Laura + Ryan ::: Details & the Reception
I usually don’t share a ton of photos from receptions because my heart is really in creating fashionable portraits but I do love being a part of receptions. Most all couples who hire me are so fun and I have a blast photographing their receptions. The details for this particular wedding were absolutely spectacular. On top of looking like a good, rustic wedding, their reception was a great party. Tricia Fountaine is the one to thank for taking Laura’s vision and creating this beautiful reception. Here are some photos!
Laura + Ryan ::: Rainy Day Wedding in Santa Barbara
Like I said earlier, this was one of my favorite weddings of the year. What could have been a disaster (the pouring rain on a wedding day), ended up working out perfect. I loved the attitude of Laura in-particular. For a bride, many dream of this day their whole lives and rain could be the worst thing in the world. For Laura, she embraced the rain, was laughing and radiant in the storms.
My brother Patrick was my second shooter for the day and was set up with an all-star team. The details and flowers were done by the fabulous Tricia Fountaine, the Event was Dos Pueblos Ranch in Santa Barbara (you can find info on Tricia’s site), the great desert bar was put together by Enjoy Cupcakes and the day of coordination was done by Ashley at Toast Santa Barbara.
Here are some of my favorite portraits from their wedding:
Featured on Once Wed
If you have never heard of the wedding blog OnceWed, it’s a blog you need to put in your usual routine. It’s one of my favorite blogs, always with great inspiration, creative weddings and stunning photos. I was flattered to have Laura + Ryan’s wedding featured on Once Wed. You should head over there and check it out! Here’s just a few of the photos from their post.
Laura + Ryan ::: Santa Barbara Wedding in the Rain (sneak peek)
Yesterday I was a little nervous as I drove from Orange County to Santa Barbara in the pouring rain. Not nervous because of the roads or bad drivers but worried that a potentially incredible wedding could be ruined due to this bad weather. Luckily I was very wrong. Laura and Ryan were married at a venue in Santa Barbara that I have been very excited to shoot called Rancho Dos Pueblos. It has a rustic feel with an old barn, then with a short walk under old train tracks and forrest, you’re on the beach. The rest of the vendors were to be top notch, and the couple is so fun and good looking.
I wanted to share one of my favorite photos from the day and I’ll have a much longer post later in the week. During this photo, Ryan paddled Laura out to the middle of this pond. As they began, there was only a slight drizzle. As they neared the middle, the clouds opened up and dumped on them. Ryan stood up, with hands raised to the rain and I captured this shot. Get excited for the rest of the photos!
Featured on Toast Santa Barbara
Laura and Ryan’s engagement shoot was featured on a great blog for Santa Barbara weddings called Toast. They said the sweetest things! I can’t wait to shoot their wedding at Dos Pueblos in Santa Barbara!
Laura + Ryan ::: Engaged!
You know the feeling when you leave a photo shoot and are so excited to go through the photos because you just know…..this was one of those shoots. Laura and Ryan are so sweet and now I’m that much more excited for their Santa Barbara wedding in December.
Look at the clarity we got that night. There was a hint of Santa Ana’s in the air and it blew most of the smog away!
