Lauren + Tommy: Lake Tahoe Wedding Photography at Sugar Bowl Resort, Pt. 1

Bowerbird Photography August 4, 2014

Dear Lauren + Tommy,

Let's talk about your wedding last month in Lake Tahoe. Woooza. How do you spell gorgeous-times-a-thousand in one word?! Every aspect of your wedding was beautiful. First off, you two and the incredible love you have for one another is breathtaking. Second, your wonderful families filled the occasion with such joy, donning 24 hour grins that expressed their unabashed love for you and sang it from the mountain tops of Tahoe. Thirdly, all those awesome friends you have, who gave joke-filled, tear-jerking toasts, and even streaked through your wedding morning yoga session just to make you laugh, manifested the spirit of true friendship! Everything: the stunning details, the singing birds harmonizing during your Quaker ceremony, the wildflowers that arrived in time with the snowmelt -- everything came together to make a perfect wedding. We gotta say, it was a wedding of CHAMPIONS!

We are so happy for you both! We hope you enjoy this first peek into your amazing day :) More photos are on their way soon.

Lake Tahoe Wedding Photography at Sugar Bowl Resort. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — Lake Tahoe Wedding Photography at Sugar Bowl Resort. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

Check back soon to see more photos as they take the ski lift up to the top of the mountain to celebrate!!!

xoxo,

Ariel + Sam

Wedding Vendors

Venue: Sugar Bowl Resort

Wedding Photography: Bowerbird Photography

Florist: A Bud + Beyond

Cake: Flour Girl

Makeup + Hair: Urban Angels

Wedding Dress: Liancarlo

Suit: Egara

DJ: Greg Sullo

Catering: Sugar Bowl Resort

Photo Diary: Summer Lavender Harvest Party

Bowerbird Photography July 18, 2014

Our friend Cheryl invited us to her lovely home in San Rafael for her annual lavender harvest party this week. Cheryl always plans fabulous events and this one included lavender ice cream, hat decorating, a fortune teller, lavender wand making, and many more fun activities, all raising money to help cancer survivors in need. Enjoy these photos from our sweet smelling summer afternoon in the garden :)

Summer Lavender Harvest Party in San Rafael. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — Summer Lavender Harvest Party in San Rafael. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

xoxo,

Ariel + Sam

Susie + Jon: Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood, Pt. 2

Bowerbird Photography July 9, 2014

Dear Susie + Jon,

After we saw you misting up during your heartfelt wedding vows, we couldn't help but shed happy tears for you too! Fortunately, our cameras kept the proceedings in sharp focus, but you might consider grabbing a tissue as you view these photos, just in case of an encore performance. Or, skip along to the hilltop reception when it was time to get down and par-tay! Everyone was so relaxed, basking in the sunshine, snacking on nibbles, playing lawn games, and kids climbing trees. Listening to all the sweet and often hilarious wedding toasts, it's obvious that you have made some very special ties with many dear friends. And you two really know how to cut loose on the dance floor, along with pretty much everyone you know! Really, who runs around with parasols while Rihanna's "Umbrella" is blasting?! Amaze-tastic. Then, just watch Jon lend his tie to Susie to use as a microphone, and two rock stars are born!

We're so happy for you both and had a blast documenting your beautiful wedding! To a lifetime of love and joy!

Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

First Dance. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — First Dance. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

Father and daughter dance. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — Father and daughter dance. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

Mother and son dance. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — Mother and son dance. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

Cake Cutting. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — Cake Cutting. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

Sunset. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — Sunset. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

Sunset with night rising. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — Sunset with night rising. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

Kiss at Sunset. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — Kiss at Sunset. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

S'mores. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014 — S'mores. Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood. © Bowerbird Photography 2014

xoxo,

Ariel + Sam

Wedding Vendors

Wedding Planner: Alex Quintana of Quintana Events

Venue: Kunde Family Estate

Photography: Bowerbird Photography

Photo Booth: Two Dudes and a Booth

DJ: AMS Entertainment

Florist: Anne Mendenhall

Hotel: Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa

Catering: Park Avenue Catering

Transport: Pure Luxury Transportation

Cake: SusieCakes

Hair: Judy Le

Makeup: Darcy Hunt

Wedding Dress: Anna Campbell

Suit: Brooks Brothers

Susie + Jon: Kunde Family Estate Wedding Photography in Kenwood, Pt. 1

Bowerbird Photography July 7, 2014

Dear Susie + Jon,

We adore you both so much! On the midnight ride back to SF from your wedding, we decided we wanted to award you two the Chillest Wedding Couple Award, because we've never photographed a more relaxed, jubilant and delightful couple. Your wedding was Perfect, with a capital P! You surround yourselves with such sweet friends and darling family, it felt like a wedding-themed pinball arcade of love: it would be impossible to keep count of how many hugs and high-fives were shared!

The sky was painted something blue that day, and the incredible weather matched the happy mood. The gals got dressed in a little house tucked amid the grapevines, and the guys strolled through the estate with glasses of wine in hand. Later, as we rode over the green rolling hills, turning the heads of curious cows resting in the shade of oak trees, we arrived at a golden clearing leading to your dreamy wedding ceremony in the ancient Ruins of the Kunde Family Estate. You might as well have beamed us all to Tuscany, for one of the most memorable and lovely wedding ceremonies we've ever witnessed.

Enjoy these selected photos from the first part of the wedding day. Check in soon for the hilltop reception, and to view some awesome dance moves :)