Santa Barbara

I left off a couple of pictures from my last post.

This is a photo of my favorite house in Santa Barbara. The statue in the front yard is reputed to be the likeness of the families dog who saved a child in a fire. I don't know if that's true or not, but they obviously loved this doggie very much.







The beautiful girl is Steve's sister.

Ben and Sima's Wedding

This is the site for Ben and Sima's wedding. A beautiful park in the Santa Barbara Riviera with the mountains in the background. The big ball was there for the kids to play with and there was face painting off to the left in the trees.









This is the view of the ceremony site.













Christine waves at the camera while Debbie looks stylish in her poncho.












Ben waiting patiently for his bride. Teresa and her son in the foreground.












Ben's friends and family hold the traditional tent for the ceremony.












Here comes the bride!













Free parasols for all to protect from the sun.













Vows are exchanged. Gustavo did a wonderful job with the ceremony.



























Tears flow. :-)














Wow, Ben was quick to change out of that suit! Here's a beautiful shot of Ben and Sima with my wedding date, Steve. He is their god son and I spent a lot of time with him. He is the daughter of Mark and Nicole, who I was not able to get pictures of unfortunately. Damn camera battery!!!











This is Rob and Ina's daughter to the left and Sima's Best Friend's daughter on the right. They looked so pretty!