What better way to wrap up our week than with some gorgeous real wedding pictures straight out of sunny California? Jamie and Hiland were married November 3, 2013, in Healdsburg. Here's their love story, in the bride's words:
Hiland and I met in San Francisco through mutual friends—it was his third day as a San Francisco resident. He had just moved to town from New York, and our friendship blossomed into a romance after just a few short months. We’ve been together since. I work in the hospitality and travel industry, and we both share a love for traveling, as well as good food and drinks.
We live in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, but LOVE being in Sonoma. When the time came for us to decide where to get married, we didn’t even think twice about Sonoma. Healdsburg became the natural choice when chef Louis Maldonado suggested we do the reception at spoonbar. Chef Maldonaldo was the chef that cooked for us more than three years ago on the night we met, at Aziza restaurant in San Francisco. So it couldn’t have been more perfect.
Our wedding was simple, modern with classic touches, and incorporated our personalities, and our love for food and cocktails. (Our place cards were little apples, and wedding favors personalized mason jar mugs with a mini bottle of Fernet!) There were plenty of cocktails, beer and wine flowing all night, and the night ended with dancing and late night pizza’s from PizZando in Healdsburg.
All the gorgeous was captured by Thao Vu Photography.
What's your favorite part of this sweet, sun-drenched wedding?
I love the super-smiley bride and groom—and that adorable flower girl!
P.S. You don't have to love everything (or anything) about this wedding, but please keep in mind that these are a real bride and groom's photos, so please play nice in the comments.