As promised, here are the pictures of our super fun, super beachy photo shoot.  I spent the beginning of the week in Vegas for the Event Solutions Conference.  I can’t even begin to tell you how many amazing people I met and how many amazing and inspiring things I saw and learned about.  Next week I’ll fill you in on all the excitement as well as showing you tons of pretty pictures!

Without further adieu, the shoot:

Nico, owner of Nico Designs and I wanted to put together a table that really highlighted the beauty of Santa Barbara.  We were inspired by the beautiful coastline and the incredible views the area offers.  Our color palate developed around our decision to use drift wood as the foundation for our centerpiece.  Nico added succulents and moss to the driftwood, making it feel organic and natural.  To keep the look clean and beachy, Nico used an all white floral palate with dried poppy pods.  We added abalone shells, big pieces of white coral and blue sea glass in between the floral arrangements to glam it up.  We chose a light blue taffeta linen to mimic the ocean, paired with a steel blue silk napkin to capture the oceans darker tones.  For glassware, we chose a set of complementary steel blue goblets, using a smaller wine glass for water to keep things pretty and fun.  We used a mixture of gold glass and ornate silver chargers, over which we placed neat bubble glass plates that looked like water, and a gold banded bread plate.  We sat the escort cards in a scallop shell bed of coral and sea glass, topping it all off with oversized orchids that Nico hand glued petal by petal!  We chose an ornate silver flatware to help keep the look sweet and romantic.  We hung strings of white orchids and succulents from each corner of the natural wood chiavari chairs which we chose to mimic the driftwood.  Our fabulous stationary designer, Tracy Lazaro of Lazaro Designs made the cutest favors, complete with urchin shell and pearl decorated boxes.  The invitations, escort cards, and table numbers were all printed on blue paper that matched our table linen.  To keep them elegant, yet beachy, Tracy used a ornate font and added beach shells and pearls by hand. 

During the process of the shoot, we decided to try out two looks: one with a fabric canopy over the table and one without.  Lani from LBPS Events created an amazing sheer fabric canopy over the table from which he hung an amazing sea shell chandelier that Nico handmade!  Our awesome photographer Tim Halberg literally worked until the sun went down to get all these amazing shots. KariAnn, the owner of the Santa Barbara Beach Club was kind enough to allow us to shoot on her breathtaking property, which she frequently rents out as a vacation rental for weddings.

Thank you to the amazing team of vendors who worked on the shoot:

Photography: Tim Halberg

Design: Joy de Vivre Wedding Coordination and Nico Designs

Floral Design: Nico Designs

Invitations: Lazaro Designs

Rentals: Classic Party Rentals

Drapery construction: LBPS Events

Location: Santa Barbara Beach Club