As a native Santa Barbaran, I’ve seen businesses come and go.  And especially in the events industry.  Today I had the privilege of making an in-person visit to La Tavola Linen in their darling boutique right in the heart of

There are so many fantastic love stories out there.  When KRAZ 105.9 FM decided to partner with me again on a wedding giveaway in the middle of a nation-wide economic crisis to benefit a deserving engaged couple and give them a wedding they could not otherwise afford, I knew it was perfect timing.  I also [...]

Santa Barbara Wine Country.  An incredible wedding location set in the midst of  lush green vineyards.  Good ol’ southern hospitality and charm gracing every turn of this wedding.  But wait, did I mention the full moon?  There are few moments in life that could ever be scripted and timed as beautifully as this was.  They [...]

Almost all of my wine country brides choose to stay at the comfortably chic wine country Hotel Corque.  Fresh, inspired and centrally located to all of wine country’s event venues and sites, this hotel boasts all the amenities of a world-class resort with the intimate charm and warm personality of service staff who make you [...]

Santa Barbara has so many wedding locations and choices.  And I love them all.   But one of the things I love most about producing weddings in Santa Barbara is working at the Bacara Resort and Spa.  Located on a bluff overlooking the ocean and Santa Barbara Channel Islands, this resort boasts top notch internationally-acclaimed service [...]

I admit it.  I am a vintage girl at heart who should have been born in another era wearing gardenias in her hair, visiting supper clubs by night and dancing until the wee hours of the morning with the love of my life in a pinstripe suit under a full moon to a live swing [...]

One of the questions I am frequently asked when I am interviewed for publications is how I decribe this incredible region we call Santa Barbara’s wine country, the Santa Ynez Valley.  I am proud to say my response description has been quoted and is now associated with this area:  “rustic elegance” and “rustic sophistication”.   A [...]

And we’re off!  As I mentioned on my last BLOG entry, we are featuring several Guest Bloggers of Santa Barbara’s leading wedding locations.  I have hand chosen the Creme de La Creme of Santa Barbara’s elite wedding professionals to present to you in the coming months. Rather than just create a list of Santa Barbara [...]

Two thousand ten.  Twenty ten.  However you say it, it’s a new year and the start of a new decade.  The economy is showing signs of recovering and it’s a good year to get married! But then again, anytime is a good time to get married in Santa Barbara.  A Santa Barbara wedding means that [...]

Santa Barbara Wine Country Weddings & Events announces the new division to its company:  Santa Barbara Weddings & Events. Santa Barbara Wine Country Weddings & Events will continue with its wine country branch based in Solvang while Santa Barbara Weddings & Events will focus on Santa Barbara, Montecito and Carpinteria with its Montecito-based branch. “We have always done weddings and [...]