Elegant Santa Barbara Wedding Celebrates Pi Day with Style & Fun

beautiful bride with bouquet by Judy McAuley @weddingchicks

Filled with lush florals and funky pops of sapphire blue, Chris and Karen's laid back sophisticated wedding day was a day to remember! Not only was it on Pi day, but the classic details that make it so fabulous are sure to make you swoon!
To see even more of this gorgeous day, be sure to check out all of the photos by J Wiley Photography when you visit the full gallery here.

Elegant blue wedding shoes with floral details for the bride

Elegant white wedding dress hanging with framed art

Elegant white floral boutonniere with blue accents, perfect for weddings

For The Love of Pi

From J Wiley Photography: One cute detail I really enjoyed was that the couple was married on "Pi Day" (3.14.15) and incorporated their date into the wedding dress hanger, and made reference to the symbolism of the date in their vows.

Bride and groom smiling on their wedding day in outdoor setting

Adorable boys in blue vests pose for a wedding day photo

Bride and bridesmaids laugh holding bouquets, a happy wedding day

Bride holding a beautiful bouquet of flowers, floral arrangement

Google To The Rescue!

From the Bride: We did all of the pre-planning ourselves and used GoogleDrive to keep track of all of our inspiration boards, budgets, vendor lists, guest lists etc.

It allowed us to share the planning with each other from the start, and to keep track of everything through the whole process. I don’t think we could have stayed so organized without it.

Wedding programs with floral design and flowers in the background

Bride, bouquet and wedding ceremony at an outdoor venue

Newly wedded couple sharing a kiss under the wooden arbor during wedding ceremony

Easy Going & A Touch of Class

From J Wiley Photography: Chris & Karen's wedding was full of subtle style and casual elegance. The setting of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum struck the perfect balance of laid-back sophistication.From the Bride: We used the natural look of the venue as much as possible and the early springtime helped aid in the natural ambiance of the venue. We both really love older styles from the 50s to 70s. Lots of art-deco touches, when combined with the rustic wine barrels, make for a great mix.

Delicious mini pancakes with salmon and an orange centerpiece

Vinyl records spinning on a turntable for a retro party

Romantic wedding moments of a bride and groom, with wine pouring

Two beverage dispensers filled with iced tea and lemonade with mint

Rethinking The First Dance

We picked a pretty long song for our first dance, Major Lazer - Get Free, it has a lot of great memories for us even before our wedding day, but somehow neither of us really realized how long it was until we were dancing, and dancing - had we realized it before our wedding day, I think we would have shortened it a bit!

Wedding table number 10 with floral centerpiece and candles

Elegant outdoor event setup with floral arrangement and table settings

Miniature olive oil bottles with tags as wedding favors

Outdoor wedding with fountain and couple dancing happily

Kick Off & Kick Up Your Heels

We picked this venue because we really enjoy Santa Barbara and the natural surrounding... and also because we could do a lot of things ourselves. Oh, and our DJs and the dance party they helped build were a huge point of emphasis when planning the wedding.

Elegant two-tiered wedding cake with Mrs and Mrs cake topper