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Any diamond will carry a romantic message to a beloved bride, but only one will set her heart on fire. A diamond that is so perfectly cut that it has all the classic elements of a diamond’s beauty—brilliance, dispersion and scintillation. A diamond that sparkles like a red-hot fire. A Hearts On Fire diamond.
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In the words of the Brooklyn-based premier perfumer Christopher Brosius, “We live because we breathe, and with each breath we smell. This is inevitable. The sense of smell is our first and most immediate link to the world around us....
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The enchantment of the Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez regions, unfolding their miraculous natural beauty, cast their spell on Jill la Fleur, The Wedding Planner.
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Custom Designer Cookie Platters
Entertain with style and panache with these exquisite custom designer
cookie platters! Personalize the colors of your cookie platter to match
your event’s color theme. 30 cookies, individually wrapped ~ $120 Beau-Coup
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Malibu Cocktail Shaker
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up any party with this ceramic cocktail shaker with Malibu print. This
7oz shaker is presented in a decorative printed gift box ~ $42 Weddingish
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Juicy Couture Set
Pamper her the Juicy Couture way with this limited edition fragrance set. The travel size spray is perfect for Juicy girls on the go. It’s adorned with an exclusive Juicy Lipstick charm and paired with a hydrating body moisturizer. Give the gift of Juicy—it’s fashionably romantic and fun. $95, sephora.com
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“We were starving artists!” Brian Charrette admits. “We were aspiring photographers shooting a very broad spectrum of work from Fine Art, Landscape, Portraits and just about anything else you can imagine starving artists would shoot.”
The “we” in his comment includes Brady, now his wife, with whom Brian’s professional goals once were in conflict. Brian recalls, “Brady and I were not married yet, and we had different interests in photography. We were really unsure if our professional goals would allow us to live in the same city. I wanted to pursue commercial photography and Brady wanted to do portrait photography.” Fortunately for them, (and for our Your Wedding Day readers), in 2002, friends of Brady and Brian asked them to photograph their wedding. They did, and decided they had found their common niche...then the journey, BB Photography, officially began.
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Catering - Viva Espana
Coordination - Myths & Realities
a Perfect Santa Barbara Wedding
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Brady and Brian find many sources of inspiration for their work. Brian says, “I love people and I love tapping into people’s souls. I get a lot out of people. I’m inspired by the thought of capturing the next amazing image”
Brian says he is also inspired by the couples’s expressive gratification of his and Brady’s work when the pictures are delivered. “People are amazed at how we are able to get so many images when our presence went so unnoticed.”
BB Photography serves hundreds of gratified brides and grooms each year, and Brian believes he and Brady receive so many calls in part because of the way they express their craft. “It is important for couples to have chemistry with their photographers because we will be working so close to family and friends.”
We have heard about this great chemistry too, and that in addition to their skills -- which Brian highlights as lighting, camera control, and computer techniques -- Brian and Brady are very easy to work with, and their personal warmth and connection with their couples just enhances their skills and ability to create warm images that have emotion and life. Brian says he thinks couples especially like the BB Photography type of energy. “Ours is a warm, true, and honest nature. We are family people and I wear my heart on my sleeve. We are blessed, and we love all of our clients.”
“Love” seems to be the operative word and philosophy with Brian and Brady, and when asked by Your Wedding Day what they love most about their work, Brian was exuberant. “I LOVE TAKING PICTURES!” he wrote on his initial interview form, using big bold letters to emphasize his feelings, and as if those feelings didn’t already read clearly, he writes again, “I LOVE TAKING PICTURES!!” He also says he and Brady feel honored and more as members of the couple’s family, rather than hired help. “I build relationships and become friends with my clients,” he says. “I have the best job of all the wedding vendors; I freeze the wedding in time.”
Just to let you know a little more about what a remarkable man Brian really is, during the interview he went on to add not only, “I love cameras, and all the neat toys available to photographers, and the progress of digital technology,” but to say, “I love my wife and my baby, Jack the most.”
He does wear his heart on his sleeve, and be glad, because there is no doubt about the outcome of your wedding photos with Brian and Brady and BB Photography. Summarizing their beliefs Brian says, “I’m willing to try anything for our couples. My goal is not to sell, but to have the opportunity to capture their special day through their eyes, by using ours.”
By Susan Hart Hellman, Executive Editor
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BB Photography
26 West Mission Street, #6
Santa Barbara
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93101
Phone: (805) 682-9358
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#31 FLORAL DECOR
No wedding is complete without flowers. Try updating the traditional
centerpiece by using masses of your favorite flowers in a variety of
complementary tones for added texture and interest. For instance, if
your bloom-of-choice is the gerbera daisy, try one centerpiece with
dozens of red gerberas, another with orange, and another with
fuchsia-colored bunches. Let your imagination run wild!
Ariel Yve, Ariel Yve Design
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#16 COMFORTABLE RECEPTIONS
Reception spaces are taking on a comfort
theme nowadays. Rather than using cocktail tables alone, couples are
creating a lounge effect in their reception areas by adding cozy
furniture groupings of sofas and coffee tables, along with tenting and
draping, lamps and lanterns, lit up trees and dozens of candles. You
may want to hire a jazz quartet or flamenco trio to create a sultry
ambiance. Some couples are even hiring cigar rollers! You can also
use this set-up outdoors for a living room beneath the stars!
Jill La Fleur, The Wedding Planner
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#26 MARRYING MINDFULLY
Creating the “perfect wedding” can easily overshadow what is really
important about getting married—creating a sacred and lifelong bond
with your beloved. Your wedding is not a “to-do” list. Take time to
tend to your relationship and to yourselves so that you enter into the
celebration relaxed, joyful, and with a full heart.
Carmina McGee, Skin – Health - Well-Being
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