sara and andrew's wedding

sara and andrew's wedding was one of my most enjoyable of the year! partly because they're fantastic and so easy to get along with, and partly because of the coming together of cultures. sara is an american girl and andrew is from england. and it was interesting to observe the wedding traditions from both countries that were combined to create their own personal celebration. they were married at charming el presidio chapel and then walked one block over to their reception at the santa barbara historical museum. karen fox at a smiling garden arranged the flowers and the swingin' live band was area 51.

rosendo and camille's wedding

rosendo and camille had a beautiful wedding at the amazing firestone winery. and i could go on and on about how great the two of them are and how perfect they are for each other. but, i want to tell a brief story instead. rosendo and his mom had one of the most amazing mother/son dances you'll ever witness. rosendo's mom was in a wheel chair for the ceremony and for all the portraits, and as the day progressed to night camille had a beautiful dance with her father, and then rosendo's mom was wheeled onto the dance floor. i was trying to imagine how this moment was going to unfold - when to almost everyone's surprise, rosendo helped her to her feet. now, i'm as emotional as the next guy - but i'm definitely not a crier. but, this moment rocked me, and i kept shooting as the tears started to roll down my cheeks. her determination to dance with her son was only matched by her joy in the moment. i still get chills thinking of it.

altogether, it was a wonderful event - thanks to joy from joy de vivre weddings for making it flow so smoothly!

lindsey and mike's engagement session

lindsey and mike's engagement session at butterfly beach was so much fun! you can't find two more easy to get along with folks anywhere. they are both east coast transplants, and moved to santa barbara so lindsey could pursue higher learning at ucsb. they fell in love with the beauty of santa barbara, and decided this was the place to celebrate with their family and friends. they're going to take complete advantage of santa barbara by getting married on the beach and then having the reception at the beautiful canary hotel. can't wait for it to all happen next august!

katherine and jeremy's wedding

katherine and jeremy are from arizona, and decided that santa barbara county was the perfect spot for their destination wedding. they chose the gorgeous fess parker's winery in los olivos. jeremy is a firefighter, and he an all his buddies really know how to celebrate! and katherine was an absolute dream bride to work with - she was up for anything and everything, she was as relaxed and mellow as could be - i couldn't ask for more! the whole event came together beautifully as zohe from events of santa barbara guided the day, while camille from modern day design arranged the beautiful flowers.

stephanie and scott's wedding

stephanie and scott's wedding couldn't have been better! and with rain threatening all day, everyone was absolutely thrilled that the clouds were completely blown away by the time the ceremony at sandpiper started. this wedding for me was so meaningful to shoot, because stephanie and scott have always made it a point o make me feel so wanted, so welcomed, and so apprecitated. and, i know i've mentioned this before, but i really didn't even feel like i was working - just enjoying the celebration. what a sweet job i have. thank you stephanie and scott!