Katie & Brian’s San Ramon Backyard Wedding Ceremony
Eight months into the pandemic with still no slowdown of the virus in sight, Katie and Brian still managed to have their wedding on their original wedding day — though as you might imagine, much of it had to be re-planned! Instead of a large indoor wedding, they ended up having a very small backyard ceremony. And for us, it was quite enjoyable both to photograph as well as just to witness. There’s really nothing quite so intimate and contemporary like Katie and Brian’s tiny, socially-distanced, live-streamed, backyard wedding!
Though fewer than ten guests were physically present, a huge group gathered to watch them on the live stream that we had set up. And while the pandemic kept Katie’s parents from being able to travel to San Ramon for the wedding, online viewers were still able to see them give a short speech to bless the bride & groom during the ceremony. One strangely modern aspect to all of this is that guests could give their congratulations as loudly as they wanted with a flurry of ❤👏😀👍 emojis in real time 🙂
Check out the photos below!
![Zelda Triforce engagement ring with matching wedding bands](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-11.jpg)
![bride getting hair & makeup done by Bun Bun Bridal Lab](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-01.jpg)
![zipping up bride's dress](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-03.jpg)
![bride getting dress buttoned up](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-12.jpg)
![bride putting on her own shoes](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-04.jpg)
![groom tying his shoes](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-02.jpg)
![bride walking up to groom during first look](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-13.jpg)
![backyard first look](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-14.jpg)
![bride and groom looking at each other during first look](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-15.jpg)
![sweet first look moment](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-16.jpg)
![bride and groom walking to ceremony together](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-17.jpg)
![backyard wedding ceremony setup](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-18.jpg)
![Groom looking happily at bride during ceremony](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-19.jpg)
![bride smiling at groom during ceremony](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-20.jpg)
![mother of the groom giving speech during backyard ceremony](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-05.jpg)
![a happy groom](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-06.jpg)
![bride reading wedding vows out of a binder](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-21.jpg)
![bride smiling at groom reading his marriage vows](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-22.jpg)
![backyard wedding ceremony ring exchange](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-23.jpg)
![first kiss in backyard ceremony in San Ramon](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-24.jpg)
![backyard ceremony recessional](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-07.jpg)
![cute moment](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-08.jpg)
![bride and groom under a gazebo in the backyard](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-28.jpg)
![backyard wedding floral decoration](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-10.jpg)
![beautiful bridal bouquet from April 23 Florist](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-09.jpg)
![bride lifting veil photo](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-27.jpg)
![close-up crop of beautiful bride](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-26.jpg)
![portrait of bride and groom with purple balloons](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-25.jpg)
![bride and groom cutting cake in traditional qipao dress](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-29.jpg)
![bride laughing and feeding groom cake](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-30.jpg)
![having fun feeding cake](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-31.jpg)
![groom cutting out a very professional, neat, nearly equilateral triangle cake slice](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aj_2020_10-covid-19-backyard-wedding-ceremony-32.jpg)