Are you planning your own wedding? Well this might be the best investment that you could make in your overall budget . . . The Keys: How to think like the Masters is a rare opportunity to learn from world-class event experts and gain personal access to not just one but 14 legendary, award-winning event masters! [...]

We Love: Love Mikana As you plan your Santa Barbara wedding you will definitely want to check out LoveMikana.com,  the ultimate insider’s guide to everything worth, doing, seeing, or knowing about in Santa Barbara. The ladies behind Love Mikana have quickly become SB Local’s favorite resource for the latest “skinny” on everything Santa Barbara arts, culture, [...]

Destination Wedding Activities in Santa Barbara By Merryl Brown, Merryl Brown Events I am often asked by brides planning destination weddings in Santa Barbara what they should suggest that their guests do while visiting our area. We are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful place with so many activity options!  Here is a [...]

For those of you who are considering having custom rings made or perhaps having an heirloom piece of jewelry repaired or updated  for your wedding day . . .  I have a tip for you.  Years ago a friend told me about one of Santa Barbara’s favorite places to go for custom jewelry work Patco [...]

Bravo Television has announced the development of a few new original series for the upcoming season including the new show, “Newlyweds: The First Year” (working title) Produced by Monkey Kingdom with Will Macdonald and David Granger serving as Executive Producers Bravo explores the ups and downs of marriage with this unique docu-series as six diverse [...]

Enjoy one of Santa Barbara’s Favorite Pastimes – Learn to Surf! As Summer comes to an end here in Santa Barbara with this holiday weekend, I thought I would share a post featuring one of Santa Barbara favorite pastimes – Surfing.  For those adventurous brides or grooms who are looking for something fun to do [...]

The Land Shark This week we have some dear friends visiting from out of town and tonight we asked them what they had planned for their day tomorrow.  They replied that they were planning to go on the “Land Shark” also known as Santa Barbara Land and Seas Tours.  It reminded me how fun it [...]

We are excited to share the sweet engagement story of the lucky winner of the 2nd Felici Events Engagement Story Giveaway! The Sesame Street Proposal by Karissa Dunn Paul and I met off of match.com. I searched for him and when I saw his picture, I thought he wouldn’t even give me the time of day, [...]

Continuing with our theme of eco-minded posts this week, I wanted to share a little Santa Barbara treasure and fabulous green resource for any DIY bride or groom.  The Art from Scrap Reuse store encourages reuse as a means of protecting the environment. Local businesses and organizations donate an incredible variety of materials, supplies, containers, [...]

I would like to congratulate visionary photographer, wonderful person, and friend, Jose Villa on his new book Fine Art Wedding Photography.  It will be officially released next week on March 29, but is available for pre-order now on Amazon HERE or you can go to Jose’s site to pre-order a special edition signed copy with [...]