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Santa Barbara Elopement is a luxury wedding planning, coordinating and design experience for intimate gatherings. Created by Santa Barbara locals and best friends, Shauna Timmons and Armando Martinez, to offer full-service wedding planning to small groups. Specializing in intimate celebrations in Santa Barbara, Montecito and the Santa Ynez Valley, with an understanding that every couple has the desire to create a day that reflects their unique relationship and the love and happiness they've found with each other. We like to have fun here in Santa Barbara which is what we hope translates through our work…after all, life is a celebration!

Our service is designed to make your elopement, intimate wedding, vow renewal or marriage proposal in Santa Barbara easy and stress-free. We customize your event to reflect your uniqueness and work to ensure that we bring to life your vision of a perfect day. You will work directly with one of our coordinators to develop a one-of-a-kind event no matter how small. Our service is unique in that all services offered are à la carte. Choose one of our ceremony locations, or let us know if you have a specific location in mind. Add any of our vendor services below to make your perfect wedding celebration. Please contact us for further information on pricing and we'll put together a planning package that best fits your needs.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$1,200

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$1,200

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$1,200

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$200

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double Weddings
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Santa Barbara Elopement

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Laura Sent on 06/17/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing!

We cannot recommend Shauna highly enough — she was truly amazing from start to finish. From the moment we stumbled across her website (by pure chance!), we were blown away. Her very first email was warm, prompt, and incredibly detailed, and that level of professionalism and care never wavered throughout the entire planning process.

Shauna has a natural talent for what she does — a true gift. Her calm presence is something you feel the moment you're around her, and it's exactly what you want when planning such a big event. We planned our entire wedding from Ireland, and thanks to Shauna, we always felt completely at ease and in safe, capable hands.

On the day itself, she was an absolute dream to work with. So kind, thoughtful, and full of grace — she offered help with so many things we never would have even considered. Her attention to detail, her warmth, and her genuine care made all the difference.

Shauna, we are forever grateful. You helped give us the wedding of our dreams, and we’ll never forget it.

Laura & Ger
Michelle
Michelle Sent on 05/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best of the Best

Shauna is the real deal. An incredible communicator over 9 months of planning, handled every detail seamlessly, made recommendations for great vendors, never pressured us always helped when had last minute additions and changes, even gently warned us about certain vendors and she was absolutely correct about them. Overall we had a magical fairytale wedding in Santa Ynez at Sunstone Villa and she made the day flow so beautifully. 🌸👰🏼‍♀️🙏
Annalise
Annalise Sent on 09/10/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Phenomenal!

Shauna was phenomenal! She was promp, professional, intuitive, and offered great suggestions. She helped us plan a beautiful elopement in Santa Barbara in less than two weeks! She helped us secure the lower lawn at the Ritz Carlton, Bacara with a dinner at Angel Oak restaurant to follow. She helped us find an amazing ceremony musician, Conner Cherland, and fabulous hair and makeup artist. She planned our timeline, walked the event space, and coordinated set up and timeline with all our vendors. She was there with us the day of to ensure everything went off without a hitch, which it definitely did. We can’t thank Shauna enough for all she did to make our wedding memorable and beautiful!
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Casey Sent on 11/25/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Santa Barbara Elopement

We had the best experience with Shauna! She was so flexible and made awesome suggestions that fit within our budget but still made the day feel like a special event. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to plan a formal wedding or a more intimate event!
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Madeline Sent on 11/19/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Hire Shauna and Enjoy Your Special Day!

Not long after getting engaged, my husband I knew that an intimate ceremony was the right choice for us. But unlike planning a traditional, large wedding, there aren't many guidelines for planning an intimate wedding that is beautiful, unique and detail oriented. In comes Shauna and Santa Barbara Elopement! We couldn't have picked a better person to help us put our big day together. Even though we live not far from Santa Barbara, it helped immensely to have help from someone so plugged into the wedding/vendor community in SB, helping us select all of our vendors and then coordinate everything on the day. For example, the day before the wedding, we decided we wanted transportation from our hotel to the ceremony location (Ellwood Bluffs), instead of relying on Uber. Shauna arranged for a shuttle service at the last minute, so we didn't have to scramble to find someone to drive us there. The day of, Shauna had a timeline so everything ran smoothly, and neither my husband and I nor our guests had to worry about coordinating. All we had to do was show up and get married! Our wedding day was everything we had wished for and we both felt so present and care free in the moment. We will remember it fondly forever; thank you Shauna!!
Brittani
Brittani Sent on 10/18/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Best day of my life!

Shauna and her team of vendors was absolutely amazing to work with! We felt so at ease and everything was completely stress free from start to finish. Our families loved her and how everything turned out. I would 100% hire her over and over again...maybe one day when we get our vows renewed :) Thank you Shauna!!
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Michelle Sent on 05/20/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Hiring a wedding coordinator was one of, if not, THE BEST decision we made during our wedding planning. From our first phone conversation to the day of our wedding, Shauna made us feel so relaxed and at ease about what can be a very stressful day! No one wants to be worried about where the flowers go or paying the vendors on the day of your wedding! Shauna took care of all these tedious details and much more so that we could focus on being present the day of. She was quick to reply, had answers for all of my questions, and she and her team were extremely organized the day of the ceremony. We received so many compliments about the flow of the day, and we owe it to Shauna. We are forever thankful for the most memorable day of our lives!

Don't think twice, get on board with this team NOW!
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Geraldine Sent on 05/15/2018
5 out of 5 rating
The journey to my elopement was memorable to say the least. We are glad we chose Shauna to guide us during the delays & vendor switches due to SB related fires & mudslides. Humbled by the devastation, we still wanted our elopement to be special. With Shauna’s experience & guidance, the process was less bumpy & dramatic. She still found the right fit between the various vendors & us as her clients. We could not contain our love & appreciation during the day of the elopement. I trust that she worked her magic behind the scenes to make our day seamless. Wish it lasted longer - we enjoyed our day so much!
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Erin Sent on 01/08/2018
5 out of 5 rating
We had such a wonderful experience working with Shauna and SBE. We live abroad and were flying to Santa Barbara for the wedding and began planning with about 8 weeks notice. I gave Shauna minimal direction and she would promptly send me ideas for vendors. If I changed my mind she was great about sending suggestions for how to implement it a new idea or a different vendor we should use. Shauna´s help was incredibly valuable and she was always a perfect blend of professional yet warm and friendly. It felt like I had a super organized and well-connected friend helping me! We were a bit nervous leading up to the wedding due to the Thomas Fire near Santa Barbara but Shauna kept us in the loop with an honest assessment of the situation and possible back up plans. The wedding was better than I could have ever imagined and I definitely couldn´t have planned for it on my own. I 100% recommend SBE!
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Emma Sent on 10/14/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Shauna was an absolute angel throughout the entire process. She was quick to respond, had wonderful ideas, and knew all the best vendors in Santa Barbara/Santa Ynez Valley. Our wedding was better than we envisioned and it was all due to Shauna's hard work and dedication. Our wedding was absolutely beautiful and the day was completely stress free. Thank you, Shauna!!
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