Leanne and Kevin were married in beautiful Santa Barbara and we were honored to have our STRING TRIO perform at their SB Courthouse Sunken Gardens ceremony.

Here are the main songs we played at the ceremony:

• Prelude: Here Comes the Sun, Over the Rainbow, Imagine
• Seating of the Parents: Hallelujah
• Bridesmaids Processional: Piano Man
• Bride's Processional: A Thousand Years
• Recessional: She's Got a Way

Leanne and Kevin's reception was held at the Narrative Loft, where we provided STRING LIGHTING, DRAPING, UPLIGHTING, PAPER LANTERN INSTALLATION and DJ Gavin Roy to play their event. We also had our PHOTO BOOTH in action for extra fun for their guests.

Here are some key songs from their reception:
Grand Entrance: G-Eazy & Halsey - Him & I
First Dance: Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Bride and Father Dance: Heartland - I Loved Her First
Groom and Mother Song: Van Morrison - Days Like This
Last Song: Hermes House Band - Country Roads

Congratulations to Bill and Louise on their amazing wedding this past weekend! We were honored to provide live musician services at their ceremony, as well as lighting and DJ services at their reception. 

Their ceremony was held at the Santa Barbara Courthouse, and our harpist Laurie played all the songs for prelude, the processionals, and recessional. Here is the list of their ceremony music selections:
Seating of Parents/ Bridesmaid Processional: What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong
Bride Processional Song: Canon in D - Pachelbel
Recessional: Jason Mraz - Lucky

The reception was held at Cabrillo Arts Pavilion, and we provided uplighting and draping for the ballroom.

Our DJ Joseph ("Flamezz") was the DJ and MC for the evening. Here are some song highlights:
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Cocktail Music Ideas: Beatles, Zac Brown Band, Nat King Cole, Bob Marley, Jason Mraz, Elvis Presley, The Temptations
Dinner Music Ideas: Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra, Ed Sheeran, Stevie Wonder, etc
Bridal Party Intro Music: Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get it Started
Bride & Groom Intro Song: Franti, Michael & Spearhead - Say Hey (I Love You)
Bride & Groom's First Dance Song: Ronettes - Be My Baby
Bride and Father Song: (Custom Edit)My Girl (The Temptations), In the Mood (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra), Twist and Shout (The Beatles), Old Time Rock n Roll (Bob Segar), Do You Love Me (The Contours)
Groom and Mother Song:Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel 'IZ' - Over The Rainbow
Cake Cutting Song:The Archies - Sugar Sugar
Bouquet Song: Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Garter Toss Song: Timberlake, Justin - SexyBack
Last Dance Song: Charles, Ray - Hit The Road Jack, (2nd to last = journey don't stop believin)

Alexandra and Jack were married in September at the beautiful San Ysidro Ranch, in Montecito, California. We were honored to work once again with uber planner Rebecca Gigandet of Imagine SB. 

Their ceremony was held on the main lawn, and we had our Singing Guitarist Mike play for their prelude, ceremony and the cocktail hour that followed. Ceremony music highlights, as sing live by our guitarist:
Processional Line-Up: Wonderful World (made popular by Louis Armstrong)
Bridal Party Processional: Here Comes the Sun Instrumental (made popular by the Beatles)
Bride's Processional: Here Comes the Sun (made popular by the Beatles)
​Recessional: How Sweet it is (made popular by James Taylor)

DJ Gavin Roy was their MC and DJ for the evening. Here are the important songs for their reception:
Bridal Party Introduction: Beyonce's "Crazy In Love"
Bride and Groom's Introduction: Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"
Cake Cutting: Natalie Cole "This Will Be An Everlasting Love"
First Dance: Jason Mraz "I Won't Give Up"
Father/Daughter Dance: Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey

We were honored to provide lighting for their event - String Lighting of the patio, Uplighting in and around the Cottage, a Chandelier at the tree, and a breakout gobo pattern on the dance floor.

Molly and Colin tied the knot at the gorgeous Riviera Mansion in Santa Barbara. We were very honored to provide DJ services with DJ Gavin, Photo Booth services, and event lighting (overhead string lighting, chandelier, and area washes). Check out the photos above courtesy of Brandon and Erica Photography.

Here are some song highlights for their day:
Grand Entrance: ABBA - "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
First Dance: Dan England and John Ford Coley - "Nights are Forever Without You"
Bride and Father Dance: Ben Folds - "Gracie Girl"
Groom and Mother Song: Bruce Springsteen - "When You Need Me"
Anniversary Dances: The Association - "Never My Love", Etta James "At Last"
Cake Cutting: Tom Petty - "Wildflowers"
Last Dance: Madonna - "Like a Prayer"

Congratulations to Colin and Molly - thanks for having us be a part of your big day! 

Joelle and Brian had their amazing wedding at the gorgeous Dos Pueblos Ranch in Santa Barbara. Kim Anderson of a Dainty Lion was their brilliant designer and we were honored to bring their event lighting design to life! Here are some photos taken by our friends at Love Janet Photography:

Lindsey and Andrew were married at the beautiful Firestone Winery and Vineyard in Los Olivos. Their amazing planner was Shauna Timmons of Alegria by Design, their officiant was Jon Ireland and their wedding photographers were Adam and Laura Queen. 

For their ceremony on the Mesa Vineyard Lawn. John our guitarist played an instrumental guitar prelude and DJ Gavin played the processionals:
Bridesmaids: Ray Lamontagne - "Shelter"
Bride: Van Morrison - "Sweet Thing"
Recessional: Bob Marley - "Could You Be Loved"

Cocktail hour was set in the courtyard with John playing the guitar but this time singing. Their grand entrance was played by DJ Gavin (Edward Sharpe's "Home")

Dinner was in the barrel room. We did overhead string lighting over the long dining table, and LED uplighting on the barrel stacks.  

Here are some highlights from their dance portion of the night (back in courtyard later that evening).

First Dance: Marcus Mumford - "When I Get My Hands On You"
Father Daughter Dance: Frank Sinatra - "The Way You Look Tonight" 
Mother Son Dance: Adele - "Make You Feel My Love"
Cake Cutting: Maroon 5 - "Sugar"
Last Dance: Prince - "Let's Get Crazy

(dance photos coming soon...from Adam and Laura, our photographers) 

Ross and Rachel were married at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara. The reception that followed was held at the Hydrangea Cottage at none other than the fabulously gorgeous San Ysidro Ranch. We were fortunate enough to work with Kelly Leonard of Event of the Season as their wedding planner - she's the best! The events of the day were photographed by the incomparable Jessica Lewis. Below are some photos from her blog of the event (click here to see Jessica's amazing photos, along with a slideshow). 

DJ Gavin Roy was their DJ and we put together string lighting (4 strands) from the main tree on the patio to the cottage, with a chandelier at the convergence point of the string lighting at the tree. 

Here are some music highlights:
Bride & Groom Intro Song: Coldplay - Paradise
Bride & Groom's First Dance Song: Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You 
Bride and Father Dance Song: Heartland - I Loved Her First
Groom and Mother Dance Song: Armstrong, Louis - What A Wonderful World
Cake Cutting Song: Ray Lamontagne - You Are The Best Thing

Here's a heavenly montage of our past events at the Four Seasons with some of our basic lighting packages - enjoy!   

Here are some different configurations of string lighting that we've done over the years - zig-zag, fan pattern, straight lines - with and without paper lanterns, chandeliers, area washes, and more. 

Stephanie and Jason were married on 9/27/14 at Gainey Vineyard and we were so honored to be a part of their big day - with DJ Spencer as their main DJ of choice, and string lighting over the reception space. We also provided a live drummer to play during the dance segment of the night - sooo much fun! Here's a video from one of our team members on site (not the best video, but it shows a bit of the drummer/DJ combo):

Some Important Song Highlights:
Prelude Music Ideas: Ray Charles, Coldplay, Michael Buble, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Frank Sinatra, Phillip Phillips, Mumford and Sons, Lumineers, Etta James, Citizen Cope, Ray LaMontagne, John Legend
Seating of Parents Song: J. S. Bach - Air on a G-string
Bridesmaids Processional Song: Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D
Bride Processional Song: Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D
Recessional Song: Sande, Emeli - Next To Me
Cocktail Music Ideas: Ray Charles, Coldplay, Michael Buble, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Frank Sinatra, Phillip Phillips, Mumford and Sons, Lumineers, Etta James, Citizen Cope, Ray LaMontagne, John Legend, Harry Connick Jr.
Dinner Music Ideas: Ray Charles, Coldplay, Michael Buble, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Frank Sinatra, Phillip Phillips, Mumford and Sons, Lumineers, Etta James, Citizen Cope, Ray LaMontagne, John Legend
Bride & Groom Intro Song: Newman, John - Love Me Again
Bride & Groom's First Dance Song: Morrison, Van - Crazy Love
Bride and Father Song: Armstrong, Louis - What A Wonderful World 
Groom and Mother Song: Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel 'IZ' - Over The Rainbow
Last Dance Song: Wanted - Glad You Came