McLaughlin – Batastini

On May 15, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Montecito, Asia McLaughlin of Carpinteria and Nicholas Batastini of Santa Barbara were married in a ceremony officiated by Monsignor Stephen Downes. The parents of the bride are Luisa and Dennis McLoughlin of Carpinteria; and the parents of the groom are Barbara and Victor Batastini of Santa Barbara.

Michaela McLaughlin, the bride’s sister, was the maid of honor and Christine Brown, Cecilia Cheng, Nana Gagatsovi, Jolie Noveski and Claire Spera were bridesmaids. The flower girls were Aurelia Davin, Dakota Trepte and Hayden Trepte. The groom’s best man was Skyler Davin and Eliseo Aceves and Chai Trepte acted as ushers. Music during the ceremony was provided by Helena Buscema and Spanish guitarist Chris Fossek performed during the reception. 

The bride, Asia McLaughlin, graduated from Cate School in 2005. She earned a BA from the University of Southern California in 2009 and a master’s in International Affairs, Finance and Economic Policy from Columbia University in the city of New York in 2015. She currently works for International Justice Mission, a nonprofit protecting people in poverty from violence.

Nicholas Batastini, the groom, attended Bishop Garcia Diego High School, graduating in 2003, and received his BA from Western Washington University in 2018. At present he works at his family’s business, Santa Barbara Sand and Topsoil, supplying Santa Barbara County with aggregate building material since 1910.

The newlyweds plan to honeymoon in the Bahamas