Alicia & Johan are beautiful…inside and out. They are also madly in love which makes my job super easy. We had such a great time together during their Mission San Juan Capistrano Engagement Session. I love all of the textures and depth that this Mission has to offer. I met Alicia & Johan through Alicia’s wonderful family…you may remember her beautiful sister from Natalie’s engagement session last year. Alicia & Johan are getting married later this year at the gorgeous Nooitgedacht Estate (try pronouncing that one) in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Stellenbosch is a picturesque town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am for their South African wedding. Can’t wait to share it with you…xo

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I love the wonderful ladies over at Junebug Weddings. Junebug Weddings is an amazing resource for couples looking for top notch wedding industry professionals. I want to thank them for the recent feature from Mariana & Chris’ Los Angeles wedding. These two little guys are SO adorable!

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You may remember this GORGEOUS couple from our Santa Barbara engagement session last spring. We had so much fun during their engagement shoot, and I can tell you first hand that these two are beautiful to the core. Unfortunately, I am not always available to shoot every one of my client’s wedding, but I am so grateful to have an incredibly talented group of artists that work with us. Our associate photographer Brandon captured this beautiful Santa Ynez Gainey Winery wedding just brilliantly. Congratulations, Brooke and Damien…you have a special place in my heart, and I wish you both a lifetime of the amazing love that I witnessed between the two of you!

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Angel & Will had such a wonderful Chicago wedding. It was an amazing day full of love, passion and emotion. These two are individually such giving, kind and beautiful people, but together it’s all magnified, and they just light up the room! They truly embraced every bit of the joy and emotion they felt on their wedding day. Angel even surprised Will with a brand new SUV as a wedding gift because she said he had sacrificed so much to give her the wedding of her dreams. Much love to you both Angel & Will! I wish you both a lifetime of the amazing love that I saw on your wedding day! xo

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From the moment I met Serena & Rob, I knew their wedding was going to be SO much fun and completely unique! These two are both so kind hearted, thoughtful and HILARIOUS…they really are a perfect compliment to one another. They had the best approach to their wedding- super organized, but never loosing sight of the celebration and joy that was at the center of it all. And when things didn’t go just exactly as planned (something ALL weddings experience), these two just rolled with it, enjoyed each other and cherished their time together. Their ceremony and reception was at the celebrity favorite and historic Beverly Hills Hotel. It was an amazing and emotional day, and I’m so grateful to have been there to capture their awesome love! Congratulations Serena & Rob….wishing you a lifetime of love and laughter together!! xo

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Kristen & Austin have a truly international love story! They met while studying abroad, Kristen in Florence, Italy and Austin in Sevilla, Spain. They spent some time traveling around Italy and Greece together, and the rest is history. I just adore these two. They are so incredibly down to earth, know how to have a good time and make each other laugh. I love that they made a donation on behalf of each wedding guest to the Search Dog Foundation.  The details and design of their wedding were insane…thanks to the amazing Mindy Weiss!! They got married in the hills of the Ojai Valley Inn with the guests seated under the most beautiful massive tree.  Then the guests were transported to a Narnia-like wonderland when they entered the reception. It was just an amazing day for two amazing people!  Congratulations, Kristen & Austin…thank you for allowing me to share in such a special day! xo….p.s. I think this may be my favorite Vera Wang gown…ever!

I also want to thank the wonderful team at Mindy Weiss Party Consultants for doing a phenomenal job of designing & coordinating this gorgeous day!

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When I first met beautiful Estineh at her sister Sevana’s wedding back in 2008, I was secretly hoping this day would come! And what a day it was! I just love Estineh & Matt…they are such kind and gracious people, so completely in love with each other.  Their Palm Springs Parker Hotel wedding was the perfect reflection of their modern style and sophistication. We even ran into designer, Betsy Johnson, there who of course gave Estineh the big thumbs up  Thanks you two for letting me be a part of your special day and being so awesome! xox

A big thanks to Joey Lizotte and the Artisan Event Team for doing such an amazing job designing & coordinating this Parker Hotel Wedding.

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It was a sweet surprise to see this image of Carlie & her grandmother, from her recent Nashville wedding, featured on Junebug Weddings in their Photobug Section. As always, thanks Junebug!

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Gladys & Luis are such a sweet couple! Before their recent October wedding ceremony, we decided to connect in Santa Barbara for some couples stuff. I’m so glad we did! Can’t wait to share more from this incredible day!xo

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Serena & Rob are SUCH a fun couple!! Stay tuned for more from their amazing Beverly Hills Hotel Wedding. What a day!

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