During the engagement shoot for Hart and Nicole last summer in Sun Valley, we just kind of 'clicked'. I was thrilled and honored when they said they wanted me to come out to California to shoot their wedding. I figured any friend of their's is a friend of mine, and it was one of those weddings where you just fall in love with everybody. I've never cried so many times at a wedding. Good grief. I even cried when she put her dress on. Thank god for auto focus. Is my mascara running?
I came out early and got to know everybody, and shot the happenings of the whole event. Spa day with the girls, poolside, and the rehearsal dinner. Nicole and Hart surround themselves with good people. Nicole introduced me to everyone as her friend, which was my 'in' to get spontaneous and intimate pictures of everybody throughout the event. She's so lovable you can't help but be her friend. She also chose her friend Gary who wedding coordinated and did the flowers (FABULOUS job!), and their other close friend got ordained online and performed the ceremony. So everybody was family, and there was a lot of love around. It happened in Heldsburg, a quaint little wine town northwest of Napa, at the cool and hip BarnDiva.
rehearsal dinner at the Heldsburg Hotel, where we all stayed
I love letting people be themselves
Once the dancing moved indoors it got pretty wild in a hurry. She cut up a rug with her dad, and that's the groom on the mike. Nice!
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