Sonia Hopkins Events
Based in the beautiful Ojai Valley Sonia Hopkins Events is a full service Event Planning and Design company.
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Hotel San Buena Reception

Hotel San Buena Reception: We would like to invite our guests to dinner. Please follow the grand staircase up to the stunning Velvet Hall. Hotel San Buena offers a theatre-style ballroom adorned with B.P.O.E stained glass windows that share the warmest rays in the afternoon, illuminating the room to a low glow. This historic preserved theatre-style space is perfect for weddings, birthday parties, and anniversary celebrations and can be easily converted into a unique corporate space.  Sonia Hopkins Events designed an intimate reception for 80 guests with warm...

Hotel San Buena Cocktail Hour

Part Two: Hotel San Buena editorial photoshoot, we bring you Cocktail Hour in the Recollection Courtyard. The space is so inviting and welcoming that we're obsessed. The Lobby Bar is open and ready to mix some cocktails. I'm excited to announce that Seasons Catering will be the exclusive in-house caterer for all weddings and special events. They are creative and will work with clients to customize the menu to their style and taste requirements! Another big announcement, ladies and gentlemen, for your entertainment, Flair Project will be Hotel...

Hotel San Buena Ceremony

Hotel San Buena is the hottest hotel on the scene in Ventura County. We had the pleasure of designing an editorial photoshoot for the hotel, and today, we are presenting ceremonies in the Centre and Recollection Courtyard. Their romantic Louis chair is included in the venue fee. We created a magical, lush garden full of flora and greenery. Knot Just Flowers (fun fact #1: they are located right down the street from the hotel) expertly came onto the scene and absorbed our vision. From the Spanish tiles, mosaic fountain,...

The Ranch at Laguna Beach

Olivia and Max married on a rainy day in March on the oceanside in Laguna Beach, and it was picture-perfect. We didn't anticipate rain, but as it rapidly approached the horizon, we quickly and expertly shifted plans and redesigned our spaces to comfortably accommodate their guests. Moments before their first look, the dark clouds parted to open blue skies just in time for their ceremony in The Grove at The Ranch at Laguna Beach. Their Chupah is decorated in colorful blooms by The Bloom of Time. Their team endured...

Ojai Valley Inn – Summer of Color

Sierra and Alec gave us all the good vibes! Sierra's Monique Lhuillier veil was our entire inspiration for design of their wedding. The moment we set eyes on this veil; our hearts knew what to do. Hosted at the stunning Ojai Valley Inn, we created small moments of joy throughout their day. The Artist Cottage was the perfect backdrop for the ceremony. Beautiful blooms by Nancy of Oak and the Owl were life! The colorful palette of summer brights and cheery tones set us on fire. Bella Vista Designs...

Ojai Valley Inn Spring Wedding

A+J wanted to have their wedding on the Farmhouse Lawn at the Ojai Valley Inn, but due to the rain was forced into the famous "Back up Plan" by moving our production indoors.  And what an indoor space it is!  We created a structure within a structure in the Great Room and it was glorious! Their ceremony was hosted at a local church in Ojai, St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. It gave us all the traditional and formal feels of a long church aisle. Custom trees were...

Montecito Club Wedding

Showcasing this beautiful timeless wedding of Collin & Saylor at the Montecito Club. The Ceremony stage was built of whitewashed woods and expanded out for their wedding party to be on full display. White and green blooms adorned the aisle complimenting the expansive greens that overlook the Pacific Ocean and downtown Santa Barbara. A growing trend in weddings is replacing the First Look with the First Touch. Collin & Saylor opted for a private meeting together, touching hands and saying a prayer before their ceremony. It was so...

Hotel California Welcome Party

Saylor & Collin hosted their wedding party and family to a modern and sophisticated dinner at Blackbird at the Hotel Californian on State Street in Santa Barbara. Just a short jaunt across the street they met all their wedding guests at the Mirador Rooftop of the hotel for a grand Welcome Party! Musical talents of The Red Hot Band strummed toe tapping tunes while guests indulged in sweet treats and cocktails. What a way to start your wedding weekend!...

San Ysidro Ranch Wedding

Summer is upon us and what better time than now to share this beautiful and sweet wedding. Hilarie and Jimmy's plans began in March of 2019. They persevered the woes of postponement, venue changes and altering all their plans to arrive to this day. And what a day it what! Florals in bloom, sun is shining, drinks are a plenty and guests dressed to impress. Their vows were in the Rose Garden of the stunning San Ysidro Ranch. Who can deny the properties stunning Bougainvillea wall? It's absolutely...

Ojai Valley Inn – Modern Winter Wedding

Imagine the anticipation of waiting for your perfectly planned wedding for a year only for it to be canceled against your wishes days before. Now imagine waiting another whole year for it to become reality. Whitney and Ryan endured so much with the postponement of their wedding due to the Thomas Fires and today,...