This Wedding video was shot on the beautiful grounds of Montecito Country Club. Known as one of the elite hidden crown jewels of Santa Barbara, Montecito Country Club offers an elegant quintessential Santa Barbara wedding experience for exceptional value. Nestled right in between the “Beverly Hills” of Santa Barbara – the quaint village of Montecito – and the world-renowned “Riviera of the United States”, Santa Barbara, Montecito Country Club offers a sweeping panoramic view of the Santa Barbara coastline , harbor and Channel Islands for ceremonies and continues this view in the historic indoor venue where guests will enjoy cocktails, dinner and dancing overlooking Santa Barbara and the Pacific Ocean. As a Ty Warner property, sister property of the Four Seasons Biltmore, no attention to detail goes unnoticed in the creation of the menu and service level. The pricing and packages are surprisingly affordable.

This wedding video was shot on Butterfly Beach, located across the street from The Four Seasons Biltmore in Montecito is a locals favorite. There are no beach amenities here (no kayak rentals, volleyball courts, restroom facilities, or restaurants) so it tends to be less attractive to the activity minded visitor. It does however draw a strong local crowd, so weekend weddings are best in either the mid morning or very late afternoon to allow for a more intimate environment.

Montecito's Butterfly Beach is one of the few west facing beaches along the Santa Barbara coastline which makes for spectacular sunset views over the water. It's also the place to be for dolphin watching, which often can be seen playing in the surf in the early to late afternoon.

Because it is not a very wide beach, please check with our coordinator to determine the tides for your wedding day before deciding on a specific time of day for your ceremony. Receptions are discouraged here, mostly because of the coming and going of the tides, but for a romantic wedding ceremony Butterfly Beach is ideal and one of my top picks.

The Malibu Nature Preserve with its wild parrots, red tailed hawks and big hearted board of directors is one of the few eco-concious weddings sites in Southern California. It took several years to nurse it's natural beauty back to balance after it was abused and neglected by other businesses. Today, Salamanders live on the pristine little stream and wild life grazes its lawns without dropping dead from pesticides or fertilizers.

Couples who celebrate their wedding on the dramatic bluff or the idyllic Sycamore lawns do not only love the clean air and the majestic old trees, they like the idea of supporting this amazing wildlife habitat and put their money where their hearts are.