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July 16, 2022
Santa Barbara, CA

Rachel & Alexander

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The Wedding Website of Rachel Mertensmeyer and Alexander Mersereau
We're so excited to celebrate our wedding with you! Find all the details you need to know about our special day here.

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Saturday Church Ceremony

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Santa Barbara Mission
2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Formal Summer Wedding Attire. Women: A formal summer sundress, cocktail dress, or a jumpsuit / pantsuit that’s light and dressy. Ensure to bring a wrap or layer as it does get cool in the evening. Men: A light suit or sport coat jacket with a linen or lightweight dress shirt and pants (no denim). Ties are welcome but not required.

Although we love your children, we regretfully cannot accommodate them at this celebration due to our venue restrictions. The ceremony will start promptly at 1PM. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to ensure you can be seated prior to the start of the service. As we’re sure you can imagine, we are closely monitoring COVID and how it will impact our wedding plans. We are thrilled that we are one step closer to celebrating with you, and your health and safety continue to be our priority. As some of our family is immunocompromised and at particular risk, we are asking all guests who are attending our wedding to be fully vaccinated prior to the wedding. If vaccination is not possible (and we understand it may not be) for a guest, we will ask that they provide a negative COVID test result from within 72 hours prior to our wedding.

Welcome Event

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Mission Rose Garden
420 Plaza Rubio, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Formal Summer Wedding Attire

This is an opportunity to visit with the bride and groom as well as mingle with friends and family, enjoy refreshments (cold brew, champagne, water, popsicles), and take some fun pictures at an open air photo booth. This event occurs during the time between the ceremony and reception and will be located in the Rose Garden, which is located right in front of The Mission, the ceremony location. The bride and groom will arrive to receive guests in the Rose Garden after taking post ceremony photos. Guests may also choose to use this time to rest or visit the nearby Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (1 min drive) or the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (5 min drive). More information about both of these locations can be found in our "Things to Do" section of our website.

Wedding Reception

4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Santa Barbara Women's Club
670 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Formal Summer Wedding Attire (see Church Ceremony attire description for more details)

Although we love your children, we regretfully cannot accommodate them at this celebration due to our venue restrictions.

After Party

Sat, Jul 16, 2022, 10:30 pm - Sun, Jul 17, 2022, 12:30 am

The Good Lion
1212 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Dressy Casual. Be ready to be out on the town. Bring a jacket or wrap and ditch the heels!

For those still interested in keeping the party going after the reception, we are going to meet up at the Good Lion to continue our night out on the town.

Sunday, July 17, 2022

Brunch

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Leadbetter Beach
Shoreline Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Relaxed, casual beach attire

Feel free to bring your children to this event!

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