The day after Jeff & Rita's wedding, we decided to test out our new water housing. We only had about 1/2 hour of light, but we managed to snap a few keepers ;)
Jesse & Corrie got married in Tiber Canyon Ranch - a beautiful property, just outside of Santa Barbara in wine country. The wedding was intimate, cozy, and very peaceful - much like them! The guests were incredible, and we actually made a few new friends - bonus! Everyone loved the slideshow we played. Here it is - we hope you enjoy it too! To order prints, here you go: http://prints.austindara.com/jesse-corrie
Wow. Sometimes, when editing a photo, the perfect song comes on... [mp3player width=130 height=20 config=one-song.xml file=http://austindara.com/blog/audio/jamaisvu.mp3] The song, btw is called "Jamais Vu" by Dredg. Dredg is one of those bands that inspires your heart to keep loving.
Mike & Amanda had a destination wedding in Montana! The before the wedding, they invited us to their rehearsal dinner to eat with close family and friends. Of course we had to take pictures, and it was a perfect excuse to take some "engagement" shots before the big day. Mike and Amanda: thanks for being rebels with us on the tracks ;) Love you guys!!
We recently flew up to Saskatchewan, Canada to visit Dad#1 :) Saskatchewan actually means the "Land of the Living Skies" and it's where I (Austin) was born. This was my first time going back since I a kid. The landscape, colors, and fresh air couldn't have felt better - especially since we got to enjoy it with "Grandpa"! We brought one camera, one lens, and about 20 memory cards ;) The time as a family (outside of the airplane) was quality and so needed, but being back is good - back to work!
Wow. Sometimes, when editing a photo, the perfect song comes on…
Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing!
The song, btw is called “Jamais Vu” by Dredg. Dredg is one of those bands that inspires your heart to keep loving.
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We got this an email a few days ago:
“Congrats! Austin and Dara Photography will be listed as one of the BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS in the Santa Barbara/Los Angeles area for Best of Weddings 2010! WAY TO GO! Our “knotties” think you’re one of the BEST and we will be spreading the word online and we will be emailing our brides about all of the prestigious winners the beginning of January right in the peak of engagement season!”
“One of the best wedding photographers in Santa Barbara”? Haha – Well, there really is a lot of us I’m sure! 
Especially since this award covers Santa Barbara County all the way down to L.A. Thanks to anyone who might of voted for us – this came as a complete surprise!
I know that we used theknot.com to plan our wedding back in the day – anyone else using it? If so, let us know if you voted for us. We should have you over to celebrate! Also, let us know how you went into the future to make us “best of” in 2010 – I’m still baffled by that part.
Love, A&D
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We know you’re hungry to see what we’re working on, and so are we… WE ARE SLAMMED right now editing everyone’s weddings with the holidays right around the corner! Nevertheless, we thought we’d slip you guys a few teasers on some recent shoots. BTW, if you want to see teasers faster, make sure to join our facebook fan page. Love, A&D
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Yes! This is exciting stuff. Here is Dara and I shooting Corrie & Jessie’s wedding! Thanks to Andrew from Smith Pixels for flying out and doing such a rad job on this video
Austin & Dara – Wedding Photography from Andrew PC Smith // SMITH PIXELS on Vimeo.
Austin & Dara are wedding photographers in Santa Barbara. They are more fun than several barrels full of monkeys, and are talented out the wazoo. Hire them at austindara.com
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Jared & Christine had a rad ceremony at Eling’s Park, and a bangin’ wedding reception at the Maritime Museum! Here are a few of our favorites:
Oh snap!
The best part was when the song “I’m on a Boat” came on during the reception! AWWWW YEEAAAAH! Here’s a clip (please excuse the explicitives):
So perfect, because they live on a boat, and even planned a big boat trip for their honeymoon!
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I forgot to mention that Dara has been incredible lately – doing so much with photos, aliyah and making sure our war zone of a house is kept at bay. I don’t know how she does it all!
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Adam & Kellie threw up a bit of shade and threw down some chairs on the beach just before sunset. They had an awesome little destination wedding with only their closest family members in attendance – and we got to be there! Here are a few pics:
As a special treat at the reception, Adam offered for us a glass of champagne and even gave me a little scotch. “The best part about having such a small wedding” he said, “is that we all get to enjoy the very best.” And he was right, that was the best champagne I have ever tasted.
We felt very honored to be there! We wish you guys the most blessed life ever
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Hey, this post is for those who may be a little confused by our print site. Believe it or not, ordering your photos from our site is actually simple compared to most!
Let’s do this!
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We recently flew up to Saskatchewan, Canada to visit Dad#1 Saskatchewan actually means the “Land of the Living Skies” and it’s where I (Austin) was born. This was my first time going back since I a kid. The landscape, colors, and fresh air couldn’t have felt better – especially since we got to enjoy it with “Grandpa”! We brought one camera, one lens, and about 20 memory cards 
The time as a family (outside of the airplane) was quality and so needed, but being back is good – back to work!
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Jesse & Corrie got married in Tiber Canyon Ranch – a beautiful property, just outside of Santa Barbara in wine country. The wedding was intimate, cozy, and very peaceful – much like them! The guests were incredible, and we actually made a few new friends – bonus!
Everyone loved the slideshow we played. Here it is – we hope you enjoy it too!
To order prints, here you go: http://prints.austindara.com/jesse-corrie
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