Noah Hawthorne Photography | San Francisco Wedding Photographer » Napa http://www.hawthornephotography.com San Francisco wedding photographer specializing in artistic wedding photojournalism with an elegant, personal touch. Service to the San Francisco Bay Area and destination weddings worldwide. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:31:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Alison & Will | Durham Ranch Wedding | Napa http://www.hawthornephotography.com/durham-ranch-wedding-napa/ http://www.hawthornephotography.com/durham-ranch-wedding-napa/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:04:46 +0000 Noah Hawthorne http://www.hawthornephotography.com/?p=1819 Alison and Will’s wedding at the Durham Ranch outside of St. Helena was a beautiful event after their  rehearsal dinner at the Mumm Vineyard in Napa Wine Country. The Durham Ranch is a beautiful private estate near Lake Berryessa with ample space, golden California hillsides, and huge oak trees throughout the property.

The central barn was beautifully decorated for the reception with hanging globes from the ceiling and tea candles on the floral arrangements. Simply beautiful. The design team from Hartmann Studios did a wonderful job for this wedding.

Below are a few of my favorites – hardly enough to do this wedding justice. Also a huge thank you to Nancy Tsai for her help as my second shooter on this wedding.

Durham ranch wedding portrait with Alison and Will

Will getting ready for the wedding

Durham Ranch wedding ceremony

Wedding ceremony under the oak trees of Durham Ranch, St. Helena

Nancy’s photo

A few details:

Durham ranch wedding details

Father of the bride speech

First Dance Durham ranch wedding

Alison and Will also arranged for a fantastic band called the Pop Rocks to come and play. With full stage lighting, the wedding turned into a full fledged 80′s rock concert. Crowd surfing, crazy dancing, and all sorts of fun ensued. It was an absolute blast, and a wonderful infusion of energy for a truly unique reception feel.

Here are the parents enjoying themselves in a cake cutting picture with a different focus. Reactions and relationships aside from just the couple can be really fun to include in the photos.

Durham Ranch wedding and wedding reception at night

Location: The Durham Ranch

Catering: Real Events Group

Wedding lighting and design: Hartmann Studios

Live Band: The Pop Rocks

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Their wedding was a small ceremony at the Mark West Lodge’s Hummingbird Gardens. It turned out beautifully, and Echo and Jim clearly showed what an amazing and devoted couple they really are. Here are a few of my favorite images of the day. Their slideshow is also available HERE:










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