When you’re one of the lucky ones, you have a family home nestled in vineyards in the heart of the Napa Valley, down a quiet country lane, with sweeping views of the Mayacamas, and lawns and gardens to enjoy. That’s exactly the kind of lucky that Maddie & Jamis are. They’re also humble and grateful […]

Sarah & RJ are a “Coffee Meets Bagel” match made in heaven – though, as they say, barely! Sarah almost didn’t check her matches that day, and if she hadn’t…well, she did, and here we are! And between their jobs in tech (self-driving car development) and pharmacology (developing a cancer-curing medication) they are the quintessential […]

From the private Napa estate of Reid’s family, to the contemporary grounds of the Culinary Institute of America at Copia in downtown Napa, Jessica & Reid’s wedding was a tour of Napa today: country comfort, modern rustic, and contemporary chic all wrapped up together. My associate photographer Jenna captured their wedding beautifully along side the […]

OUR LOVES: The genuine, loving generosity of these two grooms ❤️ The travel theme throughout – suitcases, globes, airplanes and more to tie in the grooms’ love of travel (of course), and also Brian’s day-job as an airline pilot! (All flawlessly designed by Sharon Burns of Napa Valley Custom Events 👍)  Succulents, more succulents, and pampas […]

I have been SO looking forward to Madisen & Chase’s wedding all year! It seems like not so long ago I met these two cuties when they came to the Napa Valley to search for their perfect wedding venue last summer. They hired me for engagement portraits (#two-birds-one-stone), and when they started listing the wishes […]

I’m so excited to bring you Tracy & Ben’s wedding at Carneros Resort today! They had one special request when they decided to plan a destination wedding from Texas to the Napa Valley – that all of their family, including the tiny ones, make it out to celebrate with them. Because that was the most […]

One day, I’ll remarry my husband of 20 years, and we’ll celebrate just like Mary & Chris did recently: in a lovely vineyard garden at sunset with relaxed (yet lush) picnic-style decor and a warm night to spend dancing under the stars. And if my man and I can feel as content, relaxed and simply […]

Once in a while, one of my couples asks me to please not post images of them or their guests on my blog or social media, and I completely respect that. Weddings are a personal celebration, and not everyone is necessarily comfortable with strangers eyeballing their personal photos. I understand completely! Luckily I still get […]

“We never dreamed in a million years there would be marriage equality in our lifetimes.” Cindy wrote this to me when we first booked her and Lydia’s wedding date, and it made such an impression on me. Marriage equality is still so new in our society, still so shocking that it was finally achieved. One […]

From first meeting Kim & Chris, I knew instantly that I was going to enjoy their wedding day. These are truly two of the most easy-going people I’ve met, and no matter the excitement of their day, they stayed centered, genuine, and happy. It was a bright, gorgeous, colorful day at The Vintage Estate in […]