Kara and Yuneng’s Wedding took place at the beautiful Hayes Mansion in San Jose. The mansion is a gorgeous Mediterranean-style villa that is full of exotic wood, marble, and fantastic stained glass windows that all make for wonderful spots for pics!
Kara’s flowers were super unique! The backdrop for them is actually an old radiator that we found in the hallway, and it ended up going with the flowers perfectly!
Kara and Yuneng actually met while they were both on a trip to Iceland, so Yuneng had a little map of Iceland on his cuff links!
This staircase was just so beautiful that we absolutely had to shoot there!
I don’t remember what Dusty said that made them make those faces, but this ended up being one of our favorite pictures from the whole wedding!
After getting ready at the Hayes Mansion, Kara and Yuneng headed over to a church in Portola Valley for their ceremony. The church had absolutely gorgeous vaulted ceilings with giant windows on either end of the building.
The church is located in the middle of a whole bunch of redwood trees, which made such an incredible setting for the ceremony!
After the ceremony and pics at the church, we all headed back to Hayes Mansion for the reception. This is the view as you drive up to the mansion!
Kara and Yuneng’s guestbook was an adorable little love story book all about their time together!
They absolutely love to travel, so all of the tables at the reception were named after different destinations where they have been, and the guests’ placecards were airline tickets with their table number.
Oh my gosh their first dance was so romantic!
Kara’s dad is in a phenomenal rock band, and they played a full set for all of the guests at the reception!
Special thanks to all the vendors at Kara and Yuneng’s wedding:
Ceremony: Valley Presbyterian Church
Venue: Hayes Mansion
Wedding Coordinator: Blanca Samano at A Touch of Elegance
Florist: Ingela Floral Design
Cake: Jen’s Cakes
DJ: Maurice Britton at Image Source Entertainment
Caterer: Hayes Mansion
Makeup: Alyssa Fonseca
Hair: Julie Paulo and Lisa Paulo at Ma’ Belle Salon
Wedding Dress: Lovely Bride, D.C. – Designer: Rosa Clara
Bridesmaids Dresses: Adrianna Papell
Tuxes: Men’s Wearhouse
Linens: Fine Linen Creation
