For their family rehearsal dinner the night prior, they decided to stay in and cook homemade pizzas and serve them with a local cheese and charcuterie board, local and organic salad (much of which was organically grown in Jill and Gokhan’s own home garden) and local Santa Ynez Valley wines. Jill and her sister, Colleen La Fleur of Atelier de La Fleur, recently teamed up to provide both planning and floral design services locally and worldwide. The design elements they came up with included a romantic, organic display of locally sourced plants and floral in a soft, romantic palette of grey, ivory, champagne and gold mixed with touches of soft peach and greenery. The meal was important to them as well. They brought in Luca Crestanelli, of SY Kitchen, to prepare their favorite dishes and the wines came from Sunstone Winery. The two-tier wedding cake was created by Christine Dahl and served with Turkish Delight and Turkish coffee from a local Santa Barbara shop, Seven Hills Turkish Imports. The custom paper goods were created by Honey Paper in Los Olivos using the design of the Turkish rug that Jill and Gokhan said their vows on during the ceremony and the Fleur-de-Lis family emblem. All of this was photographed beautifully by the talented Mike Larson, someone Jill has worked with for many years.
Wedding Guide Contributor Zohe Felici Zohe’s career has included stints overseeing all aspects of special events as the wedding and special events manager for some of the top luxury resorts in the world and event management companies in the country. Fearlessly producing over 300 flawless and memorable experiences for her clients, Zohe scaled her business beyond event production by acquiring Santa Barbara Wedding Style, a digital media platform publishing company. Zohe is delighted to showcase her knowledge and experience in special events, serving both engaged couples and the local wedding professionals she respects. “I care deeply about our community and I love sharing what I’ve learned. I get excited about mentoring the next generation and co-creating with my exceptional peers.” SantaBarbaraWedding.com A S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N | 43