Silvana Difranco » ||Wedding Photographer || San Francisco Bay Area

Our last night together, our last day of A Lovely Workshop. We shared wine, beautiful food, conversation and laughter. The sun was setting and the mood was bittersweet…what an amazing week. These images are a testament to Eden Rodriguez and her amazing talent and to all the beautiful women that made this all possible! Happy Weekend.

They seem to fly by……

This dress is loved. We were not going to shoot it, but Janelle just had to put it on. The roses are blooming in the garden……..

Hair: Lexi Baldisseri

Makeup: Stephanie Allen: stephaniecollier41@yahoo.com

Beautiful Girl: Janelle Mills

We woke up, we headed downstairs for coffee, fruit, and of course, croissants. We anticipated and then we heard our schedule for the day….. into town for some shots of the Graveyard, lunch then back to the Chateau for a private shooting session with Elizabeth, finished by an evening with Leah Macdonald!

Ok…we never made it to the cemetery. We were way to busy eating macaroons, drinking coffee, and lunching in town, but it was so great having some time to sit down with fellow photographers and just be ourselves. Laughing, taking in the sites, enjoying the morning!

When we returned, we were able to get some one on one with Elizabeth Messina during a boudoir session. Please check out  Kiss the Groom. She captured some amazing moments.

We had a small break then off to the Chateau’s other sites for our class in Encaustic Painting. Awesome Day!

From Leah’s Blog…

“Students learn how to incorporate their photography with the technique of painting with pigmented beeswax  to create beautiful mixed media works of art.”

These images just don’t do the experience justice. It was so great to be able to get crafty and put down the camera for even just a bit! And to learn it all from such an accomplished artist. Thanks again Elizabeth Messina for such a great workshop and to Leah for being so passionate about art, photography, and instruction!

Leah’s personal work is so totally captivating. She’s working on a big exhibition for the fall of this year as we speak. Please check out her Biss-Books Blog & Waxworks site. She turns your amazing wedding photos and creates works of art out of them!

Summer sun, Lake Tohoe (East Shore), respite. Ahhh…vacation!

Our final shoot of the day was a gift! We where able to photograph Julie (above) and Gina (below) privately for a certain amount of time. What an experience! You really do learn so much about yourself as a director of sorts. I loved this day!

A Lovely Workshop by: Elizabeth Messina

Hair by: Erin Skipley

Makeup by: Lauren Napier

Styling by: Eden Rodriguez

I truly love photographing the “getting ready” part of the day. The bride is getting pampered, the dress is hung, the shoes are ready to wear. It’s all so anticipatory. Hope you are ready to be the star!

We will miss our days at the Co-Op! You will always remain in our hearts!

Rustic Tablescape ~ Harvest Moon Cafe, Sonoma, California

After the mock wedding, there was a lifestyle shoot set up for us. Tractor, food, family all included. Erin and Jack with their beautiful boy Issac!