Favorite Vendors

Venues:

San Ysidro Ranch | www.sanysidroranch.com
You’ll want to live here. Unpretentious comfort yet impeccable service.
Channel Cat | www.channelcatcharters.com
Elegant and classy. Beautiful and hugely spacious inside for dining, dancing and relaxing.
Manning Park | www.sbparks.org
Gorgeous trees and lush lawns. Serene, secluded, heaven-like. Unbelievably affordable too.

Pastors:

Reed Jolley and Steve Jolley | www.sbcommunity.org
A shameless plug for Santa Barbara Community Church. Wonderful church, great pastors.

Caterers:

Rincon Beach Club | www.rinconcatering.com
Everything they serve is scrumptious and most dishes are their own recipes.
Fire and Ice | www.fievents.com
Fresco | www.brouillardsinc.com
Gourmet-looking and delicious. You’d never go wrong here. Also, forego the traditional decorative wedding cake and get one of their sheet cakes - ten times better, flavor-wise.

Seamstress & Accessories:

Mercedes Trump | (805) 687-7433
Personable, fun-loving, custom personalization. Feels like your own personal boutique.

Tuxedos:

Mission Tuxedos | www.missiontuxedos.com
Simple, easy, professional service. Go in, pick them out; done. Return them all; done.

Wedding Planners:

Events by Philippe | www.eventsbyphilippe.com
Hard-working, sophisticated Frenchman who cares about every detail. Feel like royalty.
Jennifer Vogel | 805-680-6292
Extraordinarily detail-oriented, warm, upbeat, easy to be around, and so so enjoyable. More like a long lost friend.

Music Bands:

Dannsair | www.dannsair.com
Talented Irish band with solid local reputation. Professional musicians with impressive resumes.
King Bee | http://kingbeesb.com
Super fun, I mean SUPER fun band. Dance your legs off. Great personalities too. Really talented.
Luna Gitana | www.lunagitana.com
Saba Baba | (805) 403-7907 (Saxophonist) or (805) 893-8782 (Percussionist)
Incredible Balkan band. For a high-energy event with the expectation of dancing and celebrating Eastern European-style or otherwise.

Background Soloists:

Bruce Goldish | www.brucegoldish.com
Incredible acoustic guitarist. Perhaps a musical genius?
Laurie Rasmussen | www.laurierasmussen.com
Soothing harp music.

DJ:

Music by Bonnie and Co. | www.musicbybonnie.com
Professional, well-presented djs adept at making each wedding very personal to bride and groom.

Accommodations:

The Eagle Inn | www.theeagleinn.com
High quality at wonderfully affordable rates. Separate cottages also. Close to beach, wharf, harbor.
West Beach Cottages | Click here
Weekly, affordable vacation rentals close to beach, wharf, harbor and Eagle Inn.

I do not participate in link exchanges; in other words, I do not post vendors on my site in an agreement that they will post me on theirs. My recommendations are truly my favorites.