Hi Friends, It’s hard to believe that 2018 is long gone.  We had a  wonderful, crazy, stressful, successful year all rolled into one.   You didn’t hear much from us on the blog last year because we were knee deep in our home renovation, wedding planning, honeymoon, caring for sick family, all while having our busiest season every.

In our personal world, 2018 was the year I lived without a kitchen or flooring for months while Andy renovated our 1980 home.  Someone told us that if you can get through a kitchen remodel without killing each other, then you can get through ANYTHING… we’ve put our money on that!   We also planned our own wedding in a short 3 months with the help of our amazing friends Nicole (@ivoryandcooper), and Gianna (@wildandlovelyevents).   We learned first hand the excitement and stress that our couples go through as they plan their own big days.  Our own wedding also deepened the way we approach wedding photography. We’ve always said that we document weddings the way we want OUR wedding to be documented, now we truly understand what that means.

Here’s a peek at some of our wedding and engagement highlights from 2018 (sorry this is a long one.)  And if you scroll to the end, you’ll catch a few photos from our own wedding.  Thank you to all our amazing couples who trusted us to capture the start of your legacy, and to all the family members those who celebrated with us during reveal parties at our home.  It was an honor to be welcomed into your lives.  Our hope is that  your photos will grow in value every year for the rest of your lives. Cheers to what 2019 will bring!

Melanie & Andrew

      

Our FAVORITE first look of the year!!

  

Just in case you’re wondering- Andy doesn’t have ANY fun at weddings (hahah!!)

           

Disclaimer- We would normally never take a photo like this, but the bridesmaids insisted on picking up the groom…oops!! It turned out to be one of the funniest moments of the season.

 

 

A peek at Our Wedding:

A special Thank You to Natalie Franke for these beautiful wedding photos from our big day.

To see our 2017 year in review, click HERE

 

 

 

Also, Thank You to the amazing wedding venues and vendors we got to work with throughout the year- I know there are many more of you, but here’s a just a few:

Vizcaya
Miner’s Foundry
PJ’s Bar and Grill
Tahoe Donner
West Shore Cafe
River Highlands Ranch
Empire Mine
Rancho Victoria Vineyards
Luchessi Vineyards
The Stonehouse
Kennedy Mine
Helwig Winery
Harmony Ridge Lodge
Twenty Mile House
The Ridge
The Flower Farm
Mckinley Rose Garden

Farm to Table
Antonio’s Catering
Emily’s Catering and Cakes
Flour Dust Pizza Co.
Maria’s Restaurant
Wolfe Heights Event Center

Foothill Flowers
Sweet Roots Flowers
Art in Bloom Flowers
Grass Valley Florist

I Do’s by Deb
Freeport Bakery
Summer Tymes

Polish and Pout
Lisa Harter
Kolor by Kori
Vanessa Luna
Christi Reynolds
Tina Romero
Michelle Deann

Tin Roof Farmhouse
Celebrations Rentals
Lighthouse Design

Jenn Robirds Events
Wild and Lovely Events
A Curated Story

Eli Freshmode
Justin Warwick