It's easy for a vendor to look good on paper, but Tent Merchant delivers actual ease. For our Asian…read morepre-wedding events, we needed infrastructure we could trust blindly, and they absolutely smashed expectations. The tenting was put up efficiently and provided the perfect, comfortable sanctuary for our guests, while the tables and chairs were properly brought in and picked up. You can tell this team takes immense pride in the upkeep of their inventory--everything looked clean and was accurate. They were communicative, flexible with our shifting needs, and completely dependable. They are officially our go-to for any event infrastructure!

After contacting 6 vendors, The Tent Merchant clearly became our top choice. No other vendor was…read moreeven a close second, for the following reasons. (All other vendors were deficient in one or more of these areas. Every other vendor was deficient in the first. Scary!). 1-COMPETENCE- The Tent Merchant asked all the right, necessary questions to safely, legally, securely erect a tent and visited the venue early on to ensure they were prepared. Beyond safety, they had the best variety of tent sizes,features and embellishments. They also had varied tablecloths available from basic polyester (the only thing available from all other vendors) to cotton, linen, and luxurious textured fabrics. They offered more sizes of linens and tables than others as well. 2-TRANSPARENCY/INTEGRITY: Immediate, clear, unchanging prices and no "surprise" small print. By FAR the best contract terms. No required NON-(or partially)REFUNDABLE deposit on a tent until 10 days prior to event (when weather is more clear), yet guaranteed tent availability! (Others required tent deposit up front: a guaranteed loss if you don't need it). The weather forecast led us to forego the tent, but even after the 10 day deadline, TM assured "we'll do everything we can to take care of you". We had nearly daily communication that final week, with immediate responses, updates and support. 3-Word-of-mouth RECOMMENDATION by a local event planner, who also sent me a link to the 2025 Santa Barbara Independent Wedding issue, in which The Tent Merchant was a recommended vendor. Yelp and Google were sources for others. Concluding, every detail was efficiently and thoughtfully fulfilled as promised, and on time. I am grateful for the professionalism, competence and integrity of this company. I can't recommend them more highly. They will capably support and fulfill your vision with excellence, they will be available, encouraging and honest, and they will have your back from start to finish.

The entire Jump on the School Bus team is an absolute pleasure to work with. Their communication is…read moreprompt, clear, and proactive, and every team member goes above and beyond to be accommodating. On event days, they consistently provide real-time updates on vehicle locations, which allows me to keep guests and vendors informed and ensure everything runs smoothly. As a wedding planner, having a transportation partner I can truly rely on makes an enormous difference, and Jump on the School Bus delivers every time. Couples love them, guests love them, and their professionalism takes a significant amount of stress off my shoulders. I've worked with many shuttle and transportation companies over the years, and they are, without question, one of the very best. Highly recommend!

We had an epic time celebrating my 50th birthday! Lindsay was super responsive throughout all the…read moreplanning. Tony was the best driver and accommodated all our requests! Highly recommended!!

There are simply not enough words in the English language to describe our appreciation for Tanya…read more She gave us the wedding of our dreams, and a truly perfect start to our marriage. Tanya's kindness, generosity, and talent has changed our lives and given us happy memories to cherish forever. She is a true professional and excellent at what she does. She took care of everything so I didn't have to worry about a thing. And not only is she a fantastic wedding planner, but an amazing human being too. We feel so lucky to know her and hope to enjoy a lifelong friendship with Tanya and her husband Eirik. They're wonderful people. If I tried to explain all the ways Tanya went above and beyond to pull off a perfect day for us, I'd be a novelist. Plus, words cannot do justice to what she did for us. Tons of our guests commented on/after the day about how competent and great our planner was and we couldn't agree more. Tanya even bustled my dress with safety pins on the sidewalk outside the restaurant we were about to make our grand entrance into after we discovered my seamstress didn't shorten it enough. We were about to cancel the first dance we'd spent $600 on lessons/choreography for and had been practicing daily for months. She was not about to let that happen, so up my dress her head and torso went, and she saved the day! Also, she somehow was able to figure out exactly what we wanted and needed for our wedding when we didn't even know ourselves. She is decisive which, as a super indecisive person, I really appreciate. She was happy to make decisions for me and just get stuff done. She is just so good at what she does! Not to mention a strong, badass warrior. We are forever grateful to Tanya for giving us one perfect, happy day during a season of our life filled with grief and sadness. She gave us an oasis of happiness in the desert of struggle we've been stuck in, and fond memories to sustain us forever. Tanya has changed our life and we love her dearly.

It makes me very sad to join the other Yelp reviewers but I'd hate to see other couples go through…read morewhat we went through with Tanya. To be honest, I'm not sure this business exists any longer because the website has been down for months. We hired her in April 2021 right after we got engaged, everything went very smoothly until December 2021 when, as the other couples did, we started getting very bizarre emails from different assistants with different justifications about the lack of communication. Whenever I was able to get a hold of Tanya (which happened about 30% I was trying t reach her) she'd always reassure me and tell me it was all fine, and that she was in charge. Red flags starter to wave around February 2022 when she didnt show up to our walk visit and tasting (which was stated in our contract). She claimed she had emailed us to let us know but neither me nor our caterer got that email. Things got even more concerning when I heard from other vendors that she was not showing up to weddings at all! I tried reaching out (this was 4 weeks prior to our wedding with no planning whatsoever), since we had already paid in full (the contract said we were supposed to pay in full 3 months prior to our event). I sent her emails, schedule appointments through her calendar system, texts, instagram messages (which show as read and a week later that account was gone), with no response. We eventually decide to move forward with another planner and she didn't even acknowledge our notification that we were switching planners. A week later (2 weeks prior to our wedding) we got an email from, yet another assistant saying that she was ready to plan our wedding. We politely informed her we had moved in another direction and to please acknowledge notification of this and that we'd like to speak to Tanya to discuss some form of reimbursement due to breach of contract. It's been a month since our wedding and we haven't heard back from her or anybody from her team yet. We mostly felt betrayed because Tanya was such a great person to work with in the beginning, with great recommendations and we had great chemistry so this was totally unexpected and brought unnecessary stress to our wedding planning process.

Having our wedding invitations prepared by Letter Perfect was a little like having Breakfast at…read moreTiffany. The quality was unquestionable and the understanding of etiquette exacting. We chose Crane and Company for the paper and engraving. Instead of the double envelope, we chose a stenciled floral pocket with brushed gold folded invitation inside. Beautiful lace effect. Response cards, envelopes and accommodations separated by tissue. Stunningly simple. We were guided through each detail of proper form and personalization by Leslie and her staff. Leslie retained a calligrapher to address both the invitations and the thank you envelopes. (So smart.) I stuffed the invitations just because it was fun to "play" with them. Next, the rehearsal dinner invitations. Wow! I'm so behind the curve. Got to go, but thanks for listening. Always, Mary Jane

Be very careful dealing with Leslie. My wife ordered some decorative plates, charged to a credit…read morecard. After a couple months they never appeared. Do to the length of time this took our credit card company (they're going to be gone also) would not rectify this transaction. Neither would Leslie. We have neither the plates nor the money from the credit card charge. We live in Santa Barbara trying to support local. BEWARE.

We love the SB Bubble Guy! We used him for our elementary school fundraiser prize for when the kids…read morehit their fundraising goal for Jog-a-thon and they absolutely loved it. They bring amazing energy and fun music to go with the bubble party. Highly recommend and will definitely use them again.

We had a dove release at our wedding and it was spectacular. Their team are highly competent…read moreprofessionals and they give you the instructions on how best to hold the bird and how to release it. We had 6 doves, we thought we only wanted to release 2, but then it was so fun we released the rest of them. It was a magical moment for us and all the guests loved it. Absolutely recommend

The Flock White Doves team is incredible - communicative, professional, and thoughtful. They made…read moreour party so special by adding that extra touch to the celebration. Absolutely recommend booking them for any occasion!

Not only are they professional but the care they give your event is super classy. You don't want…read moreto use just any Photo Booth. You need class and quality for any event. Was at a Fund Raiser and they were fantastic and the staff was very professional and was there to be of help. Highly recommend Elyssa and her staff

THANK YOU! You truly helped to make our Ugly Sweater Party a fun and memorable event. With over…read more150 guests at the party, we couldn't have asked for a more delightful and entertaining experience for all. We are genuinely pleased with the overwhelming joy and laughter you helped create for each and every guest -- and Santa! We highly recommend Soiree Photobooth ~ They were professional, creative, and genuinely a joy to work with.

Six drunk girls decided to end the night at an escape room in Santa Barbara, and honestly, it was…read morethe perfect way to finish our night! It was about $40 per person, and we had such a blast. I forgot our host's name, but he was super friendly and made the experience even more fun. Obviously, I can't give away any details about the room, but it was really interesting and definitely had us thinking! We're already talking about coming back to try the other rooms and see if we can actually solve the next one. Definitely worth checking out with a group of friends!

Found this place with Google Maps while in Santa Barbara…read more Our kids love Escape rooms There was No website link Said they opened at 11am Called and got generic voicemail and mailbox was full. Stupidly decided to drive to nearby paid parking garage and walk to business. Got there at 11:45 on a Saturday morning and no sign of life. How can you run a business like this? Very disappointed and a waste of valuable vacation time.