Tuesday, June 25, 2013

San Ysidro Ranch Wedding Part I ~ w/ Twine Events & Desi Baytan Photography

This beautiful wedding happened last December and will go down as one of my favorite all time events. I LOVED working with this bride. She had an outside of the box color palette in mind but wanted it mixed with classic and beautiful details. Right up my alley. I really had so much fun with her, designing style board, after style board, honing into exactly what it was that she wanted. But she also gave me creative freedom which is so important. And I think shows in your end product. This wedding, to me, ended up looking effortlessly beautiful, natural, and timeless.

Another reason I loved this wedding so much is I got to work with my friend, and planner extraordinaire, Erica EspaƱa of Twine Events. I always know if Erica is on board, the event will first of all be beautiful, and second, be executed to perfection by the calmest woman with effortless charm and grace. I can’t say enough good things about her. She also got our pal Amber Moon of Pitbulls & Posies on board who created a classically beautiful invite suite. Everything that lady does is gold. 

Because Desi Baytan Photography did such an amazing job (as always) and there were way too many beautiful photographs to choose from, I’m featuring this wedding in two posts. Today is Part I and I’ll post Part II on Thursday. The bride and groom were married at the Santa Barbara Courthouse and had their reception at San Ysidro Ranch. You really couldn’t ask for two more beautiful locations. And the icing on the cake? This wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty today. My first feature on their main page, and a real wedding at that! Yippie! ;-)

1 Oak and the Owl _ San Ysidro Ranch

2 Oak and the Owl _ Santa Barbara Wedding

3 Oak and the Owl _ Yellow and Blue Wedding

4 Oak and the Owl _ Blue and Gold Invites

5 Oak and the Owl _ J Crew Bridesmaids Dresses

6 Oak and the Owl _ Yellow and Cream Wedding Flowers

7 Oak and the Owl _ White Peony Bridal Bouquet

8 Oak and the Owl _ Santa Barbara Courthouse Wedding

9 Oak and the Owl _ Yellow and Grey Bout's

10 Oak and the Owl _ Santa Barbara Courthouse

11 Oak and the Owl _ SB Courthouse Mural Room

12 Oak and the Owl _ Santa Barbara Wedding

13 Oak and the Owl _ Winter Wedding

14 Oak and the Owl _ Santa Barbara Courthouse Wedding

15 Oak and the Owl _ Historic Santa Barbara

16 Oak and the Owl _ Courthouse Wedding

17 Oak and the Owl _ Mural Room Ceremony

18 Oak and the Owl _ White and Yellow Wedding

19 Oak and the Owl _ Custom Wedding Dress

20 Oak and the Owl _ White Peony and Yellow Garden Roses

21 Oak and the Owl _ Winter Peonies

22 Oak and the Owl _ White and Yellow Wedding

22 Oak and the Owl _ SB Courthouse Wedding

24 Oak and the Owl _ Winter Wedding

25 Oak and the Owl _ San Ysidro Ranch

26 Oak and the Owl _ San Ysidro Wedding

27 Oak and the Owl _ December Wedding

28 Oak and the Owl _ SYR Winter Wedding

29 Oak and the Owl _ December Wedding

30 Oak and the Owl _ Outdoor Wedding

31 Oak and the Owl _ San Ysidro Ranch

Vendor Credits

Photography: Desi Baytan Photography

Coordination: Twine Events

Event Styling and Floral Design: Oak & the Owl

Invitations: Pitbulls & Posies

Hair & Make-Up: TEAM Hair & Make Up

Ceremony Venue: Santa Barbara Courthouse

Reception Venue: San Ysidro Ranch

Linens: La Tavola

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

Bridesmaids Dresses: J Crew

Getting Ready Venue: Canary Hotel http://www.canarysantabarbara.com/

Calligraphy: Katrina Centeno of Maison du Papier http://www.calligraphykatrina.com/

Monday, June 10, 2013

Maternity Shoot w/ Tonya Joy Photography

A few weeks ago my friend Tonya of Tonya Joy Photography told me she wanted to do an impromptu maternity photo shoot with her friends and asked if I would put together a headpiece and vase arrangement. I of course said yes as Tonya’s photos are always beautiful and it was an easy and stress free shoot at the beginning of wedding season when I had a weekend off. I ran to market in LA to pick up a few bunches, then hit Euclid Ave and cut some roses and a pale pink field flower that I don’t know the name of, and got to work. I used my favorite teal milk glass compote because the family pictured are pregnant with a boy and I had chosen very feminine colored flowers. I also used some blue crocheted ribbon for the flower halo to tie into the boy angle. ;-)

I hope you enjoy this pretty little shoot. The photos at the bottom with the beautiful mama in the riverbed are my favorites. Tonya does such a fantastic job with imagery and details. I always love seeing what her mind thinks of next.

1 Oak and the Owl_Maternity Shoot

2 Oak and the Owl_Compote Floral Arrangement

3 Oak and the Owl_English Garden Flowers

4 Oak and the Owl_Pink and Peach Garden Roses

5 Oak and the Owl_Lush Garden Centerpiece

6 Oak and the Owl_Garden Style Florals

7 Oak and the Owl_Floral Headpiece

8 Oak and the Owl_Maternity Shoot with Headpiece

9 Oak and the Owl_Maternity Flowers

10 Oak and the Owl_Soft Pink and Purple Flowers

11 Oak and the Owl_Maternity Shoot

I have lots to blog about now that some events and shoots are being published, I just have to find the time to put the posts together. Hopefully I’ll be more on top of it in the coming weeks. Cheers!