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The wedding of Carolyn and Chris at Viansa in Sonoma was one of our favorite weddings from last year. They had an amazing attention to wedding details, they saw each other before the wedding for a First Look, were incredibly easy to work with, and they devoted lots of time to their wedding portraits. It also helps that they are just the cutest couple and have the best personalities! They were absolute troopers on an incredibly hot day and were so calm and collected before their wedding.

I absolutely love the way that Carolyn is looking at Chris. You can tell that she's absolutely happy to have him as her husband!

I met Veronica and Sergio last year when they stopped by our office. I knew they were a super sweet couple -- very warm and friendly people, and that Ray and I would have an amazing time documenting their special day. It's great to work with a couple that is relaxed and enjoying their wedding day so much!

Veronica and Sergio had an epic San Francisco destination wedding which included their closest friends and family. They live down in Orange County, and wanted to travel here to San Francisco to make their wedding very special. The day began with a beautiful Catholic ceremony in both Spanish and English, at the gorgeous St. Boniface Church. Following the ceremony, Veronica and Sergio arranged for a surprise trolley ride for all of the wedding guests with stops at Golden Gate Park and Fort Point. The reception was an incredibly fun bay cruise, which was a first for Ray and I. We managed to find our sea legs and shoot the epic dancing that ended a wonderful day!

A few weeks ago, Ray and I drove up to Sonoma for Ashley and Chris' destination wedding at Viansa Winery. That day temperatures were blistering and it was around 108 degrees in Sonoma! Since Ashley and Chris are from the Dallas area, they didn't wilt in the heat!

Ashley and Chris were married in the gorgeous wine cave at Viansa. Reverend Peador of Your Ceremony Matters did a fantastic job with the wedding ceremony, and I highly recommend him if you're looking for a wonderful wedding officiant in the Sonoma and Napa valleys. Viansa has to be one of the most gorgeous wineries in the area, with sweeping views, a lovely courtyard, and a fantastic wine cave.

You can view more of our destination wedding photography with this handy dandy slideshow.

Ashley and Chris opted to have their First Look before the ceremony. Ray and I took them to a beautiful private courtyard on the grounds of the Sonoma Lodge where they were staying.

We did an extended portrait session with Ashley and Chris since they wanted gorgeous, casual portraits of themselves on their wedding day.

The wedding ceremony took place in the very intimate wine cave and was lit by candlelight.

Congrats to Ashley and Chris!

You can view more of our Wine Country / Sonoma wedding photography and engagement photography sessions.

Coren and Jason are an incredibly fun and hilarious couple from Baltimore. They decided to elope and had their Meadowood wedding in Napa. The grounds at Meadowood are simply magical and breathtaking.

Since there were no guests, I acted as a witness, and even signed the marriage certificate! Kimberly Thompson of A Beautiful Ceremony officiated, and she did a wonderful job of making the ceremony very tailored and unique for Coren and Jason.

Following the ceremony, Coren, Jason, and I walked around the grounds of Meadowood, and I took lots of casual, relaxed portraits. You can view the slideshow here.

You can view more of our Napa / Wine Country wedding photography and engagement photography sessions on our portfolio site.

Congrats again to Ginevra and Alex on their destination wedding last month in Maui! Ray and I had so much fun documenting their special day and meeting their wonderful friends and family. You can view their wedding slideshow here.

You can view more of our wedding and portrait photography at our portfolio site.