Alegria By Design

Armando was magic! We recently got married ⁰⁸⁄₂₉ at Bacara Resort and Armando (along with Shauna) were an integral part of our dream wedding! Armando was a pleasure to work with along the whole process and offered so much advice that was truly KEY in executing our vision. Armando worked well with us and was a true professional. He is very well known in Santa Barbara and it was always reassuring to hear that he was great to work with! His recommendations and sage advice kept us in line and on target with what we wanted. We were very particular about A LOT of aspects of the wedding and he really was amazing at negotiating and compromising with our goals in mind. Shauna and Armando really were very organized and on-​point come wedding day! We couldn’t have asked for a better experience! Thanks!
Plus, Armando can get down on the dance floor! ;)

Shauna is amazing ! Got married at the canary hotel in the middle of October and literally had the most perfect Night. Shauna was referred to us by the hotel and we actually met with 3 other planners but connected the best with her. My bridesmaids and I loved her so much they want her for their weddings !
She really made the night flow so smoothly I have not one complaint. She always answered her phone and every text and always seemed to put me first no matter what was going on her life at the moment. She’s super patient which is nice because I’m not the easiest person to deal with. She’s extremely knowledgable — She had ideas and answers to everything throughout the planning process up to the actual day.
YES! I would recommended her to anyone who’s getting married in Santa Barbara — She can handle it all !

We had our wedding on the 4^th of July at the University Club. It was absolutely magical. Armando made sure that every thing was absolutely amazing. Our expectations were blown away. Armando was the leader of an amazing team that made our wedding surreal and unbelievable.

Shauna is amazing! We hired her as the month of coordinator for our June 20^th wedding, and she was so helpful throughout the entire process. We planned our Santa Barbara wedding from LA and weren’t familiar with any local vendors. Shauna recommended all of the vendors we ended up using and they were all fantastic. She answered all the crazy questions I had very quickly and once our wedding weekend got here, she took over and made sure everything was perfect. She was asking questions to the venue I would have never thought to ask and she made sure that every detail of our set up was done exactly as we envisioned. I can’t say enough about how amazing she was to work with. She truly helped make our wedding day the best day ever!

Shauna is amazing! From the moment we hired her as our month-​of-​coordinator, she was fantastic with vendor recommendations and logistical suggestions as we planned our wedding from out-​of-​town. Then, the month before the wedding, just as we were starting to get really overwhelmed with all the little details, she took over all of the logistics and provided support we didn’t even know we needed. It is due to Shauna (and her awesome assistant) that we were so incredibly relaxed at our wedding, and able to completely enjoy every moment of it without worrying about anything at all. I know several little minor crises came up, and I don’t even remember what they were because they were handled before I had to think about them! I would (and will) recommend her and Alegria to anyone getting married in the Central Coast area!!!

Our wedding last night was perfect in large part to Shauna!!! She was great, paid attention to all the details, kept the flow of the whole day going so smooth! So amazing dealing with me and all my emails and all of the props and decorations I had. I was so relaxed and was able to just enjoy my day with no worries!!!

When I first started planning my wedding, I wasn’t sure if I needed a coordinator, but I was referred to Armando by Paulette at Tres Hermanas Winery where our wedding was taking place. The moment we first spoke with Armando, I knew I needed his services and knew he was the one that was going to pull it off exactly how we wanted. He read me perfectly! Knew I wasn’t a 21 year old bride, so knew I didn’t want to do a bouquet toss or anything of the like. The event was classy and perfect. Armando listened and worked with our vendors when we needed him to. He was our «strong», so I could just enjoy the planning with him rather than be the bossy one ;). He just made everything simple and was so relaxed about everything. He and Shauna both came to the rehearsal and were so fun to work with; my whole family loved working with them. It was like we’d known each other for a long time, everything was so natural. On the day of the wedding, Armando and Shauna were also both amazing. They kept everything under control and we just showed up! They told us when and where we had to be and everything just flowed seamlessly. I can honestly say that I don’t think I could have pulled this off with Armando. Our guests all commented on how smooth everything went, no glitches at all. I highly recommend Armando and his team to anyone who is just starting to plan a wedding. He just made it so easy!

Armando was my trusted Genie! He made our 3-​day weekend wedding in Montecito, CA sooo perfect! He worked with me for almost a year, and he was really patient and dedicated about everything. He respects and executes what we truly feel. He helped us with everything and anything under the sun. All our family and friends were very impressed with all of his work and speak very highly of him. He went over and beyond to offer his services me, my husband, and my family. Exceptional! Thanks so much, Armando! We’ve truly found a friend in you :)

Armando,
It has been four years since our spectacular wedding weekend (9÷30÷06) in Los Olivos, CA… and as you know, we are expecting our first baby (boy) in three weeks! Mark and I are still taken away with the perfection that you created for us and our guests! Your attention to detail, creativity, style, and desire to understand what we were looking for, made for a flawless event.
I felt so comfortable that everything would happen the way that it should because you were involved. I was a very calm bride because (1) I was excited to be marrying my darling husband and (2) you were running the show! The detail of the flowers (fiddle heads) to the design of our tables and the very «social» atmosphere you created with the lights and seating were truly artistic — you are a design artist for any event! As Mark stated in his wedding speech, let’s do it again in 20 years (maybe sooner)…same people, same place, same Armando!
Again, thank you so much for making our wedding day and evening absolutely perfect! We had such a wonderful time and so did our guests. Our friends and family still talk about how beautiful and fun our wedding was, and that they just didn’t want to leave.
Thank you for your creativity, your friendship and for making everything happen flawlessly!
— Rachele and Mark Kolom
Chicago, IL

Armando did the flowers for my wedding in Santa Ynez last weekend and they were exactly what I wanted and absolutely beautiful! I am very picky and have definite ideas about what I like and don’t like and Armando was very collaborative and added his own extensive creative ideas to what I wanted. The details were impeccable and the combination of colors was perfect for a summer morning wedding. Armando is very responsive and knows how important communication is to a bride-​to-​be! I would absolutely recommend his services to anyone wanting creative, modern, beautiful wedding flowers.