After originally planning to have a tiny backyard wedding, M&T realized they wanted to include far more friends & family than their backyard would accommodate — and they quickly put together new plans for a full-sized wedding at Oceano Hotel in the span of just a few short months. One of our favorite parts of their wedding day was the bride and groom’s private vow exchange [ read more … ]

A lot of couples slated to get married in 2020 decided to either postpone entirely to 2021, or they chose to have a small ceremony in 2020 and then a larger wedding in 2021. Audrey and Carter went the latter route and thought, why have another ceremony again? Let’s spend that time partying instead! So they spent the day having a big wedding like they had originally envisioned, just without the ceremony part, with a big dinner reception at HL Peninsula Pearl in Burlingame. [ read more … ]

This wedding has been quite a long time in the making! Rudy and Erin had been planning it for nearly two years (thanks, pandemic!), and their wedding at The Highlands Estate finally came to life last month. Rudy and Erin, along with their fluffy baby Benji and the rest of the gang, celebrated their marriage at the most beautiful venue, with the most colorful autumn scenery in the background. [ read more … ]

After three rounds of planning and re-planning, Lana & Alan’s wedding finally arrived, and it was all the love, joy, and laughter that we were hoping for… and then some. We started off the day at Lana’s family home for a few quick getting ready photos before heading to San Jose for their absolutely beautiful Silver Creek Valley Country Club wedding. [ read more … ]

A few months ago, we met up with Nate & Katie for their engagement photos. It was a pretty cold and overcast day if I recall correctly, quite unlike the warm, sunny Cloverdale weather on their wedding day at The Highlands Estate, but one thing that didn’t change even a tiny bit were their smiles and the way they looked at each other (ok those were two things). We just loved all of the little mini-interactions between Nate and Katie, like the cute little forehead bump they’d sometimes do 🙂 [ read more … ]