I could be fooled if you had told me these photos were taken in the French countryside: a dashing young man, arm-in-arm with his lovely girlfriend in her sun dress, walking by a quiet lake surrounded by grapevines in every direction. Amos and Christine had started their day off with a romantic hot air balloon ride before arriving at the beautiful Diamond Creek Vineyards. After a round of wine tasting, their host Mark drove them in a golf cart to the lake, where they would take a quick walk [ read more … ]

Last week, Scott & Carina took a trip down from their home in Seattle to visit Napa and San Francisco. Early on, Scott had decided on a Napa Valley winery proposal, but he was a real planner and wanted the details to be perfect: before deciding where to propose, he spent a loooot of time researching various wineries, evaluating pros and cons, and asking for my opinion on different spots. Eventually, he decided on Castello di Amorosa, with its picturesque vineyards and the grand castle overlooking it all. [ read more … ]

Josh had been planning his surprise proposal at Peju Province Winery for half a year… he had gotten in touch with me in March! I have to wonder how he was able to keep such an exciting secret under wraps for six months, but somehow he did it! [ read more … ]

Jaimie & David’s wedding at Fairview Napa was a wonderful event full of love, emotion, and fun. We started off with some photos of Jaimie getting ready and her mom helping with the dress [ read more … ]

While on a trip to San Francisco together, Scott brought Gina up north to Calistoga for a perfect surprise proposal at Castello di Amorosa, right in the vineyards where there was a beautiful view of the castle in the background. Proposing at one of the true gems of wine country is pretty darn cool (or hot, as the weather may be), but that wasn’t even the best part of this proposal. [ read more … ]