This whole week is dedicated to my dear friend Susan and her now husband Chris. Susan and I spent this past year working hard on her wedding and we had so much fun! I have so much to share about this amazing weekend… so fill up your coffee cup again and enjoy!

Chris and Susan were married at the Santa Barbara Zoo in June and it was perfect. We spent the weekend in Santa Barbara at the beautiful Fess Parker’s Resort… this is the rehearsal at the Zoo and her beautiful dinner at Harbor House Restaurant on the pier.

I love that Susan brought her ‘shower’ bouquet. That is one of my favorite wedding traditions. If your aren’t familiar with it… at your bridal shower have a crafty friend take a paper/plastic plate and cover it with ribbons and bows from all your gifts, turning it into a beautiful ribbon bouquet. Then you are supposed to use it during your rehearsal.

Her key favors are actually bottle openers and we found them {here} and the beautiful bridesmaids gift bags were from The Shirt Stop.

{photo credits} the amazing Something Turquoise Photography of Studio 11