Testarossa Vineyards Wedding

Saturday I had the pleasure of photographing alongside Joel Carrico for a gorgeous wedding at Testarossa Vineyards in Los Gatos. It was a sweltering day outside but the lovely backdrop made up for the intense heat. We had plenty of time to spend with the bride as a guest shuttle was over 40 minutes late in dropping off many of the couple's guests! Of coure, the bride was getting a little frustrated in the delay but eventually we began the ceremony.



I came up with the concept below to utilize a plain wall inside the winery cooling cellar. Some may wonder why this wall - well, I saw drama with the stark "window" and the spotlight gave such intense drama that I just had to place the groom there for a pensive stance.

OK, who just doesn't love a wonderful brick rustic wall and a mirror and a BIG LOVELY wedding dress!



The photograph below was a quick take as the bride was (finally) heading up the stairs to her waiting groom. She was very ready to get married!
If you haven't been to Testarossa, check out the ceremony site! It is a wonderful backdrop for a ceremony.




LOVE the spontaneity and fun of this image as the groom was doing something interesting to her...everybody was cracking up!

Below was taken as the bride and groom were just about to get announced to the guests at cocktail hour. Nice archway, huh?

Yes, so we used the archway for a bunch of their portraits. This is probably my favorite portrait for the day. The natural expressions make it TOP NOTCH!

HMMM....would it be AGB if I DIDNT do a silhouette?? Gotta love them...