Paige you are oh so cute! <3

When Dionne and Damien decided to get married, plans changed so many times due to family sprawled around the country that they finally decided to bring Tinywater along as their San Francisco wedding photographer as they eloped at City Hall! San Francisco’s City Hall is located at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, and it is one of our favorite historic buildings in the city. With Dionne being an interior designer and Damien a musician, this couple definitely has a gorgeous and unique sense of style, making this entire day seem like a staged inspiration shoot!

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A few of the couple’s favorite things – Dionne’s locket with a vintage photo of her father inside, an old record, the groom’s boutonniere, and the bride’s funky and bold statement necklaces.

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How pretty is Dionne’s bouquet? We would have never guessed that she designed all of the floral arrangements herself! We’ll be able to show you even more of Dionne’s incredibly styling skills as we made our way to the City Hall ceremony to the celebratory picnic as their San Francisco wedding photographer!

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You can already tell how much fun we were having as Dionne and Damien’s San Francisco wedding photographer. We were jumping out all of the nerves before the bride and groom first glance!

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Damien was super suave in his vintage three piece pinstripe suit. We love how he went without a tie and opted for the ruffled shirt for a bohemian vintage twist. Tinywater is obsessed with style, so you can imagine how much we were swooning over these two every step of the way as their San Francisco wedding photographer!

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A few moments with the groom and his mother before we all headed downstairs for the couple’s first glance!

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As a San Francisco wedding photographer, we get to share in so many special moments. One of our favorites is definitely the bride and groom’s first glance! It’s so exciting to feel the anxiousness in the room as they walk closer toward each other for the first look of their big wedding day.

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Almost there! City Hall weddings can be just as beautiful and special as ones with 100 or more guests and we can’t wait to show you how wonderful Dionne and Damien’s turned out!

Kristina - CT Wedding DJ Prices - Great photos! I so love it! The bride is so pretty in her stunning and elegant wedding dress. Congrats to the happy couple.

We couldn’t wait to share more from Leila’s bridal shower photos, taken at the gorgeous Carneros Inn resort
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Lissa (The Wedding Bistro at Bellenza) - What a fabulous outdoor venue...made even more sunny with the cheery yellow decorations!
Lem - Awesome detail shots. Great images!

Leila: Napa Valley Bridal Shower

December 26th, 2011

We hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season and to warm up from the cold, we want to share Leila’s sunny bridal shower that took place at The Carneros Inn in Napa Valley. Leila’s bridal shower was an entire weekend of food, friends, and fun in wine country. You might recognize The Carneros Inn from our last few posts on Monique and Tony’s Napa Valley elopement ceremony! If you enjoyed their photos, read on for more images from this beautiful venue during this gorgeous bridal luncheon.

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This family style table was perfect for seating Leila’s bridesmaids and guests and allowing everyone to share in the same conversation and fun. This midday bridal shower was lemon themed and absolutely perfect for the outdoor farm feel that we love about the Carneros Inn, which is located along the Sonoma Highway overlooking the surrounding vineyards.

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These girls really know how to wrap pretty presents! We loved being Leila’s Napa Valley bridal shower photographer and getting the chance to capture the memories of this very special time with her best girlfriends! There’s nothing like a relaxing vacation to ease away wedding day stress, especially when you are staying at spectacular Carneros Inn resort!

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The invitations to this bridal weekend celebration were the perfect pairing of lemon yellow and delicate lace details. It went great with the combination of the lemons and lush floral arrangements laid out along the luncheon table.

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The antique white cake stands helped create this fun vintage feel, and the view of the vineyards in the distance were just stunning in this light. The Carneros Inn has definitely become one of our favorite places in Napa Valley!

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No party is complete without cake pops! While these girls really paid attention to detail, we love how effortless this entire bridal weekend felt. It must have been the sweet open air in wine country that helped everyone really enjoy themselves!

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The perfect location, perfect table setting, and perfect lighting makes for a perfect party! Stay tuned for the rest of these gorgeous bridal shower photos taken at Napa Valley’s one and only Carneros Inn!

inspiration #44: citrus spring : bloved weddings | inspirational UK wedding blog - [...] & Juliet Mckee Photography, lemons & limes by Juliet Mckee Photography, escort card by Tiny Water Photography, lime cocktails by Juliet Mckee Photography,  lemon drop cake via Martha Stewart Weddings, bride [...]

Tiffany and Patrick’s wedding ceremony at the Mather Redwood Grove gave us the opportunity to take some breathtaking vintage wedding photos and portraits. We love this one of the couple embracing beneath the towering Redwood trees. From the ceremony within the Mather Redwood Grove we moved throughout the University of California Berkeley’s Botanical Garden for more portraits and vintage wedding photos of the entire wedding party before heading to the reception at the Berkeley City Club.

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The colors and textures of the bridesmaid’s flower bouquets were the perfect complements of yellows and orange and peaches to the girls’ bright aqua bridesmaid dresses.

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These portraits of Tiffany with her bridesmaids and Patrick with his groomsmen made such beautiful vintage wedding photos!

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This is one of my favorite fun vintage wedding photos of Patrick and Tiffany on their big day. Their facial expressions and Patrick with the rake is very American Gothic! This photograph was taken right outside the path leading into the Mather Redwood Grove, providing a perfect dark green backdrop for the couple.

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These two made it easy for us to take perfect vintage wedding photos and portraits of them. The texture of Patrick’s shirt and tie along with Tiffany’s veil make these portraits dynamic and fun.

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These vintage wedding photos of the bride and groom are timeless and will last a lifetime. I am sure they will be sharing these with their families for years to come.

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After playing in the Mather Redwood Grove and University of California Berkeley’s Botanical Garden, we moved the party to the Berkeley City Club for the wedding reception. The Berkeley City Club architecture is a perfect mix of Romanesque and Moorish styles, complete with leaded glass windows, six stories of concrete walls, and a gorgeous indoor swimming pool. It was a perfect setting for Tiffany and Patrick’s vintage wedding, where the terra cotta tiles and tall glass windows paired perfectly with Tiffany’s wedding gown.

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We had a great time photographing these two lovebirds! In our next post we’ll move from outside the Berkeley City Club to inside for their wedding reception and traditional Chinese tea ceremony!

When Tinywater was busy getting ready to be Tiffany and Patrick’s San Francisco wedding photographer, we were excited to hear that their ceremony was going to take place in Berkeley’s Mather Redwood Grove! Mather Redwood Grove is located on the University of California Berkeley campus within the Botanical Gardens. The stadium style amphitheater is surrounded by towering redwood trees, creating an intimate and enchanted setting for Tiffany and Patrick’s wedding ceremony.

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Tiffany had two gorgeous dresses for her big day, the first being a white vintage style wedding dress and the second was a traditional Chinese red gown. We get excited about wardrobe changes like these because as a San Francisco wedding photographer, it gives us the opportunity to get more diverse photographs and portraits of the bride!

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san francisco wedding photographer 003 Tiffany + Patricks Redwood Grove Wedding
The lighting and quietness of these individual bride and groom portraits are perfection. I can almost feel the anticipation Tiffany and Patrick were feeling as they got ready for their wedding day to begin!

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The architecture of this indoor pool was a great background and frame for these portraits of Patrick. The blue-green of the pool water compliments his orange tie so nicely. And what a stylish choice of the subtle checkered shirt!

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As a San Francisco wedding photographer, we welcome the addition of fun props to our portraits, like the groomsmen with these pool noodles!

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Overlooking the beautifully historic University of California Berkeley campus. Tinywater loves being a San Francisco wedding photographer because it also allows us to work in the surrounding areas including Berkeley and beyond! Tiffany is so pretty as she checks the placement of her veil before the ceremony.

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You may kiss your bride! After the ceremony Tiffany and Patrick went for a short walk through the Mather Redwood Grove. We really enjoyed being their San Francisco wedding photographer because this place seems even more enchanted when you’re there celebrating a love like theirs!

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san francisco wedding photographer 015 Tiffany + Patricks Redwood Grove Wedding
We loved the aqua bridesmaid dresses paired with the pops of peach and orange in the flower bouquets. We can’t wait to share more images from Tiffany and Patrick’s vintage wedding, including Tiffany’s traditional Chinese gown and the Chinese tea ceremony at the Berkeley City Club!

Shannon/Flourish - Just amazing! I love her dress. Beautiful lighting Caroline!
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