Intimate Napa Wedding at O’Connell Family Vineyards

O’Connell Family Vineyards is one of the best kept secrets for a wedding venue in the Napa Valley Region!  The wines are amazing, and the 16 acre property is absolutely breathtaking!  This afternoon in May could have not been more beautiful for a wedding!

Kelly and Gib both started off their day getting ready for their very intimate wedding at the luxurious Hotel Yountville. Kelly and her sister, her mother, and her daughter got ready in a room that opened up to the beauty of an amazing Napa Valley garden.  We spent time documenting the ladies quietly preparing for their big day.

When the ladies were ready we headed off for Kelly & Gib’s first look, and romantic portraits amongst the stunning gardens of O’Connell Family Vineyards!

Bride Getting Ready Photos at Hotel Younville Napa Wedding

Bridal Party Yountville Hotel Napa Wedding

Bride at Hotel Yountville in Napa

Gib is so amazing with Kelly’s kids! He and Kelly’s little man got ready in Gib’s hotel room, then later hung out in the lobby playing a little Scrabble to kill some time before they headed out for the wedding!

Groom Getting Ready Yountville Hotel Napa WeddingKelly & Gib’s first look took place under a gorgeous tunnel of rose vines! It was very private and very intimate!  So full of emotion!

Bride and Groom Portraits at Napa Winery Wedding

Formal Wedding Photos at Napa Wedding

Kelly & Gib’s wedding ceremony, attended by family and very close friends, was small, but so very romanic!

Wedding Ceremony at Napa Wedding

Roses displayed on the reception table were picked from the property’s gorgeous rose garden!

Napa Wedding Details

Kelly’s son beautifully played his guitar as the couple performed their first dance!  It was SO precious!   What an amazing little guy!

Wedding Reception at Small Napa Venue

Napa Wedding Portrait in Trees

To see more images from this property CLICK HERE to view the photos from a Great Gatsby themed styled shoot that was published on Style Me Pretty!

Wedding Vendors

Second Photographer Scott Mosher

Assistant and Associate Photographer Barbara Jacqueline

Wedding Gown by Mikalla purchased at Couture Bride in Las Vegas

Bouquets – Beau Fleurs Flower Company

Ceremony & Reception Venue – O’Connell Family Vineyards

Catering by Elaine Bell Catering

Featured Napa Wines by O’Connell Family Vineyards

Hotel Accommodations at the Hotel Yountville Hotel and Spa

Transportation by DBL Limited

Brian serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey and Carmel Peninsula, Wine Country including Sonoma County and the Napa Valley, the East Bay,  San Jose, Sacramento, and wedding destinations worldwide.  

We also frequent weddings in the Denver, Colorado area.

Contact Brian today for pricing and availability.

 

 

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Engagement Photos at Sacramento State and Tower Bridge

Johanna and Carlos met while going to class together at Sacramento State, so what better place to start our engagement photo shoot?  We received permission from one of the professors to take a few photos of the couple in the very classroom that they met!  After the classroom we spent some time walking the campus and taking a few photos at a few of their favorite hang out spots!

Next stop…. The beautiful Tower Bridge in down town Sacramento!  This bridge is gorgeous!  Especially when it’s all lit up at night!

Stay tuned for Johanna and Carlos’ wedding photos in September!  We are photographing their wedding ceremony at St. Patrick’s Church in San Francisco,  and then their wedding reception at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco!

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Engagement Shoot at Tower Bridge Sacramento

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Behind the scenes photos by our Studio Manager Barbara Jacqueline!  :)

Behind the Scenes Photo Shoot in Sacramento

Brian serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey and Carmel Peninsula, Wine Country including Sonoma County and the Napa Valley, the East Bay,  San Jose, Sacramento, and wedding destinations worldwide.  

We also frequent weddings in the Denver, Colorado area.

Contact Brian today for pricing and availability.

 

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Engagement Photos at San Francisco City Hall

We spent a beautiful afternoon with Wing and Daisy for their engagement session in San Francisco recently.  We started our session with them at the beautiful San Francisco City Hall, then made our way down to the Ferry Building Market Place in the Embarcadero for some evening portraits!

We are looking forward to photographing Wing and Daisy’s wedding in September at the Ruby Hill Golf and Country Club!

Here are a handful of my favorites from our shoot together!  Enjoy!

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Brian serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey and Carmel Peninsula, Wine Country including Sonoma County and the Napa Valley, the East Bay,  San Jose, Sacramento, and wedding destinations worldwide.  

We also frequent weddings in the Denver, Colorado area.

Contact Brian today for pricing and availability.

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Brand New Studio Promotional Video

We are very excited to share with you the release of Brian MacStay Photography‘s brand NEW promotional video produced by the amazing Epic Studios!

Special Thanks to:

Victor Mihalchuk of Epic Studios
Tamara Jones of Tamara J Events
Justin Wright for the motion graphics in this video
John Wright
Jennifer Metzger Bagwell
Houman Abouei
Sonia Kakkar
Becky Lua – Hair and Makeup Artist
Swati Khanna Kapoor – Wardrobe
The Julia Morgan Ballroom - San Francisco

Jewelry by Reveti 

For more information on Epic Studios please visit their website at www.esvideography.com

NOW BOOKING FOR 2013 & 2014!

Brian serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey and Carmel Peninsula, Wine Country including Sonoma County and the Napa Valley, the East Bay,  San Jose, Sacramento, and wedding destinations worldwide.  

We also frequent weddings in the Denver, Colorado area.

Contact Brian today for pricing and availability.

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Destination Wedding in Maui Hawaii

March is peak whale watching season in Maui, Hawaii, so it was no surprise when my wife Sarah and I walked out onto the balcony of our hotel room overlooking the ocean at the Wailea Marriott Resort & Spa that we saw a humpback whale breach.  The beauty of this paradise island is an amazing place to vacation and photograph a wedding, so we did both!  My wife and I showed up several days before Sara and Andre’s traditional Hawaiian beach wedding so that we could enjoy some time together swimming, whale watching, kayaking, snorkeling with the sea turtles, relaxing by the pools, and enjoying some of the local fare.  By the time Sara and Andre’s wedding was getting started we were well rested and ready to shoot!

Here are only a small handful of images we captured during our time in this amazing island paradise!

Destination Wedding in Maui Hawaii at Wailea Marriott

I posted a video of my wife and I snorkeling with Sea Turtles on our business Facebook page.  Check it out by clicking HERE!

Sea Turtles shot while at a destination Wedding in Maui Hawaii at Wailea Marriott

Sara and Andre’s wedding was beautiful and intimate.  They were joined by very close family and friends.  They all enjoyed their stay, and got ready for the wedding in their rooms overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the Wailea Marriott Resort & Spa

Bride Getting Ready during a destination Wedding in Maui Hawaii at Wailea Marriott

Groom Getting Ready during a destination Wedding in Maui Hawaii at Wailea Marriott

The ceremony for the couples traditional Hawaiian wedding ceremony took place on a quite beach.  Sara and Andre’s family and friends sat on mats and pillows amongst the soft sand and rose petals during the ceremony, complete with drums, dancers, a ukulele, fire torches, and the blowing of the conch shell.

Traditional Hawaiian beach ceremony during a destination Wedding in Maui at Wailea Marriott

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Formal wedding party portraits during a destination Wedding in Maui Hawaii at Wailea Marriott

Romantic portraits during a destination Wedding in Maui Hawaii at Wailea Marriott

Instead of a traditional wedding reception the new couple opted for us to join them at a traditional Hawaiian Luau!

The local food and entertainment was amazing!

Luau during a destination Wedding in Maui Hawaii at Wailea Marriott

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To see Sara and Andre’s engagement photos at the Mitchell Katz at Ruby Hill Winery in Pleasanton click HERE!

Brian serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey and Carmel Peninsula, Wine Country including Sonoma County and the Napa Valley, the East Bay,  San Jose, Sacramento, and wedding destinations worldwide.  

We also frequent weddings in the Denver, Colorado area.

Contact Brian today for pricing and availability.

 

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