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We are Lake Tahoe wedding photographers Scott and Monique Sady. We love telling the story of each unique Lake Tahoe wedding in an artistic, documentary, comfortable style. We are photojournalists and story tellers first and foremost. We understand there is no story more important to you than the story of your life.
Photography by Monique has photographed over 500 Lake Tahoe weddings since starting our business in 2002! Scott is an FAA licensed drone pilot and we also offer a combo video/photo package.
New on the blog this week is a 10 year anniversary post for Deb and Sean who were married at the Galena Creek Fish Hatchery. Check out the blog post to see how they transformed the humble historic stone building into a rustic Italian themed wedding.
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Another family photo session with one of our favorite wedding couples. And this time Nicole and Anthony decided to add Anthony’s family as they were all vacationing together at Lake Tahoe.
When we do multiple families together, we make sure to get a lot of combinations… the whole group together, each family, the grandparents with their grandchildren, each couple by themselves.
Are you planning a multi family Lake Tahoe trip? Let us know if you would like to do a multi family photo session.
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Happy Anniversary to Tiana and Kelley. Scott photographed their wedding at the historic Thunderbird Lodge at Lake Tahoe.
Black tie + bright sunflowers + that Tahoe Blue … the sophistication of such a place with the charm and whimsy of sunflowers, we love it!
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Rebecah and Josh’s sweet wedding at The Arch in South Lake Tahoe. I have know Rebecah for many years since she was once a wedding planner with Blue Sky Events.
Not only is it always an honor to document fellow wedding vendor colleagues, but it is also always fun to work alongside our longtime vendor friends … we are all still doing this thing we love!
Swipe to see a rare image of me in front of the camera with the bride and Kerry, owner of Blue Sky Events.
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What a fun family session this was! I have known Laurie since those 2 girls on the left were littles, in fact, when her youngest was still in her belly!
Fast forward over twenty years, we have done other family sessions, the girls’ high school senior sessions, and now this round of “all grown up” with Laurie and Bill and their girls.
When we were brainstorming locations, Laurie wanted an urban look, with bright colors. Originally we were going to walk around downtown Reno with all the amazing murals as backdrops, but our session was going to happen just as that last heat wave brought temps in the upper 90’s!
So we pivoted and went up in to the mountains!
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Sneak peek highlight reel of Rebecah and Josh’s South Lake Tahoe wedding.
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Have we mentioned how much we love photographing our couples and their families over the years?
Scroll to the last 3 images to see a few from Theresa and Chris’s engagement session and one from their wedding at Sand Harbor in 2007.
Those images are from back in the day when I still shot film! So going through my archive, each roll of film had 36 exposures, and each of them were scanned at the photo lab and delivered back to me with the developed film, 4x6 prints, and a CD of the scans! Back then, I always gave my couples everything, and kept a copy of the scans for myself.
We have been at this for a long time, and it is an honor each time to capture it all … weddings, maternity, family and high school seniors!
Did we photograph your wedding, and what year was it?
Do you want to reconnect with a family photo session? Let us know ⬇️ or send us an email.
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We have a new blog post up from this amazing wedding at The HideOut …Click on the second link on our bio page to see the highlight video by Scott, and many more photographs of Monique and Jonathan’s wedding.
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Katie and Kevin and their adorable kids! I met up with them in Hope Valley on a warm summer morning for a family photo session …. Back in the place where we first met up for their engagement session 11 years ago! Swipe to the last three images from their engagement session, which also included their sweet pup, who has since gone over the rainbow bridge. ( Scott’s image of them through the aspen leaves is my favorite!) We absolutely love capturing these moments for our couples … from the engagement session and wedding through the years of a growing family … what a fun, meaningful job this is!
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Happy Anniversary to this sweet couple Nicole and Matt … this Lake Tahoe wedding included three locations: Everline Resort for the getting rest part of the day and first look, a public pier for more portraits of the couple and wedding party, and the now closed Tahoe Tree Company for the ceremony and reception. Anyone remember the Tahoe Tree Company?! Considering it was a nursery, the garden setting was a gorgeous location for weddings!
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Monique and Jonathan’s wedding at the HideOut! They took a little canoe ride in the lake, walked in the meadow surrounded by wild flowers, and enjoyed their day surrounded by friends and family from near and far, some as far as both Qatar and Israel!
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Brianna and Daniel were married on a boat cruise to Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe with 18 of their closest family and friends.
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Sneak peek from Monique and Jonathan’s wedding at the HideOut near Kirkwood, California. It was a celebration of love and two cultures, Lebanese and Jewish, coming together with a few traditions from each culture taking place through out the day.
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Lake front rehearsal dinner for Tori and James.
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Patty and Peter … what a fun, genuine couple! Beginning of summer at Palisades with a lush green meadow and the tram face as their backdrop, couldn’t get a better view for a Tahoe mountain wedding!
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Happy 10 year anniversary to Sarah and Daniel! One of our all time favorite weddings at the historic Thunderbird Lodge at Lake Tahoe. Working alongside @blueskyeventstahoe has always made our job so easy and smooth.
Congrats on 10 years, cheers to many more!
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After the surprise proposal of Damon and Tammy, we did a sunset portrait session along the shores of Lake Tahoe.
Congrats @damonstroup and @tammyserrato
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Right as the sun was setting yesterday in South Lake Tahoe, Damon got down on one knee and proposed to Tammy, and she was truly surprised! I love capturing these special moments!
Planning a surprise proposal at Lake Tahoe? We can help!
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A few more from Kaitlin and Tyler’s wedding last month at Sand Harbor and @garwoodslaketahoe
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Sneak peek from Kaitlin and Tyler’s wedding at Sand Harbor and reception at @garwoodslaketahoe
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Taylor and Petr got their wishes to have a snowy wedding at Palisades a few weeks ago.
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Taylor and Petr enjoyed a day on the mountain with family and friends on Friday. They were hoping for a little fresh snow for their wedding, and they got their wish! More to come from this fun wedding weekend at Palisades Tahoe!
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I had a great time meeting a lot of nice couples at the @park_home_ranch_venue beautiful barn wedding venue in Minden last weekend. Plus, I got to show off our new @blacksmithprintco sample album and people were of course so impressed with the impeccable quality of this album!
I set up a little booth at the wedding fair today at the gorgeous @park_home_ranch_venue in Minden. This venue is amazing and we hope to book a few weddings here next year!
It was fun catching up with some of my favorite vendor friends, @jasonchesebroughfilms and @envyeventmanagementnv … AND swipe to the last image, I got to reconnect with a couple, Renee and Tom, whose wedding I photographed in Reno 16 years ago! They now run the super adorable vintage camper Photo Booth @blushcamperco
If you are looking for a gorgeous property with a huge historic barn and grand Mountain views as the backdrop, check this venue out!
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Our new album company reveal! We love @blacksmithprintco ! The quality, presentation and personal customer service are truly top notch!
A big happy anniversary to Kat and Tyler! I just did a blog post on their gorgeous wine country wedding at Tre Posti. Check it out, link in bio!
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A HUGE shout out and so many thanks to Brady, owner of @blacksmithprintco , for helping us get our last album of 2024 done for our sweet, incredibly patient couple who has been waiting since October. As many of you know, Finao albums abruptly went out of business right after Christmas! During my last phone exchange with Finao at the beginning of December, they assured me that our couple would get their album before Christmas with upgraded overnight shipping … and then, when I tried to follow up with them through out the rest of December, they never responded to my multiple emails and calls again!
Enter Brady and Blacksmith Print Co!
Thanks to our Fearless Photographers community, he graciously offered to complete this album as if we were one of his valued clients.
Every step of the process was so easy and we had a personal zoom meeting to complete the order.
We asked our couple to take a few photos and a short video of the album so we could share it here. They love it, and thanks again Sondra and Micah for your patience!
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Rebecah Josh and Duke … engagement session at Lake Tahoe after the last snow storm.
We can’t wait for their wedding in August!
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Scott met up with this sweet family the other day on a very cold afternoon in the forest for some quick family photos …. With families with kids and grandparents, it’s important to do all the combinations … everyone together, each family, and of course everyone wants a shot with the adorable kid!… and when there is snow on the ground, hey, we love to get them playing in the snow a little bit too!
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Jumping in to the New Year …. Just like Kadee and Dan did on their wedding day in the mountains near Bend, Oregon!
We are still on a bit of a holiday break as far as new sessions, but we are starting to get more inquiries for the upcoming wedding season.
Are you an adventurous couple who loves the mountains and would like to have a documentary style team capture your wedding day?
Reach out if you are still planning a wedding in Tahoe, Truckee, or beyond!
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This was a dream high school senior session … we met up with Andie, her mom and her two horses at the beach on a foggy fall afternoon in the Monterey Bay. Andie is a sweet heart, and her horses were great to work with, well behaved and seemed to also be enjoying the experience! Congrats Andie, class of 2025!
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Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographer. Nobody knows Lake Tahoe weddings like Photography by Monique. After 15 years and over 500 weddings in the Lake Tahoe area, you can trust us to know the best light, the best spots and the secret nooks that make your Lake Tahoe wedding photography special. Some of the Lake Tahoe wedding venues we work with regularly include: Sugar Bowl Lodge Wedding, Edgewood Golf and Country Club Wedding, Edgewood Lodge Wedding, Thunderbird Lodge Wedding, Nakoma Resort, White Wolf Alpine Meadows Wedding, Plump Jack Inn Wedding, Palisades High Camp Wedding, Olympic Village Lodge Wedding, Everline Resort and Spa Wedding, Martis Camp Wedding, Ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe Wedding, Northstar Zephyr Lodge Wedding, Northstar Schaffer's Camp Wedding, Gray's Crossing Wedding, Twenty Mile House Wedding, The Hideout Wedding, Ehrman Mansion Wedding, Gar Woods Wedding, Lodge at Tahoe Donner Wedding, Chateau in Incline Village Wedding, Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort Wedding, Gatekeepers Museum Wedding, Tahoe Maritime Museum Wedding, Homewood Wedding, Valhalla South Lake Tahoe Wedding, Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort Wedding, Beach Retreat Wedding, Landing Spa and Resort Wedding, Lodge at Sugar Bowl Wedding, Lake Mary at Sugar Bowl Wedding, Eagles Nest Wedding, Safari Rose Wedding, Emerald Bay Wedding, River Ranch Lodge Wedding, Sunnyside Wedding, Lakefront Estate Wedding, Winters Creek Lodge Wedding, Winter Ski Wedding Photography, Yosemite Valley Wedding, Reno Wedding Photography, Big Sur Wedding Photography, Santa Cruz Wedding Photography, Burning Man Wedding Photography, Adventure Wedding Photography, Same Sex Wedding Photography, Corner Barn Wedding, California Coast Wedding, Chalet View Lodge Wedding