THERE IS A CHANCE that this is the biggest wedding post I've ever shared and I'm going to warn you ahead of time: I thought about it and I don't care.
It has been a while since I've done a big, unapologetic blog post and this wedding forced my hand.
In my defense, I’m still leaving a lot out.
I want to tell you about how great these two are together. How Beth is a high school choir teacher who arranged the processional music for her college friends to perform…how Rob is a Professor of Ornithology who needed lots of breaks when we were doing portraits in the redwood grove to listen to bird calls…how the tables were all named after his favorite birds and Beth painted the table markers to identify each one…how magical and welcoming a place Nestldown is and how excited the guests were to walk down the long path of steps to the Redwood "Chapel" and later when the venue's private train pulled into the reception “station”…what a kind and supportive and quirky and smart community of people these two have around them... We should all be so lucky.
Congratulations Beth and Rob. Thank you for filling our hearts.
And a big thank you to this amazing creative team who helped create such a beautiful and meaningful day:
Wedding Planner: Jutta Lammerts with A Day Like No Other and Nimy as her amazing assistant. I am always so happy to work with these two and grateful for what kind humans they are.
Venue: Nestldown. Thank you to everyone for creating such a magical day; from Beth's ride in the London Taxi Cab atFirst Look down to these grateful photographers' golf cart ride at the end of the night! Feel like I could shoot at your venue 100 times and every wedding could be meaningful and different.
Hair and Makeup: Carly Wise @iseewise. What a beautiful job you did—I wish you could have seen the first moment Rob saw Beth!
Flowers: Janelle with Green Petal Designs All of your details were so beautiful! You made me fall in love with color and flowers all over again.
Catering: Cheers to Betty Zlatchin Catering for the delicious food, cheerful energetic staff and a much-appreciated perfectly timed vendor meal.
DJ: BIG FUN Disc Jockeys Woody Miraglia getting everyone out on the dance floor!
Photo Booth: Night Owl Photo Booth
Transportation: Corinthian Transportation
Assistant Photographer: Shannon Cronin Photography. Let the record show I owe Shannon an enormous debt for showing up so whole-heartedly and contributing to this important day. Thank you Shannon.
