Santa Barbara Wedding - Kat & Will

It was a breathtaking drive up the coast on Highway 1 to Santa Barbara.  I had never seen a more perfect Southern California day for a wedding.  The oppressive heat of just a day earlier had vanished, leaving us with a perfect fall day.  When Rachel (my awesome second shooter and, ahem, beautiful wife) and I arrived at Kat's house she and her bridesmaids were in full 'getting ready' mode.  You can tell a lot about how the day is going to go by how the 'getting ready' is going.  In this case it was simply a fun gathering of close friends and family... I knew the rest of the day would follow suit.

Kat and Will's ceremony took place in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara, at the Trinity Episcopal Church on historic State Street.  The church is amazing, like one you'd expect to find in the English countryside, except with palm trees and impossibly blue skies adding a Southern California flair!

The reception was held at the beautiful Santa Barbara Yacht Club, a stunning venue with the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Santa Barbara Harbor on the other.  My Canon wasn't the only canon being shot  there... the club had a deafening artillery canon they fired repeatedly over the Pacific in honor of Will and Kat's wedding.  And if that wasn't enough to set this wedding apart from all others, a Harbor Patrol boat cruised right up to the beach and gave a water nozzle salute to Kat and Will.  Awesome!

A slideshow set to music of Kat & Will's wedding can be found HERE.

Thanks, Kat and Will, for letting us be a part of your amazing day!

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Tunes and energy provided by the awesome Bonnie Hope of Music by Bonnie

Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer - Santa Barbara Yacht Club

So again, not the official blog post from Kat and Will's Santa Barbara wedding... but going through their photos I came across this dreamy moment and had to post it up.  This was taken at the beginning of the reception at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club... on the boardwalk with the Yacht Club in the back.  The sun was beginning to set and this was the first quiet moment the newlyweds had to themselves.  This photo really captures the feeling of love, emotion and romance felt throughout the day.  Love it.

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Trinity Episcopal Church Wedding - Kat and William

Rachel and I photographed an amazing wedding yesterday at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara.  I'm just starting to go through the photos but this one stood out as a very special moment with Kat and her Father waiting to enter the church for the walk up the aisle.  Enjoy the teaser and look for the full blog post soon.

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Los Angeles Wedding Photography - Getting Ready

One of my favorite parts of the wedding day is the getting ready stage with the bride and her bridesmaids.  It's like being backstage before the big concert - with the bride being the star and her bridesmaids the crucial backup singers. The preparation can literally take hours, involving hairstyling, makeup and getting dressed. There's typically a mix of anxiety and excitement ranging from panic to all out party. 

 I'm always amazed at the differences between the guys and the girls before the wedding. The guys are often kicking back, joking around, watching sports smoking cigars and drinking their favorite spirits. They wait until the last possible minute to throw on their tuxedos - and it's then that someone notices they're missing their shoes or tie - and then the mad scramble. Guys will always be guys, lol. But somehow it always comes together.
 There's always a story to be told on ones wedding day - and for me it starts well before the ceremony.

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