Felicia is a master of event organizational intelligence, paired with exceptional taste and style. Felicia (FM Events) has been featured on several well known blogs such as Green Wedding Shoes. We are thrilled have her be a part of our wedding tribe. Felicia has been a huge asset in putting together the logistics for all of the details and style that Serena has been dreaming up for this wedding. She met Felicia when working at Sunrun Solar, where they quickly bonded over very deep experiences such as being "obsessed" with one another's outfits and every now and then the frustrations of working with other humans who may not be as on top of it ;). When Felicia is not working full time at Sunrun or masterfully putting out wedding coordinating or style fires, or being featured in some of the top wedding blogs- she is adventuring and climbing all over the world with her husband Jared. And she makes it all look easy.
Check out her instagram at @fmeventsslo
Dustin comes to us from the Beaverton area, one of many hailing from the illustrious Wise clan. Husband of the legendary Stephanie Wise-Fellows, these two represent a big part of our crew in SLO! Not only does Dustin film many of the Slotography weddings but he is always down for an adventure- filming all over the world for cooking shows, adventure brands and yes, even dazzling viewers with his modeling skills if they are lucky. Keep an eye out for Dustin on the dance floor... if we are lucky he may bust out some of his professional dancing skills.
His adventuring and photography can be followed on instagram at @dbob or at wisedustin.com
James is Blake's spiritual guru...it is still unknown whether he is a real person, or just a myth (see Unicorn). And like any myth, his legend precedes him: @Jlest makes magic wherever he goes, and his vibe is never harsh (quite the opposite in fact). James can be found using his photographer wizardry skills at weddings, music festivals and of course natural landscapes around the Central Coast. Good for: conversation, wisdom, swagger, etc.
Check him out at @jlest and www.jlest.photo/
Artisanal artist, spiritually delightful, tribal dancer...renaissance woman. Kat is one of our closest friends and will be creating much of the art at our wedding. She is the master artist of our paper invitations and also has bestowed her professional art skills on the audiences of some major music festival projects. When Kat isn't working on colorful, unique projects for Lightning in a Bottle, Whale Rock or a myriad of businesses throughout California- she can be found volunteering at her church, puppy sitting for anyone who has seen her love for dogs, festivaling, dancing, singing and being mistaken for Zoe Saldana when modeling.
Check out her stunning work on her instagram at @kattompkin or www.kattompkin.com
Amber, the giver of hugs, has been a warm light in our lives! We are lucky to have Amber joining us for our wedding weekend where she will be helping us all relax and find our inner peace through her master yoga teaching skills. Amber has been teaching yoga and meditation for 20 years! Blake has known Amber for about 10 years and Serena knew they would be close friends after their first embrace. We have been grateful to have Amber be an integral part of our tribe since the beginning. We were honored to be at Amber and Damian's intimate and breathtaking Zion wedding last summer (just before getting engaged!) and cannot wait to do more celebrating with them this summer!
Amber also happens to be the owner of Elevenses Mind, Body in which she heals through Kinesiology, movement therapy and Massage Therapy. Check out her website at www.11ses.com/.
Zach is a vagabond, rock climber, super-sweet, adorable young gentleman. We're happy to have him around anytime with his soothing presence that is frequently invaded by goofiness. Catch him for a good time :)
Ryan is not only one of our talented wine making friends, but she is also Serena's LIB mentor. Ryan will be one of the wine makers who will be pouring and mesmerizing us with her extensive wine sorcery during our "Tasting with the Wine Maker" experience. As a southern bell in North Carolina, Ryan felt the vineyard hills calling in California. After adventuring in Jackson Hole, Wy, Ryan made her way to San Luis Obispo. Serena met Ryan the girl when she lived in the exclusive and coveted "Broad Street House". Ryan has been sprinkling her wine making magic skills through several harvests in Paso Robles and in Margaret River, Western Australia ~ eventually landing at Adelaida Vineyard in Paso Robles as their Assistant Wine Maker.
To learn more about her wine making magic- check out this page on her winery website. www.adelaida.com/?method=pages.showPage&PageID=3502A8D3-AA32-0F2C-A632-741D1757A87D&originalMarketingURL=About/People/Winemaking-Team
We are so fortunate Melanie & Matt Brain of Baker & Brain wines here celebrating with us! They will be pouring at our pre-ceremony tasting with the wine maker event and teaching us all about being successful boutique wine makers on the central coast. We are so grateful to have had Mel & Matt in our lives. They are consistently amazing friends, hosts and all around good people. Melanie is a consistent source of knowledge and support for Serena- whether it be hosting pop ups at the tasting room, chatting about books in the two, yes TWO, book clubs that they belong to, or providing magical wisdom about wine, food and her new career in ayurveda. Matt is a brilliant wine maker and we can always count on him for support, friendship and laughter. Thank you both for sharing your talent and company with us this weekend!
Check out their website at www.bakerandbrain.com/
We are all lucky to be able to use these incredible products during our SabaFest weekend. Our friend Jeriel is generously donating Fable Soap Company products for our solar showers at the venue. Campers will get to enjoy her all natural, hand made, small batch artisan bath, hair and skincare products. These products are carried in all of the high end, hipster spas and hotels around- so soak it up. You'll feel smell and feel like you just had a spa day! Serena met Jeriel several years ago and has been consistently impressed with this beautiful woman's skills... business skills, friendship skills and motherhood skills. She is not only talented but hilarious and real. We are so grateful to have Jeriel and her husband, Tim and their adorable daughter Sailor in our lives!
Not only is Elias Vineyard Manager/Consultant at Sunset, Oasis and Loma Del Rio Vineyards... but he is one of our favorite people. His grapes are used in so many labels, from Coppola, Joel Gott, Bonny Doon to Sutter Home. Whether his is hosting us at his beautiful home in the vineyards or partying with us at a music festival, Elias is always showing everyone a good time. We are grateful to have his love, generosity and constant support in our lives. Not to mention his dance moves, constant entertainment and especially teddy bear cuddle puddles. For real.
We are thrilled to have the talented musicians Chris & Lillian Dennis joining us for our wedding weekend! Chris & Lillian, along with their son Raylan, are constantly hosting us for dinners, concerts and all around fun. When Lillian isn't dazzling us with her fiddle, she can be seen cutting a rug on the dance floor, creating beautiful jewelry and being an incredible mother to Raylan. She is a close friend of Serena's who is always there for support and laughter. When Chris isn't entertaining us with music, food or rambling/genius? insights... he can be found creating beautiful art through his graphic design skillzzzz and disc golfing with Blake. We have had some great times together and were honored to be included in the Live Oak Music Festival fun with their whole party and music crew!
Two extraordinary (legendary?) people ~ husband and wife duo, winemaker and booty shaker. Kurry and Serena became fast friends when they worked together at the County of San Luis Obispo as Real Property Managers. Kurry is a brilliant woman, amazing friend and also knows her wine! Serena worked with Ron (Kurry's husband) once and awhile at HammerSky Vineyards and learned a bit about wine from him. Kurry and Ron are good friends with the family who owns Rio Seco Winery and will be representing them at our Tasting with the Wine Maker!