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Favorite Santa Barbara Courthouse Wedding Photo Locations

The Santa Barbara County Courthouse offers some of the most beautiful and varied photo locations of any public building in California — the Spiral Staircase, Sunken Gardens, Grand Arch, Mural Room, and more, all within a five-minute walk.

Bride and groom with bouquet in a moment of repose at the bottom of the spiral staircase in the Santa Barbara courthouse.

Spiral Staircase

From the side or above, this piece or courthouse architecture is always colorful and stunning.

Sunken gardens in the courthouse with bouganvilla

Sunken Gardens

This is where the larger weddings are held and also where we have free movies in the summer on the giant blow up screen. Can get a little muddy so watch those spike heels!

Family photo for young wedding couple with baby

The Magnolia Tree

This beauty right next to the Grand Arch blooms twice a year. There are not official ceremonies under it but you can capture great group and couples portraits under its canopy.

Getting the family in on the act. Family wedding with family photos afterward in Santa Barbara sunken gardens.

The Fiesta Stage

Classic Spanish brown wood and tile for ceremonies up to 85 people. It gets lots of sun and reflected light on those stairs, so time of day is key!

Bride and groom kissing in front of the tower at the Santa Barbara courthouse.

Rotunda Lawn

A smaller, shaded location perfect for intimate gatherings of up to 25 guests. It has an elevated view of the Grand Arch as well.

Bridal portrait on the grounds of the Santa Barbara courthouse near a bottle brush tree.

The Bottlebrush Trees

On the south side of property are the beautiful teal shutters and Bottlebrush trees with red flowers.

“Forever, we will cherish our joyful and emotionally rich family photographs, treasuring each captured memory.”

Hamdi & Leyla

“We are beyond thankful for how our special day was captured and we will cherish our photographs forever.”

Stacy & Thomas

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More Courthouse Wedding Photos and Locations

I have literally thousands more to show you but thought I would share a few favorites here.

Large group photos at the grand arch and sunken gardens.
Bridal and couples portraits at the Spiral Staircase
Ceremonies and quiet moments in the Mural Room.

Photography for same sex weddings and elopements at the Santa Barbara courthouse. Black and white or color.

Holding hands pose inside the courthouse, bride and groom looking back with the hallway and red drapes behind them.

Newly married couple smooching inside the Mural Room at the SB court house.

Rocking the till death do us part jacket and green velvet blazer, weddings with style and sass at Santa Barbara Courthouse Weddings.

Black and white wedding photo of bride with her legs stretched across her new husband and kids looking on in a cool way.

Large group photo with dog at the grand arch of the Santa Barbara courthouse.

Bride with veil holding a small dog in a cute and sweet way.

Funny group photo of people dancing in the grand arch of the Santa Barbara courthouse.

Bride and groom having an intimate moment at the redwood grove, a rare and under used location in the Santa Barbara courthouse.

Bridal portrait for beautiful bride outside the Santa Barbara courthouse.

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Fun photoshoot in the telephone booths at the Santa Barbara courthouse..black and white and a touch of mystery.

Cute boy in a wedding party with a sign around his neck that says Don't worry ladies, I'm still single.

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