Hello! My name is Heather and I am so happy you stopped by! This blog is a place where I will share love stories of amazing couples who I had the honor of photographing. It is a place where I can express my passion with images where my words fall short. Photography has changed my life drastically and I am so thankful that God has blessed me with this gift. I wish I could say the same thing about my singing voice, but what can you do?!
A Parisian Affair to Remember {Alissa & Emmanuel} Married!! Wildwood Acres Resort, Lafayette, Ca
Sep 11
A Parisian Affair to Remember {Alissa & Emmanuel} Married!! Wildwood Acres Resort, Lafayette, Ca
Alissa, born and raised in the Bay Area had always loved Paris.  She took French classes in Bordeaux and accepted a job as an English teacher in Lyon (France) then returned to the US to get her Law degree.  Paris was calling her back, and she knew she had to return.  Years later in Paris she would meet the person she was destined to be with…Emmanuel, who coincidentally was born on July 4th!
This couple is just amazing!  They are bursting at the seams with creativity, musical talents, and personalities that are magnetic.  When I met Alissa and Emmanuel during one of their trips back to California, I knew Alissa and I were destined to be friends.  We literally had a laugh attack that left us both in tears and breathless.  Laughter is the way to my heart and she sailed right in!  During their wedding ceremony I learned so many more wonderful qualities about this couple that had me wishing I lived in Paris.  Their wedding was filled to the brim with unexpected twists and turns including hired dancers, surprise serenades, flash mobs, of course a surprise performance by all the guests dancing in full costume to “What Does the Fox Say?”  UMMM.  I need to be friends with these people.  Right NOW!  Halfway through the reception I started to wonder if I should have bought a ticket to this wedding…it was that good!  Here is a little preview of the creativity, the fun, and the beautiful love that brought together France and the United States.
Holy Cow, did this shock me! Â I did not see this coming when they all dropped their pants as a shout out to the US! Â Hilarious!!
After Emmanuel’s vows, he surprised Alissa with a song he wrote…not unlike how he surprised her on their favorite bridge in Paris with a serenade right before he proposed. Â So Romantic!!
Right in the middle of their first dance, the record changed and all the groomsmen burst out in a choreographed dance for the bride!
But wait, there’s more! Â Alissa and her girls fired back with a little booty shaking as well!
And, back to conclude the first dance 🙂
Little did Alissa’s mom know…The Harlem Shake would soon break into their first dance complete with horse heads and acrobats!
This is where it got even more awesome than I ever could have imagined! Â Totally unexpected and a complete surprise to the bride and groom, all the guests got in full costume and danced to “What Does the Fox Say.” Â I thought I had died and gone to Wedding Heaven!
As a token of her love for her new husband, Alissa surprised him with a serenade! Â It was beautiful!
Hey Single Ladies!
Married 61 years and they couldn’t be happier! Â This is what it is all about.
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