(I LOVE that photo above!)

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Megan and Michael hired me to document their special day in Santa Barbara, California .

It was such a fun, colorful, and beautiful wedding,

and they are such a fun, and vibrant couple, it was really a fantastic day.

I had a really hard time narrowing down photos to post here for their sneak peek!

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I’ll begin with a bit of what I documented in the bridal suite at the Canary Hotel…

The flower girl’s petals of tangerine and turquoise wedding colors

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Sweet Megan geting dolled up by the amazing Brandi Tillery

(Love the eyeshadow!)

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I love this photo- you can feel the excitement and tension as Megan and the girls get ready…

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I found this adorable guy over in the corner…

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Time to slip on the dress!

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The adorable bride!

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Over at the ceremony site I found this cutie-pie,

Michael and Megan’s baby…

His name is Brando, isn’t he so handsome?

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A little glimpse of their sweet ceremony

Here comes the gorgeous bride and her dad…

And of course Brando was there too! :)

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Such a lovely ceremony…

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You may kiss the bride! :)

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One cute wedding party!

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Off to the Santa Barbara Mission for some Bride and Groom shots

(Megan’s parents got married here, so it was really special to get some pics here with Megan and Michael too!)

They are so cute together, I was having so much fun with them!

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Next we headed back to the wedding site (the Rockwood Event Center).

I found this old building in the back…

Megan and Michael are so much fun to photograph!

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I also found this cute little house which was also a great backdrop…

I just love these of you guys!

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The gorgeous ring!

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Having fun with an old piano we found inside the Rockwood Event Center

(I love this pic, especially because Michael is a musician and Megan sings- as you will soon see…)

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Back at the reception the bride and groom took the stage for their first dance-

(Love these dancing pics!)

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Then it was the father/daughter dance and it was so much fun!

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Just when I thought this wedding couldn’t get any better…

The groom took the stage with his band and rocked the house!

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And just when I thought it couldn’t get any better,

the bride jumped on stage, grabbed the mic and wowed the crowd as she sang with the band.

They were all so great- I was so impressed!

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Congrats again Megan and Michael!

I wish you all the best in your bright and fun filled future together!

I can’t wait to take pics for you in the future of your family! :)

XOXO Shell

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UPDATE:

I just HAD to add these two new ones I just processed tonight…

Whew!

I feel so much better now that I have shared~

Just too adorable to keep to myself !

(BTW this lil’ cutie belongs to my sweet friend Brandi.

You can see more of their cute fam in a shoot I did last year HERE)

Happy Fall!

XOXO Shell