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lacy & laythan | sequoia mansion | placerville

Mother of the bride helps bride get ready in her changing room. The mother is helping tie flowers in her hair that go under the veil. The brides bouquet of flowers is sitting on a chair next to her. The brides dress is white, floral, and sparkly. The bride and her mom are happily looking at each other.
Grandma and mother of the bride help the bride get ready and fix her veil in the dressing room before the wedding ceremony
A baby smiles at the bridesmaids while they make content for social media. They are all in floral blue dresses holding bouquets of flowers and smiling in great lighting.
A candid photograph of the girls getting ready for the wedding ceremony. One of the bridesmaids is showing the bride something on her phone, and the bride is smiling. The brides dress is flowing perfectly down her side. The other women in the room are putting on their last minute touches like shoes and makeup. The lighting in this photo is warm and dreamy.
Bride and bridesmaids make a TikTok in the women's dressing room before the ceremony. All of them are smiling, holding bouquets of flowers, and there is a baby watching. The lighting is perfect, airy, but also warm and magical.
The father walks his daughter down the aisle to get married. The bride has a beautiful back of the dress spread out perfectly behind her. A flower girl looks at the bride like she's beautiful. A photographer captures the moment from the front. The best man is facing them and widely smiling. Everyone in the audience is also smiling and happy.
The groom kisses the bride during the wedding ceremony. Everyone claps and cheers around them. You can see all their friends and family. A wedding planner and photographer take amazing photos of the couple kissing. The vibe is light and airy spring colors.
A close up of the bride and grooms first kiss as husband and wife. The bride shows off her ring and princess nails. They both smile while kissing. It's a very loving moment.
The couple is down the aisle and just married. They are smiling, holding hands, and holding up the hands they are holding in a "we did it!" moment. The people in the crowd are cheering.
The bride and groom walking down the aisle exiting the wedding ceremony while their friends and family throw flower pedals at the happy couple. The beautiful bride is holding her flower bouquet and is wearing her white dress that sparkles. She is smiling and looking at her guests. The groom is in a classic black suit and tie while also smiling at his guests. There is a photographer taking photos behind them and groomsmen smiling at them leaving. Flower pedals are in the air.
A candid photograph of wedding guests sitting in their seats at the wedding ceremony. There are white flower pedals on the ground and bows on the back of the chairs. Two of the guests are smiling at each other, looking so happy. The flower girls look intrigued but bored, as kids would be. One flower girl is hanging onto her dad and the other flower girl is looking at the aisle.
The wedding guests are exiting the ceremony while smiling. It looks like they enjoyed it. Most people are dressed in blue. The flower girls are in pink dresses with cute bows on the back and hug their dad's legs while he smiles at them. They also have pink flowers in their hair.
A groom holds his brides leg while he kisses her under a magical sunset on the evening of their wedding in Northern California
The bride and groom are standing outside on a staircase balcony with white railing under a beautiful orange sunset in the Sacramento, California area. The bride is in her white dress and looking up, smiling at the groom. The groom is in his black suit, smiling at the camera.
A moody style detail photo of the signature mocktails at the open bar after the wedding ceremony and before the reception. Hers is a dirty soda shirley, and His is a peachy orange. The setting is dark, but warmly lit. There are two drinks as examples and one is a tall glass with dark orange liquid an orange slice on the rim, and the other is a cocktail glass with a pink drink and cherry on top. The sign is stating what the drinks are behind them.
Wedding dinner detail photography of best man, groomsmen, and friend eating their dinner. All of them are holding their forks and knives in their hands. A close up image of the plate shows a mix of red meat, pasta, dinner rolls, salad, fruit, and vegetables. There are also water glasses and champagne flutes on the table. The two men in the wedding party are both wearing black ties.
Detail wedding photography of give aways for the wedding guests. There is a sign that says "Favors please take one", a basket of boxes of matches in front of the sign that say "Perfect match" with a window behind the two items, giving the detail photo a light and airy feel.
A close up detail image of a man in a black suit with a mocktail that is brightly colored pink / orange. The man is taking the cherry off of the top of the drink, and letting the drink drip off of the cherry. There is a fireplace and warm lighting in the background. It looks very elegant, classy, upscale, and fancy. It is also photographed to be dark and moody.
The brides mom makes a speech. The bride is crying and wiping her tears with a napkin. The groom is smiling and sitting close to the bride. The mom is holding a microphone and in the middle of speaking. There are glistening lights behind them.
Mother of the bride hugs the bride after giving a speech at the reception dinner. The groom is walking over to them also smiling. There are twinkly lights behind them.
The best friend of the bride makes a toast to the happy couple. She is clinking her glass with the brides glass. The groom is raising his glass to clink hers too. The wedding guests at their tables surround them and also raise their glasses. The twinkling white lights are behind and above them.
The best man makes a speech at the wedding reception. He is holding a microphone and standing in a pose like he's talking. The groom and bride are sitting at a table next to him while looking at him making the speech. The bride is smiling and the groom looks like he is intrigued. The couple is sitting at their table that says "Mr. & Mrs." with flowers and champagne glasses on it. There are sparkling lights behind all of them.
The groom stands behind the bride, who is sitting at their dinner table. She looks up at him, and he smiles at her. The table has their drinks, food, flowers, and says "Mr. & Mrs." in white cursive writing. There are sparkly lights behind them giving the photo a dreamy aesthetic.
The best man of the groomsmen gives a speech and makes a toast at the wedding dinner. The bride and groom are holding up their glass at a table in front of their friends and family, who are also holding up their flute glasses, or flutes. The room is warmly lit. Most of the guests are dressed in light blue.
The newlywed couple cut the cake and feed it to each other. The bride is holding up a fork, looking at her groom, with frosting on her lips. The groom is looking at his bride while smiling and holding a slice of cake and a fork. It looks as if they have just fed each other a bite of their wedding cake.
Bride and groom dance their first dance. They are looking at each other, his hands on her waist and her hands on his shoulders, and look like they are about to kiss. They are in the center of the room, with their wedding guests watching them in awe from their dinner tables. The room is dimly lit with twinkling warm white lights above and behind them. It looks like the perfect ballroom wedding photo.
Fine art wedding detail photography of the cake after it was cut by the newlywed couple. The elegant tiered cake is white, decorated with white frosting, and has peach colored flowers and green leaves on the table around it. There is one piece cut from the cake. There is a little chocolate center inside the cake. There is a clear sign with pearls on it that says "Mr. & Mrs." on the top of the cake, as a cake topper. There is a mirror behind the cake with a golden frame. The mirror reflection shows the cake and also the wedding guests that are mingling. Also on the table are the cutting utensils used to cut the cake, crossed in a cute way, with cake and frosting on them.
The bride and groom dance their first dance at the wedding reception. They are looking at each other and smiling and laughing. His hands are her waist, and her hands are on his shoulders. Behind them, the warm lighting is shining, there are heart shaped flowers, and their table that says "Mr. & Mrs." has their food and drinks on it.
A father dances with his daughter after she gets married, at the reception. Her new husband looks at them and smiles from a table that says "Mr. & Mrs." The guests watch the father and daughter dance from their tables. The bride and her father are smiling. She is leaning her head on his chest. The walls are glittering with lights. It looks like a very happy moment.
The groom dances with the mother of the bride during the first dances at the wedding reception. The groom is smiling in a black tuxedo. The mother has her back facing the camera, and her hand in the grooms hand. The bride is lovingly gazing at the groom dancing with her mom, from a table in the back of the room with flowers on it, that also says "Mr. & Mrs." in white cursive writing. There is a candle and lantern at each corner of the table, giving a nice candlelit aesthetic. There are elegant white fairy lights shining and glistening behind them.
A bride and her mom dance at the wedding reception. The mom twirls the bride, giving a nice silhouette portrait of the bride showing off her wedding reception dress. the background is sparkling and magical. The groom is smiling at his bride dancing with her mom.
Dad pats his sons soon-to-be-wife on the back while she hugs her new fiancé. The three of them look extremely happy.
The bride and groom walk back to their table that says "Mr. & Mrs." during the wedding reception. They stop in front of their table while he looks at her and holds her hand, and she shows the back of her beautiful dress. The dress looks like a princess dress. It is white, has an hourglass silhouette, flows out at the bottom, and has white flowers in a v shape below her hair.
Mother hugs brothers new fiancé. Dad hugs brother. They are all smiling and crying and laughing. A candid moment.
father of the bride, mother of the bride, brother of the bride, and soon-to-be sister-in-law of the bride all enjoy a happy family group hug. Wedding guests in the background are happy for them. They all look very excited.
This is a detail shot of the best man showing off a roasted marshmallow on a chocolate bar that he got at the smores bar during wedding reception. He is also standing in front of sliced pieces of wedding cake for the guests. He is wearing a dark blue suit and black tie

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