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Yash & Anju's Beautiful Punjabi Indian

Wedding at the San Jose Guwarda

Being a wedding photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area means I am privileged to photograph a large variety of weddings and the beautiful cultures that comes with it. Indian weddings are one of my favorites!

 

The one unique thing about photographing Indian weddings, I've found, is that because they are almost a week long I really get to know my couple and their families very well. After a week-long celebration of intimacy and celebration I find myself really missing them and their wonderful families. I enjoy my time with them, documenting their lives, their joy, their personalities, and telling these stories for them. I look back at Yash and Anju’s wedding, and can’t help but feel I was treated with respect, love, was well fed and cared for, as if I was a member of their family. Not just by the couple, but their siblings, their parents and grandparents, and extended family. I love what I do. I don't just take photographs. I get to share peoples lives with them. These families gave me so much more than a smile and a hand shake. They gave me their love and trust, and that brings me joy.

Exclusive Napa Valley Destination Wedding Venue

Nestled away on the edge of the Napa Valley, the most beautiful wine country in the world, is O’Connell Family Vineyards, a hidden gem waiting to be discovered.  This exclusive wedding venue is the perfect setting for a wedding couple looking for opulence, romance, and unparalleled privacy.  Set on sixteen acres of vast gardens and vineyards, amongst three and four hundred year old oak trees, lush rose gardens, and a gorgeous sparkling pond with boat house, Gabrielle’s is a photographers dream, providing the perfect backdrop for capturing the romance of your special day!

Enjoy a thirty day stay on the property while you prepare for your event.  Downtown Napa is just minutes away!

Your guests will be delighted by the vast amenities of the property for hours of relaxation and exploration.  You and your guests will be free to enjoy a poolside experience with the full featured pool house, perfect for serving and enjoying the locally produced wines.

Recently I partnered up with a team of wedding professionals to spend an entire day decorating and photographing this property in order to help showcase many of it’s wonderful features!  We hope you enjoy the images we created of this beautiful property!

Here are some of the amazing features and benefits of booking this property for your wedding:

–  Exclusive Private Estate:  Enjoy the close proximity to downtown Napa from a private 16 acre paradise

–  Surrounded by Vineyards:  Gabrielle’s is a fully functioning winery after all!  Enjoy the beauty and grander of the vines that surround all sides of the gardens!

–  Locally Produced Napa Valley Wines:  Enjoy the splendor of the vineyards locally produced wines.

–  Weddings with up to 250 Guests

–  Lush gardens maintained by a full time gardening and grounds staff, the O’Connell Family Vineyards gardens are a gorgeous masterpiece

For a private tour of this exclusive venue please contact Stacee at:

E-Mail orders@gabriellewine.com

Direct: (707) 815-0364

Napa Valley's Exclusive Designation Wedding Venue Gabrielle's Details

Napa Valley's Exclusive Designation Wedding Venue Gabrielle's Getting Ready

 The scent of the organically grown lavender fields fill the air, and provide the home made bath salts, lotions and floral water produced by Gabrielle’s

Napa Valley's Exclusive Designation Wedding Venue Gabrielle's

Sip the locally produced wine as you paddle and float away the day on the quaint pond on the property!

Napa Valley's Exclusive Designation Wedding Venue Gabrielle's 2

Gabrielle’s is a private and hidden gem.  The sixteen acre property is tucked away on the outskirts of Napa for a private and intimate setting.

Napa Valley's Exclusive Designation Wedding Venue Gabrielle's 3

Enjoy relief from the heat with friends and family poolside complete with a fully featured pool house for entertaining guests

Napa Valley's Exclusive Designation Wedding Venue Gabrielle's 4

Contact Brian MacStay Photography for more information on how to book Gabrielle’s Winery for your wedding!

Styled Shoot Credits

Photography provided by Brian MacStay Photography

Second shooting, grip & photography assistance provided by YStudio Photography & Josh Rodriguez

Wedding Coordination and Shoot Inspiration provided by Tamara J Events

Food Catering provided by Cuvee

Wines Provided by Gabrielle’s Winery

Wardrobe provided by Kay’s Bridal

Hair provided by Heather Bird O’Connell

Makeup provided by Ariel Hope Makeup

Florals provided by Wine Country Flowers

Linens provided by La Tavola Linens

Hardscape’s provided by Wine Country Party Rentals

Lighting provided by Creative Lighting, SF

Special thanks to Sarah MacStay, Stephanie Happ with River Terrace Inn, Gina Lett with Inspirations by Gina, and Vyanka Castro and Keith Hubbard for assisting

Brian MacStay Photography is now booking weddings for 2013.

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.

 

San Francisco Bay Area & Destinations World Wide (925) 348-8856

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