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Destination Wedding in Santa Barbara~How to select & choose your Photographer

Today Junebug Weddings published Melissa & Jon’s wedding on “What Junebug Loves“ real weddings. It can be a challenge choosing your event professionals via internet and phone calls. I recently asked one of my couples how they made their choice of Santa Barbara wedding photographer. Here is the insightful answer, and “Thank you” from Melissa…

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Montecito Presbyterian Church Wedding ~ Villa Sevillano Reception

It can be a real challenge planning your wedding from across the country. Luckily for Melissa, Jon and I, they  chose LaFete Weddings to plan and design their wedding. LaFete clearly understood their tastes and style, and knew we would be a great match for their wedding photography. Coming from Chicago, they had limited availability…

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Southern California Weddings

I’m anxiously awaiting the release date for the book “Southern California Weddings”. Due out in May by Panache Partners, LLC. I’m excited to see photographs from Gigi and Billy’s beautiful Montecito wedding published. Thanks to Colette of LaFete Weddings for event design and coordination, on this gorgeous Four Seasons Biltmore Reception.

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There’s no place like home.

The wedding vows were written by the bride and groom. That was just the beginning of all the lovely personal touches Elizabeth and Cameron shared on their wedding day at Liz’s family home in Hope Ranch. A butterfly release, names of their favorite locales instead of table numbers. Late night mac n cheese balls. It…

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First Comes Love

Then Comes Marriage Then Comes Isabelle and Brandon with the baby carriage. Isabelle Bridges and Brandon Boesch met and fell in love at College. After graduating they married at Isabelle’s family home in Montecito. With a panoramic ocean view in the distance, the garden wedding was breathtaking. LaFete Weddings designed and planned the Santa Barbara…

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