Each on their own had decided that marriage was not for them. What they hadn’t realized was that they had yet to meet their person, the one with whom each would be willing to step into that lifelong commitment! With that discovery they traveled from their home in Spain to California for a simple Lake Wildwood wedding! From handmade personalized gifts for each guest to an authentic Thai lunch reminiscent of Brooke’s childhood in the Thailand to a Spanish dance performance, Brooke and Manuel invited dear family and friends to celebrate with them! But to include those who couldn’t come, speeches and toasts from loved ones afar were shared so that everyone could be a part of the day!

Venue | Lake Wildwood & Estin Treehouse

Photography | Lydia Photography

Florals | Lise Hinman

Caterer | Moi Thai

Cake | June Okada

Live Painting | Rumpus Art

Flamenco Dancers | Lake Wildwood Spanish Dancers

Being new to the online dating app, Ryan didn’t realize setting up his account while house sitting would put his location in the area he was staying and not where he lived. Without that “mistake” he and Alexa would never have met and found their person in each other!

When Ryan didn’t propose in Paris, Alexa had no expectations for a ring during the rest of their European travels. Least of all in a boat on a lake in the Austrian Alps! While visiting his sister, they had rented a boat to enjoy the lake, when suddenly his sister jumped out and swam to shore! Being his best friend, she knew Ryan had been carrying a ring throughout their trip and was ready to propose to Alexa!

Alexa and Ryan wanted all their family and friends to be able to gather together under the trees in the mountains. Tahoe has been a special place for the two of them so a Harmony Ridge Lodge wedding in the forest was perfect to begin and celebrate their marriage!

Venue | Harmony Ridge Lodge

Coordinator | Wild & Lovely Events

Photography | Lydia Photography

Makeup & Hair | Aimee K Makeup

Caterer | Luke & Lucy Catering

DJ | Someone Said Yes

Rentals | SRC Event Rentals

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While they met the modern way, online, and she came to find out he had a giant beard, and “she did not have the giant beard,” it wasn’t long before they both realized they wanted to spend all their time together! Convenient when the world was shutting down and everything narrowed down to time with just a select few! From the first date in February 2020 to a surprise proposal in February of last year, then their intimate elopement style wedding with just family in 2025, much “proost” and many more Februarys together!!

Venue | Private Ranch Estate

Photography | Lydia Photography

Makeup & Hair | Lydia Beauty

Florals | Grass Valley Florist

Caterer | At Your Service

Cake | Emily’s Catering & Cakes

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Almost as if time had stood still, two years later we all gathered together again at River Highlands Ranch for their wedding open house! Their 2020 wedding vendor event had been the last big event before the shutdown and in some ways it’s a whole new world. But we still came together for the same reason — to celebrate love and marriage!