California . Part I . Wedding

The unpacking is complete. I'm 'sort of' back to an East Coast schedule. And I've just started the fun process of re-living our memories by viewing all of the pictures from our vacation. During the next few posts on this blog I will take you through our trip up Route 1 from LA to Big Sur to San Francisco to Napa Valley. And to start us off...some photos from Matt and Alexandra's wedding--the reason we were out in California to begin with.
Matt and I met the very first week of Freshman Orientation at the University of Pennsylvania. He's an all around great guy-- one of my favorites :) --so I was thrilled when he met a wonderful girl that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. They've built an amazing life together and their wedding was beautiful. Alexandra grew up in California and they had the wedding at her parent's home in Solvang, California.
They were married under an Oak tree in her front yard.
Three of the guys I went to school with were groomsmen...Tom, James, and Andy
Two of my favorite images happened right as Matt and Alexandra left the ceremony as husband and wife:
Alexandra has an amazing artistic talent and the details for the event were beautifully elegant:
Tom and Andy are getting married next year and I took some quick shots of them with the beautiful women in their lives:
The reception was on the driveway:
I'm a huge fan of the first dance. The pictures and the moments are always wonderful...
Congratulations Matt and Alexandra. I'm so excited for both of you and the amazing life I know you will have together.

It was a beautiful night and a great start to what was a wonderful vacation. Next stop, Big Sur...