Location Spotlight: The Santa Barbara Club Offer By: Felici Events   Add another reason to host your event at Santa Barbara’s best kept secret!   One of my favourite locations in Santa Barbara is the Santa Barbara Club.  So much so, that last year when Gavin Roy and myself gathered a group of Elite Santa [...]

Location Spotlight: Fess Parker Winery By: Felici Events Driving north along the pastoral Foxen Canyon Wine Trail feels like traveling back to California’s early days. Rolling hills frame vast meadows, deer and wildlife roam free, and pristine landscapes stretch as far as the eye can see. Completed in 1994, the winery and tasting room are [...]

Location Spotlight: Kathy Ireland Montecito Home By: Felici Events   This Santa Barbara location is a beautiful Tuscan style luxury estate on 2.5 acres, located in Montecito, California. For weddings and events, guests are welcome to use the downstairs of the home, including the kitchen, formal dining room, entertainment room, three bedrooms, and five bathrooms. [...]

Location Spotlight: Circle Bar B By: Felici Events   If Western is your name, then Circle Bar B is your game!  This horse ranch, situated between Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez, offers a unique and serene setting ideal for hosting gatherings. The lobby takes you to a Western and cozy time with a larger than [...]

Location Spotlight: Petros By Felici Events Across the street from the iconic Arlington Theatre, in downtown Santa Barbara, stands one of my favourite restaurants in town, Petros. Now it’s not the Greek namesake (my name in Greek translates to eternal life) that makes it a soft spot in my belly.  It is a combination of ambiance, [...]

There’s no better way to show your love, than by giving something made by hand, and with lot’s of love. Not the creative type? No problem! Tabletop Made’s adorable letterpress valentine’s certainly fit the bill and you don’t even have to pull out your glitter and doilies. Based in Santa Barbara, Tabletop Made  creates fantastic, imaginative, [...]

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 [...]

Stacy & Scott Ceremony: Santa Barbara Courthouse – Mural Room Reception: The Wine Cask Restaurant Photography: Vita-Bella Photography

BETTINA & BEN CEREMONY: Sandpiper Golf Course & RECEPTION: El Paseo EVENT PLANNING & DESIGN: Armando Martinez for Alegria by Design PRINTED ITEMS: Lazaro Press FABRIC & LIGHTING: Ambient Event Design FLORAL: Louloudi Designs PHOTOGRAPHY: Linda Chaja Photography CAKE: Christine Dahl MAKEUP: Christina Burns        

Location Spotlight: Alice Keck Memorial Gardens By: Felici Events Often called the “crown jewel” of city parks, Alice Keck is Downtown Santa Barbara’s horticultural “jewel.” This full city block garden showcases a turtle and koi pond, gazebo, unique botanical collections thru meandering paths, and park benches strategically situated in visually stimulating vignettes.  Alice Keck Memorial Gardens, [...]