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An Intimate Same-Sex Sonoma Winery Elopement

Sep 29, 2025
1 min read

Updated: Oct 15

Some days unfold with their own sweet rhythm, such as this

intimate, Sonoma wine country elopement. We drifted through a handful of small Sonoma wineries, tasting as we went, letting the California sun set the pace. There was no schedule, and no audience. This was a same sex union between two people who had known one another for years, just enjoying a day that felt authentically theirs.


  • Wedding day wine
  • Two grooms in a happy moment
  • Wine tasting cellar during wandering same sex wedding
  • Wedding rings on the hands of two grooms
  • A wedding toast in Sonoma
  • Wedding kiss
  • Post-wedding moment at sonoma winery

During one stop of this Sonoma elopement, the couple found the spot for their breif ceremony, nestled between vines and golden light. A short exchange of vows, a couple of flowers pinned to their shirts, and suddenly the day became a wedding. Nothing staged, just joy, ease, and a moment that fit them perfectly.


If you are looking to capture your intimate same sex wedding moments, read on for Jody's Approach to weddings and her Pricing and Coverage.


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Jody Holman is an inclusive, natural-light photographer based in Pacifica, California, serving the Bay Area, Napa/Sonoma, and the California coast. She photographs weddings, proposals, families, and portraits with a calm, unobtrusive approach shaped by more than twenty years behind the camera.

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