Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The Forest House Lodge

Marina and Dave was married in October at The Forest House Lodge. I love the wedding so much that I keep postponing writing about it because I wanted to take my time. Well, now is the time even if it's almost midnight. This will be short and sweet.

The wedding took place at the Forest House Lodge in Forest Hill near Auburn. The ceremony site was gorgeous with views of the canyon and mountains in the background. The weather was perfect for late October. Marina was so calm and happy. Her dress designed and custom-made exclusively for her by Claudine. Claudine did a fantastic job on her wedding gown. The gown was made of imported Italian lace and crystals. The design was elegant yet simple. I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. And, it looked perfect on Marina. Dave looked great as well with his suite that coordinated well with hers. They were looked perfect and custom-made for each other.

The wedding had an autumn theme with oranges and dark red flowers. With the help of Elsa Keating, a wedding and event planner, the setting looked gorgeous and went on without a hitch. I was honored to have the help of my fellow photographer Carlos Rivera who did a fabulous job helping me out.

There was a funny moment when we were photographing the couple and most of our attention was on Marina and her beautiful gown. Dave was standing on the side just watching her. Marina blurted to Dave, "you would've gotten the same attention if your tuxedo was made out of lace."

The day was perfect. Everyone had a great time. Marina and Dave, you are one of the nicest people I've met and I'm lucky to have had the opportunity to photograph your wedding. Sorry it took me a while to write about it.










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