La Amada 28 West Victoria Street • Santa Barbara • CA 93101

Every event at La Amada includes curated rentals: six wooden farm tables, ten 72-inch rounds, 16 tall cocktail tables and 160 wooden cross-back chairs, plus plates, silverware, stemware and bar glassware. You'll also get a four-piece handmade wooden bar, a wood dance floor, the built-in chandeliers, full-spectrum color-wash room lighting and an 85-inch TV for slideshows at no extra charge. Speakers and a sound system aren't included, so your DJ will bring those.

Yes. La Amada's 4,000-square-foot ballroom, with wrought-iron chandeliers, large arched windows, hardwood floors and wood-paneled walls, works for both. It seats 160 theater-style for a ceremony, 120 for a seated dinner, or 160 for a standing cocktail reception or stations.

In-house catering at La Amada comes from the Santa Barbara Public Market, so your menu can draw from a variety of local kitchens. You can also bring a professional, insured caterer of your choice, though place settings would need to be rented or disposable. All alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages must be purchased through Cooney's.

Mostly, yes. La Amada requires a coordinator from its recommended vendor list (others may be approved on request). For everything else, you can work with any professional vendor you choose. Vendors not on the recommended list need venue approval, insurance listing the venue as additionally insured, and a signed vendor agreement.

Every event at La Amada gets a six-hour event block, plus three hours for vendor setup and two hours for strike. Amplified sound ends at 10pm, and all events must end by 11pm, so a silent disco is a fun way to keep dancing through that last hour. Bands are welcome.

La Amada is a modern, full-service venue just off State Street in downtown Santa Barbara. Its menus come from the Santa Barbara Public Market, so your meal supports local artisans, and the ballroom's chandeliers, arched windows and hardwood floors give it an elegant look without a lot of added decor.