Santa Barbara
The Ocean: There are a number of great beaches to relax at including: El Capitan State Beach, Refugio State Beach, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, UCSB's Campus Point, Goleta Beach Park, Hendry's Beach, and Shoreline Park.
The Funk Zone: A waterfront neighborhood located in downtown Santa Barbara bustling with wine tasting rooms, breweries, restaurants, and boutiques.
Hiking: There are a number of trails around Santa Barbara, including Saddle Rock Trail, Seven Falls, Inspiration Point, and Hot Springs Canyon Trail.
Other fun activities: Santa Barbara Zoo, Old Mission, Botanic Garden, The Pier Sterns Wharf, UCSB, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Montecito.
Some of Annette and Cole favorite spots to eat in Santa Barbara include...
Breakfast: Dune coffee, Helena Bakery, Dart Coffee, Jeannine's Restaurant and Bakery
Lunch: Mony's, Santa Barbara Public Market, Crushcakes
Dinner: The Honor Bar, Loquita, The Lark, Bettina, Aperitivo, Los Agaves
Dessert: McConnel's Ice Cream, Rori's Creamery, Renaud's Patisserie
For guests staying off property, we will be providing Uber Guest Passes for both transportation to and from the wedding. These passes will be activated starting at noon on Sunday, September 1st and will remain available until Monday, September 2nd at 03:00am.
You may access the Uber Guest Pass here: https://r.uber.com/ruZsFSLzE4t
Or you can enter the following promo code into the Uber App when ordering your Uber: ruZsFSLzE4t.
For those who wish to drive themselves, there will be Hosted Valet Parking at the venue.
By Plane: Santa Barbara has a small airport with direct flights to and from Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Seattle. Another option is to fly into Los Angeles, which is approximately 100 miles from Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara Airbus offers transportation to and from LAX with stops in both Santa Barbara and Goleta.
By Train: The Pacific Surfliner by Amtrak provides service into Santa Barbara and Goleta. Trains come from as far north as San Luis Obispo and as far south as San Diego.
By Car: Santa Barbara is approximately 100 miles north of Los Angeles: an easy and beautiful drive up the 101.
By Boat: The Santa Barbara Harbor offers guest berthing for vessels 20' to 170' in length.
The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara
This is the weekend's home base! All events on our wedding day will take place at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara. We invite all our guests to consider this hotel for their weekend accommodations. There is a block of hotel rooms available with a special wedding rate. Please go to "The Ritz-Carlton Bacara" tab of our website for more details.
Other Hotels
While The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara is the official hotel for our wedding, there are a number of other accommodations in the surrounding area. May we suggest the Courtyard Santa Barbara Goleta and the Hilton Garden Inn Santa Barbara/Goleta, which are the closest options to the resort.
Please keep in mind our wedding is on Labor Day Weekend and accommodations may book up early. For our guests who are not staying at Bacara, we will provide Uber Guest Passes to and from the resort for safe transportation on Wedding Day.