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Santa Ynez Wedding – Firestone Vineyards / LOS OLIVOS, CALIFORNIA

I met Greta and John in Santa Monica as they were planning their Santa Ynez Wedding at Firestone Vineyards.
With the beautiful work by talented vendors, including Percy Sales Events, their plans came to life in a wedding of classic elegance
with touches of vintage charm. One of the selling points for Firestone Vineyards, other than the stunning sweeping vistas which
Santa Ynez is renown for, was the dinner space: the winery’s Barrel Room. As a Wedding Photographer who loves Santa Barbara
and Santa Ynez Weddings, I absolutely fell in love with this venue, all of the elegant touches Greta selected, and with Greta herself!
It’s no surprise that their wedding was chosen to be featured by Ruffled blog – very excited about that!

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From the Bride:

From the very minute John got down on one knee and asked for my hand in marriage, I knew I wanted to create a day that represented the love we have for each other and for our friends and family.
We wanted our wedding to truly embody and represent the commitment, love, and passion we had for our lives together. Adjectives like amorous, timeless, and sentimental with a touch of
vintage charm took hold in our hearts, and from the looks of our wedding, those ideas never left. I was inspired by the antique cameo pin that was my great grandmother’s and adorned my bouquet.

Growing up in Santa Barbara, I had seen my fair share of drop dead gorgeous weddings. I knew that if the dream wedding I had started to formulate in my mind were to ever come to life I had to enlist
the services of Percy Sales at Percy Sales Events, a family friend and exceptional wedding planner. After only a few site visits, John and I were sold on Firestone Vineyards in Los Olivos, CA to serve as
our venue. The sweeping vistas, incredible vineyard views, and breathtaking surroundings captured our interest but hearing Percy’s vision of hosting our dinner in the winery’s Barrel Room sealed the deal.

Over the next ten months, I became completely entranced by the entire wedding planning process. Every spare moment was spent selecting and perfecting the details. Designing and printing our
paper goods, scouring Etsy for the perfect ring bearer pillow and the vintage sterling silver flower girl basket, begging my friend to gift me her calligraphy skills for our wedding invitations,
fawning over beautiful blooms that I hoped would be in season in August and crossing my fingers that the Bordeaux canopy love seat I fawned over for months from The Tent Merchant was available.
Family and friends collected over 150 empty wine bottles that my mother hand painted metallic gold to serve as candle holders for our feasting table. Just as the old saying goes,
“it takes a village to raise a child,” same holds true for weddings!

When reflecting back on our wedding day, the only words that comes to mind to describe the experience is exquisite, eloquent, and awe inspiring. Everything from the calming of the breeze
as I made my way down the aisle, the delicious meal served to our guests at the feasting table, to the perfectly placed floral arrangements, the metallic gold 3-layer cake, and the dance floor
that was jam-
packed all night, it all fell perfectly into place coming together flawlessly.   It was without a doubt, the most beautiful, memorable, and amazing day of our lives!

Thank you to all the wedding vendors who contributed to the beauty of this day.

Sincerely,

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Wedding Planner: Percy Sales Events / Photography: Linda Arredondo Photography / Venue: Firestone Vineyards, Los Olivos, CA /Florist: Your Image Floral Design /

Rentals, Linens, and Furniture: The Tent Merchant / Caterer: Georgia’s Smokehouse / Cake and Desserts: Decadence Fine Cakes and Confections /

Associate Photographer : Joe Goger / Officiant: Reverend Ken Collier / Guest Transportation: Jump on the School Bus / Bride & Groom Transportation: Classic Motoring Car Rentals /

Reception DJ: David Fletes, Supastarr DJs / Ceremony & Cocktail Hour Musician: Rebekah Scogin, Harpist / Hair & Make-up: Absolutely Fabulous Glamour Studio

Bride’s Dress: Marisa Bridals, Style #953, Panache Bridals – Santa Barbara / Bride’s Veil: Malis-Henderson, Panache Bridals – Santa Barbara /

Bridesmaids Dresses: Amsale, Panache Bridals – Santa Barbara / Invitations: Etsy Shop: Champagne Press / Hotel: Hotel Corque

Spanish Wedding Photography

I had the pleasure of traveling to Spain while working as a wedding photographer to photograph this beautiful Spanish wedding. I’m always inspired by the change of scenery,cuisine and culture when photographing a European wedding. I love Los Angeles and the dynamic nature of this city, however finding new inspiration in far away places can lend a new perspective to my work.

Llafranc Spanish wedding by Los Angeles based wedding photographer Linda Arredondo

European wedding by Linda Arredondo

I almost didn’t post this European destination wedding on the blog because I created a custom designed slideshow gallery for this couple. After delivering the gallery and photos I kept moving on to the next wedding edits, as is often the case since delivering to my clients on time takes priority over posting on my blog! I am SO glad I decided to include this in my “post this on the blog at some point” list! This wedding merits being seen! I cannot with words express the innate beauty that lingered in the air throughout this beautiful day. I so enjoyed weaving this story once again to share with you all. Find out more about European wedding packages here.

It took place at the venue of El Far, located in Llafranc on the renown Costa Brava of Spain. Her Vintage Bohemian Wedding Dress was personally designed by Spanish designer Jose Maria Peiro – His gowns are truly one of a kind, do check out his site!

 
This wedding was featured on Wedding Chicks Real Weddings

Alternative Malibu Wedding

I love zebras!  And so should you. If you have your wedding at Saddle Rock Ranch in Malibu there will be lots of them. I dare you to ride one, I’d love to get a photo. A short drive from Los Angeles proper, Malibu is just another reason we love shooting weddings in greater Los Angeles. Malibu wedding photographers often come from Los Angeles and as we like to say why not have a destination wedding thats close to home!? All of the celebrities that live in LA and get married at Saddle Rock Ranch in Malibu can’t be wrong.  With all of this hype, one can only ask themselves is it the zebras or is it the location?  We think its both and have no trouble traveling to your destination wedding in Malibu to photograph your wedding as you ride a zebra down the isle (*hasn’t happened yet but don’t let us stop you).

Los Angeles Wedding Photographer Linda Arredondo As much as I like beautiful photos, I like unconventional ones here and there too.

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