The Narrative Loft Reviews

Bree and the Narrative Loft are such a great find for the SB area! Bree was always super responsive and helpful and we loved how many options we had to customize the space to match our vision. The space really can be made your own, and I loved the juxtaposition of the traditional loft feel with all the greenery that is added. It's also super conveniently located -- near downtown SB and the "funk zone" if folks want to continue the party after the receptin like we did :)

Awesome venue! Great working with Bree, The Narrative Loft Director. Bree's attention to detail, and going the extra mile while planning our daughter's wedding was extremely helpful. The venue is a real bargain compared to other locations we researched in Santa Barbara. Plus, only a short stroll to the beach; nice bonus for our guests.
Farther of the bride and I give them Five Stars.

Your wedding will be PERFECT!!! I am so fortunate to have chosen such a beautiful and affordable venue; best of all CONSIDERATE staff. My wedding day, like many, was wild. The wedding planner was a no show. This meant I had no one to step in and help set up the event. THEY STEPPED IN! (A very small part of my deposit was taken but that's 100% understandable as they did someone else's job!!) They helped and made my day as beautiful as ever. I had a perfect reception and night! And if you have the pleasure of working with Bree, you can breath a lot easier. She will truly assist you in any way she can. If you want a beautiful and stress free night, choose this venue.

We had our reception at the Narrative Loft last month in April, and it was nothing short of magical. We had to move our reception there within 5 weeks of our date because of COVID complication with a previous venue. Breanna was the most supportive and really helped us scramble and plan a wedding in 5 weeks. The venue came as a blank space and we were really able to make it what we wanted. 100% recommend!

My wife and I got married here at The Narrative Loft and we could not be happier with our venue choice. It is such a stunning venue right in the center of Santa Barbara. The space is even larger in person and has so much vibrance at night. You really don't have to do much in terms of decor! Our ceremony was just a 3 minute walk from the venue to the beach. We loved working with Bree, the venue director. She was so caring, professional and responsive throughout the process. It made booking our venue so easy! We also loved the fact that we could bring in whatever caterer we wanted as well as alcohol. This helped us be able to stay within our budget and still have our dream Santa Barbara wedding. We wish we could do it all over again!

This is an amazing venue! Our daughter's wedding reception was beautiful. Bree, the event coordinator, made everything easy for us and was always there if we had any questions. Loved this loft!

What a beautiful venue. We had our reception at the Loft and could not have been more pleased with the space and the service we received. Their flexibility with vendors and the feel of the space allowed us to have the perfect reception for our wedding of ~70 people.
Michelle was responsive to my emails and we were able to visit the space as many times as we needed during the planning process. The staff even provided specific measurements so I could create a to-scale layout.
I would highly recommend the Loft for any event venue, not just weddings - though we couldn't've asked for a better venue for ours.

My wife and I were determined to find the perfect location for our wedding reception. The requirements were an open, loft-style event space that we could make our own. When she found The Narrative Loft, she knew it was perfect, and of course, it was!

The staff was incredibly fun, easy to work with, and very communicative. Since we live in San Francisco, they made planning super easy and streamlined. As we both run our own small businesses, we appreciated working with people who shared our expectation and work ethic.

Given that it was our wedding, we didn't get a chance to see what the end result would look like until after all the guests had arrived. When we walked into the space, we were stunned at how beautifully everything came together and how happy everyone was!

We would highly HIGHLY recommend The Narrative Loft for events and would love to throw another party there if we can! To read more on their blog about our wedding and the vendors we used, go here: http://www.thenarrativeloft.com/blog/2016/9/12/what-a-lovely-day

Many thanks to The Narrative Loft for making our special day perfect!

I had my wedding at the Narrative Loft in early 2020 pre-pandemic. We worked with the Event Director and getting everything organized was seamless and communication was great. The architecture and design of the space is awesome--it allows for so much versatility depending on event style/theme and even budget. It's really hard to find an event venue like this in Santa Barbara not to mention because of the location (non-residential) you can keep your party going until 1am and we took advantage of this and we danced the night away! If you are looking get away from the typical hotel wedding/event and prefer to have a space curated to your own taste and style plus the flexibility and creativity of choosing from any vendors + having the space until 1 am vs the normal 10pm curfew, you should absolutely take advantage of booking this amazing and one of kind venue in SB!

This event space is top notch! The space was intimate enough to talk and mingle with everyone but large enough to have multiple activities going on throughout the night. The staff are incredibly attentive and you're given a lot of flexibility how the space is designed. Couldn't have asked for a better location!

The Narrative Loft was so perfect for our reception! We were looking for a place that had a lot of character and details on it's own so we wouldn't have to decorate it, and the loft definitely had that. However, for the price there wasn't a lot included. We had the space for 10 hours, 3-4 small cocktail type tables, one large wood table (we used for dessert). There are only stairs to get up to the loft so our rental company charged extra to get the tables and chairs upstairs. There is a back counter with kitchen appliances that we would have had to pay for drapes to cover up, but we decided to leave exposed.

The restrooms are great and the caterers had plenty of space to prepare food in their back kitchen.

The Loft was the perfect size for our 100 guests.

Rachel & Michelle were great to work with and sent us lots of pictures of previous weddings to help us with our set-up and use of space. Both very responsive and let us drop in the week of the wedding to figure out final details. They both really wanted our day to be perfect and were very accommodating!


Overall, we were very pleased with the Loft and would highly recommend!