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Technology means you win!
So this happened: I got a new camera! And the technology in it is incredible. Without boring you with the technological details, I’ll just tell you that the geek in me is very happy. And my couples are happy as well!
Imagine this scenario: used to be my couples would ask me to take a couple cell photos so they would have something right away to show their family and friends and post on social media. Now, cell phones are nice and all, but they still really don’t stand up to a well made professional image. It never sat well with me to send my couples off with a couple cell phone photos when I had all those beautiful photos in my camera.
WELL! That’s changed. Because now I have those beautiful photos in my camera and guess what? Through the new technology in that camera, those photos get copied immediately to my IPhone, and I can then text a photo or two to my couples! So now they can have a sneak peek right away, AND go off on their honeymoon with a couple of photos to tide them over while they wait for the rest of them!
I am so grateful to be able to use this technology this way, and my couples are too! Check out the Elopement Special package on our packages page and make your reservations today!
A snowy wedding in Lake Tahoe!
When you schedule an outdoor wedding in Lake Tahoe in winter and it snows, you have three options: reschedule, relocate or proceed as planned. And we tell our couples that we are good no matter what, and that we will show up, no matter what! Matthew and Jennifer elected to proceed as planned so that's what we did!
Small but intimate wedding
Kurt and Heather planned their wedding a few months in advance, and it was just what they ordered: family and close friends attending and a splendid time in Lake Tahoe.
The bride and groom did not want to see one another before the wedding so we took care of that.
Then the ceremony began.
After the ceremony we had fun taking photos of everyone. Even dogs are a welcome and cherished part of our weddings!
Elopements are our specialty!
This couple contacted us just a few weeks before the wedding wondering if it was too late to arrange their elopement. Of course not! That is the very definition of elopement: Last minute, yet still intimate and very much their own. And that is what we specialize in.
We had great weather on the early spring day they chose for their wedding.
Congratulations and a big thank you to to Michaela and Domenic!
One day’s notice for this elopement in Lake Tahoe!
Yes, elopements can happen with very little notice, at least they can with us. Sam and Sydney called me the day before they wanted to get married and I was so happy to be able to accommodate their request to get married with one day's notice! They did have a big wedding planned for later in the year, but wanted this ceremony to be special, just the two of them, and I was very grateful to be able to participate!
Just Horsing Around
One of the joys of not having a physical wedding chapel is that we can go anywhere to do a wedding, and accommodate just about any request! This couple, Cheryl and Doug, wanted to have horses at their wedding. The horses you see in these photos are actually my horses, and Cheryl and Doug got married on my property out near Topaz Lake. It was perfect and they thoroughly enjoyed themselves! My horse Sonny is very loving and wanted to be a part of this wedding. He was never very far away from our activities.
Interesting times!
What interesting times we live in! And weddings are no exception. This last summer many of our weddings were rescheduled or relocated due to fires, evacuations, smoke and COVID. As winter progresses, we are finding that indoor weddings are much more practical and pleasant than outdoor ones. Who knows what this next summer will bring?
It seems that flexibility is the name of the game with elopements these days. As Lake Tahoe becomes more and more crowded, we are finding places off the beaten track that are just as beautiful in their own way as Tahoe. The last thing we want for our wedding couples is a wedding that is full of stress because you can’t find a place to park!
While in years past we primarily did weddings only in Lake Tahoe, we are now finding many other wonderful places to hold small elopements. If you are seeking a lake, consider Topaz Lake or Washoe Lake. If you are looking for a park setting, consider one of the many parks in Carson City. If you want the peace of the high desert, I’ve got some wonderful ideas for you!
It doesn’t matter what is going on out there in the world. If you want to elope, I want to help you!
Busy Summer!
Here it is August already! The summer is not yet over but we have certainly enjoyed officiating weddings at so many wonderful places! Here are some of the places we have been: Wellington, Nevada; Reno, Nevada; Carson Valley, Nevada, Genoa, Nevada, Incline Village, Nevada, the Tahoe Biltmore in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Tahoe Vista, California, Truckee, California and private homes in both California and Nevada. We've been to meadows, beaches, overlook points and hotel rooms; we have even done a wedding in a parking lot and next to a trolley car!
About 95% of the work we do is with smaller, more intimate weddings, and we like it that way. Not all of our weddings have professional photography done, so we don't have photos of all of them. But when Image Angels does the photography, you can bet we've got some awesome photos!
This particular wedding was held in July, in Lake Tahoe, on a bluff overlooking the lake. The photography was done by Image Angels, with Pete Rezac doing the ceremony photos and Karen Linsley doing the portraits.
I really enjoyed being with this couple. We were making chit chat as we progressed along doing the photos, and at one point I asked the bride what she wanted to do for a living. She replied, with an impish little grin on her face, "I want to be a trophy wife!"
Cute couple, all the way around. I hope you enjoy the photos.
Eloping?
Most folks in the wedding business are a bit slow this time of year. The wedding business is definitely seasonal. This is the time when web sites are typically updated, advertising is chosen and implemented, marketing programs designed and begun. And most vendors are also booking weddings right now. With couples having gotten engaged over the holiday season, many are now making arrangements for their weddings to happen this summer, spring or fall. I've noticed a plethora of posts about receptions: the latest cake trends, information about DJs, decorating ideas and themes. And while I can appreciate a donut wall as much as the next person, the truth is that most of the weddings we are privileged to officiate at and photograph do not have receptions. Some of our weddings are the couple only, some have a few guests, and most never have more than twenty or so guests. Why is this? It's our specialty. We specifically market to those folks. I believe that even elopements deserve great photography and a heartfelt ceremony. Gone are the days of tacky "quickie" weddings. Well, actually there are still some folks who do provide those kinds of services, but we aren't one of them. We just want to see our couples have a great wedding experience, and awesome photos to back it up. You might say that our weddings are intimate. It's a good word for it. So if you are seeking a special kind of wedding, one in which the ceremony will be tailored to fit you and one in which you will have awesome photography to preserve those memories and show the family and friends left back home, check us out. We will go just about anywhere to accommodate you, and can help suggest some places if you are stuck or unfamiliar with the area. We will treat you the same as if you were one of those big production weddings, with dignity and willingness to be of service. We do same gender weddings, weddings with dogs, weddings in the snow, weddings on the beach, weddings with horses. We have done weddings with young couples, and weddings with couples in their golden years, and everything in between.
Here are some photos of recent weddings.
