Aspen Grove Wedding | Incline Village, NV | Brianna + Aaron

Posted on October 26, 2017 by LCLindley

There was a bit of a hint that Brianna and Aaron’s Aspen Grove wedding in Incline Village this summer was going to be a special one. They were so at ease and loving during their winter Tahoe engagement shoot that they never stopped laughing the entire time. The only time they weren’t laughing on their wedding day, they were crying tears of happiness and joy. Mind you, so was literally everyone else, including the photographers. Aaron’s vows were so incredibly tender and poignant, they left all of us in awe.

Their intimate daytime wedding was a DIY affair and all their friends and family stepped in to make it special. Photos from their engagement session with me filled the tables and friends and family stepped up to fill all the vendor roles other than venue and catering.

At the end of the day, their wedding was an incredibly joyful reminder of how a wedding is exactly what you make of it, and what you want it to be, and that it’s uniqueness and memorability lies solely in the couple. Brianna and Aaron did an incredible job ensuring that their wedding was simple and really quite a beautiful celebration of their commitment to each other.

Venue and Catering: Aspen Grove | Bride’s Attire: David’s Bridal | Groom’s Attire: Men’s Warehouse | Second Shooter: the breakfast of champions, Nicky Lockman

Chateau Winter Wedding | Incline Village, NV | Lisa + Jeff

Posted on April 27, 2017 by LCLindley

Any couple who has It’s Its instead of cake is cool in my book, literally and figuratively.

I know Lisa and Jeff because of Lisa’s sister in law, who has been a good friend and client of mine for many years. I’ve watched Lisa’s nephew, Jack, grow up over the years. I think I was supposed to be taking photos of Lisa and Jeff’s wedding but what I was really doing was taking photos of Jack. His cuteness is irrefutable.

Lisa and Jeff, I’ll always be the fifth wheel on dinner dates with you and the fam. I know y’all are going to have a lifetime of happiness together purely based on the simplicity, genuineness and care put into your wedding day. Weddings that are about spending time with the ones closest to you, and not about burlap, have a special loving place in my heart and I’m so honored to have been part of yours.

May your lives be filled with whiskey, wine and laughter.

Tahoe Engagement Photography | Secret Cove, NV | Nick + Sogoal

Posted on April 21, 2017 by LCLindley

Thanks to brisk winter like temperatures, even though we’re all dreaming of spring, I was able to take Nick and Sogoal to one of my favorite Tahoe locations for a their Tahoe engagement photography: Secret Cove, NV. Tahoe’s only nudist beach by summer, there was nary a naked bum in site early in the morning but plenty of golden sunlight and giant boulders to play on. Sogoal was a great sport despite a fear of heights and scrambled all over for me. We had a blast chatting about our mutual love for podcasts, exploring the outdoors and just generally being silly and I loved every bit of starting my day with this rad couple.

Nick and Sogoal are getting married in October in their home state of Oklahoma, where they both went to college. After a brief stint in NYC, they now live in the Bay Area and much like me, love all that California has to offer. My dreams were deflated after I learned they already had a wedding photographer because my friend Tim King says that Persian weddings are the best weddings.

Sand Harbor Family Portrait | Breaux Family

Posted on March 24, 2017 by LCLindley

Sand Harbor State Park is an amazing location for your family photos at Lake Tahoe. The depth and and interest that the boulders of the park lend to photos really creates awesome images. There are so many options at the park for great locations that offer a ton of variety: the cove, the beach and the forest are all within walking distance and perfect for variety. To really set your photos off from anyone else’s, I also recommend including a dog in a coat. Because why not.

Note: for a Sand Harbor family portrait there is an additional $50 permit fee for the location.

Incline Village Family Portraits | McDonald Family

Posted on January 25, 2016 by LCLindley

Not everyone is totally jazzed to brave frigid temperatures, snow filled trees and the need for nine layers while taking family photos. The McDonald Family falls into this camp. Morning mimosas and family giggles while playing with their brood of small tykes was more their style. I joked after a week of 12 family portraits between Christmas and New Years that there was a wealth of things promised to small children in my wake to try to gain compliance or at least a straight face during photo sessions. These promises included, but were not limited to: a cookie, more cookies, extra cookies, jewelry, marshmallows, ice cream, a puppy, legos, a movie, extra ipad time, candy and a pony. I had an absolute blast capturing the candid antics of this family at their Incline Village family portrait session. Their kids were, at any given moment, awesome, hysterical or falling apart and I loved every minute of it.

Sand Harbor Engagement Session | Meagan + Joe | Sneak Peek

Posted on November 3, 2015 by LCLindley

THESE TWO.

I adore them.

I love starting my engagement sessions off with happy hour because it allows everyone to get to know each other, relax into some good conversation and then let me set up what I call the “ground rules” for the day. Joe took these entirely to heart and as a result, I had so much fun romping around North Lake Tahoe with this rad couple for their Sand Harbor engagement session. They were giggling and laughing so much the entire session that even I couldn’t keep a straight face. The ease that Joe was able to bring smiles to his future wife’s face was endearing. These two are filled with such gigantic love and enjoyment of each other’s company and it shines through in every single photo. Although they call Northern CA home, Joe’s heart is in the mountains of his home and I’m ecstatic to see this place that he spoke so fondly of when I photograph their Spearfish Canyon Lodge wedding in South Dakota next year.

More to come from these two shining faces.

Sand Harbor Engagement Session | Teddy + Janet

Posted on May 20, 2015 by LCLindley

Hidden Beach is one of my favorite locations to take couples for engagement sessions. As the name implies, the beach is hidden about 1/2 mile south of Incline Village before you get to Sand Harbor. It’s about as close of a feel to a Sand Harbor engagement session as you can get, without the permitting and fees required to shoot at Sand Harbor itself. With huge rocks, gorgeous trees, and a quiet removed location, you are almost always guaranteed a great sunset and a quiet evening with not a soul around. There’s a short hike to get to it, but it’s totally worth it!

To round out your evening, start with happy hour over at the Lone Eagle Grille in Incline Village.

Teddy grew up with my “little brother” and is one of his best friends to this day. He and Janet are both nurses and have big plans to become travel nurses together so that they can see more of the United States after they wed in October. I’m super thrilled to be their wedding photographer and even more thrilled they spent a week with me vacationing in Tahoe this spring! We had a blast!

Incline Village Engagement Session | Teddy + Janet | Sneak Peek

Posted on April 21, 2015 by LCLindley

These two.

They are two of a kind.

Teddy is my brother’s best friend from childhood. He is smart, witty, fun, bold and driven. Janet is adventurous and whimsical, gracious and observant.

Janet’s a keeper. Teddy knows it. After spending a few days with these two, you can see why they’ve ended up together. I’m definitely keeping Janet as a friend and I can’t wait for them to come back to Tahoe.

More on these two awesome souls and our adventures last week. Until then, here’s a sneak peek from their Incline Village engagement session.

Tahoe Engagement Photographer | Published at Love + Wander

Posted on August 19, 2014 by LCLindley

I’m thrilled and honored to be published over at Love + Wander again, this time for Paige and Daniel’s gorgeous Incline Village engagement session. Love + Wander is a super rad little blog that’s specifically geared towards celebrating photographers who celebrate life. I’m feeling pretty jazzed to be included in their roster of photographers. Not only was I so lucky to be this gorgeous and hilarious couple’s Tahoe engagement photographer, but I can’t wait to be their destination wedding photographer in Las Vegas, NV next May!

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Tahoe Engagement Photographer | Published at Trendy Groom

Posted on July 15, 2014 by LCLindley

Trendy Groom decided that Paige and Daniel’s Tahoe Engagement session was dapper enough to publish and I am honored. Trendy Groom is super rad as it was started by a male wedding photographer who wanted to make weddings more of a “collaboration between the bride and groom making them both feel special on their wedding day.” It provides inspiration, fashion tips and wedding ideas for grooms.

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