Desi Baytan Photography

The wedding of Susan and Alan, surprisingly, did not take place in Napa, nor Sonoma nor Santa Barbara. It wasn’t even a winery. It was held a the beautiful Turnip Rose Promenade & Gardens in Costa Mesa. Right alongside the venue, just a walk, skip and a hop away, is a lovely vineyard perfect for formals for the soon-to-be married couple. And a perfect place for their first meet. I could tell the tension building up as we were ready to photograph Alan seeing Susan for the first time in her gown. The long narrow isles of grapevines made for a long, anxious walk but as the two meet, nothing but smiles came upon them. And like the light scattered scene of green, silver and white, so too was Susan and Alan’s chosen color palette. And the design elements were sprinkled in natural woods and burlap that gave the wedding a touch of rustic. Lastly, a twist in tradition–a ribbon bouquet toss. In fact this was the first I’ve seen this happen where the bride holds the bouquet surrounded with lines of ribbons, but only one lucky single lady wins the prize.

Vendors for this wedding:

Venue: Turnip Rose Promenade & Gardens – www.turniprose.com
Makeup: Joyce Luck Style – www.joyceluckstyle.com

Whenever we get together with Erica España of Twine Events and Nancy Teasley of  Oak and the Owl, something magical happens. It’s like when those two ladies touch anything it turns to Gold! See fer yerself.

It is an esteemed honor to have worked with Deanna Tat of Chic Ambience Events on this grand wedding at the famed Vibiana. Three cheers! Hip hip…

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We love to do creative projects such as this!  This is a shoot with friends from the industry.  When makeup artist, Chiali of Chiali Meng Artistry approached us about doing a photo shoot, we immediately said yes because we adore her work.  Chiali brought in Yingka from Master Plans Events and Designs to create a fresh spring backdrop.  We are also admirers of Yingka’s floral creations.  Our photo studio was bursting with fresh cut flowers, props, not to mention the huge collection of wedding gowns from Jennifer Wu of Royal Accessories.   Yingka Chou and Theresa Toledo created colorful pinwheel paper crafts for our backdrop. So sit back and take in all the creative juices that flowed among artists and collaborators to see what may inspire you to do for your own wedding and events.

It may be raining but it sure feels sunny cuz one of our weddings just got posted on Style Me Pretty. Mosey on over to have a peek at Vi & Tam’s Wedding on SMP. Thanks Stephanie!

When it’s this good, let him wait while you indulge in moments of delight.

CREDITS

Styling:: Erica España of Twine Events and Nancy Teasley of Oak & the Owl. Hair & Makeup:: Jackie of 10.11 Makeup. Flowers:: Oak & the Owl. Venue:: Desi Baytan Studio 321. Desserts:: Sweet & Saucy Shop. Rentals: Gretchen Norton of Barnhill Boutique. Stationery Suite:: Jill Valez of Copper Willow Paper Studio. Lingerie:: Faire Frou Frou. Hair Accessories, Veil and Garter:: Myra Callan of Twigs & Honey. Viola tiered crinkled silk gown:: Twigs & Honey. Heels:: Badgley Mischka. Gowns:: JLM Couture.

A special Thank You to Shelley and Tom, Blair’s parents. You guy’s are great. Thanks for the memories!

Vendors for this wedding:

Venue:: Casa Del Mar – hotelcasadelmar.com
Coordination:: Maryam Forutan of Delicate Details – delicate-details.com
Videography:: Cameron Carrier of New Classic Films Video – newclassicweddingfilms.com
Hair & Makeup:: Kat Laskey of Absolutely Beautiful Brides – absolutelybeautifulbrides.com
Cake:: Vanilla Bakeshop – vanillabakeshop.com
Florals:: BeBuds Florists – bebuds.com
Rabbi:: Mendel Schwartz

It was great to work with Erica España of Twine Events and Nancy Teasley of Oak & the Owl who helped design this most awe-inspiring wedding. This time up in beautiful Santa Barbara’s San Ysidro Ranch. Nancy’s floral designs and candle lanterns were absolutely breathtaking. Nestled in the Montecito foothills of Southern California’s wine country, San Ysidro Ranch with it’s quaint architecture and its sculpted landscape makes me think of a tranquil French village. One of the most beautiful locations I’ve shot by far. Their ceremony was at the romantic Santa Barbara Courthouse Mural Room. It adds a touch of mood and the murals make any wedding feel truly historic.

See it on Style Me Pretty. And see the gorgeous post on Oak and the Owl.

Vendors for this wedding:

Ceremony Venue- Santa Barbara Courthouse www.countyofsb.org

Reception Venue- San Ysidro Ranch www.sanysidroranch.com

Getting Ready Venue- Canary Hotel www.canarysantabarbara.com

Photography- Desi Baytan Photography www.desibaytan.com

Coordinator- Erica España of Twine Events www.twineevents.com

Floral designs, lanterns and candles- Nancy Teasley of Oak and the Owl www.oakandtheowl.com

Stationery- Amber Moon of Pitbulls and Posies www.pitbullsandposies.com

Linens- La Tavola Linen www.latavolalinen.com

Hair and Makeup- Team Hair and Makeup www.teamhairandmakeupservice.com

Calligraphy- Katrina Centeno of Maison du Papier www.calligraphykatrina.com

Ceremony Music- Andromeda Strings www.gigmasters.com/String-Quartet/Andromeda-String-Quartet

Officiant- Santa Barbara Wedding Minister www.santabarbaraweddingminister.com

Brides Dress: Custom Alvina Valenta www.jlmcouture.com/Alvina-Valenta

Bridesmaid Dresses- JCrew www.jcrew.com

Custom Dress Alterations-

Sofreh Aghd design by Bride

Of course we love it when my work gets published. And we love it even more when someone emails from across the globe saying that they’re interested in printing our work in their magazine! Now that’s flattering. So this post goes to Catherine Johnson of Wedding Magazine from across the pond. Thank you very much for connecting! We are honored and delighted.