I had the pleasure of spending the day with Soraya and Michael the day before their big day.  They had already had a wedding photographer long before they came across me but decided that they wanted someone there to capture the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner as well.  Their family had agreed that they had always regretted not having it done in the past.   I had recently shot Soraya's bridal portraits and was looking forward to working with her again.  

It was pretty much non stop fun with this bunch.  So much love between the two families...one of which came all the way from Brazil!  The wedding was to take place at Cooper Vineyards the next day and so that is where our blog begins:)

Soraya, being the incredibly organized person that she is, had detailed scripts for both the rehearsal and the wedding.  

Here we see Michael and the rest studying up!

The bridal party!

The groomsmen had constructed these bouquets all by themselves:)

So of course I made them take their photos with them...

Less enthusiastic about the bouquet toss....

Then we were off to the dinner at Ruth's Cris where I stole the beautiful couple for some portraits...

This was from when Michael was born and his mother was wearing it that day!

The speeches were of course full of laughter and incredible funny expressions...

Congrats again! Best wishes for a lifetime of happiness:)