Haley + James
Haley and James were married on a hot, sunny day in Tahoe on August 11th, at Northstar. I don’t take on a lot of weddings, but I could tell through my conversations with Haley that this would be laid back and beautiful, full of creative touches, and who am I kidding? An excuse to go to Tahoe and soak up the beauty. And we did.
Photobomb, get ready! A few of my favorite things – all of the decor was DIY by Haley and her bridesmaids, made at her bachelorette weekend at her family’s lake house – including the paper flowers. They were amazing and I took many notes. Haley’s dress was custom made by Kajan Padraig - and while it certainly helped that Haley is one of the most beautiful brides I’ve ever laid eyes on (girl crush? I didn’t retouch a spot on that girl), that dress was incredible. Also top-notch were the bridesmaids dresses, which were all vintage and so suited each lady’s personality.
Everyone in the bridal party was hilarious and fun, making for a really fun and goofy day of photo taking. Also photo booths: smartest wedding investment ever? Thanks for having me a part of your day, guys!
All photos by Kate Miss, a mix of digital and Portra 160 film shot on a Mamiya 645
If you’re interested in my wedding photography services, get in touch: katemiss at gmail.com. I take on a very small number of unique/laid back events.
September 4th, 2012 at 8:24 am
these are stunning… what a BEAUTIFUL dress!
thanks for sharing kate… such a wonderful job capturing the day :)
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September 4th, 2012 at 10:11 am
these are SO PRETTY!
wow KATE!
the colors! perfection
the bride is gorgeous!
it looks like such a fun and joyous day
the photo of the photobooth is my fav!
well done lady!
xo
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September 4th, 2012 at 10:30 am
GORGEOUS photos Kate!!
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September 4th, 2012 at 10:54 am
wowza, the details, THE DETAILS! you captured them so well and boy, you weren’t kidding, that is one of the most gorgeous brides I’ve ever seen!
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September 4th, 2012 at 10:55 am
That sure was an amazing wedding!
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September 4th, 2012 at 11:53 am
So nice! You did a super great job. My fave is the one of the couple walking down the aisle lookin’ so happy. ^_^
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September 4th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
gor-geous!!!
it’s great to see northstar in the summer. I usually see it covered in snow.
What a great location…your photos are super.
I would ask you to do my wedding, but I have been married now for 12 years! Oh, we’ll…
I can look and ogle at other peoples photos!
Well done,
Xx
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September 4th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Great photos. I’m going to a Tahoe wedding in a year. I’ve never been so I can’t wait!
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September 4th, 2012 at 10:35 pm
gosh, what a magical-looking (and yet still somehow laid-back) wedding! i love the shot of the table at night-time…it looks so peaceful, and it makes me happy to know there are people who want to include nature in every part of their wedding that they can. lucky you to have been invited along! :)
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September 4th, 2012 at 11:58 pm
Beautiful photos, Kate. I especially like this one: HaleyJames_wedding-163 (standing couple portrait), light is just perfect here. Are you using flashlight on sunny days to remove the shadows?
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Kate Reply:
September 5th, 2012 at 12:04 am
Thanks, Olga! I didn’t use a flash in any of these photos posted, I don’t normally unless it’s night time or really, really impossible to just use existing light. I took all the portraits in the shade.
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September 5th, 2012 at 10:26 am
Gorgeous wedding! My fave parts are her dress (stunning!), the tissue paper flowers (I tried making these and they definitely didn’t turn out as well), and the table numbers!
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September 5th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Great! I have been looking for info like this , thanks for posting. Your photography is wonderful, Sara.
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September 6th, 2012 at 5:02 am
so beautiful! love all their tabletop decoration, and her dress is stunning. great photography kate!
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September 6th, 2012 at 8:46 am
If I ever get married, I suspect it would have a similar feel. Great work! Love everything about this bitchin hitchin.
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September 6th, 2012 at 9:52 am
The film ones are especially awesome! You and your Mamiya really create magic together!
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September 6th, 2012 at 6:41 pm
wow! you werent kidding, she is a beautiful bride!! and her bouquet is just stunning.
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September 7th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
whoa! her dress. bookmarking right now, i don’t think i’ve seen a more stunning dress, ever.
i was in my first wedding ever several weeks ago, and we diy’ed all the decorations too, literally up until the half hour before the ceremony. it’s no small task, so now i can totally and fully appreciate how gorgeous a wedding looks when i know that bride + bridesmaids had everything to do with how it turned out. so beautiful – they did a great, great job.
also – LOVE that all the bridesmaids dresses are different colors and different styles, but that they still all worked together so beautifully! something i’m definitely taking a note of, if and/or when i ever get married.
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September 7th, 2012 at 10:55 pm
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September 8th, 2012 at 9:05 am
They are so lovely, but she, she is gorgeous, like a old school Hollywood movie star* wish them a lot of luck
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September 8th, 2012 at 9:20 am
One of my favorite posts of the week, hands down. Perfect images, the right mood and that bouquet slays me! http://bit.ly/Rortc5
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September 9th, 2012 at 4:35 pm
She is so gorgeous! Such a beautiful wedding – the dress, the flowers, the hair, the colour palette…
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September 9th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
I love the all the special touches such as the groom’s shoes and tie. What a totally cool wedding! Thanks for sharing :)
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September 10th, 2012 at 10:35 am
I have to say, I love everything about this wedding.
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September 10th, 2012 at 5:54 pm
whoa whoa whoa! good work, KM!
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September 11th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Really beautiful work, Kate!
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September 18th, 2012 at 12:17 am
I just had to comment – here in Scandinavian American weddings are generally regarded as overproduced and vulgar (sorry) but this wedding is so beautiful, charming and personal. The bride’s dress is stunning and the bridesmaids in their vintage dresses have so much personality. Great images!
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September 24th, 2012 at 10:03 am
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September 28th, 2012 at 7:23 am
Hello! This is my first time on this blog.. but I have to say.. wow!! what a beautiful wedding you had! so charming! love the idea of everything matching with the team… Wish you a lot of happinness!
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