It was a day of epic proportions. Before I stepped into the bride’s suite at the Grand Sheraton in Sacramento to start the day photographing her getting ready to marry the love of her life, I already knew it would be. Even before I left Seattle to hop on a plan bound for Sacramento, CA… I knew. I think it all goes back to their epic engagement shoot at Fort Funston in San Francisco last Spring… their spectacular outfits (including an absolutely stunning white dress that Gauri wore), the location, the beautiful sunset, but most of all, I think it was the way these two just rocked the living daylights out of that place! That’s what left me with absolute certainty – the way they looked at each other, held each other, kissed each other… simply breathtaking. And so, a few months later, as I knocked on Gauri’s door that morning to begin photographing her wedding day, I already knew. Love like that finds a way… and something tells me that these two already knew too…

Congratulations Gauri & Jon! We had such a wonderful time with you and your friends and family! And it was so great to see many familiar faces from weddings I’ve photographed in the past as well! Read on for a few highlights from their preparations, photoshoot in Capitol Park, and seriously epic baraat outside the Grand Sheraton! I still can’t get over what an absolutely stunning red and gold wedding lehenga Gauri wore! And it was all masterfully planned and decorated by Anais Events! Look out for Part II coming soon and please do have a look at their engagement shoot from last Spring as well!