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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

How many planners are on your team?

2

Reviews of Santa Barbara Elopement

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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. 🌸👰🏼‍♀️🙏
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Casey S. 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!
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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