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Nick and Sara picked a truly beautiful place to get  married when they chose Lake Oak Meadows.  The venu is nestled in the heart of Temecula’s wine country.  We loved the visual variety that Lake Oak Meadows has to offer from their vineyard covered hillsides adorning the private lake, to the rose gardens that lead to a rustic bridal suite and honeymoon ranch house.  Nick and his boys took over the ranch house to relax before the wedding and iron their suits while Sara and her ladies were pampered with hair and makeup in the adjourning bridal suite.

Nick and Sara planned their day around maximizing quality time with their family and guests.  To do this they happily decided on incorporating a first look early in the day.  We pre scouted with them a few days before the wedding and they decided the ceremony spot surrounded by the lake was also perfect for their first look.  When it came time for Nick to turn around and see Sara in her beautiful dress for the first time, there were smiles and tears all around.  The first look made it possible to photograph the wedding party and all the family portraits before the guests arrived and the ceremony started.  There was even time for the boys to take their jackets off and relax for a bit.

Ok now what little girl doesn’t at some point or other dream of riding around in a white horse drawn carriage wearing a beautiful dress like cinderella?  Well when two white horses came prancing up behind the ranch house pulling a matching white coach to pick up Sara and her uncle I felt like a giddy school girl.  So I can only imagine how Sara was feeling.  The carriage glided away and it was truly a picturesque moment as Sara made her way around the lake in style to her wedding.   The ceremony was short. sweet, to the point and exactly what Nick and Sara wanted.   Then it was off to the reception and time for dancing and lots of fun.

Venders,

Hair and Makup: Cole Preston,   http://www.cpreston.com/

Flowers: Atalanta Jackson, Camillia wedding flowers http://camelliaweddingflowers.yolasite.com/

Venue: Lake Oak Meadows  http://www.lakeoakmeadows.com/

Anthony and Cassie fell in love in Santa Barbara so it only seemed appropriate that they also tie the knot there as well.  It was the perfect destination wedding, just far enough from home that the weekend was a vacation but still close enough that they could still use some of their favorite LA vendors.  The Lion’s Club located just outside of Santa Barbara in the beautiful hills of Carpinteria served as their wedding and reception location.  The lush grass fields of the Lion’s Park worked well for Anthony and Cassie’s classic out door ceremony,  while the rustic interior of the club was warm and enviting for their fun sit down reception.  The wedding party arrived a couple days early to make pretty DIY Martha Stewart pom poms and set up all the decorations Cassie had spent months hand making.  On the day of the wedding Cassie and her bridesmaids were given access to a charming rustic bridal suite at the Lion’s Club equipped with a kitchen for their champaign and full length mirrors to properly get ready in front of.    The sun came out burning away the costal fog and brought a light breeze with it.  A perfect day for a perfect couple.copper wedding shoes on a fancy teal chairHand made Etsy clutch for a bride on her wedding daybrideBridesmaids getting readybride getting ready in her lace dressbeautiful bride getting ready in her lace wedding dressbeautiful bride in a lace inspired vintage wedding dressgroom writing a letter to his bridehandsom groom writing a letter to his bridetan shoes for the groomoutdoor wedding at the Lionmartha stewart white poms hanging from ceremony chairsgazebo at the lions club in santa barbaragazebo at the lions club in CarpinteriaDIY chalk board drink signDIY chalk boards are so much fun.  And I just love the old fashioned striped straws.  yellow and white striped strawsLionThe Gazebo in the park was perfect to keep the pre ceremony refreshments cool.

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DIY paper tags as table cards.  I thought it was so cute that Cassie found yellow pins to organize the place cards on cork board, that way the guests could easily pull theirs off.DIY wedding sign in tableRecipe for a lasting relationship.  Grab a colored pencil and write the love birds a bit of advice and place it in their recipe box.wedding reception at the lions club in CarpinteriaDIY chalk board table numbersGotta love the mini chalkboard table numbers in the floral arrangements.Cassie hand made all of the crochet floral decor.

The Martha Stewart DIY pom poms are so simple yet add an elegant touch to the room.
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This was some practice time on our scooters before taking the licence test.  We got really good at making circles around planters, using our cute orange blinkers and weaving in and out of cones.

I’m thinking of naming my scooter Eloise and we are still trying to come up with a manly name for Brett’s scooter.

Solana Beach, is a great little town along the Historic 101 highway with an abundance of beautiful locations for engagement photos.  We love when our couples think of fun ways to incorporate unique activities that have special meaning to them into their portraits.  Kian and Stephanie are no different and decided to share with us a wonderful part of their weekend routine. Taking their road bikes up and back along the Del Mar coast line.  They typically start their weekend bike rides near their home in Carmel Valley.  From there they beeline over to Del Mar and head north cycling along the coast through Solana Beach, up into Encinitas, and finally stop for a snack in Carlsbad before making the venture back.  For our shoot with Kian and Stephanie, they picked some of their favorite spots along their route so we could experience what they loved best about them.  The dog beach in Del Mar has a lovely little pedestrian bridge, and a spot to take in an excellent view out to the ocean and across the water way to the race track.  Once in the town of Solana Beach a stop at the Train station was a must for all of us.  The Station has unique angular architecture and wonderful little spots to sneak a photo or a kiss.  From there a stop and a coffee at the Pannikin was in order.  The weather was cool and overcast for the start of our photos but we were so happy when the sun came out for our final stop at the Carlsbad state beach.  There is nothing better to end an engagement shoot than sun warmed sand, blue skies and the waves lapping at your feet.

Thanks Kian and Stephanie, we had so much fun traveling to all theses great locations with you!