Elings Park 1298 Las Positas Road • Santa Barbara • California 93105

Renting Elings Park in Santa Barbara gets you one of two outdoor wedding sites for the day, plus free parking. Godric Grove comes with a stone amphitheater for your ceremony, a large lawn surrounded by gardens, a wood deck shaded by oak trees, a spacious serving area and a private parking lot. Singleton Pavilion includes a large lawn for your ceremony, dinner and dancing, plus a gazebo on a flagstone patio and a tree-dotted stone terrace. You'll bring in your own caterer, and alcohol service goes through Events by Rincon.

Yes. Each of Elings Park's two wedding sites hosts both your ceremony and reception. At Godric Grove, you can say "I do" in the stone amphitheater, then celebrate on the oak-shaded deck and lawn. At Singleton Pavilion, the large lawn handles a seated ceremony, dinner and dancing under the stars, with a gazebo and stone terrace nearby. Each site welcomes up to 200 people, including your wedding party.

Elings Park lets you bring your own caterer, so you can choose the food that feels like you. Alcohol is the one exception: you can bring your own, but it must be served through Events by Rincon. Godric Grove has a spacious serving area for your caterer, with room for a caterer's canopy.

At Elings Park in Santa Barbara, the site rental runs $1,200–$4,500, depending on the day of the week, the time of year and which space you reserve. Since you bring your own caterer and bar service, those costs sit outside the rental. To lock in your date, you'll need a signed rental agreement plus the full venue rental fee and a security deposit, because dates can't be held without them.

Your rental hours at Elings Park depend on the day: Friday and Saturday weddings can run from 9am to 10pm, and Sunday through Thursday from 9am to 9pm. That gives you a full day for setup, your ceremony and the party. Amplified music is allowed outdoors, with some restrictions.

Elings Park is a nonprofit park of about 230 acres in Santa Barbara, with two outdoor wedding sites that both look out over the city, the mountains and a peek of the ocean. Godric Grove sits at the top of the park with a stone amphitheater and an oak-shaded deck, and Singleton Pavilion pairs a big lawn with a gazebo. You can bring your own caterer, and rental fees start at $1,200, which leaves more of your budget for the food and the fun. Friday and Saturday rentals give you the site from 9am to 10pm.

Yes, Elings Park works well for a smaller wedding. Singleton Pavilion is one of the park's most sought-after spots for private, intimate events, with a gazebo on a flagstone patio, a tree-dotted stone terrace and views of the mountains and Santa Barbara. Rentals start at $1,200, and since you bring your own caterer, you can size the menu to your guest count.