Category: Venues

August 12, 2018

Wedding at The York Manor Los Angeles – Stefania & Conor

Wedding at The York Manor Los Angeles

Stefania contacted me almost a year and a half ago in search of a photographer for their wedding at The York Manor Los Angeles. I remember meeting with Stefania and Conor over FaceTime back when I was living in Pittsburgh. They told me about their love story, how it started as just friends, and how they finally realized that their feelings were stronger for each other than they thought.

They started planning their wedding well in advance, which helped since their wedding required a bit more logistics. Stefania is from Romania, and Conor is from Ireland, they had a traditional ceremony in Romania with friends and family, another party in Ireland near Conor’s childhood home, and a final celebration back in the US. That’s where I came into the picture (no pun intended). Since they already had their legal ceremony completed, this was really just a big, awesome party.

Getting Ready

The day started at a cute little AirBnB less than 5 minutes down the street from The York Manor. Stefania and her bridesmaids all wore cute, matching outfits with tropical green leaves. We got some photos of them hanging out and relaxing before the party began, although you could definitely tell that the party had already started when we got there. Everyone was so relaxed and having fun just hanging out.

Stefania was glowing, her hair and makeup looked stunning, and you could instantly see how happy she was. She was so at ease and laid back, nothing could’ve put her in a bad mood. Nothing went wrong, but if anything did, I’m sure she would’ve just laughed it off.

The Party

We all walked (actually I drove the 30 second drive) to The York Manor. Once there we took some Vogue inspired photos of the ladies around the property, some of the guys, and then some of just Stefania and Conor. Then the real party began. There was dancing, and laughing, and more dancing, and more laughing. They served a variety of finger foods (which is super convenient for a photographer btw), and an assortment of tasty little desserts.

Here’s some of my favorites from their wedding at The York Manor Los Angeles

Photography | Elizabeth Victoria Photography

Coordinator | Tasteful Tatters

Venue | The York Manor

DJ | Spirit of ’68

Florist | Valerie Jurado

Caterer | Sunrise to Sunset Catering

Bakery | Portos Bakery

Hair & Makeup | Absolutely Beautiful Brides

Wedding Gown | Dress The Population

Groom’s Attire | Generation Tux

Second Photographer | Jenny Rolapp

Excited to share that this wedding was featured on Offbeat Bride!

June 27, 2018

Santa Barbara Wedding Venues

Santa Barbara Wedding Venues – Where to start?

Planning your wedding can be such a stressful time, but it is also fun and exciting and will help ensure that your wedding is one of the best days of your life. But where do you start? You know you want to have your wedding in Santa Barbara, probably because it’s a gorgeous city, with near perfect weather all year long. It’s perfectly situated just a couple hours from Los Angeles. There are multiple hotels, and bed & breakfasts to chose from. And the architecture throughout the city is uniquely Spanish, a look that isn’t as predominate in most other California cities.

Santa Barbara is a great city for your giant luxury wedding with hundreds of guests, or for your small destination elopement wedding with just you and your fiancé. I’ll give you a list of some of my favorite Santa Barbara wedding venues – which most can fit whatever wedding day you imagined.

But first off, you’re gonna need an awesome Santa Barbara wedding photographer. Well clearly that’s where I come in. ? I’ve photographed many weddings in Santa Barbara. I love the area and all the many locations there are for wedding day or engagement session photos. Just take a look around my site to see some samples, then reach out and let me know which venue you decided on or which Santa Barbara wedding venue you’re leaning towards.

Santa Barbara Wedding Venues

Here’s a list of the beach front or close to the beach wedding venues in the Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito area. There are several to choose from and they all have their own charm. In no particular order:

Here are some more amazing wedding venues that are in the Santa Barbara area but aren’t near the beach. These are tucked in the city, and surrounding areas, and they also have great spaces to make your dream wedding come to life.

It’s really hard to narrow the list down more and I’m sure I missed several as there are really so many venues in Santa Barbara. Some of these wedding venues have restrictions on guest count. Some will require you to use their own catering company, or they’ll require you to provide everything. But most of these venues are really beautiful and unique in their own ways, and no matter which you choose, I know your wedding day will be perfect.

As soon you decide on the perfect Santa Barbara wedding venue and you know the date you want is available, contact me next to make sure my calendar is open for your wedding photography!

June 26, 2018

Perfect Wedding Day Venues

Perfect Wedding Day Venues can be difficult to find. Luckily you found this site! I’d love to help you find a place that will help complete your wedding day!

So you got engaged?! YAY!! Congrats, how exciting!! Where are you getting married? This is one of the first questions you’ll hear, so how do you go about picking your wedding venue? If you’re new to planning weddings, and most likely you are, this can be very difficult. How do you know where to look? How much are they? What do they offer?

Lookie here! The wedding-spot.com helps you find venues based on the location on the map, it doesn’t list all but it has many on there and a lot of information attached to each of them. It’s definitely helpful for at least getting an idea on what’s available. It even allows you to filter it based on guests, style, budget, services in addition to locations.

So once you get your date and venue locked down, it should be time to book your photographer. That’s where I come in! ? Send me an email or give me a call and we’ll talk about your wedding!

Here are some gorgeous ceremony sites to check out.