Hollye and Eric

A little out of order, but here's a semi-complete wedding story!

2007-10-19T11:45:00.000-07:00

CLICK FOR THE PRO'S SLIDESHOW!!!!!

It was an *incredible* wedding weekend that spanned 4 days, all at
a Lake Tahoe private residence in Incline Village Nevada. Starting
with a Thursday night dinner party with a local DJ for our early arriving
guests and family that lasted WAY into night, followed by a rehearsal dinner
party Friday with highlights of Hollye's mom Sallye sitting in with the
band on her ukulele, punctuated by the wedding day Saturday:

It kicked off around 3pm when Hollye and I first saw each other then
we went out on our skateboards for some creative wedding portraits with our
photographers DQ Studio and F8.
After some family photos it was time to get the ceremony moving. Our good friend Paul Tootalian conducted the ceremony complete with Eagle feather in his hair to represent his Lakota family. Immediately following his announcement that I may kiss my bride, the horn of the "Thunderbird"
could be heard in the distance on the lake. This incredibly
unique and historical boat picked us up on the pier for a 30min once
in a lifetime sunset cruise around the lake. Lucky for us, our friends Dave and Quin from DQ Studio could come too!
Upon our return to shore we were escorted away to a hiding place
while the guests got settled in the reception tent and our band,
Livewire, kicked
things off. On the way there I managed to rub against the tire of the
car that drove us away, at the same time I brushed up against some
"star-gazer" lillis - not such a good thing for a white linen suit. So with a big
tire stain in the front and big red stamen stain on the back of my pants,
Hollye (whose dress stayed impeccable and beautiful ALL night!!!) and I made
our grand entrance to start it off right! Dinner was perfect and dancing
ensued. We didn't stop all night till the cake cut and the band played till
11pm.Without missing a beat, our friend and noted San Francisco DJ, DJ
Solomon, took over the dance floor till the wee hours of the night. Just like
Sol's grooves, we ended the night on the highest and most positive vibes
possible.

Sunday was a fabulous, Southern-style brunch, influenced by Hollye's
mom Sallye's roots in Nashville. We spent the day saying bye to family
and friends in total exhaustion from the prior 3 days. Monday morning we
started our abbreviated mini-honeymoon by taking the most beautiful drive
ever to Yosemite National Park. There we stayed 3 nights at 4 star Bed and
Breakfast Chateau du Sureau and got some well needed rest! In Yosemite we biked and hiked and saw a bear and lots of deer, as well as 30 foot wide trees in the Giant Sequoia
park on the Southern end of Yosemite Valley.

Quite a whirlwind of events!

Link to a slideshow from our rockstar photo team!!

2007-10-19T10:54:00.001-07:00

Ok, this really is awesome! DQ Photo and Huy from F8 studio sent us a slideshow of their combined work! It's unreal!!

You have to click here then click the photo. I'd embed it here but don't know how. BUT, I do have a list below of recent comments from friends and family... thanks everyone for your wonderful words of support and love!

Paul Tootalian - The eReverend
"HOLY S__T !!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING I'M SPEECHLESS - SPEECHLESS...
FROM THE GREEN SOX TO YOU GUYS SKATEBOARDING TO THE THUNDERBIRD!
DUDE...THE SHOTS OF US AT THE ALTAR ROCK TOO SEXY STUFF TOO YO love it"

Tom Doody
"Brother, that is such an awesome collection. You guys rocked out on the skateboards....thanks for sharing."

Georgia Micola
"How totally awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wish we could've been there. Bye the way CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Joel Ford
"Oh my god! How beautiful!! You guys look amazing.... "

Jennifer King
"Holy cow! So amazing! I cried!"

Mellisa Marcus
"I just died…. TWICE! Utterly fantastic!! :) "

Rachel Lutrell
"What an amazing capture of moments, love them all!
Thank you so much for sharing! (I sent the link to Tina and Kass, both are speechless)"

Carolyn Millsap
"wow!! im speechless..."

Joe Emery
"WOW ! ! No doubt the second best wedding photographer ever."

Doug Gouldin
"great pictures! i like the longboard shots."

Christi Parske
"WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Totally blown away those are the most gorgeous, genuine, phenomenal pictures I have ever seen (other then the ones you have taken of us of course.
You make such a beautiful couple and Matt & I are so truly happy for you both."

Emily Blom Carroll
"Hollye & Eric -
WOW!!!!! I just watched your wedding slide show, thanks so much for
sending it to me. Your wedding and everything
about it, the bride, groom, setting, photographs are gorgeous! It
looks like you had so much fun, straight out of a magazine!

Thanks again for sending it to me! Hope you are well!"

Emily

Kim Little
"WOW! That's all I can say! WOW"

Anna Short
"OMG That was so cool."

Cameron Clark
"very very cool. Awesome stuff. LOVE ALL THE IMAGEs... THEY ARE INCREDIBLE."

Nan West
"Loved it! Almost like being there again! Such beautiful pictures. Such lovely green socks."

Randy Melder
"I'm blown away. Seriously, you guys are a beautiful couple."

Kern Schumacher
"Great slide show. I forwarded it on to many of our guests. Thanks."

Sara Wilson
"Dude!!!!! Amazing slideshow! almost as good as the work you guys do! The only thing that makes it better is the couple in the photos"

Lindsay Sullivan
"Those are amazing. I just watched the entire show. Absolutely gorgeous wedding!"

Sue Matzdorf
"Eric and Hollye - thank you for including me.. It's cute, sassy, makes you laugh and makes you cry! This is truly a memorable video!"

Chad Wilson
"That was D to the O to the P to the E!
You guys really know how to throw down some serious content for spectacular images.
Isn’t it the subject that makes the image? In this case I believe so....
not to discount the killer photog’s you had on hand to capture all these shenanigans..."

Eric Cornwell
"Well worth it! Aside from the fact you are the second best looking couple on the planet…what great shots from an amazing wedding."

More photos!

2007-10-19T10:50:00.000-07:00

We have a few images from our rockstar photographer team that you can see here. Too awesome for words:

It's over already!!!

2007-09-26T15:53:00.000-07:00

The wedding came and went and now alls that's left are the photos. As photographers it's such a funny experience to be the subject of the photos for a change, but I have to say it was an absolute pleasure to be work with Quin, Dave, Huy, and his assistant, Alex. I've never been so excited to see pictures of a wedding before, and I typically can't wait to even see the ones WE'VE shot!

With so many unique elements to what took place on the 15th, and with an entire cast of rock star photographers, there is no doubt in my mind that whatever they deliver to Hollye and I that we will be absolutely blown away. And I have to say, it's so totally fun to see first hand what our own couples go through following their wedding as they sit and patiently wait to relive the memories through the captured moments of the professionals.

But here's a slideshow of pictures we have received from guests... NOT to be confused with the pics we will be getting in a couple months from our team of pros! Enjoy :)

Important Day of Wedding Guest Info!

2007-09-06T08:04:00.000-07:00

4:30 Group Guest transportation picks up at The Cal Neva Resort to take guests staying at the Cal Neva to the Schumacher Residence.

5:00 Valet will be provided for guests that prefer to drive.

5:30 Ceremony Begins at the Beach at the Schumacher Residence.

10:30, 11:30, 12:30 Group Guest transportation Pick Up times at the Schumacher Residence to return back to the Cal Neva Resort. Please dress accordingly- the highs are in the low 70’s and the lows are in the low 40’s.

Check out our unbelievable wedding menu!! BEWARE don't read if hungry...

2007-08-31T13:44:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I know it has been a HECK of a long time since we've posted anything here... but we've just been so super busy planning this thing that we have not had ANY time at all!! But we just got our menu finalized so I thought it would be nice to post it so everyone can see just what sort of incredible culinary feast they are in for! See below, and listen closely.... you can hear your stomach growling even if you just had a big meal!

Hollye & Eric's Wedding Menu - Saturday, September 15th, 2007

Hors d' oeuvres

Javanese Curried Chicken Salad in Belgian Endive w/ Organic Sunflower Sprouts
Yellowfin Ahi Poke Salad on Wonton Crisps
Javanese Eggplant Crisps w/ Tangy Asian Dipping Sauce
"Striped Dragon" Sushi Rolls: Tempura Shrimp, Ahi, Shiro Maguro,Unagi, Avocado, Tobiko & Sumay Sauce
"Pacific" Sushi Rolls: King Crab, Avocado, Asian Pear, Wasabi-AvocadoCream wrapped in Soy Paper
"El Topo" Sushi Rolls: Salmon, Jalapeno, Shiso Leaf, Queso Blanco &Wasabi Cream
Edamame w/ Sea Salt & Sesame

Dinner

Chilled Cucumber & Mint Soup w/ Fresh Flower Garnish
Hummus w/ Grilled Flatbread & Crispy Lavosh
Organic Wild Arugula Salad w/ Fresh Organic Strawberries, Goat Cheese,Candied Almonds & Balsamic Vinaigrette
Miso Roasted Chilean Sea Bass
All Natural Indonesian Chicken w/ Grilled Pineapple Compote
Grilled Polenta Triangles w/ Roasted Summer Vegetables & Ricotta Salata
Lemongrass Scented Coconut Rice
Sesame Sugar Snap Pea Sauté w/ Red Pepper Julliene

Dessert

Wedding Cake (to be provided) plated & served w/ Fresh OrganicStrawberries & Blueberries
Organic Coffee Service
Hot Chocolate w/ Handmade Marshmallows
S'mores made w/ Callebaut Belgian Milk Chocolate, Handmade VanillaMarshmallows & Artisan Cinnamon Sugar Grahams

Travel info and registry

2007-06-06T10:02:00.000-07:00

Travel Info

We've been getting several requests for the best way to get to Tahoe. The BEST way is to fly for sure, as driving, at least from Phoenix, will take about 16hrs. If you fly to the wedding you'll want to fly in to RENO AIRPORT and either shuttle or rent a car to get to your hotel. I haven't found a hotel that does a regular airport shuttle service but you may want to check just to be sure.

From the Reno airport it's about a 45min drive to the lake so depending on where you are staying it may be another 30min or so to get to your hotel.

If you are planning on coming up a few days early please let us know! We're trying to organize a small party for our friends and family coming early. We're hoping Hollye's good friend DJ Solomon out of San Francisco will be able to DJ the party!!

Our wedding registry

We've also had several people ask where we are registered. As far as we are concerned, just making it out to Lake Tahoe for the wedding is gift enough as it's no small expense. Even so, to make things easier I've included links below to the 3 wedding registries we have chosen: REI, Crate and Barrel, and Williams and Sonoma.

REI

Crate and Barrel

Williams-Sonoma
From here you will have to do a lookup by bride's name, state where we live and date of event (Schumacher, Hollye - AZ - 9.15.07)

Thanks so much!!! And book your travel NOW!!! :)

Our amazing vendors!

2007-05-24T13:46:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to give a shout out to the amazing staff of people (in no particular order) that will be helping us make the wedding special:

First, Dave and Quin from http://www.dqstudios.com/ !!!!
We are SO excited to have them capture our day. They are two amazing photographers out of Canada...and are practically the reason we chose the date we did. As soon as I asked Hollye to marry me she knew instantly who she wanted to shoot our wedding. Tough decision for an amazingly talented photographer to make, but in this case it was a no brainer...

We are also extremely fortunate to have Huy from F8studios.com as well!! Hollye and Huy met a few years ago at one of F8's Foundation workshops and they had an instant bond. Huy, combined with Dave and Quin make an absolutely ALL STAR photography team that we couldn't be more excited about!!

This past week we flew out to San Francisco to meet with the designer we have chosen for our cake. "I Dream of Cake" (http://www.idreamofcake.com/) creates the most INCREDIBLE designs.... not to mention the most delicious cake we've ever tasted!!! The couples whose weddings we photograph typically invite us to enjoy a piece of their wedding cake so over the last 4 years that amounts to many slices of cake! With that kind of experience under our belts we certainly know a good cake when we taste one and I have to say that "I Dream of Cake" has to be THE BEST we've ever tasted! We are so excited to see the final design, but mostly to TASTE it! :)

We are also very fortunate to have the phenomenal team of Angelic Grove and Victoria Canada(http://angelicgrove.com/ and http://www.weddingsandevents.net/ respectively) for all the design and ambience details. Mark and Angela Karp of AG not only create the most beautiful floral arrangements in the Southwest, but they also know a thing or two about events. Victoria Canada is no less than the BEST wedding coordinator we've known and will undoubtedly make our wedding the most memorable event EVER!! Both Victoria and the Angelic Grove team are amazing to work with as co-vendors at weddings, as well as people we consider personal friends. We couldn't have better people on our side!

That's about all I have time for now so more will be coming soon! Yes, this wedding is going to be unbelievable!!!

Save the Date - 09.15.2007!!

2007-05-24T13:27:00.000-07:00

Save the dates FINALLY went out last week!!

Woo Hoo!

Everyone should have one by now. The invites will be coming next, so if you got a Save the Date we obviously have your address so they should be in the mail in the coming weeks.

I've also included a few of the pics from the Save the Dates, taken by Shannon Rice in our backyard :)

Another place to come for wedding info!

2007-03-30T13:43:00.000-07:00

Hey there, and welcome!

This is the blog for info relating to Hollye Schumacher and Eric Shunk's wedding!

The wedding will be here before we know it and the "save-the-dates" are going out shortly, however if you plan on coming, you should consider booking accommodations now since the dateis rapidly approaching and the North Shore of Tahoe is extremelylimited with rooms. We were not able to book a block of rooms fromthe Hyatt ( http://laketahoe.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp), which is about two blocks down from the location but theystill have a small supply of rooms available at this time. To book from them, check out Expedia.com for the best rates.Another great option is renting a local condo from TahoeAccomodations.com .Here is the direct link:http://www.tahoeaccommodations.com/cgi-bin/fnaval.pl In doing a quick search I found condos from $195/night - $600/night but these also can accommodate multiple families per condo. The $600 a night condo I found can handle up to 15 people.
You will want to find a property on the north shore near Incline Village.The only place we have a block of rooms is at the CalNeva resort (http://www.calnevaresort.com/)It's about a 20 minute drive to Incline Village and has affordable rates. Call and ask for the Schumacher-Shunk reservation.And as one last suggestion, the Northstar Resort, which is about a 20minute drive to the house, has available lodging as well. http://www.northstarattahoe.com/accommodations.aspWe will have more information going out in about two weeks but I thought it would be wise to start the booking process right away.
The address to the location of the wedding is 1047 Lakeshore blvd, Incline Village NV 89451 to help find someplace close by.

The airport to use is Reno and it's about a 45min drive to Lake Tahoe from there. Some hotels may have a shuttle service from the airport, but rental cars would be the easiest.
Please feel free to give us a call if you have any questions or any problems booking.

More info to come...