I initially found Shauna because we wanted to do an elopement. But, we ultimately ended up doing a…read more"proper" wedding;-) Shauna was super easy to work with- she's very easy going, which was great and helped keep the calm:-) The day of the wedding, everything went smoothly and we couldn't have been happier with how things turned out. Super happy with Shauna and would recommend her!

Shauna with Santa Barbara Elopement is amazing! We're so glad we hired her as she was totally worth…read moreit! Shauna helped us plan our intimate wedding with only 2 weeks notice, she was always on top of it sending me referrals and keeping in contact. Our wedding day ended up having some crazy weather but Shauna was able to work around it all. We went with our back up location and due to the flash flood that was happening that day our guitarist couldn't make it but she found a last minute replacement that did great! Without her I would've been a stressed out mess but she took care of the problems behind the scenes so that I could enjoy my day. We even provided her with some flowers and she decorated our wedding cake beautifully. Definitely hire Shauna if you want someone reliable, friendly, and that's very knowledgeable in the industry.

We hired SPARK for a corporate event at Dos Pueblos Orchid Farms. It is a unique venue for a…read morecorporate event because the location does not have wifi, has bad cell service, and has minimal electrical outlets.  SPARK provided a very detailed quote and included things I forgot to even mention or didn't know we needed. They're very familiar with the venues in the area. They worked well based on the budget we had. Alex and his team also went to the venue for a site visit where we discovered a huge echo in the venue. They were creative and worked on ways to fix it. They also made sure our video wall wouldn't have a glare and we would have shading for when the sun hit directly on the greenhouse. Alex was also great as we had a bunch of performers who needed additional A/V support. He reached out to them and knew exactly what they needed. The team spent hours and hours setting up. It really was a huge production. On the day of, everything was great! The wifi went smoothly and the on-site techs were helpful. One thing to note is that our event was not completely waterproof so when it rained between day 1 and 2, SPARK had to make a few adjustments as some outlets weren't functioning and there was water on some things. They did so quickly before guests arrived. The before & after pictures don't even show all the work put into this! Alex and his team should have been hired for Fyre Fest because they are amazing with producing great events no matter what difficulties there are.

Mind blowing, quite simply mind blowing! What Lani + team do is over the top creative and just…read morereally changes the whole event to an incredibly elegant soirée! And super fun!! I own pure joy catering and I have seen him transform 100's of basic spaces into...well look what he did last night!

Tonya orchestrated our daughter Lindsey 's wedding at our home, Casa Medio. It was exceptional. I…read moreheartily recommend her.

Tonya is the consummate professional and the wedding planner you want for your big day. From the…read moreinitial consult to after the wedding, I found Tonya and her team at Soigne Productions to be top notch, high-quality, reliable, warm, and supportive. I found her on Yelp after doing extensive searching, and after interviewing a few wedding planners. From the get-go, Tonya was flexible, extremely organized, dependable, proactive, and very familiar with the wedding venues and vendors available in Santa Barbara County. She allowed me to be as hands-on as I wanted, while providing solid advice and providing support whenever I asked. Besides supporting me with logistics, she has a great eye for style, and I took her recommendations several times for items such as floral arrangements, cake design, etc. I was aiming for a wedding that was minimalistic, romantic, with some handmade items, and uniquely us, and Tonya helped us deliver that. She listened carefully to our vision and helped us execute it seamlessly. If there were any gaps in my vision, Tonya filled them in even better than I could have. When my mom wanted to meet my wedding planner, Tonya was gracious enough to set up a meeting with her to make sure my mom felt confident about the wedding planning. It was great having her create a detailing timeline for the bridal party and the vendors, and running through the wedding rehearsal the day before - it saved me from having so much work! On the day of, we hit a few snafus, from late-arriving wedding guests, to almost going over the time we had set for the trolley, but Tonya handled everything calmly and supportively, and knew exactly what to do. She let us enjoy our big day while she took care of all the little details and logistics (all the small things, like paying the restaurant tab at the end of the night, add up but we didn't notice because she was by our side). It was great having someone we trusted look after us and our guests the day of. Because of Tonya and her team, our guests loved our wedding and we were able to enjoy all the little moments of our big day! I'd highly recommend her for your wedding as well. Some of my favorite guest quotes (that were made possible because we had Tonya): "The wedding was so much fun." "Your wedding is the one I wished I had. I'm jealous." "The wedding was perfect; I don't think anything even went wrong!" "This wedding is so you guys. It's so you!" "It's the best wedding I've attended this year. My favorite!"

Two months before my wedding I met with Lisa after having a change in venue due to a larger amount…read moreof guests than originally anticipated. I was referred to her by a mutual friend and I couldn't of been happier. With her bubbly personality and attention to detail she brought together each detail I mentioned for my reception. She transformed our venue into a beautiful intimate space we invisioned. In addition to her floral skills, Lisa stepped up where most vendors would not. During our big day, there were multiple changes due to an electrical problem at our venue. Lisa not only drove to multiple locations to save my family and friends from having too, but also provided me with video updates throughout the day to ensure I was a happy bride! Thank you again for helping make our day perfect!!

Lisa & her team did a fabulous job!…read more We enjoyed working with her at a recent wedding as the photographers. The florals were amazing including a stunning ceremony arch and reception decor. We look forward to working again with her soon.

Amanda Lauren is an absolute hidden gem! Our wedding venue originally endorsed us to her; we loved…read moreher website and immediately felt a mind-meld when speaking with her, but couldn't find anything else about her.... "who is Amanda Lauren?!" Outside of her website and Instagram account, you won't find much on her business but her word-of-mouth referrals are quite extensive. We combed her Instagram/Facebook tags from other couples and contacted everyone through direct messages to uncover her story. From wedding venues to local Santa Ynez business owners to a famous drummer from a very popular rock band, people rave about her. She's been in the Santa Ynez wedding planning scene for about 7 years now, grew up in customer service and success for a jewelry company before finding her passion in wedding planning. Amanda has the vision and connections to turn all those visuals and wedding visions swirling around in your head into reality. Truly, it was unbelievable how she got inside my head and figured out exactly what I wanted when we had no theme, no mood, and only 1-2 random details to share like "bright flowers and colors everywhere" and "fairy-like trees." She knew how to ask the right questions to get more ideas out of my head, figured out what was important to us, and was able to match a list of vendors who hit every single criterion we didn't know we wanted. She found our dream wedding musician, dream lighting and decor vendors, a florist and farm-to-table caterer that was more down-to-earth to our style, and nailed the type of wedding photography vision we had in mind. There wasn't a single vendor she recommended that we didn't go with and she was very aware of our budget and where we didn't care to spend as much. To be honest, we were surprised she found vendors that could deliver what we wanted in our price range considering the bar of some of our requirements. Amanda was constantly in touch with us and was great at texting and communicating across the most random ideas. We didn't want or need full service, but she provided flexible packaging for us. She pulled out certain full-service package items, creating a new package that included month-of planning, pricing inquiries, contract execution that weren't in her standard package. Also noting, we had an intentional pandemic wedding and were a super small, 25-person wedding and she still gave us top-notch, full-service feels. She also knew instinctively when to let us control things, where we wanted to be more involved even if we didn't say it directly (like with editing contract language with our vendors or timeline for our wedding day to fit our family's quirky needs). She also went to bat for us with 2 vendors who were struggling to manage their clients while short-staffed for the pandemic and helped us avoid having to make inquiries or chase them down. On the day of our wedding, she was herding vendor cats left and right and solving unexpected issues like our catering truck being in the pathway of our wedding walkway and our venue manager not providing the equipment they'd promised. We were so sad we didn't get to spend more time with her during the event (it goes by so fast and she was behind the scenes making it happen)! My only recommendation is that if your wedding venue is in a remote location with no mobile service or has separate wedding areas/buildings far apart (even for a small wedding like ours) - make sure you take her up on her wedding planner assistant. She offered this service and was so nice to not push us on spending the extra money, but without her right beside our wedding party while we were offsite getting ready we fell behind on our timeline. It also would have helped us to have someone passing on communications to us from her while she was herding our vendors across our vineyard venue.