This Bride and Groom are living an absolute fairytale. After they designed this stunner of an engagement ring together, they set off to plan one beautiful Santa Barbara wedding. With vendors like Michael + Anna Costa Photography, Redmond Digital Media, Bacara Resort & Spa, Downbeat LA, Drunken Pixel and Jenny Yoo, their big day was an absolute dream. Head to The Vault to experience all the magic for yourself!
From The Bride…Christian and I met our sophomore year of college on our way to a winter formal dance with friends and started dating shortly after. We finally decided we were ready to get married eight years later. We designed my engagement ring together so I never thought he would be able to pull of a surprise proposal. Almost everyday I asked him if the jewelers said when the ring was going to be ready. On New Year’s Eve I asked him again and he replied, “They said they were delayed due to the holidays and it will be about 2 more weeks.” I was a little bummed out but still very excited. That night we were hosting a New Years Eve party with a ton of our friends. One friend who is a photographer said she wanted to take pictures of us all in the backyard because Christian had bought these cool sparklers and they would make for some great long exposure shots. Of course I read nothing into it because I completely believed the ring wasn’t ready. All of the sudden mid picture Christian grabs the sparkler out of my hand and hands it off to our friend. He took my hand and pulled me in front everyone. Then it finally hit me, this is the night! I immediately started crying as Christian got down on one knee and pulled out the ring. He started getting choked up too and was having a hard time beginning to speak. I blurted out, “You lied to me!” Everyone laughed and it broke his nervousness. He gave me the sweetest proposal, and I said yes! He then asked everyone to turn and wave to the security camera in our backyard. He had called everyone in both families, even aunts, uncles and cousins to give them the web link to our security camera so they could all watch the live-streaming proposal! It was so special that everyone was able to watch. We quickly started touring venues in Santa Barbara and when we came to the Bacara for a tour, we knew this was where we wanted to get married. Unfortunately they were booked a year out as the Bacara’s coordinator reviewed the bookings for 2015. “I’ll be right back to double check if there have been any changes.” He and I sat down outside, said a quick prayer and anxiously waited. When she came back, someone had called that day and cancelled their spot in August! We were overjoyed and reserved the date on the spot. The wedding was spectacular. We left for our honeymoon in Bora Bora the next day.
Photography: MICHAEL + ANNA COSTA PHOTOGRAPHY | Cinematography: Redmond Digital Media | Event Planning: Attention To Detail | Floral Design: Rockrose Floral Design | Wedding Dress: Kenneth Winston | Cake: Room For Cake | Bride's Shoes: Badgley Mischka | Bridesmaids' Dresses: Jenny Yoo | Hair + Makeup: Unveiled Makeup | Band: Downbeat La | Groom's Attire: Ted Baker | String Quartet: Dolce Quartet | Venue: Bacara Resort & Spa | Gelato Stand: Via Maestra 42 | Honeymoon: Conrad Bora Bora Nui | Photo Booth: Drunken Pixel