Happy Easter

Spring has sprung so we suggest that you put a little pep in that Easter step and ditch the chocolate bunnies for luscious lemon zest cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.  Fix up the cupcakes with your favorite spring accouterments.

At Michael's you can find:

Mini Easter cupcake holders $1.99
Green serving plates 2 for $3.00
Pink paper doily $1.50
Sprinkles + Flower candies $3.00

Carin + Gareth

A big thank you to Heidi Markgraf at MagnetStreet Weddings for posting Carin + Garth's gorgeous black + red themed Santa Barbara wedding that included a shout out to Simply Santa Barbara Wedding + Event Planning.

Luck O' the Irish

Whether your lucky to be Irish or just excited about celebrating like a Leprechaun, here's a festive and creative way to spruce up your St. Patty's Day.

Gather the following:

• St. Patrick's Day bucket from Michael's
• Green roses from local Santa Barbara Farmers Market
• Backyard green leaves from my garden of calla lillies

Creative, fun + affordable!

Courtney + Patrick

Lights. Camera. Action.  The Hollywood-style glamourous wedding celebrating Courtney + Patrick started with the beautiful ceremony in the Mural Room at the Santa Barbara Courthouse, continuing onto the show stopping reception at the Granada Theatre.

Red and black were the theme colors for this cocktail style wedding with dramatic florals made by a friend of the bride.  Mini Assorted Pies with cheesecake bites with the couples initials adorned on them deliciously made by Simply Pies.

The Granada Marquee showcasing the couples names in lights and when their guest's arrived they were escorted down a red carpet with a press wall with the couples monogram repeated on it.

Once again another fabulous wedding with an amazing couple!  Courtney + Patrick, Congratulations!

CEREMONY – MURAL ROOM AT THE COURTHOUSE 

santabarbaracourthouse.org 

RECEPTION - THE GRANADA THEATRE

granadasb.org

WEDDING COORDINATOR – SIMPLY SANTA BARBARA

SHELLEY ESCHLEMAN

simplysantabarbaraevents.com 

CATERER – LORRAINE LIM CATERING

lorrainelimcatering.com

DESSERT- SIMPLY PIES

simplypiessb.com

FLOWERS - ZOE STEVENS

RENTALS – THE TENT MERCHANT

thetentmerchant.com 

DJ/ENTERTAINMENT – MIKE LOEZA

HARPIST -  LAURIE RASMUSSEN

laurierasmussen.com

PHOTOGRAPHER– MIKE MORIATIS

mikemoriatis.com

Santa Barbara Wedding Planning Getaway

We all know the best way to get ideas for a wedding is, well, to attend one.  The Santa Barbara Wedding Planning Getaway is putting on an innovative weekend of wedding events to give you the opportunity to see what Santa Barbara has to offer, view venues, interact with wedding professionals, learn about vendor services, sample our talents, and see us in action.

Escape to Santa Barbara with us for a weekend getaway, stay in a luxury hotel, relax, and enjoy being inspired for your wedding day. Join us for our rehearsal night after party, location scouting where you will see Santa Barbara vendors in action, wedding reception, farewell brunch, and everything in between.

I'm proud to have been selected as one of the hands-on Wedding Planners for the event + look forward to seeing you in Santa Barbara this weekend, February 24-26, 2012.

To RSVP now, CLICK HERE

Be sure to check back for fabulous pictures from the event!