I’m sure from that first image alone, you already know where this wedding took place.  That entrance has become so iconic.  I love The Parker in Palm Springs.  So much style… which makes it the perfect setting for Diane & Alex.  Diane lived in SF, then moved to LA with Alex, then right after we took their engagement photos, they moved to NY and pretty much planned this wedding from NY.  Right before the wedding, they packed up and moved to SF.

The above is my first ring shot in film. 

I love her Chanel sandals… and the tons of Hermes that were gifted.

Diane looks so beautiful.  All thanks to the lovely ladies at Kelly Zhang makeup.

Artisan did a great job with her bouquet!

The famous lemonade stand:

I just love all the color!  And the Jonathan Adler luggage tags below:

And I looove the hammocks!

One of the things we instantly bonded over was good food!  They had a few of our favorite places to eat, like the Halal Cart & Roli Roti!  Anyone else a fan???

The most adorable cake by Sweet & Saucy Shop.

And how about a pair of Jordan’s as the groom’s cake?

Congrats to Diane & Alex on a beautiful wedding!!  You can see this in the current edition of Ceremony Magazine (Los Angeles).  Their cake was also featured in Destination Weddings & Honeymoon.

In other news, I’m getting ready to send out exclusive info about the workshop in the next few weeks. Are you on the list yet? Don’t be left out, sign up now:

We’re flying out to SF in a few hours, so I thought instead of packing, I would share a destination wedding I did earlier this year.  I first met Lucy at Lauren & Chad’s wedding at the Victorian.  She was one of the beautiful bridesmaids.  I was so happy to hear from her a year later that she was engaged!  They rented a vacation home in Santa Barbara for their destination wedding.  What a great idea!

Like Lauren, Lucy also did all of her flowers herself!  Including these awesome centerpieces:

This was one of those weddings where everyone traveled in for, and many even rolled their sleeves up to help.  As soon as you enter the house, you can feel the excitement in the air.  The groomsmen are moving furniture around (including centerpieces), girls arranging flowers, and even hair & makeup were also done by friends:

I loved watching them get ready for the event:

Lucy & Dave are the sweetest people you could ever meet.  They both met while serving in the peace corps.

The house had an in-ground trampoline!!

Pure Joy Catering did a FABULOUS job!  The set up was beautiful and the food was phenomenal!

And one of my favorite parts about this wedding was that it was a brunch event!  Brunch is my favorite meal ever!

Congrats to the happy couple, Lucy & Dave!  Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness!

Ready to be overdosed with gorgeous details?  That’s how I felt shooting this wedding.  Every nook and cranny had some beautiful detail with an equally beautiful story behind it.  I met Elizabeth & Jamie a year before their wedding and it was instant chemistry.  I still remember swooning over their description of their wedding… and you know what?  It was even more beautiful than anyone could ever describe in words.  Good thing we have photos!

This Santa Barbara wedding took place at the majestic Rancho Dos Pueblos.  Like what you see?  It’s for sale!  Only $95 million, last I checked.  Tricia Fountaine is the genius behind this.  She rennovated much of the ranch, including these three horse sheds.  I love “The 3 Piggies” sign.  So appropriate.

One of the sheds was transformed into the Groom’s quarters:

The other shed was converted into a photo booth!!

And last but not least, a shed became the bride’s dressing room.  Tricia even decorated the place so cutely!

Gorgeous shoes by Poetic License:

I love this cozy vintage lounge area, adorned with vintage furniture & a chandelier:

What I love most about this wedding is how the styling fits the venue so well.  It’s seamless!  I had a hard time telling what was added just for the wedding… everything looked like it was just supposed to be like this all the time.

I love Elizabeth’s gorgeous Claire Pettibone dress.  Look at that detail!!

Tricia did all the florals & event design. Amazing, right?  Just wait till you keep reading…  Elizabeth & Jamie brought the church into the woods, under a 200 year old sycamore tree.

Love the old barn doors and old church pews.  This next image is one of my favs photos ever:

I also love the wedding party’s attire:

…and it gets better.  (Yeah, I didn’t think it could either!)  Elizabeth made personalized scrolls for each guests as their escort card.  Each scroll had a unique quote that the couple chose for each guest.  The scrolls also had the prettiest table to hang out on:

The honey is from the ranch!  And here’s another cool lounge:

Flowers in boots!  ha!

I just LOVE the table settings.  It’s entirely vintage China!

And I just love this cake.  So rustic and elegant:

Elizabeth is a clothing designer, so you’ll notice lots of vintage sewing notions in the decor, such as these old thread spools:

Jamie is a writer, so Tricia decorated a vintage typewriter for their head table.  And Elizabeth had a decorated vintage sewing machine!

One of my favorite touch is the “make your own pot of tea” station.  Each guests got their own vintage teapot too!  And I also love the vintage handkerchiefs, with a spig of lavender.

Have you noticed the use of raw cotton throughout their florals?  Well check out this wreaf made up of entirely raw cotton!  Elizabeth’s mom HAND PICKED all of the cotton from North Carolina and shipped them for Tricia to use.  This wedding was really a labor of love from everyone!

As if hand picking cotton for your daughter’s wedding isn’t pouring enough sweat, she also made these little chocolate mousse for the dessert table:

This was really such an amazing day to be part of.  The whole day went off without a hitch, thanks to  Kelly Oshiro.  Other fabulous vendors involved include Ambient Event Design, Bread + Wine Catering, & Christine Dahl.