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Is this the Sacramento Wine Country? It looks like Tuscany! Check out Kristen and Mike’s wedding at the Bella Piazza Winery in the Gold Country hills above Sacramento!

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The gold-country foothills above Sacramento are an undiscovered oasis filled with beautiful wineries. And while the wineries are beautiful, they are also intimate, not getting nearly the traffic you see in Napa – the other local alternative for wine tasting and enjoying the winery scene. All in all, the Sacramento foothills wineries are totally worth checking out as a venue option for your wedding.

One of these wineries is the Bella Piazza Winery in Plymouth. That was Kristen and Mike’s choice for their gorgeous, late-summer wedding!

Kristen got ready for her ceremony with the help of her lovely bridesmaids in the bridal room at the Bella Piazza.

Bride gets ready for her wedding with her bridesmaids at the Bella Piazza Winery in Plymouth California.

Kristen and Mike decided to see each other for the first time on their big day at their ceremony. So, I captured the guys before the ceremony at a sister winery down the road, the Villa Toscano winery. Mike and the guys are cool!

Groom with his groomsmen before his wedding at the Bella Piazza Winery in the Sacramento Hills.

Kristen and Mike had their ceremony at the Bella Piazza Winery.

Wedding ceremony at the Bella Piazza Winery in Plymouth California.

Bride and groom romantic photos after their wedding ceremony at the Bella Piazza Winery in Plymouth California.

Their party lasted well into the night!!

After-dark partying at a wedding at the Bella Piazza Winery.

I had the great pleasure to work at Kristen and Mike’s wedding with Rick Jenkins, a wonderful DJ.

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Nicole and Kevin’s Lake Natoma Inn wedding took place on beautiful, sunny summer day! Their video starts at the Inn before their ceremony, and features their lovely outdoor ceremony, their reception in the Pavilion room, and an after-dark last-look photo shoot with the newlyweds!

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Nicole and Kevin are so full of fun and energy! The moment I met them I knew their wedding was going to be a blast!!

Nicole prepared for their big day in a suite at the Lake Natoma Inn. The sunlight near the room’s large bank of windows bathed the room in light. Nicole was a gorgeous bride!! Check out her beautiful dress, too!

Bride gets ready in her hotel suite at the Lake Natoma Inn in Folsom California. Features portraits of the bride before her wedding ceremony.

Kevin also got ready at the Lake Natoma Inn. Here’s Kevin and his guys on the grounds of the Lake Natoma Inn before the ceremony.

Groom and groomsmen at the Lake Natoma Inn, Sacramento, before his wedding ceremony.

Nicole and Kevin had their wedding ceremony at the Gazebo at the Lake Natoma Inn.

Lake Natoma Inn Gazebo wedding ceremony of Nicole and Kevin. A collage featuring their wedding vows, the bride and groom, the first kiss, and fun.

Bride with her bridesmaids in red bridesmaid dresses after her wedding ceremony at the Lake Natoma Inn.

After their ceremony, Nicole and Kevin spent some time together, before their reception, on the Lake Natoma Inn grounds.

Bride and groom enjoy each other's company on the grounds of the Lake Natoma Inn during bride and groom portraits after their wedding ceremony - a collage.

I just loved their first dances!

First dances in the Pavillion during a wedding ceremony at the Lake Natoma Inn

At the end of the night, we took a few moments to get a last-look at the bride and groom on their wedding night, before they left for their honeymoon.

After-dark, last-look photos of a bride and groom at the end of their wedding day at the Lake Natoma Inn in Folsom - Sacramento.

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Natalie and Josh’s wedding at the Piedmont Community Center in the Oakland Hills featured a newspaper theme. There were mini-typewriters, a black-and-white theme, even the bouquet and flowers had a newspaper theme!

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