Riviera Feels in Santa Barbara
PreWedding in Santa Barbara
Berj & Anna
A Message from our Bride to Be
Describe your experience at your PreWedding Session: It really was a dream. It was exactly how we envisioned our photos and our journey together.
We loved doing part of our session at an old time bar scene. It truly had riviera vibes!
The mission in Santa Barbara was so beautiful, then and ending the day with the beach, was just a dream.
What are your recommendations/tips for couples before/during their PreWedding Session?: Try to find a location that is different than the norm, while still being yourselves.
Enjoy each other during the session, feel the love around you and Rene will take care of the rest.
Tell us about your PreWedding Session location: We actually loved that no one else has done pictures at Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara, this made it so special for us because we did not know what we were going into except trusting Rene.
For our session, uniqueness is what we went for and got it! Also, that feel of history in California we got in Santa Barbara by the American Riviera, and feel of old Hollywood vibes we got at the hotel bar and lobby.
We had a great time at the beach as well, it was so romantic!
Describe the moment he proposed!: We had done a family trip to Las Vegas and he tricked me into thinking we were going to meet at his brother’s room, when all along the room was set up for the proposal.
Berj is always so good at surprising me and he really outdid himself with the proposal! It was like a fairytale set in Las Vegas.
Berj told us "I knew in the second I picked her up on our first date, that she was the one. She was it. No games. No messing around. She was the one!”
For our first date, we went to the Little Door and ended up at Wally's where he met my sister and brother in law, all in the same night of our first date!
Interesting/fun facts about the couple or session: Rene absolutely perfected our vision. We wanted that exact look!
For us, because of COVID, our engagement was canceled, however luckily we were able to use our outfits for our session!
What are you most excited about for your upcoming wedding?: The mystery of it all.
We don't know when or where but we're going to do it. There is a slight chance we might do it in Temecula where my sister bought a vineyard where they expect to do weddings. So it will definitely a unique experience if we can pull it off!
Credits
Photography: Rene Zadori Photography
Location: Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas
Hair Stylist: Sintia
Makeup Artist: Anna Hart