Santa Barbara wedding photographer Kristin Renee

Dora and Molly's 18th Birthday!!!

So I went out to Clovis this past weekend to visit and celebrate with Dora and Molly their 18th birthday. I have known Dora and Molly since these cute little twins were born. I was quite young then, so that does kinda tell my age. Hahaha!

The party was fabulous! It was held at Good Fellas Old Town where we had such incredible food. The cake was made by Barb's Cakery with 4 different kinds of cake-chocolate, strawberry, spice and lemon. Mmmmmm! I think by the end of the night I had tasted them all :-)
The party music was dj'ed by Curtis of the CD Boys which kept the dancing going till the end! The beautiful decorations were done by Xpress Yourself.
Dora and Molly's mom really knows how to throw a party!!!

Click HERE to check out the slideshow from the party. Happy birthday Dora and Molly!!! Love you girls!

Nathan and Sarah's Wedding Slideshow

So I promised a slideshow and here it is :)
Every wedding is unique in its own way. Each bride has a different vision and style and I love to see what they do and how they design there wedding. Nathan and Sarah's wedding ceremony was in the church that she grew up at, and the reception was at her parent's home/ranch that she also grew up at. There is something so wonderful about being back home. Sarah's family just welcomed us all in as there own. Everyone was doing their part. Her family and friends were all preparing the yard and rec room for what was to come such a beautiful and warm-filled wedding. I love being out in the country. It kinda reminds me a bit of when I was growing up because I lived up in the hills of Almaden where it was just so free! So at the ranch there were orchards, a barn, a pool and everything surrounding you made you just feel so relaxed. I didn't want to leave! Hahaha!
To top it all off, seeing how in love Sarah and Nathan are just made the day so special and so spectacular! I wish you guys all the best and enjoy the photos! ;-)

Click here to see the slideshow :)

My first maternity shoot!

So I have primarily focused on weddings and children, but my friend, Casey, wanted to do a maternity shoot before she has her baby. She is just about due and soon the little guy will join the world. I have such a fun time photographing my friends. The best part about taking pictures is that it never feels like work. It is where I belong, behind the camera. What makes it even more fun is that they had fun!
We wanted to do a bit of a variety and use natural light, which i love, and here are some of my favorites.

Cute and pregnant!

Jeremy, the Daddy-to-be

Silhouette and sunset, aaaaaaaah, my favorite!

Sarah and Nathan's wedding!!!

I couldn't wait! So here is a sneak peak of a few shots from Sarah and Nathan's wedding from this weekend! I will post a slideshow soon and tell you all about it!!!

WPPI in Las Vegas!!!!!!!!!!

I just flew in last night from being gone on a wonderful and fun-filled week! I have been on about 6 airplanes in the last week going from place to place, mostly on a little airplane like this one...

One of my favorite times of the year now is going to WPPI in Vegas! I love getting to see all my friends all in one place and meet many new ones. There was so much going on this year and I have sooooo many pictures to share!
There is always fun in store when hanging with Mike Colon! I was helping him out during WPPI along with some of his other fun assistants! Here is a shot of Mike and his gals, Brittany, Shyla, Mike Colon, me and Rosanna.

The week started off with a fun dinner at the steakhouse for Ray Santana's birthday.

Then off to the OSP party. So many fun faces. It was great to see everyone and make new friends!

Sara France, Anna Costa, and Lauren Hillary threw an awesome Super Swanky Soiree.
I have so many photos from this week, I am going to make a slideshow, so stay tuned!

Becker's party was freakin awesome like always! He even had a Simple Photo Booth by Dane Sanders. I think that is just brilliant. Hundreds of photographers in one room with a photo booth! Yah! More photos to come......