People come from all over the world to Santa Barbara’s wine country, the Santa Ynez Valley to try incredible wines and take in the views and varietals our region has to offer. Firestone Winery, one of the area’s premiere wineries and vineyard wedding locations offers wedding couples and their guests a full winery wedding experience. In addition to getting married overlooking the sprawling vines, guests can enjoy a sumptuous wedding feast in the iconic Firestone Barrel Room, followed by dancing under the stars outdoors in a courtyard reminiscent of something you would see at a private estate in Tuscany or Provence.
Chris and Michael chose to take advantage of every single gorgeous space at Firestone Winery, and coupled with a magnificent dinner menu fit for royalty (check out the whole menu below – but in particular the dessert!) , this wedding was lavishly appointed from start to finish.
We were delighted to be a part of this wedding celebration and wish Chris and Michael congratulations on their new married journey together!
Not all the weddings we do are hundreds of guests in grand venues. In fact, some of the most “epic” weddings we’ve done have been more intimate and the focus was on celebrating with closest family and friends.
The Santa Barbara Historical Museum offers a warm and wonderful taste of historic Santa Barbara with its Spanish influence, and as the sun sets, lights showcase the architecture, and stars overhead come out to play, guests are in for a beautiful Santa Barbara wedding experience. Conveniently located downtown Santa Barbara, many of our couples find that their guests can stay at one of the lovely local hotels and walk to and from the wedding celebration at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Stop. Before we talk about the magic of the vineyards at Golden Hour in Santa Barbara’s wine country, will you look at Bride Kailin’s wedding dress? If it were us, we would probably be twirling in it all night. It was truly made with magic- and perhaps even some fairy dust – as she (and her groom Phillip) seemed to just float all evening. This wedding is scheduled to be featured on a national wedding blog publication soon, so check back soon for the link, where you will be able to see even more photos and detail.
America’s Riviera wouldn’t be known as such if it wasn’t situated on a gorgeous coastline with dreamy views of the Channel and its signature islands. No wonder so many couples inquire about their dream beach wedding in Santa Barbara! There are very few places where you can get married right on the sand and then immediately enjoy dinner and dancing with ocean views within steps of where you married. We love weddings at the Cabrillo Arts Pavilion for this very reason and it is an ideal Santa Barbara beach wedding locale.
An unincorporated suburb of Santa Barbara, Hope Ranch is a very upscale residential area boasting gorgeous estates, equestrian trails and views of the Santa Barbara mountains (and for lucky residents whose properties back up to the ocean cliffs, our gorgeous coastline). Its signature entry includes a palm-tree lined drive that tells you that you have arrived in Hope Ranch. Celebrities from Fess Parker, Snoop Dogg to political figures such as H.R. Haldeman have lived in or have homes in Hope Ranch.
For those looking for a Santa Barbara ocean-view wedding, you don’t have to book a luxury resort or hotel. The Sandpiper Golf Course is one of the long-standing hidden gem ocean-view wedding locations in Santa Barbara. With panoramic ocean and sweeping coastline views, it is set just a few miles north of Santa Barbara near The Ritz Carlton Bacara Resort and offers more of a quiet niche location from the downtown “hub” to enjoy relaxing and celebrating with friends and family. 
Home is said to be the dearest spot on earth. It is where life happens. It is a shelter, a grounding place to recoup and recover from the world, and a gathering place where those whose hearts we hold dearest come together. It is where all the juicy goodness that makes up life happens. So choosing to say one’s vows at home makes incredible sense. And when the home is as beautiful as Leanne and Nick’s , it was the perfect setting for a heart-felt, gorgeous day of special touches and celebration.
“To take wine into our mouths is to savor a droplet of the river of human history,” said the New York Times in 1967. So it stands to reason that as timeless as wine is, so is the winery 
Celebrities have been quietly escaping to the mountains of Ojai for many years. With its secluded boutique inns, a world-class resort, shops, dining, a slowed-down pace, and all the quiet necessary to recover from the world’s noise, no wonder it is such a popular destination for