I met Melinda last year while I was shooting her best friends wedding in Sacramento. I had the opportunity to meet her fiancé Roger this summer while we did some nice engagement photos at a rose garden in Oakland, CA. Here’s just a side note I learned…a man to be married is his partner’s fiancé. A woman to be married is her partner’s fiancée. Hey, they’re French words, what can I say? I had to look it up on Wikipedia – so it must be right!

First of all, what a wonderful couple these two make. Roger is doctor in veterinary medicine and Melinda used to work for him. Animal lovers! They have to be good people!

Melinda and Roger had a wonderful late afternoon wedding on the majestic California cliffs of Big Sur. Yes, its some of the most beautiful scenery you will ever see and yes, it’s miles from any form of city life and yes, it’s pricey. Was it worth it? YES!

Late afternoon fog prevented us from getting the picture-perfect sunset shot but we managed to get some wonderful images of Melinda & Roger on the rocky coast. The wedding was held on the lawn of the Big Sur Lodge. The beautiful Big Sur Lodge is located about 150 miles south of San Francisco on scenic Highway 1.

Melinda & Roger hired a wonderful band for the reception that also trekked the five-hour plus distance from the Sacramento area with all their gear in tow and no roadies. Dinner was catered and served by candle light in an open-air pavilion and again with a beautiful view of the coast in the background. I had a lot of fun at this wedding and it was a nice get-away as well. Hope you enjoy these photos from the wedding!