Dipsea Gardens, Stinson Beach Wedding: Brandee + James

Dipsea Gardens Stinson Beach Wedding

Believe it or not, there are not many places in the San Francisco Bay Area where you can get married while overlooking the ocean so James & Brandee’s wedding is extra special because they found a way to make it happen. They were married at Dipsea Gardens which is located on a bluff above Stinson Beach. They even managed to order up some rare hot summer weather for their Labor Day weekend wedding as well.

So what kind of wedding do you get when you have a beautiful couple, their beautiful dogs, a stunning venue, and delightful wedding guests? A one-hell-of-a-party-kind-of-wedding, of course! (As evidenced by the dancing photos at the end.) But, I’m getting ahead of myself. The day started off with a first look, followed by a tea ceremony. They exchanged touching, tear-jerking vows during the ceremony. Everyone was rapt in attention and awed by the scenery of the glittering waters down below. During the speeches it was so much fun to hear James & Brandee’s friends and family sum up different parts of their relationship, starting in high school!

One of my favorite moments was when James got just a little cheeky during the cake cutting dabbed frosting on Brandee’s nose. There is a photo where they are laughing right after it happened. Brandee is moving so quickly she is a little blurry and I just love the way it adds to the feeling of the moment they are sharing.

Many congrats to these lovebirds! Be sure to check out a list of their talented vendors at the end.

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Brandee and James had a wonderful wedding celebration thanks to the help of these vendors:

Venue: Dipsea Gardens | Planner: Riley Loves Lulu | Caterer: Paella Time | Florist: Nature Rules | DJ: Maria Gajardo | Hair/Makeup: Jen Madaris | Videography: Well Spun Weddings | Photography: Manali Anne Photography

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So freaking excited for these two! They kept it sweet and simple with a private elopement in San Francisco's golden gate park and they also had an enormous amount of luck when they planned to get married on Wednesday when we had a break in the rain here in the SF Bay Area. It was such a joy to capture this moment ❤️
Just going to put this here... my first attempt at putting myself in front of the camera! Everyone else is doing it so I'm giving it a shot now too. ⁠
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This is from Christy & Dory's gorgeous wedding at Straus Home Ranch, in Marshall, CA. It is one of my favorite venues and this was a very special wedding. Even though this is a more serious moment there is tons of laughter that happens between these two. Christy has the most contagious laugh. I'm sure you'll be smiling when you take a peek. Check out the link in bio.⁠
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📍 Wedding Venue: Straus Home Ranch @straushomeranch⁠
💐 Florals + Planning: Three Summer Days Events, Ashley Babin @threesummerdaysevents⁠
🧀 Catering: The Girl and the Fig @figcaters⁠
🎵 Band: Lucky Devils @luckydevilsband⁠
💄 Hair + Makeup: Lea B Gorgeous @lea_bgorgeous⁠
Enjoy fleet week San Francisco. Hope you enjoy it as much as this mother of the bride!⁠
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The most memorable moments are the unexpected ones. We were getting lined up for family photos when we could hear the blue angels starting up (very loudly) and flying overhead. Emily & Will got so lucky they didn't fly over while they were exchanging their vows and only started up just minutes after they said "I do."⁠
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Also when taking this photo I was disappointed for a split second that I didn't have a long close up lens on me so I could get a better photo of the planes, but then I realized my wide angle lens was perfect for allowing me to get everyone's reaction to the planes just before they zoomed out of frame.