Backyard Wedding in Santa Barbara
“We liked the vibe that the long, family style tables set for dinner. Instead of being separated into different round tables, it allowed people to talk to the people next to them, across from them, behind them, etc and feel like they weren’t stuck at one particular table. It also made for some beautiful photographs!”
“The beer bar! The thing Brian was most focused on making happen was inclusion of a self-serve beer bar. We found an idea for it on Pinterest and worked with my uncles to get it built. From there, Brian got the various components needed from a home brew store and we suffered through sampling several kinds of beer before settling on our favorites. I hand wrote the chalkboard signs for each type of beer and we nailed them to the bar. It was a total hit!”
The couple practiced the tradition “Burying the Bourbon”! Southern folklore says that if you bury a bottle of bourbon at the site where the bride and groom are to be married, then it won’t rain on their wedding day. According to many believers, this must be done exactly one month before the wedding, the bottle must be completely full and it must be buried upside down in order for it to keep the rain away.
This adorable backyard wedding is bursting at the brim with the BEST “down-home” vibes. There are so many ways that Brian and Megan personalized this party to be intimate, relaxed, but they pulled out all the stops to make it perfect.
In Megan’s own words, “We don’t take ourselves too seriously, so we wanted the vibe of the wedding to be relaxed and fun. We cut out a lot of the traditional elements that didn’t appeal to us in the hopes that it would help everyone just relax and enjoy the day rather than stick to a strict schedule. We modeled the whole vibe after our family gathering/holidays, which are typically big gatherings centered around good food, drinks, and laughs. We focused a lot on perfecting the menu, both food and drink, to capture our favorite things. Gourmet tacos, a self serve beer bar, and delicious local cupcakes were some of the big hits.”
“Finally, the big trees in both the front and back yard. The tree in the front yard, where we made our grand entrance to dinner, is actually the same place where we got engaged last year. The big tree in the back yard, which we wrapped with lights and was the centerpiece of the reception, is where we have had countless Thanksgivings, Labor Days, and all sorts of other holidays. Both were really special and it was great to be able to include them in our wedding.”
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