Welcome to Santa Barbara @ The Good Lion!

Picnic at the Beach

Kimpton Canary Rooftop

Rehearsal Dinner

Welcome Party

The Winslow Maxwell Overlook

Ceremony

Santa Barbara Club

Reception

The Red Piano

After Party

Our Wedding

Anna Lee and Akshar: a tale as old as time. From acquaintances to coworkers, to friends, to best friends, to a secret relationship at work, to dating openly at work… and finally, to becoming husband and wife (thankfully, no longer at the same work). We owe it all to Austin, Texas—and Digital Whiteboards…err, Visual Workspaces for Innovation. It all began at a DIY Austin City Limits party in late 2020 (shoutout to Phoebe for the intro), where a heated cornhole match somehow turned into a job interview. Akshar pitched Miro, Anna Lee was intrigued, and a few weeks later, she joined the team. What started as coworkers turned into an unstoppable Account Executive + Customer Success Manager duo, chatting all day, every day—about customers, strategy, and eventually… life. Work besties quickly became real-life besties. Fast forward two years and many King Crab + Fluke rolls at Neighborhood Sushi later, the feelings started to shift. In January 2023, Akshar finally mustered up the courage to say yes to Anna Lee asking him out and we never looked back.&nbsp; We kept things under wraps at first (apologies to our former managers reading this…), but it didn’t take long for our love story to take off. From four-hour FaceTimes to Akshar overcoming a lifelong dog allergy for our beloved son/dog Scooby, to traveling the world side by side—we kept falling for each other, harder and faster. After many plane rides (she in 8A, he in 35B), endless Scooby loops, and far too many OpenTable rezzies, Akshar popped the question at the Omni Barton Creek in Austin—only five months later than planned (turns out buying a ring is harder than it looks). Now, we can’t wait to tie the knot in Santa Barbara, surrounded by the people…and Scooby… who make our lives so full of love, laughter, and joy!

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

Official Wedding Hotel - our Friday night event is here! Contact Akshar + Anna Lee for Room block info if you would like to stay here.

Kimpton Canary Hotel

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Courtyard Santa Barbara Downtown

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Hotel Milo Santa Barbara

We recommend flying into Santa Barbara airport - it is extremely quaint and easy to get in and out of!

Santa Barbara Airport

Airbnb also has great options in the Santa Barbara area!

Travel

Our favorite spots

Loquitaorder the croqueta de jamón and thank us later Paninowe dream of the curry chicken salad sandwich Helena Avenue Bakery Flor de Maizthe best shrimp tacos Chad's Cafegreat brunch spot The Blue Dooranna lee's favorite antique store Santa Barbara Market Margerum Santa Barbara Tasting Room

Things to Do