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Denis & Kristina : Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club

What an amazing wedding this was at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. They were blessed with a location that holds a very special place in their hearts, the gorgeous coastal sun that decided at the last minute to come out, and great friends and family. Their day was really something special and I felt honored to share in their love. Even if was just for one day. I know it sounds corny, but this wedding was oozing with happiness and genuine gratitude that they have each other.


This location was also something else. Almost 100 years old, it has the charm of an old movie. Where else can you get married with sprawling manicured lawns, horses running in the fields, old photos of Polo tournament winners, and gorgeous Santa Barbara sun? And I dare not forget the awesome staff led by Ariana…kept things timely, gave me my own golf cart to rush between ceremony and reception locations, and just took such good care of the couple.

I tried so hard to cut the images down, but no luck!



I love this shot of Mom watching as her daughter is getting ready.



Denis is Canadian, so they had lots of red.


Loved his tan suit!  Matched the preppy polo fields perfectly.


Kristina was so relaxed and pretty.  And this smile was on her face all day!


Kristina prayed for sun…and she got it!















Maple leaves to honor his Canadian roots!

They did a fabulous choreographed first dance.

The night sky was insanely blue.  

September 18, 2008 - 12:31 pm Tira J - Beautiful work Shannon! The light in some of the pictures is YUMMY!

September 18, 2008 - 5:14 pm Jo - Beautifulness all around! Love it all. Great photos.

September 18, 2008 - 7:36 pm kristin - Wow, this wedding is beautiful!!!! Such a good job Shannon! Love it. So bright and colorful

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September 18, 2008 - 10:47 pm Alicia C* - fabulous pictures!! I LOVE the one under the arbor!!

September 19, 2008 - 1:15 am Hanssie - The one under the tree is beautiful! Love all the colors in this post!

September 19, 2008 - 11:19 am Christopher - Shannon, the BW shots are awesome. I love the clarity of them.

September 19, 2008 - 11:23 am Sublime Studios - Beautiful! Colors and clarity are amazing!

September 19, 2008 - 1:07 pm ohana photographers-david and kimi - everything about this is just beautiful shannon!! have an awesome weekend!!

September 19, 2008 - 4:00 pm Ruby - what a pretty wedding! the detail shots are beautiful!!!

the one of the groomsmen going for the bride had me cracking up.....and the one of them under the tree should be a canvas.

I agree with Chris, the BW conversions are gorgeous too!

September 19, 2008 - 10:16 pm Anonymous - Love the one of them under the tree! -al

September 20, 2008 - 12:04 am Braeden - Your work is so freakin solid. Your good... very good.

September 21, 2008 - 4:02 pm Carolyn - Shannon-as a member of the wedding party I can't say enough how fabulous you were. You really captured the happiness that Denis and Kristina felt that special day. Your photos are gorgeous and will be memories for a lifetime for the happy couple. Thanks for doing such a fantastic job.

September 22, 2008 - 2:59 am Jules Bianchi - hooray!! you are SO good!

September 22, 2008 - 11:21 am Mary Carpenter - The photographer captured the inner and outer beauty of Kristina and Denis' blended with the beauty of nature. It touched my heart in a sweet and endearing way to view these. Great job on the pics, Shannon! Blessings to Kristina and Denis' in their new life together.

September 22, 2008 - 11:42 am Anonymous - Kristina and Denis Congrats. The wedding looks beautiful and the day was perfect.

Monique

September 23, 2008 - 4:10 pm Anonymous - Beautiful well done
Sharon and Gary

September 25, 2008 - 7:43 pm Kelly Beane - gorgeous gorgeous images! you always blow me away!

September 30, 2008 - 8:18 am Beautiful Moments Photography - The light in that shot of them kissing under the tree is stunning! I hope they enlarge that one, it is just glorious!!!

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