Keith Simonian Wedding Photography - San Francisco Bay Area - Napa Valley - Monterey - Carmel » Wine Tasting http://ksimonian.com/Blog Experienced - Creative - Award Winning Wedding Photographer Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:38:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Napa Valley Bachelorette Party Album http://ksimonian.com/Blog/2010/01/11/napa-valley-bachelorette-party-album/ http://ksimonian.com/Blog/2010/01/11/napa-valley-bachelorette-party-album/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:25:00 +0000 admin http://ksimonian.com/Blog/?p=1161 Just a short drive from the San Francisco Bay is the Napa Valley. Spending the day wine tasting is a great way to enjoy your bachelorette party. This 32 page album is from Cassie’s Napa Valley wine tasting adventure.

Napa Valley Sign - Bachelorette Girls

El Bonita Hotel - messages for bride

Decorating the wine glasses

The wedding veil

Riding in the limousine ( limo )

The limo arrives at Silver Oak Cellars - "Life is a Cabernet"

Elegant wood carving - statue - The bride wearing her veil views 100's of bottles of wine

The bachelorette party poses for a picture in the vineyards

Stained glass windows - gift shop at Silver Oak Cellars

Wine glass on the water fountain at Silver Oak Cellars

Water fountain at ZD Wines

Wine barrels full of wine - Wine making machine photo

Wine barrels stacked to the ceiling - Wine tasting photo

Winery tour at ZD wines

Wine tasting room and gift shop at ZD Wines

Bachelorette party group photo looking down on stacked wine barrels

]]> http://ksimonian.com/Blog/2010/01/11/napa-valley-bachelorette-party-album/feed/ 10 Karen & Josh – Elliston Vineyards Sunol, CA – Halloween themed Wedding http://ksimonian.com/Blog/2009/11/12/karen-josh-elliston-vineyards-sunol-ca-halloween-themed-wedding/ http://ksimonian.com/Blog/2009/11/12/karen-josh-elliston-vineyards-sunol-ca-halloween-themed-wedding/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:50:09 +0000 admin http://ksimonian.com/Blog/?p=954 Karen and Josh were married on Halloween with a wedding that featured Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” from Touchstone Pictures as the theme. The wedding took place on a lovely sunny and warm day at Elliston Vineyards in Sunol, California.

The bride and groom's rings and wedding favors photo.

The bride and groom's rings and wedding favor photo.

Cool and calm Josh before the wedding

Cool and calm Josh before the wedding

Karen gets ready before the wedding.

Karen gets ready before the wedding.

The Bride's hand made wedding bouquet.

The Bride's hand made wedding bouquet.

A baby is dressed up as a pumkin for the wedding and Halloween

A baby is dressed up as a pumpkin for the wedding and Halloween

The wedding ceremony

The wedding ceremony

You may now kiss the clown, who also happened to be the groom

You may now kiss the clown, who also happened to be the groom

The wedding party in front of the stately 17 room, three story, neo-Romanesque mansion at Elliston Vineyards.

The wedding party in front of the stately 17 room, three story, neo-Romanesque mansion at Elliston Vineyards.

Jack from the movie "the Nightmare Before Christmas" table decoration

Jack from the movie "the Nightmare Before Christmas" table decoration

Spiders crawl on the cupcake wedding cake.

Spiders crawl on the cupcake wedding cake.

The bride and groom's first dance as husband and wife photo

The bride and groom's first dance as husband and wife photo

Champagne glasses

Champagne glasses

Brother and sister in costume for the wedding

Brother and sister in costume for the wedding

A rose adorns a wine barrel

A rose adorns a wine barrel

Karen and her father pose for a photo

Karen and her father pose for a photo

Not wanting to miss any of the action, the bride holds up her camera to capture the bouquet toss

Not wanting to miss any of the action, the bride holds up her camera to capture the bouquet toss

The witch rides her broomstick

The witch rides her broomstick

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Water fountain in front of the Silver Oak Cellars with a wine glass from the cellars sitting atop the fountain.

Water fountain in front of the Silver Oak Cellars with a wine glass from the cellars sitting atop the fountain.

Sign welcoming guest to the Silver Oak Cellars in Oakville, California

Sign welcoming guest to the Silver Oak Cellars in Oakville, California

Cassie steps out of the Limo - Wine tasting made easy, with a limousine.

Cassie steps out of the Limo - Wine tasting made easy, with a limousine.

Limousine service was provided by California Wine Tours.

Cassie wearing her veil looks into the wine display room at Silver Oak Cellars.

Cassie wearing her veil looks into the wine display room at Silver Oak Cellars.

Where the wine is made at ZD Wines

The next stop was ZD Wines in Napa, California. Where the wine is made at ZD Wines

A 2007 bottle of Pinot Noir from ZD Wines

A 2007 bottle of Pinot Noir from ZD Wines

Barrels where the wine is stored till it reaches perfection.

Oak barrels where the wine is aged till it reaches perfection.

The wine tasting room at ZD Wines.

The wine tasting room at ZD Wines.

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