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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
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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!
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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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Madeline S. 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!!
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Team

Shauna Timmons
Shauna Timmons
Owner

What can I say, I just love celebrations and entertaining is my joy! I also love the outdoors, surfing, checklists, stationery, craft projects, interior design, Pinterest and anything that involves organizing.

Event planning feels natural and allows me to utilize my creative and production background. I was born and raised in Santa Barbara and obtained my degree locally in Art & Graphic Design. Over twenty years of experience in wedding & event planning, design, styling, project management and photo shoot production have taught me how to provide personalized attention to each of my clients to ensure their wedding day vision comes to life. I love the challenge and complexity of adapting the planning process to each event, and bringing all the detailed pieces together. My pride and joy? My family, of course: husband Jason and three teens Ella, Noah and Cole. My passion? The fulfillment and satisfaction I gain in being a part of creating an experience that will last a lifetime.

Armando Martinez
Armando Martinez
Co-Owner

I was born and raised here in the Santa Barbara area. I've been working locally in styling, event design, event management, store design, visual direction, floral design, and private and corporate event planning since 1995.

In 2001, I founded my event production company Alegria by Design to offer my unique skill set of branding, planning and design to private, corporate and non-profit clients. Santa Barbara Elopement reflects my personal dedication to beauty, style, cultural diversity and most importantly, happiness. I carried the desire to create something of my own for quite some time; something that would meet my own personal standards for happiness. It has been an incredible forum to express myself creatively and share that freedom and joy with others. I sincerely believe that the unifying factor in the human experience is the desire to achieve happiness and love in our lives. And by sharing that with those around us, we teach and inspire.

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