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Harmony Ridge Lodge wedding photo

Real Wedding Tips: Create Something Meaningful for your wedding I love hearing all the details as our couples plan their wedding day.  Yet after being part of hundreds of weddings over the years, I’ve noticed  that sometimes the most important things can get lost in the shuffle. So today I’m taking it back to basics with my  real weddings tips: Create […]

Real Wedding Tips | Create Something Meaningful for YOU

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engagement session with kids

For many of my couples, getting married isn’t just about joining  2 lives, but about merging and creating a family….. It’s something that’s very close to my heart as Andy and I plan our wedding together and I see him step into a parenting role with my daughter.  As a mother, there’s just nothing more […]

Grass Valley Engagement Photos | Nevada County Wedding Photographer | Stephanie andEric

Engagements

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summer grilling

This is what happens when a So-Cal raised, new-age, yoga doing, vegetarian girl falls in love with a Mid-Western raised, traditional, hunter boy: Steak is for dinner, and I have a dead deer hanging on my wall. I have no idea how this happened…. love is funny like that. xo- Melanie

So-Cal girl meets Mid-West boy | Personal

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vineyard wedding california

It was a beautiful spring wedding at River Highlands Sanctuary, a private vineyard wedding venue  in Northern California.  The sun was shining, the flowers were blooming, and the vines were just starting to flourish….  Many of my couples will plan a weekday wedding because of the huge savings that can be afforded, yet Cheree + Tom  went […]

River Highlands Ranch Wedding | Northern California Wedding Venues

Weddings

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Bay Area wedding photographers

Andy recently had an amazingly fun wedding at the Gibson House in Davis Ca.  I can’t wait to share the photos from Maria + Greg’s big carnival themed wedding,  but first…. for their engagement session!   They wanted their engagement session to truly reflect their light hearted and playful nature, so we planned a fun morning […]

Bay Area Engagement Session | Maria + Greg

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Nevada City Wedding

Real Weddings Magazine just came out and I’m thrilled to see  Ashlee + Pablo’s Japanese-Mexican fusion wedding featured in a 2 page spread (yay).    Their Nevada City Wedding at The Roth Estate was so beautiful,  you can view more images by visiting their blog post.   And although it’s not mentioned, photo credit goes to both […]

Real Weddings Magazine | Ashlee + Pablo’s Nevada City Wedding

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