I love being witness to the first moment a Groom and his bride to be see each other for the first time on their wedding day. Whether they plan it prior to the ceremony like this first reveal at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. Or, it’s the walk down the ceremony aisle. It’s an honor and…
Santa Barbara is a destination site for weddings. It’s not unusual for a first in person meeting to be the Bride and Groom’s wedding engagement session. We’ve emailed and chatted by phone, and scheduled a photo shoot between their appointments while Kara and Matt were going to be in Santa Barbara. Kara and Matt flew…
Sweet light. Autumn warmth. Soft reflection from the historic buildings. Buildings that have stood the test of time. How wonderful to be married at the Historic Museum of Santa Barbara. I’m not sure if it’s the reflected light off the warm toned buildings, or just that something so old is rejoicing in love so new….
Chanel and Kevin flew in from Chicago for their engagement session. Chanel has fond memories with her family at many of the iconic Santa Barbara locations. So we decided why just go to one location? They knew they wanted to make a “save the date” with one or more of the images. They came prepared…
Ashley and Ross contacted me to do their engagement session. I’d told Ross that I include engagement sessions with most of my wedding photography packages. But as it turned out, I was already booked for his date. As much as I wanted to photograph their engagement session, I advised him that if he were to…
Save the date cards are the perfect place to show your personalities. Have fun with them. Kyle and Jen did. Kyle, Jen and I did their engagement session around downtown Santa Barbara. Their good friend and groomsmen, Jon Stone, created these two Save the Date postcards from our shoot. I love the concept and art….