Los Angeles Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Santa Barbara

Congratulations Amanda & Chris!

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Santa Barbara is such a great place for a destination wedding! Amanda & Chris had such a fabulous event at the Canary Hotel.  Got some surf & sun pics, followed up by a romantic rooftop ceremony.  They rocked the night away to a great band that they flew in from Alabama. That was awesome!

I love the Canary Hotel, it’s absolutely gorgeous & in the heart of Santa Barbara. It’s no wonder so many couples chose to have their destination wedding on the rooftop of the Canary. Amanda & Jeremy had a fabulous Santa Barbara wedding!  Such a fun group! Congrats!!!

We met Amy and Steve on the amazing Canary rooftop for a fun, carefree afternoon. What’s better than lounging poolside on a rooftop?! …Maybe photographing a gorgeous couple who is madly in love :) We had so much fun and wish Amy and Steve a wonderful life together filled with sports, pasta, and many future family portrait sessions (Steve is especially excited about this one)!! Loved working with both of you, good luck with finals!

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Love these photos, doesn’t Amy look like a model?!

love this wedding!!

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Let me start off by saying how fabulous Amy’s diamond is! Just like her reception! The rooftop at the Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara was perfect for their celebration :) Being at their reception I couldn’t help but smile, what a great group of people!

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Amy’s Petit Four wedding cake was as yummy as it looks… love that amazing blue sky in the background :)

Seashells accented their reception details, perfect for a beach town wedding!!

Doesn’t it look like the world disappears around them when they are looking at each other? Their first dance was everything it should be… and now every time they hear their song play they will think of this sweet moment.

The tent made their reception cozy and romantic… I hope everyone got a chance to look up and watch the rain hit the clear top with the intense blue sky blanketed around us :)

Maybe it was being in beautiful Santa Barbara. Maybe it was the magic of being on a rooftop while it rains. Maybe it was just the joy of being newlyweds. Whatever the reason, these two fell more in love with each other in this instant.

There are no words to describe how hilarious this karaoke group was. The guys sang to Amy and the girls sang to Steve and it was classic. Pure comedy.

Another affectionate candid moment, I think it’s so romantic that he kisses her on the forehead.

This photograph captures the energy of their reception perfectly!

There is something to be said about two people who are so in love that you can tell just by watching them look at each other! Amy and Steve are that couple, so very in love! They had an amazing wedding in beautiful Santa Barbara. It did rain but their trendy pink and white umbrellas kept the girls dry (the guys had oversized black umbrellas too, very sharp!). There is an old saying that rain on your wedding day means you will have a strong marriage since a wet knot is harder to untie :)

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Love, love, love the photo of Amy’s champagne heals and the Tiffany necklace that Steve gave her. I heard her asking him in amazement how he managed to get the necklace to her before they got married, it was clear she was very impressed!! Good job Steve :)

The groomsmen stopped at O’Malley’s on State Street for a pre-wedding drink…

The girls got ready at the very chic Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara.

Amy looked amazing and she is clearly in love! Look at her smile, she was definitely having a great time on her wedding day :)

Amy and her bridesmaids were so giggly walking down State Street in Santa Barbara… what great friends, I bet they have so much fun together! We found these amazing stairs at Paseo Nuevo right behind Nordstrom!

We loved the stairs so much so what better place to do Amy and Steve’s  first glance?! Amy waited at the top of the stairs for Steve and when she saw him coming she was SO excited!! The look on Steve’s face when he turned around and saw his bride was great to watch, such a sweet moment for the two of them!

Their wedding ceremony at the Santa Barbara Court House… love this venue! Her beautiful wedding dress from J Crew was perfect for her modern ceremony.

You may think we asked them to dance for photos but they did this all on their own. Just having a quite moment with each other right after the ceremony… officially husband and wife :)

The way they look at each other with so much love, marriage is going to be good to them! The photo of them kissing under the archway is soooo romantic.

Those pink and white umbrellas just made my day, so elegant. And such a fun bridal party!

These are some of my favorite photos from the Court House. Those amazing lights and the wrought iron fence really add to the passion in these photographs.

Look for part 2 { Canary Hotel Reception | Amy + Steve } coming soon!!

This wedding album is designed as a 12×9 thick coffee table album.  I designed this one in particular to match their engagement album.  The two go perfectly together!  Alisa and Kelly got married at the Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara.  The groomsmen did some portraits at the Santa Barbara Mission and the girls went to the Santa Barbara Court House, Sunken Gardens.  The ceremony was on the rooftop of the Canary hotel and the view was amazing!  You could see all of downtown Santa Barbara and the artistic spanish tile roofs.  It was breathtaking!  We headed back over to the Sunken Gardens for family, bridal party and Alisa and Kelly’s portraits.  The Santa Barbara Court House is one of my favorite places to photograph.

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{ Artistic Cover }

{ Inside Pages }