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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...