22 Oct

Real Wedding: Jennifer & Chris

What a beautiful day in the Alexander Valley and the most adorable couple!

Jennifer and Chris had a truly picturesque setting for their wedding on the grounds of the breathtaking deLorimier Winery. From the giant oak tree overseeing the ceremony to the luscious winery lawns for dinner and dancing. What a fun celebration of love!

And I am so excited to share the details of this charming family affair captured perfectly by CinZo Photography.

And what a talented family...

Jen's brother played music while the guests arrived and her cousin sang the song for the first dance. Jen's aunt wonderfully arranged all of the flowers from Vine Hill Farms. And the bride herself is an amazing pastry chef at The Lodge at Torrey Pines and created all of the heavenly cakes and cookies!

{My youngest brother has a super cute little Datsun roadster that he decided (as a wedding gift) he would get up and running, polish it up and drive me to the altar in it. The time we shared in the car together was really special and helped calm my nerves right before the ceremony.}

{Since our wedding was a destination location for many of our guests, we wanted to show off some of the great local things they could find around like using Flying Goat Coffee to be enjoyed with the wedding cake, great cheeses from California for our cocktail hour and the fish caught right from Bodega Bay for entrees and of course, wine from the picturesque Alexander Valley.}

I these champagne cages shaped into mini chairs to hold the place cards!

Jen and Chris made everyone homemade organic jelly with a variety of fruit from the San Diego farmer's market.

{Don't forget the day is about you and your soon-to-be husband. Set aside a little time after the ceremony and pictures to check in with each other, share a hug and a couple deep breaths so you can go into the celebration ready to enjoy...the hard part is over!}