A sweet ride on your wedding day...

So if you are looking for a sweet ride on your wedding day (or any day for that matter)... check these beautiful and unique cars out...

... and what AWESOME photo ops!!

Bentley - $225 pr hr with a 2 hr minimum Each Additional hr is $175

“Gentle Ben”

English right-hand drive 1957 Bentley Silver Cloud
1. Colors are latté over mocha, with beige leather interior, burl wood trim and wool carpeting. Ben is perfect as a gentleman’s touring car or elegant wedding coach, making every moment of your special occasion most memorable. Seats 3 in the rear passenger compartment, plus 2 passengers up front with the driver.

Rolls Royce - $295 pr hr with a 2 hr minimum Each Additional hr is $245

“Cinderella”

English right-hand drive 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith.
Pearl white is the color, the perfect compliment to any wedding theme. Burl wood trim and accents remind one of old world elegance. Seats 3 in the rear passenger compartment, plus 1 passenger up front with the driver.

...And of course there are also the usual gorgeous sedans and limos!

Give Brian a call... he'll totally help you out. He's the best!

Brian Rajkovich
R&R Transportation, LLC
PO Box 30792 Santa Barbara Ca.
93105 888-RIDE-805 / 805-569-5400
SantaBarbaraLimoRR.com

Britainy's Birthday... Sheila's Design...

Last week was one of my most closest and dearest friend's birthday. Instead of dressing like Jem & the Holograms (like last years festivities).. we classed it up a bit more this year with a dinner party (cocktail attire I might add)... only it wasn't just any party... it was planned and executed perfectly from the minute the "driver" picked every girl up to the minute we were safely dropped back home...and all this to the thanks of one spectacular girl!

My amazingly talented friend Sheila planned the entire dinner party from the invitations to the gorgeous centerpieces even to the meal. All of which she made herself. Wait till you see the pics below... her centerpieces are some of the best I've ever seen.

Keep your eye out for this girl ... she'll be rocking all our worlds soon. I'll let you know when her website is up and running... it's in the works right now!!

And Brit... you looked amazing. Like I said that night... I truely am excited from the bottom of my heart for what this year has in store for you... I can't wait see what unfolds (I'll hold the tears back this time)!!

Love to you both!
A

Candice & Michael... a Hawaiian Celebration

In the middle of this cold winter (okay chilly in Santa Barbara)... I thought I would talk about Hawaii... or to be exact Candice and Michael's amazing wedding in Kailua this past year (specifically at the beautiful Kualoa Ranch)

Not only was the weather as warm and sunny as can be but so was the love in their eyes. There was such warmth and joy between these two that you would have to blind to have missed it. The way that Candice would look up at Michael and the way that Michael smiled as he first saw her at the end of the aisle... the memory of this day can keep anyone warm this winter... as I'm sure it does for everyone who was there...

This was an espeically magical ceremony in that Michael's sister Alice, an amazing minister, had everyone (herself included) in tears as she married her little brother.

To my dear dear friends. . . I'm so happy for where life has taken you in the past year and am so thankful that I was able to share this "beautiful day" with you and your families.

Love, A

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Michele & Jeff... a wedding with Holiday flare

The first week in December I photographed the lovely wedding between Michele and Jeff. It was the beginning of the season that is now upon us. The tables were covered with evergreens and red accents.

After watching this slide show you'll have to agree.. what warms my heart most about this couple... Michele's laughter and the obvious look of joy in Jeff's eyes as he watches his bride's pure happiness expressed. There were so many moments that evening of this love that it makes me tear up just thinking about it... (yet again).

To Michele & Jeff, wishing you the most magical holiday as you spend your first Christmas together. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your special occasion.

Again I have to give a special props out to Janey for second shooting with me, and to the Crowne Plaza, and the Ventura Mission for helping to create such a beautiful event.

Love,
A

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Michele & Jeff are married!!

This past weekend I had the great honor and soooo much fun photographing this wonderful couple's wedding. I met Michele and Jeff last spring in San Francisco and totally hit it off. I've been waiting for months to photograph this December wedding... what a wonderful way to ring in the holiday season. We started at the San Buena Ventura Mission for a beautiful ceremony then moved down the street to party it up at The Crowne Plaza!!

I have to say (and I think everyone in attendance would agree)... there was definitely a higher power taking care of the light... gorgeous and sunny in the morning, perfect overcast right after the ceremony (just in time for group shots), and then the clouds broke like magic into the MOST AMAZING sunset I have ever seen in California...

Michele & Jeff... thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your special day. It has been so fun getting to know you over the last year. You two have such contagious smiles and laughter that light up a room. I can't wait to visit you up in SF this spring!! Congratulations!!

Here are just a few pics from this fun and lovely wedding...

A special special thank you to Janey for second shooting with me... you rock girlfriend!!!

Daphne & Nick: The slideshow

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Just a quick thought about this wedding: It was an event of such sweetness. It echoed the joy and love that you can't help but see in the glances between Nick & Daphne. Plus those smiles and laughs... just check them out!!!

So I mentioned that a couple weeks ago I shot a very special wedding. Not only was this the wedding of my pseudo little brother (his sis is my best friend from college) but it was also an amazing example of how you can plan an amazing and touching event long distance with the help of friends and wonderful vendors. Daphne & Nick live out of town and over the past 6 months (with the help of their sister and friends) threw together a beautiful beach side affair.

Below are a list of the great vendors.

Event Coordinator: Melinda Hellyer Events & Design
Caterer: Pure Joy
Cake: Montecito Confections
Flowers: Grass Roots
Quartet: Aurora Ensemble

and the awesome,

Brion Hopkins as second shooter


It was such a pleasure to work with all of you and I can't wait to do it again!

Best,
A

Marisa & Nic (part 2): Here's the slideshow

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So a little over a week ago as I had mentioned I was in Santa Ynez shooting an Amazing wedding at the Firestone Crossroads Vineyard. Marisa and Nic did such an amazing job with every single detail. They had such a great group of people making their dream vision a reality.

Their planner: Robin Sonner (is AWESOME . . . I can't wait to work with you again)

The food: Pure Joy (amazing . . . and incredibly yummy . . . can't wait till this weekend) (and isn't that just the best darn name ever)

The Flowers: Kaleidoscope (simple, elegant, perfection)

And of course . . . my amazing second shooter (once again) Brion Hopkins (you rock as always)!!

M & N . . you know how much I love you two . . .can't wait to hear all about your honeymoon . . . enjoy this little tid bit of pics . . .

Love, A

A Wedding made by Love: Stephanie & Matt

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So, as I mentioned earlier this week I shot the most amazing and heart warming wedding. Tonight the bride, Stephanie aka "Birdie", came by my place for a sneak peak at a few pics. Just as I had mentioned previously (and as always) . . . her smile was completely contagious warmed the place (and even more so when she saw a glimpse of the pics). She was still glowing the minute she mentioned Matt and the wedding (but mostly Matt).

One thing I didn't say about what made this wedding so special was the love that went into it. Most every aspect was covered by a friend . . from the catering, to the flowers, to the location, . . and of course the photography... when you have that much heart going into an event it's bound to turn out as beautiful as the hearts of this amazing couple...

Here are just a few of the people that made this event so amazing...

First: A huge thanks to my awesome 2nd Shooter: Brion Hopkins (you rock!!)

Location and event planners:

The Montecito Country Club:

Claire & Nick (you made things so easy and gorgeous)

The Flowers:

Denise (more info to come about this miracle worker) . . .

Speechless, words cannot express what you accomplished . . . WOW

The Cake . . . you ask . . . done by the Bride herself and her best friend Thorpe

(Awesome, Awesome, Awesome)

I've heard that in the past, weddings weren't planned by the bride or done by strangers ... every detail and every chore was picked up and done by a loved one. This just proves it can still be done today...

Love,

A

btw . . .I know this is cheesy but I am STILL tearing up thinking about this couple and looking at the pics -- I've been getting teased non stop . . .I should be better at this by now... guess it shows how much I love all this wedding stuff!!

New weddings... new friends...

So this morning I had such a great breakfast with an amazing event planner, Robin Sonner. She and I are going to be working together this summer out at Crossroads in the wine country for a very special wedding. My dear friends' Marisa & Nic are getting married in July. I can't wait. Especially now that I've finally met Robin. Marisa has been telling me about her for months and how perfectly we will get along. .. well . . . she was right! This morning we had the best meeting, I could have stayed for hours and chatted.

It's mornings like this that get me so excited about wedding photography. I love meeting new people and creating a team. Every person works their own unique special talent, and together we create a beautiful masterpiece for the couple. Man this photography thing is great... the awesome couples I get to meet, the talented vendors I get to work with, traveling to amazing places... and the coolest part... doing my creative thang... this rocks!!

So great to meet you this morning Robin... can't wait for July!!

Below are a few pics I shot for Marisa & Nic's engagement a couple months ago... aren't they the cutest (little secret: they can't keep their hands off each other ;)... I love it!!!