Wedding at Tra Vigne, St. Helena, CA

Anne and Keith's wedding was just one of the many we photographed last fall that I have yet to blog about! I was blown away by this gorgeous location in St. Helena. The charming restaurant was the setting for both the ceremony and reception. The courtyard of Tra Vigne was speckled with sunlight for the ceremony. I still haven't gotten over the stunning yellow calla lilies against this background. The centerpieces, simple milk jars with just a few stems each, were striking with the red brick and lush greenery of the courtyard.

Wedding at Sunol Golf and Country Club

Last month Mary and I drove down to Sunol to photograph Shella and Dave's wedding at Sunol Valley. You would never have believed how beautiful the day was- for January! Shella and Dave started the day at the Larkspur Landing Hotel in Pleasanton.

The ceremony was incredibly sweet- incorporating both Phillipino and Jewish traditions. The incredible sunlight coming through the floor to ceiling windows in the ceremony room made the cord and veil ceremony that much more beautiful.


One of the best parts of the whole day was getting to see Karen and Mark again. We photographed Karen, Shella's sister, for her wedding last May in Palo Alto. I feel incredibly honored that Shella's wedding was the second in a referral line :) We had photographed Karen as a bridesmaid in Linda and Neil's wedding in '07!

A good sign that your DJ is getting people to have a good time: when the servers join in! Hector was also the DJ at Karen's wedding- we love working with him!