Last weekend was a very special weekend for me and my family. My brother got married. He married the beautiful Eileen on Emerald Bay in South Lake Tahoe, CA. I got to photograph it and my husband got to cook for it. It was a gorgeous day and the boat was a lot of fun. We left the dock from a beach on the Nevada side of the lake between Nevada Beach and Zephyr Point and were in Emerald Bay within the hour. The ceremony took about 20 minutes and then it was back to the dock. We found a pretty cool place to take some bridal portraits after the boat ride and I hauled my off camera flash system with me. It was worth it (see above).
The wedding party consisted of my brother (the groom), his adorable wife, her daughter, Keely and my brother’s son, Cameron. The colors were red and white which was stunning with the blue water of Lake Tahoe, the blue of the sky and the green pines on the nearby mountains.
After the boat ride, everyone headed back to our cabin for the reception, which was held in our back yard. Above is a picture of my darling family (sans me and my husband). Note the formal posing. Living with a photographer must be tedious for my family because they take every chance they can to give me a hard time. Fingers and hands are always an issue because if you aren’t careful they can either look like claws or sausages in a picture. So, I’m always reminding my subjects to watch the way they pose their hands. So, here they all yelled “Claws and sausage fingers” and gave me their best poses. Sigh.
It was a great wedding and a fun day. We did have a tiny incident that could have ruined the day. There was this small speedboat that almost hit us as we were exiting Emerald Bay. How you can not see the huge yacht that we were on is beyond me. I think the couple that were in the speedboat were pretty drunk. Anyway, the captain of our boat hit the horn and made a hard right and the speedboat saw us and swerved off just in time. But, other than that, the wedding went off without a hitch. Hat tip to my husband: the food was amazing. I’ll post some pics of the details later.