{"id":763,"date":"2010-08-07T15:01:42","date_gmt":"2010-08-07T23:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog2\/?p=763"},"modified":"2025-04-27T19:06:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T03:06:57","slug":"santa-barbara-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wedding-photography\/santa-barbara-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Barbara Wedding Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s such a privilege, and so much fun, to photograph weddings for friends. Though it had been quite a few years since Andrew and I had seen each other, our history of playing soccer together at Agoura High School made the job of photographing his marriage to Michelle that much more special.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle and Andrew prepared for their wedding at the amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/santabarbara\/\" title=\"The Biltmore, Santa Barbara wedding photography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Four Seasons Biltmore<\/a> in Santa Barbara, California, where we also photographed the bridal party.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_01.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer - 01\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_02.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographers - 02\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_03.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photography - 03\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_04.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photos - 04\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_05.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Pictures - 05\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_06.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer - 06\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_07.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographers - 07\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_08.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer - 08\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_09.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer - 09\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_10.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photography - 10\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_11.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer - 11\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wedding ceremony took place at an equally breathtaking private residence, with an ocean view, in the exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hope_Ranch,_California\" title=\"Hope Ranch wedding photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hope Ranch<\/a> neighborhood, on Santa Barbara&#8217;s mesa.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_12.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photos - 12\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_13.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Pictures - 13\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_14.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer - 14\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_15.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographers - 15\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_16.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photography - 16\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_17.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photos - 17\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_18.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Pictures - 18\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_19.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Pics - 19\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_20.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer - 20\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_21.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographers - 21\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_22.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photography - 22\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_23.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photos - 23\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_24.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer - 24\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_25.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Pictures - 25\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the reception, we jumped over to the nearby Events by Stella Mare&#8217;s, where Michelle, Andrew, their family and friends had a great time partying on the dance floor and enjoying excellent food.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_26.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Pic - 26\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_27.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Pics - 27\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/santa-barbara-wedding_28.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer - 28\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Michelle and Andrew, thanks again for the honor of photographing your wedding.  I wish you both many years of happiness, health and blessings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s such a privilege, and so much fun, to photograph weddings for friends. 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