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Erica + Arminder : Murietta’s Well Winery Wedding in Livermore, California

July 13, 2015 by Jensey 5 Comments

Ah, Murietta’s Well Winery. <3 There are certain wedding locations where you couldn’t take a bad picture if you tried, and this is one of them. Erica and Arminder were married exactly two years after our last wedding at this charming Livermore venue. With my favorite relatives all residing in northern California, I would *love* for this to become a biannual tradition! :)

We met Erica and Arminder at Murietta’s Well and started the day with a first look in the vineyard.

Our brides have had some uh-mazing dresses lately, and I’d be lying if I didn’t say this one was a jaw dropper!

That hair, that dress, those eyes- Erica, you were a gorgeous bride!

Favorite. <3

While Erica and Arminder joined their guests for dinner in the cellar, Nate and I enjoyed our vendor meal during sunset on the balcony. I love that one of the most romantic dinners we’ve ever shared was on the job. ;)

Thanks for having us, Erica and Arminder!! And northern California brides, we hope to see you again next year! ;)

Meagan + Lucas : Murrieta’s Well Wedding in Livermore, California

April 8, 2013 by Jensey 6 Comments

Meagan and Lucas live in the San Francisco Bay Area and had a ridiculously gorgeous vineyard wedding in Livermore, California. We love weddings in northern California because it gives us the chance to visit family members we don’t see near enough. :)

Murrieta’s Well, Meagan and Lucas’ wedding venue, had so many gorgeous photo spots. Lucky for us, Meagan and Lucas are also photographers and reserved plenty of time before the wedding for photos!

Nate’s view on the left, mine on the right. :)

Gotta love a good sister photo! :)

Yep- Meagan MADE her altar, which was adorned in antlers- a la Blake and Miranda Lambert style!

What’s better than one of the world’s cutest flower girls? Three of the world’s cutest flower girls, who happen to be sisters. :)

You just can’t beat that golden California light!

Just getting a little refreshment mid-ceremony and being ADORABLE. :)

Possibly my favorite-ever altar kiss photo. :)

The only rose petal injury I’ve seen to date. :)

Because sometimes I have to include the photos that make me giggle while I edit:

Our newlyweds let us steal them away for a few sunset photos!

I think Meagan sorta looks like Ariel here!

Meagan and Lucas, thank you sooooooooooo much for bringing us out to California! We had a ball. :)

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K + H : Wedding Part 1

September 21, 2010 by Jensey 7 Comments

Dream couples.

Nate and I have been beyond blessed with the brides and grooms that have invited us in: Into their homes, their lives, their families; Into the most intimate, emotional day of their whole entire lives up to that point. I don’t say it enough, but we love you guys- Root brides and grooms past, present, and future, too. You found something in our work (and hopefully us as people) that made you feel like we connect on some level.

Our hope in this whole photography thing is that you’ll hire us for more than our photos. Because the truth is, there are so many amazing photographers out there. If you’re just looking for someone to take good photos and could care less who that person is, we may not be the right fit. And that’s okay! Just as you’re looking for the perfect photographer, we’re looking for the perfect couples. :)

K and H were a dream couple. They’d been together longer than any other couple who’s wedding we’d shot. She was so darn giggly and giddy about getting married she was literally jumping up and down all day. H is downright one of the sweetest grooms we’ve ever met, and he loves K with every bone in his body. K and H gave us nearly 2 hours for photos of just the two of them. Not only that, but after we suggested it, they opted for a first look. It was the most relaxing wedding day we’ve ever been a part of, second only to our own. :)

I loved everything about this wedding- The details, the light, the amazing location (it doesn’t get any better than the beach in front of the Golden Gate, people!), the fist look, but above all, the dream bride and groom involved.

K and H’s wedding was our 100th wedding. 100 weddings. Do you guys realize what a big deal that is?! We do. :)

We didn’t meet K and H until the week before their wedding day. They’d been planning a Walt Disney World wedding and after pricing it out, it made much more sense to do everything at home. We could not have been more excited for that decision. :)

I adored K’s niece’s reactions to the make-up process. :)

Actually, I just plain adored her niece. :)

Completely un-prompted and completely adorable!!

K is my dream bride. Hands down. She’s the kind of person that shows you exactly who she is in the first minute of meeting her. When she met us for the first time, she showed up with See’s Butterscotch Squares in hand (my favorite, favorite candy). She’s the kind of girl who hugs her hotel doorman. :)

Loved their playful first look. :)

Workin’ in some practice for their big first dance number later on. ;)

One of my many favorites!!

Another reason K is a dream bride- She climbed a ladder on the side of this bridge for a photo! Before I could even think of suggesting it to them, she had hiked up her dress and started climbing. Amazing. :)

Nathan and I’d spent about 5 days in San Francisco before their wedding day. Every day was so cold and foggy… You couldn’t even see the Golden Gate unless you were driving on it! Sure enough, the wedding day came and the city looked like this:

… Did I mention you could even see dolphins swimming in the bay? Just sayin’.

Want to see more? Be sure to check out Part 2! :)