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Rachel and Kyle have chosen to be married in the historic town of Virginia City – the First Industrial City of the West. Virginia City’s place in American Old West history is truly unique.  Beginning in 1859 when gold was found at the head of Six-Mile Canyon by two gullible miners named Pat McLaughlin and Peter O’Reilly, the first industrial city was born.  A fellow miner named Henry Comstock stumbled upon their find and claimed it was on his property.  McLaughlin and O’Reilly believed him, thus assuring Comstock a place in the annals of history when his discovery was named. People quickly started calling the massive body of gold and silver that was found “The Comstock Lode.”  Resulting in what today would be worth billions of dollars, practically overnight Virginia City became a highly urbanized and industrial setting.  Together with the smaller (and appropriately named) neighboring town of Gold Hill, by the early 1870s Virginia City’s po...

Mellisa and Benjamin came all the way from Atlanta, Georgia to be married at Edgewood Country club on the Southwest shore of Lake Tahoe.  It had to be one of the most spectacular November weather days in recent history. Mellisa planned for a cooler, sunset ceremony, providing baskets filled with beautiful shawls for all the lady-guests, hand warmers and two fire pits to keep everyone warm during the ceremony. They were appreciated, but not needed, as the evening was perfect. As the sun began to set, the air was totally calm, and warm, with such silence, that you might have imagined that we were the only ones on the entire Lake! A flock of Canadian geese flew overhead just as Mellisa and Benjamin were married, with two geese floating on the water just behind them. It was truly magical.  We could not have asked for a more perfect day. With terrific vendors, including Ciprian Photography and Moonlight Mobile DJ, everyone had a terrific time celebrating with the bride and groom. I...