Santa Barbara Wedding by Joy de Vivre

We are starting the New Year off with a bang. An absolutely gorgeous, pick-your-jaw-up-off-the-floor-lovely kind of bang. So even if you are still recovering from a weekend of craziness, this little gem will bring you back down to earth and make you SO glad to be here. Crafted by Joy de Vivre, with photography by Michael and Anna Costa, it’s the perfect little details that totally elevate this Santa Barbara affair, taking it to a level of gorgeousness that has me green with envy.  Oh and you can click here to see even more!

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From Joy de VivreIt was such an absolute pleasure to help Erin and Paul on their wedding. Erin was a self professed lover of all things Martha Stewart, and took on a number of DIY projects which she executed to a tee! The ceremony and reception were held in the garden of an historical estate in Santa Barbara, California where Erin and Paul had gone to college.

Erin and Paul used quite a few Martha Stewart templates to craft their decor. Guests were greeted to lemonade and lavender iced tea in mason jars with sweet grosgrain drink flags that Erin and her family made using these. The escort cards flags were created by calligrapher Wendy Ware and hung between fig trees in the garden. Erin used the Martha Stewart banner of flags template.  They also sat in chairs with a sweet white doiley swag. Guests were guided to their seats by favor crackers containing saltwater taffy, also created using this Martha Stewart template.

Each favor read the guests name and was placed on to of a yellow and white striped napkin. All guest tables were covered in La Tavola Linens Tuscany Natural linen. The flowers, which were a lovely combination of dahlias, hydrangea, peonies, garden roses and dusty miller, were created by the talented Cody Floral and were placed in a number of different mercury glass vases down the tables. Antique-like garden wire frames held the table numbers, which were printed on yellow and white striped paper.

Coordination & Design: Joy de Vivre Wedding Design & Coordination / Photography: Michael and Anna Costa / Florals: Cody Floral / Rentals: Event Rents / Linens: La Tavola Linen / Calligraphy: Wendy Ware / Lighting: LBPS Events / Catering: SBB Gourmet / Location: Las Tapias Estate / DJ: Matt Armor / Ceremony Musician, George Quirin / Cake: Montecito Confections / Officiant: Rich Tobin