July was the craziest and most fun month for Me Ra Koh Photography!

Five days after we shot the VH1’s My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding series in Maui, Brian and I hopped back on a plane to head to a different destination wedding in the beautiful Sonoma Valley. The heart of wine country.

We’d been so excited for this wedding for two reasons; Shannon and Rob are a great couple and had put such creativity into all the details. The second reason, we were finally going to meet Event Planner, David Aten with Melissa Teaff Catering. He’d been working with Shannon and I for months, and I was so excited for us to meet face to face.

The right Event Planner can put every one at ease, especially the bride, and David Aten has got to be one of the best! He had every detail that Shannon desired in it’s place from Gerber Daisy’s tied to the backs of every chair to the food’s artistic presentation (no wonder they’re on the cover of Food and Wine Magazine this month) to chocolate suede sofas brought in for guests and so much more. David made sure every single moment of the day happened as planned. When you’re planning a destination wedding for 200 plus people, the ability to pull the whole event off without any hiccups can be so stressful. But David accomplished this as if it was effortless.

Below are some detail shots to paint the picture for you. But be sure to check back b/c we’re almost done with the slideshow of the wedding day. The beauty of this wedding could not have happened without Shannon’s vision of a romantic wine country wedding and David Aten’s talent! We can’t wait to show you the whole day!

The man himself with Shannon. 🙂

A shot during the ceremony. Check out the Gerber Daisies on the backs of the chairs. 🙂 Perfect Shannon!

Right after the ceremony, David ushered the guests to a cocktail hour. Then he and his staff turned the ceremony site into an elegant, wine-country, sit down dinner.

The cake was perfected.

And the food display was artistic in its display of vibrant summer colors!

You don’t have to be getting married in the Napa Valley to have David help with your event. They go every where! To read more about David Aten click his name or pick up an August issue of Food and Wine.

If you are a bride or photographer that has worked with an excellent Event Planner or Wedding Coordinator, post a comment and tell us their name, website link, and why you’d refer them! We’d love to hear!

Enjoy!