September 27, 2008

September 20, 2008

Tamara & Allstun, Santa Barbara, CA

Tamara and Allstun were married on the beautiful Santa Barbara beachfront.  With the sand and surf in the background guests mingled and enjoyed cocktail hour.  After the ceremony the bridal party walked across the street to the carousel.  I was so excited about these pictures.  Who has an entire bridal party on a carousel?  Sarah Angelique does!  :-)   It was a wonderful day with beautiful weather.  As the sun went down guests danced outside in the moonlight.

Although a Santa Barbara native the bride now lives in the Bay Area, so this wedding was planned with very few meetings with the bride.  We relied on phone calls and emails.  I cannot stress enough how important it is for destination brides and grooms to hire a wedding planner.   

September 06, 2008

Ed McMahon Wedding ~ Paso Robles, CA

My phone rang one day and the caller ID said "Ed McMahon."  I thought, Ed McMahon is calling me?  Well, his wife was!  Turns out their son, Lex, picked beautiful High Ridge Manor Bed & Breakfast to marry his equally beautiful fiance, Ashley.  What a fun evening!  Both Ed and his son are Marines.  So I must say the best part of the day was having all of the men in uniform around.  :-)  At the end of the ceremony they drew their swords and welcomed the bride into the family in the traditional Marine fashion.  As usual the Paso Robles weather was perfect to hold a wedding and reception outside.