Well Wed: Vineyard Vows

From Boston University to the Bay area, Lauren and Geoff’s romance spanned the country, ending in a picture-perfect wedding in the vineyards of Sonoma, California. “Their relationship blossomed over countless dinners in the North End, one sappy Hugh Grant movie after another, snowy walks along Newbury Street, and the World Series. They fell in love one Sweet Caroline at a time,” Leslie Struble of Dandelion Events says. After moving to the San Francisco Bay area in May 2008, the active couple hiked in the Berkeley hills at dusk one August evening in 2009. With a love for photography, Lauren captured the rising sun through her lens. “With Lauren busy behind the lens Geoff dropped to one knee and waited. Lauren turned around, and realized Geoff was not kneeling to take in the view. And then, on one sore knee, Geoff proposed,” Struble says. It’s no wonder photographer James Sanders of Elle Jae Photography, immediately connected with the couple. “From a photographer’s standpoint, they were a dream couple. Super engaged in the photo making process, relaxed in front of the camera, and not holding back their emotions,” Sanders says.