Weddings

Outdoor wedding ceremony location set up at Hotel Californian

Impeccable architecture and design, personalized service, ocean views and inspired cuisine set the stage for your big day. Hotel Californian offers outdoor venues, rooftop spaces featuring panoramic ocean and mountain views, and light-filled indoor venues perfect for your ceremony, reception and late-night revelry.

Hotel Californian wedding venues are accessible. For more information, please see our Accessibility Statement.

(805) 882-0100
weddings@hotelcalifornian.com

Set against the beautiful California Coast and the backdrop of the Santa Ynez mountains, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more picturesque wedding venue than Santa Barbara's Hotel Californian.

With local attractions like world-class wineries, the emerging food & beverage centric Funk Zone, Lotusland, the beach, and plenty of hiking & outdoor activities, Hotel Californian welcomes you and your loved ones to an exciting and statement-making wedding destination.

Overlooking one of Hotel Californians Buildings

This immaculate hotel, designed by celebrity designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard, is the premiere wedding destination in Santa Barbara. With 121 breathtaking guestrooms and plenty of outdoor and rooftop event space, we challenge you to find a more perfect place for your memorable day.

Hotel Californian features 3 Rooftop event areas, all with breathtaking views. From Ceremony to day-after brunch, these spaces are ready for any wedding occassion.

The largest, our Mirador Rooftop Deck, features panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and towering Santa Ynez mountains, just one of our favorite places in this elegantly designed kingdom.

CATERING & CRAFT COCKTAILS

We have developed close relationships with local wineries and farmers to ensure sustainable, hyper-local, and utterly delicious food & beverage catering options. You probably already know about our buzzworthy dining options, but you may not have heard about our passion for unique craft cocktails.

Whether you need catering for a large reception, rehearsal dinner, farewell brunch—or ALL of them—we are passionate about accommodating any and all needs to prepare menus that are perfect for you.

The Hotel Californian's three separate buildings, Californian, State, and Mason of the perfect remedy for privacy for you and your guests. We are ready to accomodate full-building buyouts so your group can have an entire building to yourselves.

The Alcazar, Hotel Californian's presidential suite, is the only room or suite in the State Building. This ensures plenty of space for celebration and complete privacy for you and your wedding party.

The Hotel Californian is located in the Funk Zone, Santa Barbara's hottest food & beverage neighborhood. Find fabulous restaurants like Loquita and The Lark, as well as Santa Barbara's famed Urban Wine Trail.

CALIFORNIAN BUILDING

Mirador
SQ FT: 3,500
DIMENSIONS: 82' x 43'
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 180

Court of Fatima (Located on First Floor)
SQ FT: 2,000
DIMENSIONS: 45' x 45'
ROUNDS: 60
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 75

Shamsah
SQ FT: 720
DIMENSIONS: 45' x 45'
BOARDROOM: 12
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 40

MASON BUILDING

FLYNN
SQ FT: 520
DIMENSIONS: 24' x 20'
CEILING HIEGHT: 9'0"
THEATER: 40
CLASSROOM: 22
U-SHAPE: 15
BOARDROOM: 13
ROUNDS: 40
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 52

CHAPLIN
SQ FT: 660
DIMENSIONS: 31' x 20'
CEILING HIEGHT: 9'0"
THEATER: 50
CLASSROOM: 25
U-SHAPE: 19
BOARDROOM: 16
ROUNDS: 50
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 66

CHAPLIN A
SQ FT: 330
DIMENSIONS: 20' x 15'
CEILING HIEGHT: 9'0"
THEATER: 20
CLASSROOM: 14
U-SHAPE: 14
BOARDROOM: 14
ROUNDS: 20
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 33

CHAPLIN B
SQ FT: 330
DIMENSIONS: 20' x 16'
CEILING HIEGHT: 9'0"
THEATER: 20
CLASSROOM: 14
U-SHAPE: 14
BOARDROOM: 14
ROUNDS: 20
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 33

FAIRBANKS
SQ FT: 770
DIMENSIONS: 33' x 23'
CEILING HIEGHT: 10'2"
THEATER: 60
CLASSROOM: 45
U-SHAPE: 25
BOARDROOM: 22
ROUNDS: 60
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 70

PICKFORD
SQ FT: 350
DIMENSIONS: 22' x 15'
CEILING HIEGHT: 10'4"
BOARDROOM: 10

STATE BUILDING

THE ALHAMBRA
SQ FT: 2,850
DIMENSIONS: 75' x 39'
CEILING HIEGHT: 15'4"
THEATER: 250
CLASSROOM: 120
U-SHAPE: 50
BOARDROOM: 55
ROUNDS: 200
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 285

THE ALHAMBRA I
SQ FT: 1,440
DIMENSIONS: 39' x 37'
CEILING HIEGHT: 15'4"
THEATER: 120
CLASSROOM: 60
U-SHAPE: 35
BOARDROOM: 30
ROUNDS: 100
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 144

THE ALHAMBRA II
SQ FT: 740
DIMENSIONS: 34' x 19'
CEILING HIEGHT: 15'4"
THEATER: 50
CLASSROOM: 30
U-SHAPE: 25
BOARDROOM: 18
ROUNDS: 50
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 60

THE ALHAMBRA III
SQ FT: 670
DIMENSIONS: 39' x 18'
CEILING HIEGHT: 15'4"
THEATER: 45
CLASSROOM: 28
U-SHAPE: 20
BOARDROOM: 18
ROUNDS: 50
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 60

THE ALHAMBRA FOYER
SQ FT: 730
DIMENSIONS: 73' x 10'
CEILING HIEGHT: 15'4"
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 70

COURT OF CALIFIA
SQ FT: 4,500
DIMENSIONS: 69' x 64'
ROUNDS: 200
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 300

SERENA (Located on rooftop deck)
SQ FT: 3,670
DIMENSIONS: 82' x 40'
ROUNDS: 200
COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 250

Weddings

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