They were married at Sylvan Lake Estate nestled up in the hills of Angwin, which is a beautiful, secluded property in Napa Valley. This first photo well illustrates the peaceful country feel of this estate.


The wild life on the property add to the charm.








This is the arbor they were married under. I was especially enamored of the hanging crystal-like beads that adorned the arbor and the way the light bounced off of the beads. The vibrant colors chosen by the bride for the table settings worked great and were complimentary to the lush green setting of the property.


A little kiss from mom before the ceremony begins.

The bride had a good vantage point of the processional, just behind the front doors of the house.

This was so cute — one of the flower girls gave a “thumbs up” when she walked down the isle.

The father of the bride proudly escorts his daughter.




The new Mr. and Mrs.–now, that’s a happy-looking couple!



A few romantic shots of the bride and groom with the sun setting.



The lanterns add to the ambience after dark.






Congratulations!

Venue: Harvest Inn, Napa Valley
Wedding Coordination: Sarah Ghazzagh of A Dream Wedding
Flowers: Valley Flora
Catering: Alex’s Catering
Cake: Penelope Jane
Music: Wine Country Piano Music & Strings


I love the sign “Speed Checked by Radar” in front of the Napa Valley Wine Train . Great catch Mark!







Paparazzi — Three in a row.






Congratulations!

Just in case you don’t know it by now, Napa Valley is one of the most popular spots for destination weddings. And rightly so. As wedding photographers we love the beautiful weather that we have here most of the year and the people we have the opportunity to meet from all over the country and beyond. Angie and Dan were married at Churchill Manor. Here are a few photos from their wedding day.






A popular trend we have been encountering for a while now are some couples choose to have a “first meet” prior to the ceremony. I think it helps a lot with the pre-wedding jitters and gives the couple some alone time before becoming husband and wife.

We chose this beautiful rose garden at Churchill Manor as a back drop for Angie and Dan’s “first meet”.









They had a variety of sweet bakery items–wedding cake, a groom’s cake and cup cakes.


And for each guest . . . a mini wedding cake cookie.


For their first dance, the bride changed from her wedding dress into another pretty gown.




Best wishes Angie & Dan! It was a pleasure spending this special day with you.

We had a funny coincidence happen this weekend while at Harvest Inn photographing a wedding. As Mark was doing some pre-ceremony portraits of the groom, another couple approached him and asked if he worked with Patricia. Mark said “yes”. They said, you guys photographed our wedding here at Harvest Inn five years ago! They just so happened to be visiting Harvest Inn from the east coast while we were there and were not part of the wedding we were photographing. Unfortunately, I did not have the opportunity to say hello as I was on another area of the property photographing the bride but was glad Mark took a quick photo of them. Thought it would be nice to also post a photo from their wedding day.

Photo taken August 6, 2005. Happy (early) Anniversary!

It’s a small world…

It was so delightful spending the day with Sarah and Sal as we navigated our way up valley from Napa to St. Helena and then our final destination in Angwin. This first photo is one of my favorites of the day as it makes me think of how this young couple are starting their lives together standing next to this old and interesting tree with all of it’s twists and turns, which appropriately reflects how life really is. Even the weather that day was quite variable starting out with sunshine and then driving to the ceremony in hail and back to sunshine again after the ceremony! I hope you enjoy this selection of a few of my favorite photos.






Their first meet couldn’t have been more perfect under an archway of clusters of magnificent roses.
















I love this recessional shot that shows Sal’s dog, Solomon, looking over his shoulder as Sarah and Sal pass by. He layed quitely throughout the entire ceremony and was also included in the family photos. I love to shoots weddings that include pets!



Our final destination was Sylvan Manor with this incredible wrought iron gate at the entrance.





Congratulations and best wishes!

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