It was a beautiful September day, perfect weather, amazing light. But nothing looked as amazing as the bride in her Paloma Blanca dress. Picture perfect make up by Bloom Bridal Boutique and not a hair out of place thanks to Shear Color and Design, the bride was an absolute vision. The bride's bouquet and gorgeous floral arrangements by Michi's Floral complimented the scenery at the Clos LaChance Winery. Guests dined on delicious cuisine catered by Cordevalle, complimented by a variety of Clos LaChance wines. As day turned to night, overlooking the vineyard under a bright beautiful moon, the bride and groom had their first dance. Antonio, from Soundshine Mobile Entertainment played "Love Song" by Adele for the happy couple and provided the delightful families and joyful guests music to dance the night away to.

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After days of rain, the sky opened, and Miranda and Andy were blessed with warm, beautiful weather for their December wedding. Driving up to Bonny Doon, it was another foggy day in Santa Cruz, but as we approached the Beauregard Winery Vineyards, we saw blue. Their ceremony took place among the enchanted redwood grove. The aisle was lined with beautiful white floral arrangements in mason jars, hung by ribbon. Manzanita branches were placed at the front, and drizzled with crystal and hanging tea light votives. After the ceremony we headed over to the vineyard for some photos before decending down the mountain where we would make one stop before hitting the Santa Cruz Boardwalk beach (Main Beach.) I thought for sure the fog was still going to be there, but amazingly it burned off in the later afternoon, and once again we had sun. Not only was the weather beautiful in Santa Cruz, it was an epic sunset. I told John about this mural I had seen at sunset months ago, and how I could not wait to photograph in front of it. We were so happy Miranda and Andy were so willing to make that stop, and boy, was it worth it! I absolutely loved it! Thank you Miranda and Andy for your easy going attitude. It was an honor to be apart of your special day. Congratulations!

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If you haven't already heard of MBWEP, check it out. I am on the board as the director of PR. www.mbwep.com It's an organization for Wedding Professionals in the Monterey Bay Area (Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties) to promote one another, learn from one another and be a solid foundation for brides and event planners to pull resources from when choosing to hire vendors for their events. Included but not limited to out of the area bridal shows with Monterey and Santa Cruz as destination weddings, local bridal shows sponsored by MBWEP with MBWEP members only, workshops, classes, referrals and networking/social events. Membership however, is exclusive. There are prerequesites, a mandatory recommendation and a screening/interview process. This is for quality vendors only. Join today!