A Redwoods Park Ceremony and an SF Waterfront Steak Dinner

Portraits Among the Tall Trees

Afterward, the redwoods park ceremony done, came family photos and portraits around the grove. Parents and the little ones were pulled in first, then the two of them out among the trunks. The redwoods here are second growth; the originals were logged in the 1840s and 1850s for the building of San Francisco and Oakland, and two of the tallest that once stood on this hillside guided ships across the bay. The trees that grew back in their place are the ones Carolina and Ethan stood beneath.

The wedding party gathered in for a few frames, and then the group started the move down out of the hills and across the bay toward the city.

Dinner on the San Francisco Waterfront

The SF waterfront steak dinner was at Epic Steak on the Embarcadero, the bay just past the windows and the city lights coming up as the evening settled in. A cocktail hour gave everyone time to arrive after the drive from the hills, and then the guests sat down together for a plated dinner.

Carolina's sister gave the first toast, followed by the mothers of the bride and groom and the bride's uncle. Ethan and Carolina thanked their people, and then everyone found their feet, the kids leading the way onto the dance floor while the two of them had their first dance. They cut the cake, and the celebration carried on over the water until the last call came.