Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer | Katie and Doug at Alice Keck Gardens Wedding Photography7/21/2019
  Doug and Katie's Santa Barbara July wedding began in a park and ended up in an uproarious Italian-style party. This Alice Keck Park wedding was sunny and bright. After a post-ceremony portrait hour, the new couple and I did a photo-walk to Villa & Vine, where their friends and family awaited them to celebrate and wine down the evening together.
Ceremony venue: Alice Keck Memorial Gardens, Santa Barbara Reception venue & catering: Villa & Vine Cake: Santa Barbara Cakes
Pepperdine sweethearts getting married at a historic church in the Highland Park neighborhood of LA? It just doesn't get any sweeter than this.
Katrina and Sergio's wedding was so totally THEM. They met at Pepperdine, so their ceremony was officiated by a beloved professor, who delivered his message beautifully in both English and Spanish, to honor the bicultural union of the United States and Bolivia. Bolivian traditional appetizers, Southern BBQ buffet for dinner. Bilingual table decorations. Live music from their line up of ultra-talented friends. Group dancing lessons taught by the bride herself. Desserts baked by the mother of the bride. What a wonderful way to kick off the lifetime of a wonderful new couple! Venue: York Manor Food/Catering: It’s In the Sauce DJ/Music: Alex and Wesley Park Flowers: The Little Branch Cake: Half Baked Co Dress: BHLDN   Stauffer Chapel at Pepperdine University is the ideal backdrop for Jordan and Simon's beautiful wedding vows. With Jordan's impeccable sense of style and Simon's ability to keep everyone laughing, this wedding was a treat to document and participate in.
As beautiful as the blue stained glass window of the chapel is, those moments pale in comparison to the gorgeous post-ceremony couple photos we snapped on the cliffs overlooking Point Dume State Beach. Hands down one of my favorite wedding photography moments of my career. Getting ready @ Airbnb in Malibu Ceremony: Stauffer Chapel Post-ceremony photos: Point Dume State Beach Reception: Duke's Malibu Photographer: Cecily Breeding (that's me!) Officiant: Landry Smith (best friend of groom) Food/Catering: Duke’s Malibu Flowers: Wildfire Florist Cake: SuzieCakes Dress: Chantilly Couture Hair/Make up: Cheek to Cheek Artistry
Caitlin and Josh are college sweethearts who planned their wedding from out of town while doing long-distance and they still got married and had a blast on their wedding day. So basically they should get a medal (but instead they got rings and an unforgettable party in the mountains, which is just as good).
Thank you Caitlin and Josh for being so dang fun AND willing to traipse through the wild orchard underbrush for your photos (it helped that you were wearing cowboy boots). Thank you also for introducing me to my new favorite venue, The Homestead at Oak Glen. This venue was the perfect choice for your celebration because they did everything (right down to the flowers and the photo booth) for you but they are also so creative and helpful in every way. Bride's dream, but also a photographer's dream. Photography: Cecily Breeding (that's me!) Wedding coordinator: Paula Christante Venue: The Homestead at Wilshire Ranch (Owner Paula Christante), (909) 790-8010, info@homesteadoakglen.com, 11951 Oak Glen Road, Oak Glen, CA 92399 Food/Catering: Haverland Catering, (909) 446-0557, haverlandcatering@yahoo.com DJ/Music: DJ Milo (booked through The Homestead) Flowers: Nadine (through The Homestead) Cake: ??? (provided by The Homestead.... didn't I say this place is awesome?) Dress: David’s Bridal Malibu Wedding Photography | Alicia and Reilly at Conejo Valley Church of Christ Wedding Photos6/22/2019
Alicia and Reilly got married at the church where Alicia grew up and where her father is a minister AND he officiated their wedding ceremony. And to add another level to the beautiful family symbolism, Alicia wore her mother’s wedding dress, which was customized and re-imagined by her mother-in-law. Crying yet? Oh, also she got ready at home, with her dog, and crossed the street to get married. The day couldn't have been more perfect, and with such incredible families, this marriage is destined for greatness.
After the ceremony in the church, the guests drove over the hill to Malibu where the reception was held on campus at Pepperdine University, where Alicia is an alum. With so many church and Pepperdine people in attendance, the whole day felt like a big family reunion (which is exactly how weddings should feel)! Ceremony venue: Conejo Valley Church of Christ Ceremony start time: 1:00pm Reception venue: Villa Graziadio at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA Wedding coordinator: Avesta Carrara Food/Catering: Sodexo DJ/Music: Vox DJ (Daniel Cabral) Flowers: LA Flower Market Cake: The Pie Hole Dress: Mom’s dress, reimagined by future mother-in-law  Amanda and Brent's wedding at Stonewall Ranch in Malibu had just the right combination of everything: a fine layer of mid-summer clouds to keep the outdoor ceremony cool (and to make photos SO much easier), a touch of sweet sentimentality in the tear-jerker of a first look between father and bride, before walking her down the aisle, a generous helping of family and friends who love this happy couple to the bone, and unlimited Pacific views.
Photography: Cecily Breeding (that's me!) Hair and makeup location: Four Seasons Westlake Village Getting ready groom: family home Getting ready bride: Air BnB Venue: Stonewall Ranch, Malibu, CA Ceremony start time: 12:30pm Wedding coordinator: Jessica Swann (jessica.bright@pepperdine.edu, Food/Catering: Paulina’s Food Catering Coffee Cart: Bon Cafetit DJ/Music: Todd Mayo, Ian Lamont Flowers: Greenwich Floral (bouquets), Mayesh Flowers (everything else) Cake: JaimeCakes Dress: Stella York, from Pebble’s Bridal
Brian and Morgan's Malibu West Beach Club wedding was all kinds of easy-breezy and filled with carefree fun. To see the photos, it totally doesn't look like June (look at that moody sky!) but that's just summer in Malibu: unpredictable. But with unpredictable comes reward and I couldn't be happier with Brian and Morgan's sweet beach first look and couple portraits, set to the backdrop of a moody sky and blue crashing waves.
Brian and Morgan honored their Jewish heritage with the signing of a beautiful ketubah before the ceremony, as well as the crowd-pleaser glass-stomp (mazal tov!) and of course the hora chair dance that always makes me cringe because I'm afraid someone is going to take a tumble (but not to worry... everyone survived). Congratulations to Brian and Morgan! It's so evident in your calm and peaceful chemistry that your companionship runs deep and true and I'm so happy for you to begin the rest of your life together! Venue: the amazing Malibu West Beach Club Photographer: Cecily Breeding (that's me!) Second shooter: Chase Minor Wedding coordinator: (day-of) Danielle Fast, hello@steadfastevents.com Flowers: Diane Carvotta Cake: Hansen’s Dress: Bhldn Videographer: Chad LeBaron
Does something look a little different about Ilse and Louis' gorgeous elopement photos at El Matador Beach? That's because we did the shoot at sunrise! That's right, this awesome couple got ready and met me at the beach at 6:45 am for sunrise (which turned out to be perfectly cloudy and all pastels all morning long) and it was totally worth it to have the WHOOLLE beach to ourselves! If you've been to El Matador, you know that it can be challenging to have a clean background due to other people enjoying the beach (who can blame them? It's stunning.) But a sunrise session at El Matador meant we were alone with the beautiful light, freshly smoothed sand, and expanse of rocks to climb all over. It was a dream come true!
Though based inland, Ilse and Louis wanted to snap elopement photos at El Matador because they getaway to the beach any chance they have (and I can totally see why!). I'm so thrilled they found me online (yay Google!) and we got to spend these special moments together making some truly frame-worthy images to commemorate the beginning of their life together.  Stacy and Mark's March wedding at the legendary Wayfarer's Chapel in Palos Verdes, California, was nothing short of breathtaking. Full of light and glass, the space feels like a heavenly forest, and is the perfect space to say vows that will last a lifetime.
Stacy and Mark's sweet and playful relationship is a magnet for incredible people, and I had the best time joining in the celebration. Check out Stacy and Mark's engagement photos at El Matador State Beach back in September >> Ceremony venue: Wayfarer's Chapel Reception venue: Los Verdes Golf Course Wedding coordinator: Shelby Jolivet, Emily Mora (Los Verdes staff) Officiant: Angela Robinson Food/Catering: Los Verdes Golf Course DJ/Music: Kevin Hogan Flowers: Sarah Brown, @sarahcbrowndesigns Cake: Paige Tull Dress: Lili Bridals & Formals www.lilibridals.com Cookie favors: Susie Bock, www.couturecookiecompany.com, @couturedcookie  All-new in 2019, I'm offering a brand new type of wedding photography package to the menu. No editing, no post-processing. Just me, my artistic eye, my work ethic, my gear and a bunch of digital, unedited RAW files for you at the end of the night. It's not for everyone, but the Shooter-Only Package might be just what you were looking for.
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