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Edson & Vanessa // Fairytale South Coast botanic garden wedding

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 Fairytale South Coast botanic garden wedding // ©2016 Sun & Sparrow Fairytale wedding photographer

Sun & Sparrow is one of the leading engagement and wedding photographers in the Los Angeles area as well as Santa Barbara and Orange County.

Our wedding day came and went in a blink of an eye! I cherished those moments where time stood still and I could just breathe everything in and focus on just what our day was all about, Love. While getting ready for my day, I remember watching my mother get her hair and makeup done as I sat on my bed with one of my 13yr old dogs, petting her and listening to some Alicia keys was just the perfect start to my day! My heart just felt so overjoyed in that moment. Everything else was just a fast forward and pause kind of day. My favorite pause was our first look, my nerves were thru the roof and I knew as soon as I saw Edson I would not be able to control my emotions. Sure enough, one look at him and I just couldn’t hold back my tears, here in front of me was standing the love of my life moments before becoming my husband, it just felt so surreal! So many talks about getting married, to being engaged and then the crazy planning phase and the day was finally here! All my morning nerves were at ease after that, I felt so relaxed and ready to just enjoy our wedding day together and finally be married.

I’m a simple kind of girl! I love natural light and beautiful soft colors so from the get go I always knew I wanted a garden wedding. I didn’t want anything to take away from the natural beauty our venue had to offer. My amazing florist, Laura was the mastermind behind it all. She just knew exactly what made me happy and made my wedding a dream!

Brides to be, take it all in as much as you can! Do not worry about a single thing on the day of because something WILL go wrong or at least not how you planned and it’ll all be ok!

Enjoy it all as it comes and bask in all the love that surrounds you two. Truly treasure those moments alone with your husband because those come so little. People really weren’t kidding when they say your wedding day comes and goes, I am so glad I have all these beautiful images to help me relive such an amazing day in our lives.

Venue: South coast botanic garden   http://southcoastbotanicgarden.org/

Catering: Chipotle   https://chipotle.com/catering

Florist/Coordinator: Laura Barraza   https://www.instagram.com/laura_instyleblooms/

Hair and Makeup: Cynthia Rodriguez   https://www.instagram.com/sinsix_/

Dress: Vivienne Atelier   http://vivienneatelier.com/

Suit: Express   http://www.express.com/

Video: Jackie Arevalo

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    James & Crystal // June Lake Mountain wedding

    FROM THE BRIDE //  

    James and I were just looking to have a fun day to share with our family & friends. Since we both enjoy the outdoors, a rustic wedding seemed like the way to go.
    I would have to say that our favorite and most memorable part would have to be the chairlift ride up the mountain for all our guests and the breath taking views from all angles of our venue site.

    Photography was important to us because it is the only way to capture these once in a life time memories and for us to be able to share these memories with our future children. We chose Sun & Sparrow because you girls are awesome and fun and our friends! I wouldn’t have had it any other way because it was easy to let loose and be ourselves in front of people we already knew. Not to mention seeing all the other weddings and events they have been a part of were spectacular!!!

    Oh man, DIY… To complete our rustic theme, mason jars were our main project. My mom and I diligently worked on the center piece vases by wrapping 40+ mason jars with burlap followed by a slightly narrower piece of lace and then topped it off with tying a piece or coral cord and a “love” charm around the mouth of the jar. Then we moved on to the small jelly jars that we wrapped with a burlap ribbon and completed it with a small white ribbon flower. For our escort cards and the display, I ordered business cards from the company that made our invitations so that we could stick with the theme of that and then one of my bridesmaids helped out by hand writing all our guest names and their table assignments. The display, I found a large clearance frame at the local craft store, strung twine across and pinned up each card with a small mini-clothespin. And, I believe that is it for the DIY, at least the big stuff!

    For those ladies that are planning a wedding right now, make sure to do you and your fiance… no one else! Friends and family will have their opinion, but this day is about the 2 of you and no one else!!! Also, do everything in your power to have fun with it. You will always come across speed bumps that will try to cause stress, but remember to stay calm and work through it. On your wedding day, be open to the things that will inevitably go wrong, and when something does go wrong, embrace it and laugh!!!
    The awesome thing about being married is knowing that I am officially tied to the man that I love!!!

    June Mountain – venue (https://www.junemountain.com/Groups/Weddings)
    Michelle Denault – flowers (denaultcatering.com)
    Hair by Carrie – hair & make-up (www.hairbycarrieg.com)
    Flare’s Bridal – wedding dress (www.flaresbridal.com)
    Friar Tux – suit rentals (friartux.com)
    Mimi’s Cookie Bar – bakery (www.mimiscookiebar.com)

    CONGRATULATE JAMES & CRYSTAL BY LEAVING A COMMENT BELOW! THANKS FOR STOPPING BY OUR BLOG!

    ©2014 Sun & Sparrow Photographers // June Lake Mountain wedding

    VENDORS // Hotel: Boulder Lodge //  Venue: June Mountain  //   Photographers: Sun & Sparrow Photographers  //  Flowers: Michelle Denault //  Hair & Makeup: Hair by Carrie  //  Bridal Gown: Flare’s Bridal   //  Bridal Shoes: Converse //  Groom’s Tux: Friar Tux  //  Bakery:  Mimi’s Cookie Bar

    CONGRATULATE JAMES & CRYSTAL BY LEAVING A COMMENT BELOW! THANKS FOR STOPPING BY OUR BLOG!

    ©2014 Sun & Sparrow Photographers // June Lake Mountain wedding

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