Nestldown is a beautiful venue tucked into the tall redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The ceremony site is framed by a trellis with a lake behind. There are some humorous touches with a topiary garden and small playhouse. A mini train can carry the bride and groom to the reception and guests for a ride around the property. A second pond teeming with coi is next to the reception “barn.” Thomas John catering is always about artistic presentation, great flavors, and attentive service.

Venue. Nestldown, Los Gatos, CA

Caterer. Thomas John Events

Florist. La Lavande

Cake. Satura Cakes

Music. Big Fun DJs

A September wedding, Elisheba and Sakis at Thomas Fogarty Winery.

Wedding Location. Thomas Fogarty Winery

Wedding Coordinator. Janece Shellooe, Every Elegant Detail

Caterer. Dio Deka

Make-up. Sara Vaughn

Hair. Adam Campbell

Wedding Flowers. Amy Burke Designs

Wedding Cake. Studio Cakes.

Music. Ceremony: Krista Strader, Harpist Reception: Big Fun DJ’s

Thunder and lightning took down a giant redwood tree at the Edgewood Golf Course where the reception was held, but couldn’t dislodge the wedding from its spot next to the lake. Canadian geese tried to crash the party. Groomsmen took a wake-up dip in the icy-blue waters.

Beautiful frames are an important part of the art on the wall. California wine country provides rich framing for grand wedding celebrations. The area’s exquisite food and wine help to make any celebration memorable.

Wedding Location. BR Cohn Winery, Sonoma

Wedding Coordinator. Kathy Higgins

Caterer. Elaine Bell Catering

Wedding Flowers. Kathleen Deery Design

Wedding Cake. Laurie Lucov Wedding Cakes

Music. Double Funk Crunch

Videography. Thomas Hughes Films

“Joyce and Randy, J. Perlman R. Lutge Photography, are creative, patient and kind people to work with. Prior to the wedding, they were extremely generous with their time in order to give advice and answer questions, even on topics that were not directly related to photography. I knew from looking at their portfolio they had a very talented eye for capturing beautiful candid moments that portrayed a lot of movement and emotion. They captured all the emotions; tears, laughter, nervousness, excitement and joy. We are very thankful to them for being so considerate and intentional in every photo they took. Through the engagement shoot, they prepare diligently to ensure they capture the most important people and moments for you and they understand your level of comfort when it comes to taking photos. We appreciated how easy they were to talk to, their patience with us and the extreme efforts they took to meet our desires for capturing all aspects of the wedding day. We highly recommend Joyce and Randy.”—Martha and Greg, Nestldown

Wedding Location. Nestldown, Los Gatos

Caterer. Thomas John Events

Make-up. Alexia Ogle for Shu Uemeura

Wedding Flowers. Melinda Reed, Perfect Petals

Wedding Cake. Margaret’s French Bakery

Music. Cheeseballs

“Both Randy and Joyce have happy, relaxed, yet professional personalities. The photographs have a strong artistic quality conveying an accurate depiction of the look and feel of our event and our personalities.

Joyce and Randy are exactly the kind of people you would like to have at your wedding. They are just lovely, warm, fun and relaxed. It is easy to have them around. They know what they are doing so you don’t have to worry and be concern. You can totally trust them. The engagement session was a great idea, we got to know each other and knew what to expect. I am just preparing our wedding album and cannot stop looking at our photos. It is so important to have good photographs, I know I will always love them. They will bring beautiful memories and will remind us of Joyce and Randy. They helped to create them. We were lucky to find them. I would recommend Joyce and Randy to everyone. You will be grateful!” —Majka and Bryan Boyle

A September wedding, Majka and Bryan at Thomas Fogarty Winery. The bird painting is painted by Majka which was used on the wedding invitation.

Wedding Location. Thomas Fogarty Winery

Caterer. La Bocca Fina

Wedding Flowers. Plan Décor

Wedding Cake. Prolific Oven

Music. Sound in Motion

BRIDES Magazine 2010 10th Place – Bride.

BRIDES Magazine 2009 3rd Place – Getting Ready.  The groom’s mother has a facial mask on. Her poodle (at the decidedly non dog-friendly Four Seasons Hotel) is ready to go.

BRIDES Magazine 2008 8th Place – Send Off/Departure/ Thomas Fogarty Winery

PDN 2009 Top Knots ceremony winner. Cypress Grove ceremony, MacCallum House Inn reception.

WPJA 4th Place – Details (Found) – 2009 Q1 Contest/ Flood Mansion San Francisco

WPJA 7th Place – Ceremony – 2008 Q4 Contest/ Textures in Sutter Creek, gold country California.

WPJA 14th Place – Details (Found) – 2008 Q3 Contest/ Great American Music Hall,  Lacey and Jared’s groomsmen gather.

WPJA 16th Place – Humor – 2007 Q2 Contest/ The  Ledford House, Albion, Ca. Getting luck from the groom’s bald head.

Music industry folk from San Francisco, Shannon and Chris, brought their all-vinyl professional dance d.j.’s  with them to the tent at the MacCallum House. The cypress grove was beautiful as usual. James Sibbet officiated in his warm and spiritual way. Pies instead of cake. Alan’s food always delicious.

Wedding Location. MacCallum House, Mendocino

Ceremony site. Cypress Grove, Mendocino

Officiant. James Sibbet.

Caterer. Alan Kantor, MacCallum House, Mendocino

Florist. LR Farm.

Wedding cake. Sharon Garner Cakes.

Amy and Lincoln wedding.

Wedding Location. Spring Ranch Barn.

Ceremony site. Cypress Grove, Mendocino.

Wedding Coordination: Sonya Houston, Mendocino Weddings.

Officiant. James Sibbet.

Caterer. Cafe Beaujolais.

Florist. Mendocino Floral Design.

Beauty. Mendocino Beauty.

Wedding cake. Let them eat cake!  Jennifer Arana

A July wedding, Alice and Dirk at Thomas Fogarty Winery.

Wedding Location. Thomas Fogarty Winery

Caterer. Componere Fine Catering

Wedding Flowers. Amy Burke Designs

Music. Big Fun DJ’s