Soleil Events is a full-service boutique event planning company that adores our clients. If you want to have fun, make all of the hundreds of decisions feel easy, and also feel totally in control of this amazing season of your life, let's get started! The joy and happiness of your wedding day should start from the moment you get engaged and grow from there.
I value your story, priorities and vision, and invest everything I've got into being your biggest supporter and best ally in the planning process. The food will be outstanding, the music on point, the decor stunning but above all, everyone (including you!) will go away with a FEELING and that feeling will be MAGNIFICENT!
I value your story, priorities and vision, and invest everything I've got into being your biggest supporter and best ally in the planning process. The food will be outstanding, the music on point, the decor stunning but above all, everyone (including you!) will go away with a FEELING and that feeling will be MAGNIFICENT!
Services
You have already booked an amazing team of wedding professionals and now you need support in the last stretch before the wedding. Finishing Touches begins 6-8 weeks prior to your event and includes contract review, a final walk through with key vendors, detailed weekend itinerary, point-of-contact with vendors and full rehearsal and wedding day coordination.
Have you wondered if your Winery, Ranch or Estate has the potential to be a wedding venue? Twenty years in the event business gives me a keen eye and plenty of knowledge to evaluate your space, trouble shoot issues and provide possibilities for the best use of your property for special events. We start with a full property evaluation and provide options for streamlining the process to get you up and running.
Reviews (14)
Lily R.
Oct 06, 2021
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Leanne was the most integral person we hired for the wedding & it wouldn't have been as wonderful without her. We hired Leanne early on, the only thing we had done before hiring her was book our venue. Leanne was great at recommending the key players for the vendors, we went with 90% of her recommendations & it went off without a hitch. She had a great demeanor throughout the whole process and I would highly recommend her. Thank you for being part of our special day.
Tommy N.
Nov 12, 2016
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Soleil Events is absolute best decision we made for our Santa Barbara wedding! Leanne is absolutely AMAZING. I can't say enough. Everything turned out absolutely perfect. Leanne is so professional, personable, and fun to work with. Every detail was attended to. Best money spent! Thank you Leanne and Soleil Events.
A. C.
Sep 22, 2016
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Soleil Events planned my Tuscan themed barn wedding in Santa Ynez. Leanne was a pleasure to work with and my husband and i could have done it without her. We opted for the partial planning package. Leanne started by tailoring a list of amazing vendors to match our taste and budget and she guided us the whole way. She's a wealth of information from practical to creative - helping us with every aspect of planning, from vendor coordination to amazing decor suggestions and keeping the energy up on the dance floor. Planning a large wedding in a barn is no easy task, but she handled all the hard
Natalie G.
Aug 23, 2016
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If I had to use two words to describe my experience with Soleil Events it would be ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. Leanne gave me the wedding of my dreams. It was breathtakingly beautiful. Absolutely nothing went wrong. My bridesmaids kept asking why there were no chores for them to do. My wedding looked like it was straight out of a bridal magazine. All of my guests complimented me on how amazing our day was. And ALL OF THIS is because of Leanne.
If you're on the fence about hiring a wedding planner, trust me, make the plunge. You won't regret it. I know that weddings are expensive
If you're on the fence about hiring a wedding planner, trust me, make the plunge. You won't regret it. I know that weddings are expensive
Bri B.
Oct 06, 2015
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If there is one thing I can do over at my wedding it would have been hiring Leanne from the beginning. She is AMAZING. We got married at Firestone Vineyards in August 2015. I was the first of my friends to get married and had no idea how any of this worked, including hiring a coordinator. I thought, oh it's not a big deal I can create the timeline and a friend just has to follow directions and make it happen. WRONG. There is so much that goes into the day and having someone like Leanne on your team is absolutely needed. She was always available, on top of her responses and made sure to let
Elaine L.
Sep 27, 2015
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On Saturday, September 19 my son and now his wife got married at Sunstone Winery. It could not have been more perfect. The best part is I was truly a part of every second. That is because Leanne Elliot is hands down everything you could ever want in a wedding coordinator. I am a micro manager, I never trust letting go because I don't have faith in anyone doing it right. Leanne proved me wrong. She is always calm and takes care of everything. My son, his wife and I worked really well with Leanne. She always new what our vision was and how to make it happen. She is the ONE. No need to look anywhere
Jeremiah F.
Sep 11, 2015
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Hire Leanne. Right now. Honestly, the reviews don't lie. Leanne is basically everything you could hope for in a wedding coordinator - dependable, organized, flexible, creative, always on the ball and always relaxed. Working with Leanne, you forget that planning a wedding is supposed to be stressful because from the moment you meet her, you're confident you're in good hands. Even more importantly, Leanne cares. She was practically as invested in our wedding as we were - happily trading emails about the smallest details, determined to deliver the exact wedding we wanted. Along
Sara J.
Sep 27, 2014
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Hiring Leanne was an easy decision. I interviewed a number of planners, and I immediately liked and clicked with Leanne. Her rates were reasonable in the local market, and we hired her immediately.
We live five hours away from our wedding venue, so her Finishing Touches + Plus package was perfect for us. She provided us with a list of local vendors within our budget that we could interview and hire on our own. It was incredibly helpful having her input and recommendations during such a busy time.
Leanne was the perfect person to talk to when I needed advice, encouragement, or a sanity-check.
We live five hours away from our wedding venue, so her Finishing Touches + Plus package was perfect for us. She provided us with a list of local vendors within our budget that we could interview and hire on our own. It was incredibly helpful having her input and recommendations during such a busy time.
Leanne was the perfect person to talk to when I needed advice, encouragement, or a sanity-check.
Terra B.
Dec 11, 2013
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Vanessa H.
Oct 25, 2013
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My husband and I said Leanne was the best money we spent on our wedding hands down. We hired Leanne for month of coordination and she was just amazing. She brought a sense of calm to what wedding planning is, utter chaos (or at least for us non-professionals it is). Leanne never once seemed daunted by anything during the entire process, and if she was we, didn't know it.
Leanne also is a pleasure to be around, like you'd want to be her friend, which is not the vibe I got from the other coordinators I spoke with prior to finding Leanne. She is very down to earth, warm and really
Leanne also is a pleasure to be around, like you'd want to be her friend, which is not the vibe I got from the other coordinators I spoke with prior to finding Leanne. She is very down to earth, warm and really
Lisa R.
Aug 27, 2013
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It has been my pleasure to recommend Leanne every chance I get since 2009. I have participated 3 wedding she seamlessly coordinated as the maid of honor and I have referred her without hesitation to countless brides.
When it was my turn, I immediately contacted Leanne. I didn't anticipate how much a professional event planner could ease the decision-making process throughout the planning of my own wedding. There are so many questions to answer and choices to make, that it can be overwhelming.
With a full-time career, on top of buying and remodeling a house during our engagement, Leanne
When it was my turn, I immediately contacted Leanne. I didn't anticipate how much a professional event planner could ease the decision-making process throughout the planning of my own wedding. There are so many questions to answer and choices to make, that it can be overwhelming.
With a full-time career, on top of buying and remodeling a house during our engagement, Leanne
Borut P.
Jun 03, 2013
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Leanne did an amazing job planning our wedding. She is a very special, thoughtful planner. Her clients' needs are the driving force behind her work, not her own.
We met with a number of planners before coming across Leanne & Soleil Events - it seemed like they either were very social and outgoing but not as focused, or extremely detail oriented but correspondingly offputting. :Leanne was both charming and always focused on details, something we appreciated time and time again in the lead up to our wedding. She let us manage the aspects we wanted to, and handled everything else and integrated
We met with a number of planners before coming across Leanne & Soleil Events - it seemed like they either were very social and outgoing but not as focused, or extremely detail oriented but correspondingly offputting. :Leanne was both charming and always focused on details, something we appreciated time and time again in the lead up to our wedding. She let us manage the aspects we wanted to, and handled everything else and integrated
Heather S.
Jul 25, 2012
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I own a wedding videography company in Santa Barbara and when we get hired to shoot a wedding we always work closely with the coordinator. We've been lucky enough to work with Soleil Events several times now and are always thrilled when we find out Leanne is coordinating the wedding. Leanne and her team leave nothing to chance. Everything is always organized, on time, and beautiful. Leanne is a veteran of this business and a pro in the truest sense of the word. Her genuine joy and passion for what she does is apparent in every event she creates. Her communication with vendors like us is
Taymar P.
Jul 25, 2012
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Our biggest regret in hiring Leanne to coordinate our wedding was that we didn't do it sooner. Planning a wedding is incredibly stressful, and since we were both working full time I don't know how we would have pulled it off if we didn't hire Leanne.
She took our collection of ideas and formed them into a plan that was achievable. She didn't blink when I said that I wanted a pony and an ice cream truck. She got that our wedding was non-traditional, and worked with what we wanted while keeping us on track and on budget.
Our wedding was fantastic, we were really able to
She took our collection of ideas and formed them into a plan that was achievable. She didn't blink when I said that I wanted a pony and an ice cream truck. She got that our wedding was non-traditional, and worked with what we wanted while keeping us on track and on budget.
Our wedding was fantastic, we were really able to