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Welcome to my Blog!

If I love doing something, there’s nothing in the world that will stop me from doing it. Case in point: I grew up drawing on the walls of my house, much to the chagrin of my parents, who had to repaint the interior before they could sell it. Though I no longer use crayons to express myself, I still have that passion today for creating beautiful images.

 

I now use a camera to capture what would otherwise be fleeting moments between two people sharing in the excitement of beginning a new life together. There is little else that can evoke such strong emotion and bring back cherished memories as a well-composed photo, and I aim to capture just that with each one I take. I want my images to hold a special place in your heart for years to come.

 

I feel honored to be present at such a significant time in my clients’ lives and hope you’ll invite me to become part of yours, too.

Jeannine & Matt’s Wedding in Santa Barbara, Ca

Jeannine and Matt had such a fun filled wedding day with the most adorable, well thought out details. It really showed off their individuality and style and I enjoyed capturing every single moment of their wedding day.

We were greeted with lots of little Tiffany blue boxes as we entered the suite where Jeannine and her girls got ready. These gorgeous gems were gifts from Matt to Jeannine on their wedding day. Love the color and all those facets! And who can say no to little blue boxes?

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Jeannine wore bright pink heels which popped under her dress.

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I loved all the details from the small ceramic dish to the little jar of honey which is Jeannine’s favorite word. :)

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Jeannine getting gresh gardenias pinned into her hair by TEAM Hair and Makeup.

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Each of the bridesmaids wore a different colored dress that coordinated with the wedding colors. And they also each wore a floral hair piece in their hair to go with their dress.

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Jeannine looking oh so gorgeous!

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And of course, Jeannine also a Tarina Tarantino hair flower to wear for the reception. Love the pop of bright, happy yellow!

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Their first look moments.

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Jeannine and Matt got this super cool cable car to transport their wedding party and family members to the Old Mission Santa Barbara where the two married in the grand old church.

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The church was massive and made for such an amazing backdrop for the two to tie the knot.

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And then after a short break we continued on with some bride and groom portraits.

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The Pavillion Art Center was just a short walk away from the hotel so everyone went on foot and it caused a big stir with the motorists who gleefully honked and congratulated the couple from their open car windows.

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The reception details were awesome! I loved how they incorporated their color scheme to make everything so bright and fun.

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If you know Jeannine, she loves all things Hello Kitty and so it’s only fitting that their cupcake topper was a Badtz Maru and Hello Kitty!

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Each table number had a different saying on the back that linked the two love birds together.

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And check out the gorgeous view the guests had. I love how the dense marine layer rolled in over the ships. It was quite breathtaking.

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Wedding Coordinator: Events of Love and Splendor

Second Shooter: Jeret Slack

Ceremony: Old Mission Santa Barbara

Reception: Cabrillo Arts Pavilion

Beauty: TEAM Hair and Makeup

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November 23, 2009 - 9:30 pm Tammi L. - aaahhh!!! anna coordinated this one! yay! =) GORGEOUS photos sarah. i love the closeup of the tiffany jewelry =)

November 23, 2009 - 11:22 pm anna brewer - Sarah, i LOVE the pictures! you captured J&M, and their day perfectly!! hope to see you again soon! have a great thanksgiving!! xo

November 23, 2009 - 11:32 pm Robyn - WOW! Your talented! These pictures are absolutely amazing!

November 24, 2009 - 2:02 am mario r s - wonderful photos of my big sisters wedding. i especially love seeing the shoes since they're from my company! i think this was the best food of any wedding i've been to.

November 24, 2009 - 2:25 am Mo - Congratulations to Jeannine and Matt!!!! The wedding was beautiful. =)

November 24, 2009 - 1:44 pm Matt W. - The photos turned out amazing (as I thought they would). You did such a great job all day... my favorite part being the photo booth. I can't wait to see the rest of our photos.

November 24, 2009 - 2:22 pm connieMchung - awww. these are great!!! love all the detail shots! such a cute couple! :)

November 24, 2009 - 3:19 pm jeannine - sarah, you are amazing. every moment, person, and detail was captured so well. i really love the lighting and how bright and colorful everything looks. thank you and jeret for sharing our day with us and for all these beauties!!

November 25, 2009 - 3:41 am Ham of DavidHam - As always, amazing photos. Love all the detail shots.

November 25, 2009 - 11:16 am MOB - The wedding was amazing and these photos give justice to the celebration. Thanks for the great job of documenting all the wonderful details and most especially enhancing my daughter's beauty!

November 25, 2009 - 2:46 pm Todd W. - WOW!! I mean seriously, WOW!!!

November 25, 2009 - 6:07 pm Christine Pobke - Sarah, your photos are absolutely gorgeous!!! I love all the details and the beauty of the ceremony that you captured! Stunning work!

November 26, 2009 - 4:09 am William Massey - Really awesome shots. The cupcake wedding cake is nice too. I read an article in a wedding magazine recently about them being in style. Anyway, again, beautiful photos!

November 26, 2009 - 6:40 am feliz - sarah, I can't even begin to explain just how awestruck I am by each one of these pictures. you are a true artist that captured my sister and brother-in-law's day BEYOND perfectly. THANK YOU for being so awesome and talented.

November 28, 2009 - 11:54 am Crystal LeMamoulelis - Love the girl's hair and the flowers in them! Such beautiful details and photos, as always!

November 29, 2009 - 11:31 am Emilie - I loooooove the pink shoes!!!! Gorgeous!!!!

November 30, 2009 - 7:17 pm jenny - Love your commentaries! Makes the wedding blog post that much more enjoyable! Beautiful photos!

December 1, 2009 - 6:04 am Sarina Love - awww she's adorable! i love it! Great photos!!!

December 1, 2009 - 1:06 pm Dawn - Yeah Jeannine! It was such a gorgeous wedding with amazing details. The photos are divine!

December 5, 2009 - 12:35 am Jeret Slack - They were such an awesome couple... The images look amazing sarah :)

December 8, 2009 - 1:59 am b - Hi Sarah, great work. Just wondering how Akira is doing? Haven't seen pictures of her in a long time. I hope she is okay.

December 9, 2009 - 1:12 pm Angelique - GORGEOUS details!

December 15, 2009 - 1:48 pm Alyse - Hi Sarah! I’m a long-time follower, but first-time commenter! I just wanted to shout out some love! You shot this wedding fabulously! You bleed talent, girl!

December 24, 2009 - 4:46 pm William Massey - I think I've said this before, but I'll say it again. You should really do product photography for Tiffany's. Your jewelry photos are simply stunning, and even more amazing that you do them on the spot.

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