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!

Firestone Crossroads Estate

Firestone Crossroads Estate

But then again, anytime is a good time to get married in Santa Barbara.  A Santa Barbara wedding means that there is a wide variety of wedding locations for every taste.   From rustic country elegance for a Santa Barbara wine country wedding at a vineyard , quaint inn, ranch or private estate to the continental elegance and internationally-renowned service at the world-class Bacara Resort and Spa, Four Seasons Biltmore, San Ysidro Guest Ranch, The historic University Club, Doubletree Resort, relaxed elegance at dozens of private estates, private beach weddings,  to the hidden wedding location “jewels” that are sometimes only accessible to professional event planners and not advertised.

As a third-generation Santa Barbaran and owner of a boutique wedding planning business dedicated to this lovely area, I can truthfully say I have never seen the variety of locations in one area as I have in Santa Barbara.   The best part about Santa Barbara wedding locations is that one does not need to create any kind of an artificial backdrop to make the event vision work.  There are so many wedding venues with a variety of built-in natural backdrops, planning the perfect setting for a Santa Barbara wedding is effortless.

For the next two months, I will be dedicating this Santa Barbara wedding BLOG to Santa Barbara’s premiere wedding locations.  I am thrilled to also have several professional event guest bloggers who will share their intimate and unique insights to their favorite Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara wine country wedding locations as well.

Make sure you check back to our BLOG (click on link on the upper right of this page -under “News”) or subscribe to this feed – you are sure to be in for a treat and even perhaps gain some insight to some behind-the-scenes and never-shared-before information on the secrets of planning a Santa Barbara wedding at the ideal wedding location!

Firestone Crossroads

Firestone Crossroads