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Bella Piazza Winery was the perfect setting for a perfect wedding. The weather was perfect as well. Light breeze and sunshine. Jami and Jim were both calm throughout the day--start to finish. Jami, with champagne at hand, sat patiently as two hairstylist worked on her hair. Way to go!! The flowers by Blooms by Martha Andrews were so beautiful. I really enjoy photographing a wedding with not only a great setting but also with gorgeous details such as flowers. It was so nice to have the dancing outdoors. It felt like you were actually in an outdoor plaza in Italy. I didn't realize that Jim can actually get wild on the dance floor. And, so did everyone else. At this wedding, everyone old and young were on the dance floor all night until the end. It was too bad the dancing ended too soon for most. After Jami flung her bouquet into the crowd, they said their farewells and drove away to a waiving crowd. Click here to view their wedding slideshow.
Tahoe was perfect! The weather was amazing...sunny skies everywhere. Because it was a holiday weekend, I thought we'd leave super early to beat the traffic. As it turned out, there were no traffic at all. So Jackie, my assistant, and I decided to find a spot to just hangout and wait. And, we found the perfect spot and parked and took in the beautiful view of the lake. I never get tired of Lake Tahoe. I'm so lucky now that my family and I live pretty close to it and get there fairly quickly which is nice if you have three young boys to bring along.
We started at Jennifer's mom's house to take photos as she gets ready. Jennifer looked so elegant in her gorgeous dress although it took several tries by (I think) all the bridesmaids to figure out how to work the snaps. Thank goodness for mom to the rescue. A big applause erupted as the mission was accomplished. After the ceremony, we went to a private beach to take quick photos of Jennifer and Mike. We were followed by an entourage of little girls who were so amazed and/or curious by what we were doing there. Yes, I know the bride and groom were gorgeous. Thanks Stephan for helping with carrying the camera bag for us. Stephan's wife mentioned that he doesn't like or wouldn't sit still for photos. Well, he can run but he can't hide from me. I got a couple of good ones of him. I had a great time with both families who were warm and fun to be around. **Click here** for view their slideshow.
