started their life together. It was such a special moment for me to watch my husband and our daughter take the same walk that my dad and I had taken years before. I know that Dad was watching from heaven. It also meant a lot to us that many of the same people that were there to celebrate Peter and my marriage were also there for Karina and Travis. Balboa Park will always hold a special place in our hearts and, who knows, perhaps a child of Karina and Travis will continue the tradition.

Name of the Photographer
Eisenhower Photography

Photographer's website
www.eisenhowerphotography.com