Lynette La Mere of Pure Joy Catering is always ready with some helpful planning ideas for just about any special occasion. Always generous with her talents and her recipes–be sure to check out the Pure Joy blog for more delectable and decadent, DIY treats for Super Bowl 2013! Here are just a couple of the [...]

Rachel & Kevin Twin Peaks Ranch Event Planner: Bijoux Events Photography: Rebecca Fishman Photography Catering: Seasons Catering Lighting: Bella Vista Designs      

There’s a new gourmet flatbread pizza menu in Santa Barbara and it’s available from Fire and Ice Events right in the heart of the funk zone. Fire and Ice Events has been providing outstanding food and stellar service for private events for years. Just recently, they began offering an assortment of fresh, mouth-watering, made to [...]

Omni Fresco Private Dining Room By Zohe Felici, Felici Events Photos by Vita-Bella Photography Santa Barbara’s Victoria Court is a charming plaza of ‘paseos’, or hidden walkways, which house unique shops and restaurants surrounded by distinctive architecture.  It is located in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara directly across for the Granada Theater and one [...]

Recently Omni Fresco Catering opened their new private dining room “The Victoria Room” in the charming downtown Victoria Court.  They celebrated with a fabulous preview party, attended by many of Santa Barbara’s top event insiders.  We thought we would share a few pictures from this beautiful preview, organized for Omni Fresco by Armando Martinez of [...]

Allie & Paul The Oaks at Orella Ranch Photography: Kristin Renee Event Planner: Bijoux Events Caterer: Pure Joy Catering Floral Design: Kaleidoscope Flowers

So if you haven’t yet seen the gorgeous “e-glossy” by Style Me Pretty, recapping the best weddings of 2010, you should definitely go check it out. Not just because of the 137 pages of uninterrupted mind-blowing stylishness . . . but because so many of the weddings featured are from Santa Barbara or feature Santa [...]

Bubbles, Bubbles, and More Bubbles ‘Tis the time of year to enjoy a nice glass of bubbly, or at least the excuse to pop open a celebratory bottle. Lucky for us, the Central Coast is teaming with sparkling options made by local vintners. Your first stop–if you are in Santa Barbara–should be Lazy Acres, and [...]

By Colette Lopez, La Fete Weddings & Events We work with a lot of couples who are planning destination weddings, where most of their guests are traveling a long distance to attend their special day. So why not plan a series of events to entertain your guests in the beautiful town of Santa Barbara. A [...]