Chris and Mia Thomas

I had the pleasure of shooting Chris and Mia's wedding this weekend in Goleta. We all went to high school together at Dos Pueblos. Knowing the couple, I was really glad to see that they added tons of their own personalities into the wedding details. Everything about the wedding was really fun :) You can see more photos in the SLIDESHOW too.

The day started at Glen Annie Golf Course at 6:30. Wow right? We had all been hanging out at the Thomas's house until pretty late the night before too. I didn't get there at 6:30 because I'm just not that hardcore though. I took some photos, and also got a few swings in myself. I think I played 4 holes with them, and lost 5 balls in the process. Oops. We had a good time though :)

I met up with Mia and the girls at the salon and then we went out to Casa Grande where the wedding was going to be. The house is old and really cool. The property around the house is also amazing. 
I like how you can see Caitlin and Mia in the mirror on the side of this photo even though the dress was the main focus. 
Chris wrote Mia a nice note and she read it out loud... Good job Chris, you're doing it right!

Mia and Caitlin were peeking out the window of the house to see the guests arriving.

Ricky also went to school with us, and it was his first time officiating a wedding ceremony. He did an awesome job!

I love the spot that the ceremony was! The big trees that line the sides of the field were really cool.

Chris and Mia planted a tree together as part of the ceremony. I have not see this done before, but I really like the symbolism and metaphor that this creates.

There were so many fun people from high school at the wedding. It was a fun reception for me because I knew SO many people.

Mia's brother Austin has the sweetest beard! I wish I could grow one this good myself, but every time that I've tried, it is always been super patchy.

Good times on the dance floor.
Mia's grandpa took a ton of good pictures. It was super rad. I'd be looking for a photo to get, and a lot of the time he had already beaten me to the punch! 
I had no idea that Omar had such a good voice. I was really impressed when he was able to pull off Michael Jackson's Billie Jean.
Everyone had a blast at the reception!
Among the other musical highlights of the night, Ricky helped back Timbaland's part in from Justin Timberlake's Sexy Back.
It was a perfect day :)
Photo bonus: I saw this horse by my parent's house on Sunday. Thanks for reading.