Real Wedding: Laurie + Matt's Santa Barbara Wedding

Happy Monday everyone! The talented Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie sent me this lovely wedding to share with you all today. Gorgeous photography and a beautiful ceremony location in Santa Barbara, CA. Kelly Oshiro (the event coordinator) was kind enough to send over a few words about the wedding, Laurie & Matt hail from Boston and originally we’re going to get married in upstate New York, but because of some family health issues, Santa Barbara was picked as a closer location to the family in LA. Since they both loved that east coast look, I took them to the Santa Barbara Club. Its one of the oldest private clubs on the West Coast. The building was built in 1904 and has gorgeous wood work, formal spaces, very much like you’d find in an old building in New York. The really wanted the mood to be like a fabulous supper club, so we hired a fabulous jazz band, Nova Jazz and The club served four courses to guests."











From Kelly, The ceremony location was the Courthouse, which has gorgeous architectural detail and was only two blocks from the reception site. It was a blended Catholic and Jewish ceremony and Laurie sang the prayer over the kiddish cup and was so beautiful and personal. My favorite fun little detail was having guests taken to the and from the ceremony in pedicabs. It was a fun alternative to having guests walk and it made from some great photos.





Favorite Memory of the Day from Laurie: Our ceremony had been at sunset. After we had a couple of moments to ourselves "backstage," we came out to see the arch of the courthouse bathed in lights. The sky held the last color of the day and, as Matt remarked, it was the exact blue of our invitations. The twilight sky formed a beautiful backdrop for the lit facade and the path of luminaries leading to the arch. We had the beauty of the place and that fleeting time of day all to ourselves. It was so special to have that quiet moment before joining the energy and tumult of the reception.





I love the color and style of their invitations and other paper goods by Carrie Siegel at Two Trick Pony.







Laurie described her wedding as classic but modern design; a retro-chic jazz feel. A super dinner party with an emphasis on local food and drink, good conversations, and a classic jazz backdrop.







Any advice for those planning now? From Laurie, Don't be afraid to suggest far-fetched ideas, they can develop and transform into great ideas through the course of a conversation. Our best ideas usually came in last 15 minutes of our meetings. Find vendors with a good sense of design, concentrate on communicating your style and let them do their thing to bring it life.

Every single one of our vendors was fabulous and exceeded our expectations. I'm sure everyone says that, but I can rave about each of them.

Thanks so much for sharing your lovely wedding with us! Congrats again to Laurie + Matt.

Vendors
Venue: Sunken Garden at Santa Barbara County Courthouse (ceremony) and Santa Barbara Club (reception)
Photography: Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie
Wedding Dress: Peter Langner
Hair and Makeup: Noelle Glotfelty
Shoes: Dior
Bridesmaid Dress: JCrew
Hairpieces: Galvanized Headwear
Groom: Suit: Paul Smith, Shoes: Gordon Rush, Tie: Lanvin, Shirt: Thomas Pink; Cufflinks: grandfather's
Event Planner(month of) and location scouting: Kelly Oshiro
Floral Design: Camille Panzarello at Modern Day Design
Cake: Robyn Loves Cake
Music: Aurora Ensemble (ceremony) Nova Jazz (reception)
Catering: Santa Barbara Club
Rentals- Town and Country Event Rentals
Linens: La Tavola
Transportation: Santa Barbara Pedicabs