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We’re thrilled to have Melissa and Len’s beautiful Wine country wedding be published in the Fall-Winter issue of the Bride and Bloom Magazine. This Salvestrin Winery Wedding was full of magical details and emotional moments. The issue is on the newsstands right now, check it out!

San Francisco wedding photographer featured in magazine

 

San Francisco wedding photographer featured in bridal magazine

 

San Francisco wedding photographer featured in Bride and Bloom magazine

 

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Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery has always been one of our favorite wedding venues and we were excited to come back to it for Eumee and Jonathan’s wedding a few weeks ago. The details and moments of this event truly made it a memorable day for us. We love to get to know our clients during their engagement sessions and it was great to have this opportunity when we photographed this couple on The Embarcadero.

Here are some favorites from their fabulous wedding day:

Bride and groom portraits in the vineyard

 

Eumee was getting ready at Casa Real’s Bridal Suite:

Bride getting ready at Casa Real bridal suite

 

Jonathan’s getting ready:

Groom getting ready in Casa Real

 

Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery

 

Candles were all over the venue, providing beautiful warm light:

Reception details of Casa Real wedding

 

Eumee and Jonathan decided to see each other before the ceremony and I love the look of anticipation on Eumee’s face!

First Look at Casa Real

 

The ceremony room lighting and decorations were just WOW:

Casa Real wedding ceremony

 

Wedding rings and Christian Louboutin shoes

 

Loved the reception decor as well:

Reception decor at Casa Real wedding

 

Their first dance:

Bride and groom first dance

 

Casa real dark reception room

 

Casa Real portraits

 

Bride and groom at the fountain at Casa Real

 

A gorgeous sunset brought the finishing touches to the beautiful light we had on this day:

Sunset photo session at Casa Real

 

Congratulations to Eumee and Jonathan, we wish you all the best!!

All the vendors of the day:

Ceremony & Reception Venue: Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery
Hair & Makeup: A-list Makeup
DJ/Band: Fantasy Sound Event Services
Florals: Nicole Ha
Catering: Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery
Wedding Cake: Margaret’s French Bakery

To see one more gorgeous Casa Real wedding photographed by Choco Studio visit Casa Real Wedding Photos

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The San Francisco “Empress Events” yacht wedding was just featured on the 7×7 magazine blog! We are always happy to see our clients spotlighted, but this feature is even more special to us as Michelle and Sergio are also our dear friends!

San Francisco Empress Events Yacht Wedding

 

And here is their super cute story:

Technically, Sergio Villarreal wasn’t actually crashing—it was a holiday party for the tenants of a San Francisco office building where the start-up he worked for had just opened shop. But Michelle Gonzalez, who was the property manager at the time, says he might as well have been an uninvited guest. “In the older and conservatively dressed crowd, he and his coworkers stood out like sore thumbs,” she says. “They seemed like party crashers!” Because she was the only other person in the crowd in their peer group, Sergio and his coworkers came over to chat with her. Cards were exchanged, lunch dates were made, and five years later, Sergio and Michelle were getting married.

“We thought about eloping, but our parents really wanted to see us getting married,” says Michelle. “We didn’t give ourselves much time between our engagement and wedding day, so it was a bit stressful. I decided to attack it like I was planning an event at work.”

The biggest trick to pulling it together in a matter of months was going with vendors she had used in the past. From the photographers to the boat for the reception—at one time or another Michelle had worked with them all. “Going with people you know means that you know their work and you know what to expect—and they know you,” says Michelle. “It was a lot less stressful that way.”

The day started at the St. Regis, where the couple stayed and got ready for the wedding. “Of course, we live in San Francisco, so technically we didn’t need to get a room,” says Michelle. “But it made it more special to get out of our every day apartment.”

Next the couple went to City Hall, where they were married in a brief ceremony. Then they all headed out to Pier 40 for cocktails and dancing on the Empress yacht. “I’d used them before for work events,” says Michelle. “I knew that it would be a lot of fun, and it would give our guests, many of them from out of town, the opportunity to see all of San Francisco. We also got to watch the Blue Angels perform and dolphins swimming by—and everyone joked that the dolphins were so perfect, we must have hired them.”

Something about being on the water got the party started. “Once we set sail, everyone just let loose,” says Michelle.

Back on land, the couple invited many of the guests to join them in a private dining room for a special meal. “Not only do I love the food at Boulevard, I loved the rich red color of the room,” says Michelle. “It was very romantic.”

Given the settings, it wasn’t the most traditional wedding. “We aren’t traditional people,” says Michelle. “We are more laidback and playful, and our wedding showed that.”

By Mary Jo Bowling on November 25, 2011

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