Angie and Kyle chose to get married on the beautiful shore of South Lake Tahoe at Edgewood Tahoe this summer. And their Edgewood wedding was such an amazing day full of love, laughter and happy tears!

Their day started at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino where they prepped with their wedding parties, anticipating the celebration ahead! It was then that I found out from her mom that Angie and her twin sister’s original due date was February 14th. Same as my twin babies! It was a fun little way to start the day for me personally 🙂

At Edgewood, the guys did fun portraits on the beach and pier. The gals were photographed in front of the clubhouse and in a pretty little garden on the side of the golf course. My team and I had so much fun getting to know this wedding party and taking all the fun portraits before the gorgeous ceremony on the beach.

Edgewood Wedding on the Beach at Sunset

As the sun started to set, Angie and Kyle said their “I Do’s” in front of their very best friends and families. It was such a sweet and emotional ceremony. And I loved how the sun created a warm glow surrounding them.

After their beautiful ceremony, Angie and Kyle had a chance to bask in that late afternoon sun as we walked the beach for post-ceremony portraits. And not to toot my own horn, but I got my most epic sunset photo EVER during this time with Angie and Kyle.

Sidenote: It seems like most of my Tahoe weddings have lacked “good” cloudy sunsets that light up the sky. So thanks, Angie & Kyle for making all my sunset photography dreams come true on your wedding day 🙂

Rockin’ Edgewood Reception

When it was time to party…it was REALLY time to party! Angie and Kyle’s grand entrance included their first dance on a cloud (provided by Justincredible DJ), which was SO COOL. And after the toasts, dinner, dances, garter and bouquet tosses, the laughs continued on through the rest of the night as guests danced and enjoyed the photobooth.

It was SUCH a good time and I had an absolute blast photographing this amazing Edgewood wedding with my team. Congrats, Angie & Kyle – you two are an incredible couple and I wish you both and your families all the very best!

Wedding Vendors for this gorgeous Lake Tahoe Wedding:
Venue & Catering: Edgewood Tahoe
Officiant: Sue Carey
Hair & Makeup: Audrey Gravenstein
Dress: Lovely Bride
Groomswear: Michael Kors
DJ: Justincredible DJ
Photobooth: Incredible Party Booth by Justincredible DJ
Florist: Rose Petals
Cake: The Cork and More
2nd Photographer: Talia Neckels
Photo Assistant: Colin Nicolai

Paris and Andy’s beautiful Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch Wedding was SUCH a pleasure to photograph this September. It happened to be one of the hottest days of the summer, but that didn’t stop anyone from having the time of their lives!

I love finding out how people met – especially in the age of online dating. These two actually met on a ski lift in Salt Lake City…can you believe that? What are the odds that the love of your life might hop on a ski life beside you? Andy then proposed 7.5 years later at the Conservatory of Flowers at Golden Gate Park. It must have been so romantic. If you’ve ever been there, you know how beautiful it is! The rest, as they say, is history 🙂

Paris and Andy’s Summer Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch Wedding

The day started as Paris and Andy prepared in their cabins at Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch. After “icing” her bridesmaids (such a funny new tradition and I love it), Paris and Andy shared their first look. I’m always a fan of the first look, and theirs was held in a gorgeous corner of the ranch. I love their portraits from this part of the day.

Then, we brought their whole wedding party out for portraits and did family portraits before the ceremony as well. Speaking of their ceremony, you can see by the tears and smiles that Paris and Andy had amazing vows for each other. I have to admit I shed a tear or two during the ceremony.

The coolest part of their Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch wedding ceremony was how the horses were released to run behind the pond during the kiss. It sounded like thunder and it was more amazing than I could have imagined.

A gorgeous Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch Wedding Reception

After the ceremony, it was time for dances, toasts and wild moments. I had a TON of fun capturing fun photos of the festivities. We also took a few moments to take some cool post-sunset portraits in the most beautiful soft light of the day.

This was a wedding day to remember and I am so excited to share just a snippet of my favorites from Paris and Andy’s amazing Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch wedding below! Enjoy – and cheers to Paris and Andy!

Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch Wedding Vendors:

Venue: Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch
Wedding Coordinator: Cynthia Carreon at Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch
Officiant: Russell Latham
Makeup Artist & Hairstylist: Christina Bowers at Sacred Salon
DJ and/or Live Musicians: Zeb Early
Florist: Ratanak Uch
Caterer: Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch
Cake/Dessert Maker: Angela Sandlin at Angela’s Bakery
Wedding Rentals/Linens/Tablewear: Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch
Wedding Gown Designer: Tara Keely
Bridal store: Bitsy Bridal
Groomswear Designer: J Crew
Bolo Ties: Rocky Mountain Western Bolo Ties
Wedding Paperie Designer: Aisha Steger
Thank you to my 2nd Photographer: Sara Bingham
And thank you to my Assistant: Colin Nicolai

Where do I begin with Tom & Tony’s amazing PJ’s at Gray’s Crossing wedding in Truckee? I first spoke with Tony over the phone months and months before their wedding day. He told me how he and Tom had met, and directed me to their amazingly adorable wedding website. There, I learned even more about them as a couple – and what their wedding meant to them.

When Tony told me that his wedding with Tom was less of an affirmation of their relationship and more of a celebration of the time they had already spent together and their future, I was totally in love with them!!

About a month before Tom & Tony’s wedding, I found out that I was pregnant and then found out that I was having twins. Yep, twins, you guys! Unfortunately, only a couple of days before Tom & Tony’s wedding, I started bleeding – heavily. I won’t scare you with the details, but I assumed that I had already lost my babies by the time we reached the ER. Luckily, ultrasounds showed that the babies were alive. Since the doctors weren’t sure WHY it happened, they told me to take every precaution and prescribed bed rest for weeks. I won’t totally overtake this blog post with my personal story. However, that meant I could not physically photograph Tom & Tony’s wedding…which I had been sooooo excited to do!!

Like the incredible people they are, Tom & Tony were so patient and gracious with me while I enacted my backup plan for them.

Talia, who was already slated as my 2nd photographer, took my place as Tom & Tony’s main shooter. The assistant I had in place for the day, Colin (who is also a fabulous wedding photographer who happened to be only assisting me that day) stepped in as her 2nd photographer. They’ve worked together so many times already, and I’m so glad they were Tom & Tony’s team for the day.

Summer wedding at PJ’s at Gray’s Crossing with Live Band

Although I was incredibly sad not to be there myself, I knew that Tom & Tony’s wedding day was in great hands. And when I got the images back from Talia and Colin, I cried serious tears of joy. From the fun wedding party portraits, to their ceremony (which made me ugly cry for real), to their beautifully designed decor & wedding details, all the way to guests seriously rocking out to their live band, Wonder Bread 5…their images tell the story of an absolutely INCREDIBLE wedding day.

I mean, seriously, check out the effort that Tom poured into his wedding vows to Tony – not to mention all the planning that had to take. And the joy on the guests’ faces as they danced?? Epic. And I’m totally in love with all of their wedding paperie. It makes my graphic-designing heart happy to see the consistent design between their table names, guest book and menus etc.

This was one heck of a celebration!! And it was so obviously a happy and meaningful day for Tom, Tony and all of their guests.

Below is just a small sampling of Tom & Tony’s wedding day…between the many awesome wedding party pics and epic moves on the dance floor, it was hard to narrow it down!

Congrats, Tom & Tony…I wish you two nothing but happiness & joy forever and ever! And always carpe the fuck out of every diem!

Wedding Vendors for this Truckee Wedding:
Photographers: Fifth and Chestnut Photo Co. Team – Talia & Colin (thank you guys so much!!)
Venue & Catering: PJ’s at Gray’s Crossing
Wedding Planner/Coordinator: Akilah Cadet
Officiant: Mark McDonald
Band: Wonderbread 5
Florist: Suzu’s Petals
Groomswear: Banana Republic
Wedding Paperie: Elli