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Fairytale wedding in Los Gatos | Nestldown

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Janine and David met at a reunion a few years ago, and it was clear that they were meant to be together. They were wed at the lovely Nestldown wedding venue in Los Gatos on a beautiful July day.  Both Janine and David love the redwoods and there was a redwood theme weaving it’s way through the wedding.  The programs were DIY graphic on brown paper and miniature photos and wooden clothes pins.  The guests signed a large wooden plank and received a parting gift in handcrafted wooden boxes.  After the ceremony in the outdoor natural redwood “chapel” in front of the lake, the miniature train delivered the couple to the cocktail hour in the foxglove meadow.  They had an area for playing bocci and a decorated stand with a blackboard for taking photos and writing well wishes for the couple.  Photos were taken by the lake and in the redwood grove and in front of the fairytale cottage.  Coming from an Italian family, Janine made special Italian cookies for the occasion.  Farm tables were …

The Secret is out … How we can provide luxury style coverage for only $1,000

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The secret … we have found, through years of experience, that most of the day’s important events occur within a four hour period. Realizing this gave us the opportunity to offer luxury wedding coverage at a very reasonable rate. Luxury wedding coverage usually includes candid photos of the wedding party getting ready, the “first look”, family portraits, the ceremony, editorial style photos of the reception decorations, the details, the invitation suite and the cake, candid photos of the wedding party arriving at the reception, the first dance and the toasts. With some very thoughtful planning, we are able to thoroughly cover these events. Timing is everythng…We time our arrival for when the wedding party is almost finished getting ready. We usually work separately to photograph the bride and groom getting ready, and this may be at different locations. One of us arrives at the bride’s location after she has her makeup done, but is still having finishing touches done on her hair, before she puts on her dress. The other arrives at the groom’s location to …