Amanda and Tim’s Tilden Park Wedding

Amanda and Tim, an American couple living in London, came to the Bay Area to take their vows in the midst of the rolling hills and stunning beauty of Tilden Park, Berkeley. The couple got ready at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco and had their "first glimpse" in the lobby of the hotel. We did some quick portraits there before taking off for Berkeley. Along the way we stopped at a couple of scenic points for some fun shots with the bridal party and then at the historic Merry-Go-Round. The bridal party relaxed and let their inner child come out while we snapped away from the sidelines. After this is was show time and we all reconvened at the Brazilian Room in Tilden Park. The ceremony was officiated by a family friend and Amanda and Tim had their rings blessed by their entire group of friends and family, what a great way to connect with everyone and make them a part of your life! Amanda and Tim (but mostly Tim we were told) had put a lot of thought into at the details. For example, they had an old typewriter set up with pieces of paper so that guests could type up their wishes and greetings. Another detail was instead of having place cards, all the guest names at their seats were in scrabble letters glued together so they could be handled easily. Long tables and family style dinner followed, along with toasts and dancing. A few days after the wedding our best reward came via an email from Amanda, "Thanks again for the wonderful photo shoot - we thoroughly enjoyed having you with us, it felt like having friends around rather than dreaded photographers!" Needless to say, we are blessed with wonderful clients like Amanda and Tim, which makes our work so worthwhile! Venue: Brazilian Room - brazilianroom.org Hair: Matthew J. Mommer, Matter of Hair -  matterofhair.com Make-up: Stephanie Eastman, Stylin Stepn - stylinsteph.com Catering: Trumpetvine - trumpetvineevents.com/ Flowers: Chestnut & Vine - chestnutandvine.com Cake: Montclair Baking -  montclairbaking.com DJ: DJ Vadim, Perfect Party Plans -  djjeremyproductions.com String Trio: Garden Strings -  gardenstrings.com