Santa Barbara Wedding Photographers: A&D



Editing in Tears

December 6, 2009

in Story Time

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!

Never Let Go
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:

Best of Santa Barbara

“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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Teasers for the Hungry

November 22, 2009

in Story Time

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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New Promo Video! Yeya!

November 17, 2009

in Story Time

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:

bride in Santa Barbarawedding dresswedding details woohoogetting to the ceremony
more at elings park
Oh snap!
looking good

they own a boatkissing the foreheadi'm on a boat
Maritime Cocktail Hour

maritime museum reception

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:

santa barbara beach wedding

beach wedding in sb

Dip and Kiss

romantic beach wedding

santa barbara bride

Bride and Groom

wedding reception shots

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!

ordering-through-zenfolio

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 ;)

Airport on the way

Driving in Saskatchewan

Good Times with the family

Small Town guy

First Snow

Land of the Living Skies

Grandpa's Country

Photo Trip Continues

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!

wedding detail shotsWedding at Tiber Canyon Ranch
Beautiful Ranch Wedding

Tiber Canyon Reception

Great Vineyard Reception

Grandpa Portrait

Wedding Photos in Tiber Canyon

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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