Gorgeous summer wedding at Napa Valley Country Club in Napa, California After Adm and I had such an amazing engagement session with Melissa and Donovan, we were really looking forward to their wedding in Napa. Unfortunately, Adm was sick on the day of their wedding, but luckily, our friend Brad Zweerink was able to step in at the last minute, and we had a great time photographing Melissa and Donovan's wedding together. Their day started at the Hilton in Napa, and when we arrived, Melissa and her ladies were all ready, with all of her details laid out for me to photograph and casually sipping champagne. Donovan and his guys were in the same boat as they were all ready to go and watching football just a couple of doors down. There was no last minute rushing, thanks to Melissa's impeccable planning skills and attention to detail, and this set the tone for the rest of the day as everything went incredibly smoothly.

The wedding and reception took place at the Napa Valley Country Club, which had gorgeous rolling hills covered in gnarled oak trees all around it. Everything happened at the perfect time of day when the light was best, and so it was a real treat to photograph these two, who were so obviously in love and surrounded by quintessential California late summer beauty. Once the sun went down, Melissa and Donovan planted themselves on the dance floor with their friends and family and danced the night away. This was a real enthusiastic dancing crowd and as the night went on, the dancing got crazier and crazier, which just made for super fun picture taking!

Beautiful bride and handsome groom for Indian summer wedding in Napa in Northern California wine country