Santa Barbara Wedding Venues – Where to start?
Planning your wedding can be such a stressful time, but it is also fun and exciting and will help ensure that your wedding is one of the best days of your life. But where do you start? You know you want to have your wedding in Santa Barbara, probably because it’s a gorgeous city, with near-perfect weather all year long. It’s perfectly situated just a couple of hours from Los Angeles. There are multiple hotels, and bed & breakfasts to choose from. And the architecture throughout the city is uniquely Spanish, a look that isn’t as predominant in most other California cities.
Wedding Venues for Any Size Guest List
Santa Barbara is a great city for your giant luxury wedding with hundreds of guests, or for your small destination elopement wedding with just you and your fiancé. I’ll give you a list of some of my favorite Santa Barbara wedding venues – which most can fit whatever wedding day you imagined.
Beachfront or Nearby Venues in Santa Barbara
Here’s a list of the beachfront or close-to-the-beach wedding venues in the Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Montecito areas. There are several to choose from and they all have their own charm. In no particular order:
Rosewood Miramar • Santa Barbara
Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront
The Biltmore Four Seasons • Santa Barbara
Cabrillo Pavillion • Santa Barbara
Bacara Resort • Santa Barbara
Hotel Californian
Carousel House
The Moxi
El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel
Inland Santa Barbara Venues
Here are some more amazing wedding venues that are in the Santa Barbara area but aren’t near the beach. These are tucked in the city, and surrounding areas and they also have great spaces to make your dream wedding come to life.
La Cumbre Country Club
Santa Barbara Courthouse
Rockwood Woman’s Club
Villa and Vine
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Glen Annie Golf Club
San Ysidro Ranch
Greek Orthodox Church • Santa Barbara
El Paseo Santa Barbara
Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Villa Verano
Santa Barbara Zoo
Presidio de Santa Barbara
Canary Santa Barbara Hotel
Heartstone Ranch
Santa Barbara Wedding Venues
I’ve photographed many weddings in Santa Barbara. I love the area and all the many locations there are for wedding day or engagement session photos. Just take a look around my site to see some samples, then reach out and let me know which venue you decided on or which Santa Barbara wedding venue you’re leaning towards.
Some of these wedding venues have restrictions on guest count. Some will require you to use their own catering company, or they’ll require you to provide everything. But most of these venues are really beautiful and unique in their own ways, and no matter which you choose, I know your wedding day will be perfect. If you’re looking for a property farther south, check out these Ventura County Wedding Venues.