alex and amanda's wedding at fess parker's doubletree in santa barbara

this was an absolutely beautiful wedding from start to finish! a gorgeous couple, a perfect santa barbara day, and the perfect setting at fess parker's doubletree resort. and alex and amanda are just as beautiful inside as they are out. jenny and i loved being around both of them! and any bride who is willing to sit in the sand in her wedding dress on her wedding day scores HUGE points in my book. amanda was ready to go all out for photos. ever since the first time i talked with amanda on the phone, i started looking forward to this wedding. and after the e-session, and i was able to meet both alex and amanda i knew their wedding would be awesome! i can't thank alex and amanda enough for allowing me to be their photographer. ann johnson coordinated the whole day beautifully for all 300 guests, the flowers were designed by kaleidoscope, ams entertainment made sure everyone was dancing the whole night.

alex and amanda's engagement session

so, i actually met alex's family before i met alex or amanda. when amanda first contacted me we talked on the phone and instantly hit it off. now, amanda really wanted to see and hold an album - but, she and alex lived in the bay area and weren't going to be in santa barbara anytime soon. however, alex's mom was heading up to the bay area for a weekend visit. so, i headed over to the house, dropped off some of my work, and got the chance to meet alex's awesome family. they were sweet, alex and amanda are sweet, and they're going to have sweet wedding at fess parker's doubletree resort. and, as you can see in the photos, alex and amanda are such a fun loving couple that they hardly stopped smiling the entire e-session. we shot at hendry's beach just down from alex's parents house in hope ranch.