April & William San Ysidro Ranch Photography: Susan Dean Photography Officiant: Miriam Lindbeck    

“A man had given all other bliss, and all his worldly worth for this, to waste his whole heart in one kiss upon her perfect lips” -Alfred, Lord Tennyson   Photos: Lavender & Twine   

Emily & Jon Private Estate, Montecito Photography: Patrick Moyer Wedding Photography & Films

The Mission Rose Garden By: Felici Events Images by: Kacie Jean Photography Located across the street from the historical Santa Barbara Mission, the Rose Garden is a beautiful, grassy park that features a manicured rose garden with over one thousand different varieties of roses surrounding a bubbling fountain, palm trees and oak trees.       [...]

Spring is here and with April showers come May flowers and a bounty of organic fruits, vegetables, and gorgeous greens to plan your menu around.  Remember to ask your caterer what local farms are growing during the season of your wedding. Below Ashley and Brian of Duo Catering and Events regularly visit our local Farmer’s market and tweet photos with yummy [...]

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there.” -Jalal ad-Din Rumi Photo by Frame 36 Photography

Courtney & Tyler Fess Parker’s Double Tree Resort Event Planner: XOXO BRIDE Photographer: Llanes Weddings Floral Design: Louloudi Design Cake: Montecito Confections Music/DJ: Gavin Roy Presents Officiant: Pastor Ben Patterson Rentals/Linens: La Tavola  

Zaytoon By: Felici Events Zaytoon, locatied two blocks from State Street in downtown Santa Barbaram offers Middle Eastern food that specializes in authentic Lebanese cuisine recipes. A unique and delectable restaurant in Santa Barbara, it provides a beautiful garden patio with fire pit tables, hookah and entertainment from live music to belly dancing. The patio includes [...]

I was recently perusing the fabulous La Tavola Linen Blog after excitedly digging through my swatch book of inspiring new designs for 2012.  I highly recommend visiting their site for lots of beautiful inspiration like this table below.  This textural and bold, matelasse style linen was one of my favorite in the collection, available in [...]

On your way to planning your dream Santa Barbara wedding at the perfect venue, you might realize that half of your reception tables have a spectacular view of the restrooms.  This could be the perfect time to consider some stylish new options for hiding that unsightly corner. Pictured below are some fun new options from Town [...]