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An honor as always to work with Katy Carrier again on this most gorgeous wedding. Along with Erica EspaÃ±a, they made this wedding absolutely elegant, chic, and stylish. The wedding ofÂ Lisa and Alan Jackson took place at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Mural Room and reception at the Montecito Country Club. A palette of aqua and yellow and aÂ sundry of scrumptious ornamental designs drizzled all over makes this wedding like an inviting luscious dessert. Â For starters, let’s go to the ceremony site shall we? How apropos it was for two prosecutors to tie the knot at the famous Mural Room of Santa Barbara’s historic courthouse. Its ornate cathedral like ceiling and gold leafing makes for a historical ceremonial place. Â Next we go to the Montecito Country Club for a dazzling reception room with elegant chandeliers, distressed floors and with an amazing view of the vast acreage of the club. The escort cards display was not only original but ornate and each card was hand written by calligrapher Bonnie Nelson.

And over to the head table, is a display of opulence. Â The arrangement from the florals and elegant jeweled candle holders complements the symmetric shape of the banquet hall. All this is not only a feast for the eyes, but for your sense of touch as well. Notice the aqua linen table cover’s lovely paisley pattern? Brought to you by La Tovala Linens. Â All is accentuated by light yellow floral arrangements by Cody Floral Design that is balanced and not over powering. Katy along with Erica made this lovely affair a night to remember.

Vendors for this wedding:

Venue:Â Montecito Country Club, Montecito, CA (www.montecitocc.com)
Ceremony location: Santa Barbara Courthouse Mural Room (www.countyofsb.org/central.aspx?id=2054)
Event design:Â  Katy Carrier Events, (www.katycarrierevents.com), with Erica Espana (www.ericaespana.com)
Florist:Â  Cody Floral Design, (www.codyfloral.com)
Hair: Bacara Resort Salon, (www.bacararesort.com)
Calligraphy:Â  Bonnie Nelson (iamacalligrapher@yahoo.com)
Escort cards/table set up:Â Calligraphy by Bonnie Nelson; everything else by Katy Carrier and Erica Espana
Lighting/DJ:Â  All Star Entertainment, Greg Galadjian, (histyledjs@aol.com)
Linens:Â  La Tavola, (www.latavolalinens.com)
Cake:Â  Cake Goodness, (www.cakegoodness.com)
Videographer:Â  New Classic Films, (www.newclassicfilms.com)
Limo:Â  Rockstar Transportation, (www.rockstarsb.com)
Ceremony Trio:Â  Andromeda String Trio, Victor (310) 363-0359
Photography: Desi Baytan Photography (desibaytan.com)

Lisa and Alan Wedding at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Mural Room and Montecito Country Club

Desi Baytan Photography

Lena and David Wedding at the Kyoto Grand Hotel Los Angeles

Having fun with my Olympus OM-2 film camera. These were taken at La Jolla Cove ‘s Children’s Pool where all ages can enjoy fun in the sun and snorkeling with the seals. This kid friendly beach offers a place to explore and witness nature and sea creatures native to California’s coasts. “This is the best day ever” says my 7 year old.

La Jolla Cove children’s pool

August 31st, 2011
Posted in Children, Personal, Places, Travel
Tagged Children's Pool, Film Photography, Kid Friendly Beach, Kodak Portra 160NC, La Jolla Cove, Olympus OM-2, San Diego
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Lena and David Engagement at the Santa Monica Pier

We are glad to connect with Chiali, a wonderful make up and hair artist. Â We worked together on Carol and Andrew’s wedding back in January and will cross path again soon! Â Chiali has an impressive portfolio. Â You can see more of her work here at her website.

Chiali Meng Makeup Artist

Featuring Chiali Meng – Makeup Artist

August 19th, 2011
Posted in About Weddings, Featured Vendor, Wedding
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What made Nancy and Ron’s wedding so picture perfect was because of Kelley Gin of Picture Perfect Events. She meld tradition and modern so successfully and so succinct that it was gorgeous to photograph. With the help of Gilly Flowers, the cherry blossom made an already extraordinary ballroom look almost like Spring time in Japan. I know for sure, I’d like to work with Kelley again, her attention to details makes for a wedding photographer’s best friend.

Nancy and Ron Wedding on Style Me Pretty

July 29th, 2011
Posted in About Weddings, Featured on Blogs, Film Photography, Wedding
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Thanks to Andie Berning for featuring our wedding of Christina and Charlie on California Wedding Wave. We’re thrilled and honored!

Christina & Charlie Wedding featured on Ceremony Magazine’s California Wedding Wave

Mazel tov to Shayna and Arthur on their nuptial at the Beverly Hilton. One of the most festive rituals I’ve ever seen in my entire wedding photography career. This one tops the list for sure. Shayna is an actress, and for those who don’t know, she played Marina on The Fresh Beat Band on Nick Jr. Â A very talented actress but also a musician and song writer as well. Â Arthur is a screenwriter and if you’re one of the generations whose eyes are fixated on iCarly, Victorious, and other shows on Nickelodeon then chances are you’ve seen some of his episodes. Â The guy is witty and funny.

Where do I start? Oh yeah, the Tisch. The Tisch is where the men gather in one room for prayers and toasts and well wishes. So it goes like this, first theres a bit of prayer, then some singing, add a little drinking and walla! the Tisch! Â Of course that’s not all. Â The men put on these felt round hats (I think it’s called a Samet) complete with long curly locks and parade down the corridors of the Beverly Hilton to meet and “veil” the bride. This all takes place right before the actual ceremony. Â And at the ceremony under a decorated Chuppah, Shayna and Arthur gave their vows. At the reception, Sam Glaser was there to reign in the festivities with his signing of traditional Jewish celebration songs including “Hava Nagila” for which Shayna took to the stage to dance. The rest is history and what happened next, I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.

Apologies, butÂ I couldn’t help myself.