Leland and Heather Reichel- {Trione Winery Wedding Geyserville, CA, sonoma county wedding, vineyard wedding}

I first met Heather at the Sonoma Bridal show last September. She brought Leland by my house later that week to meet me. I knew instantly they were a fun couple that I would come to enjoy very much! If you know me, you know there are 2 things (besides my family) I love most....Wine and Food! Well I arrived at their home in Healdsburg for their engagement shoot. It wasn't in a nice suburban little neighborhood with a white picket fence......NO! It was a wonderful little house with an adorable dog wandering around free IN THE MIDDLE OF VINEYARDS! They had to kick me out! I really didn't leave willingly! I already knew that Leland was a wine maker for Constellation Wines but I later found out that Heather was a big time volleyball player and coach! It's like while at one of my volleyball games in High School my Mom was praying that I'd grow up to marry a wine maker and live in the middle of the vineyards and coach volleyball (all so she could bunk with me when she got old and crazy) and her prayers got lost onto another tall blond volleyball player named Heather! Instead I married a wine drinker and live in a house with a 2 year old that stands naked over the ipad singing and dancing to "take it off" by Kesha! Anyways....A few months later as the wedding date grew closer I wanted to go by the wedding venue to scope it out since I had not been there before. (Really it was a great excuse for Ben and I to go wine tasting!) So Ben and I dropped the kids off at his Mom's and we headed out to Trione Winery in Geyserville, expecting a gorgeous venue (mainly because if it has the word winery attached to it, it can't be that bad right?) but we were not expecting this place! They have a 200 year old greystone 2 story building with all wood vaulted ceilings and pillars inside. The tasting room and guest room has all been recently remodeled into a breathtaking building. Then we tasted the wines and well there was yet another place we didn't leave willingly! So I not so patiently awaited their beautiful wedding day hoping and praying for no rain....not only did it not rain, it was in the mid 70s and bright blue skies! I do have to say Heather did an amazing job nearly coordinating the entire day herself. Her best choice (other than ME of course) was her cake baker, Carolyn of Your Sweet Expectations...delish and beautiful! (the cake not Carolyn, well she is beautiful too!) They also had a wonderful caterer from Healdsburg named Michael Matson who is the executive chef for Vintage Valley Catering who made the most amazing food. Fresh crab, tri-tip (cooked perfectly), pesto pasta, and fresh green beans. Not to mention the wonderful chicken salad, and mushroom, garlic, and onion pizza hors d'oeuvres! I can just go on an on and on about how wonderful this wedding was! I promised Heather and Leland that I would send them a few photos to hold them over while they are on their honeymoon so I thought I'd just post those up while I was at it! So these are not really edited or touched up too much but I will post more once I'm done with them!