For the cocktail hour our guests were able to walk a short distance to the peaceful patio area next to the Broder building where we had our guitarist playing some great background music. During the cocktail hour our photographer took family photos and he did a great job speeding through it so that it only took about 20 minutes and we were able to enjoy visiting with out guests afterwards. After the cocktail hour we had a fun group shot at Coggeshall bowl and then everyone went to the reception at the Fleischmann Auditorium. One nice thing about the Museum is that they will let you bring in your own alcohol and your own caterer, we just had to provide a bartender (which our caterer provided). Many other venues required you to purchase your alcohol from them, which is usually more expensive, and you don't get to choose the beer and wine you want. The rest of the evening went really well, our DJ did a great job keeping people entertained and the event on-schedule. We were so happy how the wedding turned out and our guests all had a great time. Since all of our vendors did a great job we have linked to their websites below. For anyone looking for vendors for an event in Santa Barbara or Los Angeles we would highly reccommend all of the vendors we used.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
A wonderful venue at a very reasonable price. Meridith and Pedro were professional and great to work with.
DeFuria Catering
DeFuria is based out of the San Fernando Valley, and there is limited facilities for food preparation at the museum but Franco did a great job keeping the food warm and fresh. His services were professional and he was affordable.
Richard Tobin (Officiant)
We can't say enough great things about Richard, his ceremony was wonderful and the vows he provided for us were perfect. We would highly recommend Richard for anyone looking to have a memorable wedding ceremony.
Wayne Kjar Cakes
The staff at Wayne Kjar is very professional and friendly, we enjoyed working with them and they designed a cake exactly how we wanted it, down to the detail of the piping decorations. They provided a quality product at a very reasonable price.
DJ Soleil (David Sivits)
David did a great job with the entire Reception, we liked that he made a draft schedule for us and kept the event moving on schedule the whole night. Our guests had lots of fun dancing and David was able to tailor the music to our exact needs.
Victor the Florist
We were very happy with the services at Victor the Florist, the arrangements were beautiful and the staff was professional. Rae was patient and flexible and a pleasure to work with. We hadn't ordered enough table arrangements and didn't realize until we needed two more table arrangements, the staff at Victor the Florist was kind enough to go back to their shop and make two more arrangements and deliver them again that day, we were very happy and appreciative!
Baron Spafford (Photographer)
Baron was a pleasure to work with and photographed our ceremony and reception for a very reasonable price. We loved that when it came time for photos of the family, he kept everyone focused and it was complete in only about 20 minutes, that was so much better than some weddings where the family photos can take over an hour! We were also amazed that he learned the families names so easily, this really helped keep everyone involved and he would crack jokes so that he'd get good smiles. Thanks Baron!
Road Show Media (Sound System for ceremony)
We were very happy with the services provided by Road Show media, they provided the sound system and microphones for the ceremony and made sure our guests could hear the music and the vows.
Jared Barkan (Guitarist)
Jared did a great job playing guitar music for the ceremony and for the cocktail hour, he is based in LA and was willing to drive the extra hours to play at our wedding. He did a great job and the music was perfect, he was professional and a pleasure to work with. We would recommend Jared to anyone that needs great live guitar music at an event.
Thanks again to all our wonderful vendors, we were really happy with how everything in the wedding turned out and all of our guests had a great time. Our only regret was that the evening went by so quick that we didn't get a chance to visit each table and talk more with our guests.
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