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Wedding Planning with Merryl Brown Events

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Merryl Brown Events was hired to produce a spectacular Mexican-inspired destination wedding at the Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel Valley, CA. The Santa Lucia Preserve is an exclusive, 20,000-acre private community tucked away in the Santa Lucia Mountains—truly a hidden treasure amongst the popular destinations of Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, and Big Sur. Your wedding day will ...

Events by Pierre Lafond

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Events by Pierre Lafond is dedicated to providing you with the best service and most attentive care. Their seasonal menus use the freshest ingredients that are unique to the Central Coast. Unforgettable moments for your family, friends and business associates. Events by Pierre Lafond is dedicated to providing you with the best service and ...

La Fleur Weddings and Events

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  La Fleur Weddings and Events specializes in exclusive destination weddings and events throughout California, Hawaii and Mexico and is now expanding to destinations around the world. Offering full service event design, planning and production for the most intimate gathering to the most lavish of events.        With over 10 years of experience at some of the most desirable destinations ...

Santa Barbara Historical Museum Wedding

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Wedding planner Jill La Fleur adds plenty of zest to a muy caliente fiesta. Historic, red-tiled roofed Santa Barbara with its Spanish and Mexican roots provided the perfect backdrop and theme for Katie Wolfson and Mike Allan’s elegant, yet festive and colorful wedding. The Santa Barbara County Courthouse and the Santa Barbara Historical Museum were perfect ...

Entertaining in the Santa Ynez Valley

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Event and wedding planner Jill La Fleur, Chef Leonardo Curti and a talented team of professionals create a smashing engagement dinner on a gentleman's ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley, with photography by Jose Villa. WHEN CREATIVE SPECIAL EVENTS PLANNER AND LOCAL, JILL LA FLEUR, came up with the idea of creating an intimate & romantic ...

Dining with Di Catering

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Dining with Di, a Santa Barbara catering company owned by Diana Cuttrell, will coordinate your event from the planning stages to the day of the event in a seamless fashion. Diana Cutrell has been involved in local non-profits and coordinating large fundraising events, school auctions and private parties. Her attention to detail and her sense of style, ...

Enjoy Cupcakes

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Enjoy cupcakes brings the bakery to your party, wedding, bridal, baby shower or corporate event. Guests will ENJOY treats served out of an adorable restored vintage Shasta trailer. A festive canopy & wafting sweet smells will make your event unique & unforgettable. Owners Amber Joy and Kevin Vander Vliet offer special services to their clients. “Do ...

Blue Magnolia Floral Design Studio in Summerland

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Owned and operated by Kerstin Olson Horneman, Blue Magnolia is one of the most sought after floral and event design studios in the Santa Barbara area. Visit the new location in Summerland. Creating, designing and directing special events for many of the nations most influential and elite individuals and corporations, Kerstin has truly found a niche ...

Toast Santa Barbara Events

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TOAST provides clients with stellar service, exceptional creativity and outrageous attention to detail.  TOAST is producing parties for any size guest list, birthday parties for all ages, weddings, baby showers and anything else that one could possibly think to celebrate. "Whether it is an intimate dinner for four or a no-holds-barred wedding for ...

Cook Better Live Better

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This full-service catering division brings the quality of a fine-dining experience to your event. The owners have over 30 years combined experience specializing in private gatherings and client menu collaboration.             Cook Better Live Better partners are Pete Clements, Peter Stearns, Matthew Grigas and Tom Garnett. "We have over 25 years of experience creating magical and flavorful experiences ...

The Tent Merchant

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Planning a celebration? Add an outdoor room by renting an exotic tent with accessories and furnishings from Morocco and India. The Tent Merchant is a full service rental business. The Tent Merchant offers much more than just tables, chairs, and linens. They specialize in authentic tents and accessories from India and Morocco, that provide you ...

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Jeff Shelton Tile Design, Santa Barbara

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Ann James Interior Design., Santa Barbara

Coast 2 Coast Collection, Santa Barbara

Jane, Santa Barbara

Shaw Design, Santa Barbara

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