Hotel Californian 36 State Street • Santa Barbara • CA 93101

Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara offers all-inclusive wedding packages, with in-house catering and bar service and seasoned planners on hand to handle the details. Your space rental covers the basics: tables, chairs, linens, bar setup, staging and photo access. Wedding packages start at $300 per person, and welcome events start at $150 per person. On top of the package, plan for the space rental fee, which runs $3,000–$26,000, and a 25% service charge. Minimums apply, so ask the events team to map out your total once you've picked a space and a date.

Yes, you can do both at Hotel Californian, so nobody has to get in a car. The hotel has three rooftop event spaces, including the Mirador Rooftop with views of the Pacific and the Santa Ynez Mountains, plus the Court of Califia event lawn, the Court of Fatima and the Alhambra Ballroom. The Alhambra seats up to 250 guests theater-style for a ceremony and 200 at round tables for dinner. Overall, our listing shows outdoor ceremonies for up to 220 seated guests and outdoor receptions for up to 220.

Catering and bar service at Hotel Californian are both in-house, so your food and drinks come from the hotel's own team. The menus lean farm-to-table, working with local wineries and farmers, with craft cocktails at the bar. The events team helps with everything from choosing your space to planning the menu and picking the wine list. For other vendors, like your photographer, florist or band, check the hotel's guidelines with the events team when you request your proposal.

At Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara, wedding packages start at $300 per person, and minimums apply. You'll also pay a space rental fee of $3,000–$26,000, plus a 25% service charge. Here's what moves the rental fee: which space you choose (a rooftop, the courtyard lawn or the Alhambra Ballroom), the day of the week, the time of day, your guest count and how long your event runs. Welcome events, like a welcome party the night before, start at $150 per person. Smaller celebrations work too: the hotel offers elopement packages and small-wedding options. Your best next step is to request a proposal with your date and guest count so the events team can give you a real number.

Your guests can stay right at Hotel Californian, which has 121 guestrooms just a block from the beach in Santa Barbara's Funk Zone. For the two of you, the Alcazar Suite is the presidential suite and the only guestroom in the State Building, so it's a natural spot for getting ready and wedding party photos. If you want total privacy, the hotel can arrange a full building buyout. Spa Majorelle on site is an easy add for couples massages or facials over your wedding weekend.

Hotel Californian puts all-inclusive packages, rooftop views and 121 guestrooms in one place, a block from the beach in Santa Barbara's Funk Zone. You can say your vows on a rooftop overlooking the Pacific and the Santa Ynez Mountains, host dinner in the Alhambra Ballroom for up to 200, and send everyone upstairs to bed afterward. The design is Spanish Colonial with Moroccan touches, which gives your photos a look you won't find at a typical beach hotel. The property spans three buildings, Californian, State and Mason, and the hotel can arrange full building buyouts if you'd like the space to yourselves. Add the on-site Spa Majorelle and spaces for everything from a welcome party to a day-after brunch, and the whole weekend can stay under one roof.