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Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

We first met in early summer 2012 while playing pickup soccer at Westmont College. Over the next several times of playing, we both were noticing each other more and more. Eventually I asked my friend, Jolie about him and she told me his name. Eddie asked his friend, "if a girl says bye to you 5 times before she leaves, is that a good thing?". We connected through Facebook later that day. We starting chatting, he asked me out to our first date at Los Agaves and the rest is history!

How We Met

We travelled to Europe over Christmas 2015 and our first stop was London. On December 30th, 2015, in the morning we went to see St. Paul's Cathedral and the Tate Modern. In the afternoon, Eddie told me that we were going to meet his cousin, Luis, who was living in London with his wife and he was going to show us a new portion of Hyde Park. Unbeknownst to me, we were heading to the Kensington Italian Gardens. When we got there we walked into the gardens and Eddie insisted we take a picture. He gave his phone to Luis, took my hands and walked out into the middle of the gardens. Next thing I knew he was telling me a lot of wonderful things and he asked me to marry him! It was a magical moment in a beautiful place!

The Proposal

Our Story

Details

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Q + A

We were able to block 15 king bed ($107/night) and 15 queen double bed ($111/night) rooms for all those who are traveling to Santa Barbara. When you call, ask to book for the Zimmerman/Moreno wedding block. Please book before 4/6/2017 to receive this rate. This hotel is rather centrally located and about 10 blocks from the heart of downtown Santa Barbara and about a 10 minute drive to the venue.

La Quinta Inn & Suites Santa Barbara

Our local airport is about 15 minutes from downtown Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara Airport

LAX is about a 1.5-2 hour drive to/from Santa Barbara.

Los Angeles International Airport

This is a wonderful hotel located in Montecito (about 15 minutes from downtown Santa Barbara). It is situated on Coast Village Road, which is filled with lots of shops and restaurants. We do have a 5 room block for $205/Thursday night and $355/Friday and Saturday (with a 2 night minimum for the weekend). If you decide to book here, you can either call or go to the website and use the code "ZMW" to receive the discounted rate in the "rate code" field when making your reservation. You must book before April 13th, 2017 to receive these rates.

Montecito Inn

Another great hotel on upper State Street (about 10 min drive to downtown). We do not have a block here but it is across from a nice shopping mall and several restaurants. For those looking to be close to the Zimmerman household, it is about a 10 min walk to their house from the hotel.

Best Western Plus Pepper Tree Inn

The train station is in the heart of downtown and easily accessible to many hotels in that area.

Santa Barbara Train Station

Burbank airport is about 1.5 hours to/from Santa Barbara. The great thing about this airport is that it is a 5 minute walk to the Burbank Amtrak train station for easy transportation to Santa Barbara.

Bob Hope Airport

This hotel is right on Cabrillo Blvd directly across from Sterns Wharf! We do not have a block here but it is a great hotel in the heart of Santa Barbara beach front! Also, Eddie was working at this hotel when we met :)

Harbor View Inn

One of our favorite Mexican food places to eat and in fact, we had our first date here! Between us and our families, at least one of us eats here 1-2 times a week (yes, we have a problem but its so yummy!). A must stop and we will probably join you if we can! They have 3 locations (Milpas St, De La Vina St &amp; in Goleta).

Los Agaves Restaurant

This hotel is also along Cabrillo Blvd but is much larger and has a beautiful pool! We also weren't able to get a block here but we recommend it highly!

The Fess Parker A Doubletree by Hilton Resort

Our favorite Thai restaurant in town!

Your Place Restaurant

A newer joint in town that has gourmet taco selections at a great price! It is located at a batting cage place near the beach so it can be a 3 for 1 afternoon!

East Beach Tacos

A "healthier" restaurant that offers lots of options including vegan, gluten free options as well. It is quite yummy and is highly recommended! They also have another location on Hitchcock Way.

Natural Cafe

Another favorite and somewhat competitor to Los Agaves (we often switch off which one we go too :)) but so good! They have a location downtown as well, which is more of a take out/order at the counter restaurant. The one in Montecito is right across from the Montecito Inn if you decide to stay there.

Los Arroyos Montecito

A great American food restaurant in the heart of downtown!

Finch & Fork

This is a fun Cajan food restaurant in downtown Santa Barbara. Highly recommended and get there early as they do not usually take reservations. On the weekends they usually have a fun band outside to keep you entertained and a magician inside! Every hour or so they also have a fun surprise :)

The Palace Grill

A steakhouse that is located on the harbor. Beautiful views and great food!

Brophy Bros.

If you have a car, we highly recommend you take a drive up the 154 (highway to the valley) and go to Cold Spring Tavern for their tri tip sandwiches. They are really good and it is a really need atmosphere (also very popular)!

Cold Spring Tavern

The best breakfast place!!

Cajun Kitchen

Another great breakfast and lunch place! On certain days they are open for dinner (usually when there is a concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl that is a few blocks away).

The Shop Cafe

Our favorite smoothie place that was started in SB. They have lots of locations all throughout town.

Blenders In The Grass - Downtown Santa Barbara

Our local hamburger joint. Started here years ago and is now all over the country. It is worth a stop if you have the time. There are 3 locations throughout SB/Goleta.

The Habit Burger Grill

The best Chinese food in SB!

Mandarin Palace

Another great breakfast food place located on State Street in the heart of downtown.

Tupelo Junction Cafe

Great coffee spot!

Handlebar Coffee Roasters

If you are looking for a nice dinner in a hip area, this is your place!

The Lark Santa Barbara

The place to get pizza in Santa Barbara!

Giovanni's Pizza

Another great coffee place!

The French Press

Travel

One of our favorite places to bring a picnic, some wine and lawn games for a relaxing afternoon!

Mission Santa Barbara

We had one of our first dates on the Wharf and is an amazing place to visit! There are lots of shops and restaurants (and a winery!). There is also the Ty Warner Sea Center to learn about the local sealife and has a few touch tanks.

Stearns Wharf

If you are in the mood for some shopping in the downtown area, head down to lower State Street. There are tons of restaurants and stores of all kinds. If you walk all the way down State Street, it will take you to Sterns Wharf.

Paseo Nuevo/State Street

The newest area to Santa Barbara includes lots of winery tasting rooms, brewery's and new restaurants. It has a nickname of the "Urban Wine Trail" for wine tasting. This area has evolved over the past 10 years into the new "hip" area to hang out. This area is also just a few minute walk off of State Street and Sterns Wharf.

Funk Zone

A must visit and another great place to take a picnic to!

Santa Barbara County Courthouse

Take a least a few hours to visit our amazing zoo! Lots of animals and fun things for kids and adults!

Eddie & Brenna

Eddie & Brenna

Registry