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Kristin Einarsson
& Caleb Owens
his couple met when the bride was just
nineteen years old, but did not start dating until
five years later, when they both found themselves
living in Los Angeles. “Caleb and I really started
out just hanging out as friends; that’s what I think
worked… there were no expectations of what ‘could be,’ so I was able to stay in the moment and
just enjoy getting to know him,” the bride recalls.
Four years after falling in love, Caleb took Kristin out to brunch in Malibu with her family at
one of their favorite places, Duke’s. The groom-to-be took Kristin’s young nephew for a walk on the
beach; when the toddler came back he had something in his hand to show his aunt. He uncurled
his small fingers to reveal a sparkling, pear-shaped diamond ring. She looked up to find Caleb on
bended knee, asking for her hand in marriage.
The bride, who attended UCSB and lived in Santa Barbara four years after graduating, knew
she wanted to return to our seaside enclave to get married. “I still think Santa Barbara is the best
Southern California city. I love the Spanish architecture, the beaches, and the overall vibe,” she says.
The couple chose a casual, tropical, Polynesian theme for their wedding at Four Seasons Resort
The Biltmore. During the outside ceremony in the Mariposa Garden, Kristin chose a subtler, romantic
theme with lavender and pink flowers. The bride’s bouquet was wrapped in the remnants of her
grandmother’s eyelet lace headpiece, which she wore when she married her husband of 65 years.
At the reception inside the El Mar room, bolder
touches of fuchsia, purple, chartreuse and gold were used.
The wedding cake was adorned with dozens of deep purple
orchids, as hanging glass vases and beads, dripping in
more orchids, hung from the chandelier. In honoring her
Hawaiian heritage, the bride’s mother had leis flown in for
the couple to wear during the reception.
Photo Credit: Mary Jane Photography
Vendors: Magnolia Event Design, Luna Bella Makeup,
NLC Productions, Lazaro Press