Tara + Thomas
Tara & Thomas did it right and said ‘heck with wedding planning, lets bring our family cross country Sequoia for a magical day in the trees’. One of my favorite days in a while, featuring Taras amazing long sleeve dress, hand made hat, Thomas in his bridal leather suspenders, and together both their unmatched Kentucky style. Sequoia Weddings are absolutely perfect for destination weddings!
Skye + Bug | Sequoia Intimate Wedding
Straight from Alabama, Skye & Bug brought their entire crew for a few days of celebration in the forest. It’s easy to come from across the country when you have a whole team planning your Sequoia celebration!
Gloria + Joe | Sequoia National Park Elopement
Gloria and Joe flew from Florida to elope in Sequoia for our ‘all-inclusive elopement’ Sequoia Weddings elopement package. What better way to celebrate privately, and make memories that will last forever!
Stephanie + Dan
A beautiful grove of Redwood trees in Half Moon Bay was the backdrop for Steph and Dans elopement.
They read to each other their vows in unison: “You are blood of my blood, and bone of my bone. I give you my spirit, until our lives shall be done.”
Dan & Steph, ‘til death. Slange Var! (Cheers!)
Chelsea + Jaquelyn | Sequoia
My absolute favorite thing is thinking outside the ‘typical’ wedding box. It was Arbor Day - the day before Chelsea & Jaquelyns wedding. Because of their love of trees, and the fact that they purposefully chose the day after as their wedding day - we booked it up to Sequoia to spend an intimate afternoon documenting their intimate ceremony, with just the two of them. Not only did they get a private moment together in the midst of busy wedding planning, we had a blast exploring giant sequoia trees and celebrating the essence of Arbor Day.
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Connie + Taylor, Rattlesnake Ridge
I really think it's smart to hang out with people that are smarter than you, know how to love better than you, tell better jokes than you, and bring more passion & motivation into your life than you can summon on your own. These people are Connie & Taylor.
10 years of marriage and counting, still a fierce love.
Rattlesnake Ridge / North Bend, Washington.
Tom + Kara, Sequoia National Park
Goodness gracious. If I wasn't born to do this, than I sure am lucky I fell into it.
Tom & Kara are extremely important people to me, and so is the place they chose to get married. These beautiful people, not wanting a 'typical' wedding ceremony, were wed in Crescent Meadow, inside Sequoia National Park - housing both the highest peak in the continental USA (Mount Whitney), and also the tallest trees on earth - the 'Sequoias'.
I'm always so excited to help plan the ceremony location, and Tom and I scouted the meadow in the morning to discover where the light would be magical, but also where guests could easily take perch to view the ceremony. We settled on a mound of granite peaking out of the grass - a perfect altar for a mountainside wedding.
Because of national park regulations, the permit only allowed for 30 attendees, so the guest list was small, making for a relaxed & intimate ceremony. Toms father led the service, while the air was filled with beautiful melodies by Joel Adam Russell and his guitar. After some photography in the trees with the bride and groom, we all headed for a relaxed dinner at Wuksachi Lodge.
Peek at the bottom to see a great film from the wedding by Tanner Boley!
Stewwie + Erika, Lake Tahoe Mountain Biking Engagement
I've known Stewwie for years. Like, 25 of them. Certainly long enough to know that he'd definitely marry someone special some day.
A while after I started cycling, Stew started tagging along on some road rides. One thing led to another and soon we were working together at the bike shop, turning wrenches and cracking jokes.
Now he's working for Specialized Bicycles, marrying Erika, and pedaling harder than you could ever believe. Good thing he's marrying a girl as excited about bikes as he is.
Thanks for being awesome, guys - and for taking me on such a fun ride to snag some photos of you both in your element (and mine!)
