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• 3 Weddings at Santa Barbara, CA
• Wedding client's Birthday Party
• 2 wedding photography customers reviews
• Wedding vendors in Santa Barbara

3 Weddings at Santa Barbara

July 2006:

I had three wedding photography jobs at Santa Barbara this month (July 2006). All the weddings took place very close to each other - near Cabrillo Beach, Santa Barbara.

July 1st 2006 - Wedding Schedule
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Wedding Location - Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort Hotel, Santa Barbara.
3:30pm - Arrive at Santa Barbara, CA
5:30pm - Wedding Ceremony
6:00pm - Formal Photography
7:00pm - Reception
10:00pm - End

We had a record breaking heat-wave on 2006 4th of July weekend. I hope the wedding guests didn't suffer too much from the heat. This weekend, I had two weddings on Cabrillo Beach, Santa Barbara. Today was very hot. It didn't matter if we were on the beach. Sun was very strong. The hotel staff brought out umbrellas and lemonades. I hope the wedding guests had some relief. Me? I'm always OK..

I left home for wedding 2 hours before the scheduled arrival (3 hours before the wedding ceremony). The traffic to Santa Barbar was horrible. It was a bumper to bumper traffic all the way. From Camarillo, it took me over 1 hour to get to Santa Barbara county line. Still, I was able to arrive at the wedding site early. This is why I leave home early for a wedding. It's always better to get to the wedding site 2 hours earlier than 2 minutes late.

Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort Hotel is located near Cabrillo Beach. I think this is the biggest Hotel/resort in Santa Barbara area.

The beach was right across the street from the hotel. We went to the beach and took some pictures on the sand. After a few posed pictures, we took a short break. "Just relax for awhile", I said. That's when the groom talked to the bride and kissed her on her chick. I had time for a quick candid shot. We photographed flowers and rings on the beach as well.

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They had a good reception. The dinner was well planned. Music was provided by All Occasions Entertainment from Santa Barbara.

The DJ knew exactly what kind of music to play, and he didn't talk much, as if he was shy. He just kept the party going. When the night was about to end, the DJ sang one song (Karaoke style). He sang very good. everyone was saying "Wow~~!!. One more~!!" The dude was amazing.

This (above) is my new buddy Juan.
When he first saw me at the hotel, he was a little shy. He didn't seem comfortable in front of my camera. So, I tried to break the ice. I said "I'm John, too. My friends call me Juan. If we play basketball, it will be Juan-on-Juan". After a little introduction, Juan became my buddy. At the reception, he came to me and said "I would like to play Juan-on-Juan with you". And the whole table at the wedding reception would laugh. Occasionally, I gave him a hand gesture saying "You & me, Juan-on-Juan". We laughed a lot.

Wedding album was mailed to them in about 3 weeks. They loved the pictures. They wrote me a nice Customer's Testimonial on my web site. It was memorable to me, and I was only a photographer. I can only imagine how much fun the bride and groom must have had.

At any given weekend, there are hundreds weddings going on in Santa Barbara area. I hope to come back for more Santa Barbara weddings.

God bless everyone.. God bless my Juan-on-Juan buddy. :) Thank you.

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Wedding Client's Birthday Party

July 15, 2006

One of my wedding clients had a birthday party for their baby. And I was invited. It was fun. I ate a lot.

Chavez was my wedding client 2 years ago. They kept in touch with me with baby news. I had a referral client from them as well. I also did Baptism Photography for their baby last year.

Baptism 2005

It was really nice to get invited to my past client's family event. It was fun to meet family members wearing shorts and aloha shirts. Because I only remember them in their formal wedding wears. The baby was only 1 yr old, but he had more friends than I do.

A few clients keep in touch with me with baby news. God bless all of them.

2 Wedding photography customer reviews

I have received 2 wedding customer testimonials in July.

"He was professional, prepared, and had an easy-going nature that made everyone feel comfortable. We and our friends and family were very impressed with how beautifully John captured the special day. I smile every time I see my wedding pictures."

- July 4, 2006 - Ayumi and Robert Kurata

"Thanks so much John you did an awesome job at my wedding. The Photo's were great. Thanks again"

- July 25, 2006 - Aaron and Tracy Yeaton

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Wedding Vendors in Santa Barbara

Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort
633 East Cabrillo Boulevard Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805)-564-4333
Website: Fess Parker's Double Tree Resort

All Occasions Entertainment
Heather Levin PO Box 445 Santa Barbara CA 93102
(805) 687-5225
Website: www.aoent.info

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