Precious Wedding Photos Stolen From Car In East Bay, Couple Pleas For Return 'No Questions Asked': Report

BAY AREA, CA — A wedding photographer is offering thieves a deal: Keep his stolen equipment, but return the memory cards holding a couple’s wedding photographs, no questions asked.

David Martin Jr. made the plea after his vehicle was broken into in Oakland on Wednesday, three days after he photographed Nick and Jenna Banks’ wedding.

The couple married Oct. 4 at La Grande Estates in Oakley.

The bride, Jenna Wesenhagen-Banks, said they have no professional photographs from the celebration, only cellphone pictures taken by family and friends, Contra Costa News reported.

Martin, the owner of DMJ Photography, is from Antioch and now lives in Southern California. He traveled to the East Bay to photograph the wedding, NBC Bay Area reported.

On Wednesday, Martin stopped for food at Swan’s Market in downtown Oakland while traveling between jobs.

Martin said he when he returned to his car, the side and rear windows were smashed, NBC Bay Area reported.

Gone were the memory cards and hard drives that held the Banks’ wedding photographs. An external hard drive also contained years of Martin’s previous photography work, the Contra Costa News reported.

Martin said cameras, lights, a drone, his computer, and other gear were also stolen. Replacing the equipment will cost tens of thousands of dollars, he told NBC Bay Area.

But, he said, "the one thing I can't replace is Jenna's photos," he said.

"If you’re the people that did this, no questions asked, the photos aren’t worth anything to you, there’s no monetary value for you there, you can keep all the other stuff,” Martin told NBC Bay Area.

No questions asked, simply return them, Wesenhagen-Banks told reporters.

For Jenna and Nick, the photographs preserve moments with relatives their children may one day want to see — pictures of parents, grandparents, and people that aren’t always going to be around as well, Wesenhagen-Banks said, NBC Bay Area reported.

She said they "hope and pray" that "you do the right thing and be a good human being" by giving back what was stolen.

Her new husband said he understands that "times are hard," and added his plea to hers.

Anyone with information about the stolen equipment, memory cards, or hard drives should call the Oakland Police Department with police report number 26-042959.