Casa de la Guerra Wedding in Santa Barbara, Ca | Andres and Rafael

two grooms celebrate their wedding at Casa de la Guerra

Andres and Rafael ended their wedding at Casa de la Guerra in Santa Barbara, Ca, but started their beautiful day at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. Not only do I absolutely love the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Barbara, Ca for all of my weddings, but I love it even more when my couple designs their entire reception from scratch at a nearby historic home built in 1828. Andres and Rafael started their wedding day at the courthouse, getting married in the historic mural room. It has in the past been called “the unquestionable masterpiece of the courthouse interior,” and that could not be more accurate with the artwork. Designed for use in 1929, the room now serves as a ceremony venue for locals and tourists alike to get married. We wandered the courthouse doing some photos, and I can never get over how stunning the architecture is.

Afterwards, we all took a party bus to Casa de la Guerra in Santa Barbara, Ca to celebrate their wedding reception. The property is currently owned by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, and is rented out for events. It is not only a Santa Barbara City Landmark, but also a California Historic Monument. The location made for a perfect historic venue for Andres and Rafael’s beautiful Hispanic themed wedding. Pulling from their family roots, the two of them drove down to Mexico several weekends and not only hand painted the maracas on their tables, but collected the decorations they adorned the entire venue with. I absolutely love DIY (do it yourself) weddings, and seeing all the work they did to create a stunning display that was just breathtaking. These two spent the entire day laughing and loving together, and their wedding could not have been any more them if they wanted!

two men get married in the historic mural room
two men gett married at Santa Barbara Courthouse
two men kiss after getting married at Santa Barbara Courthouse
two grooms celebrate getting married at Santa Barbara Courthouse
two grooms stroll outside of Santa Barbara Courhouse
two grooms smile for a photo at Santa Barbara Courthouse
two grooms smile at each other at Santa Barbara Courthouse after wedding
silhouette of two grooms outside Santa Barbara Courthouse
wedding party bus outside of Santa Barbara Courthouse
sign outside of Casa de la Guerra saying Casa de la Guerra
wedding cake and cupcakes with two skeletons
reception setup at Casa de la Guerra
reception decor or a pinata
head table covered in reception decor
reception decor of a succulent in a salsa can
reception decor of a pinata
guests at the reception at Casa de la Guerra sit at tables
two grooms serenaded by mariachi band
two grooms serenaded by mariachi band at Casa de la Guerra
two grooms sit on bench outside of Casa de la Guerra
two grooms and their hands and wedding bands
two grooms cuddle outside of Casa de la Guerra
two grooms cuddle outside of Casa de la Guerra
two grooms walk through the garden outside of Casa de la Guerra
two grooms share their first dance at their Casa de la Guerra Wedding
man and woman dance at wedding reception at Casa de la Guerra
woman with purple hair dances at wedding reception
groom dances at wedding reception at Casa de la Guerra
man and woman dance at wedding reception at Casa de la Guerra
three woman dance with maracas at wedding reception

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Vendors //
Ceremony Venue : Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Santa Barbara, Ca
Reception Venue : Casa de la Guerra, Santa Barbara, Ca
Coordinator : Dulce Dia Events
Rentals : Just for Fun Party Rentals
Bakery : Crush Cakes
Caterer : Los Arroyos
DJ : DJ Zeke

xx,

Jennifer Lourie

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