Merryl Brown Events specializes in designing and producing elegant social events, corporate events and weddings that are environmentally sensitive and beautiful. We look at every aspect of your event through a prism of sustainability to determine how to create something that is both gracious and green, simultaneously. We are known for our great attention to detail and our love of old world elegance with a modern twist. We plan each event with all of the care, consideration and time that you expect and deserve.

An important aspect of what we do is to help you find ways to reduce waste and enhance the sustainability profile of your event. We set a series of targets and goals to achieve your requested or our recommended sustainability considerations. We consider environmental responsibility at every step of the planning process, using local, organic, recycled, biodegradable, reusable or compostable materials wherever possible to make the event as low-waste as possible from start to finish without ever compromising the elegance or quality of the production.

Our network of vendors all place a high premium on sustainable practices. At your request we will have a trained waste management team oversee the waste sorting at your event, and conduct a comprehensive waste audit to provide you with an environmental impact analysis if that is requested. Elegance with Intelligence® is our motto!

Catering
Many caterers with whom we work share our love for great food and our belief that it is important to use local, organic ingredients whenever possible, to compost, recycle, and to conserve water and energy. Whatever culinary style you are looking for, they will create delicious, seasonal menus to satisfy even the most sophisticated palate. We also have excellent recommendations for organic and biodynamic wines.

Flowers, Plants, and Décor
Our favorite florists use readily available organic flowers and plants for our events in Southern California. We have a wealth of options to choose from, covering the spectrum from simple and natural to truly magnificent. We often use props and decorations that can be used over and over and don't go to the landfill after an event. Succulents or vegetable starts in antique silver containers or in rustic vintage tins are a wonderful way to incorporate plants that can later be planted in a school garden or backyard.

Invitations
Our favorite invitations and other paper-based communications are printed on ***% post-consumer recycled content paper that are chlorine-free, using vegetable based inks though we have many other options to show you as well. We also offer sustainable letterpress printing. Our beautiful paperless options allow you to design the perfect invitation with no paper waste, at a fraction of the cost of printing and mailing traditional paper invitations.

Favors
We can recommend a vast selection of unique party favors and napkin treatments. Many of our favors are locally made and edible. These include freshly baked cookies in the theme of your event, artisan organic and fair trade chocolates made to your specifications, local Santa Barbara honey, Santa Ynez olive oil or wines, and hand-dipped beeswax candles. We work with local designers who create exquisite napkin custom treatments, using antique artifacts, eco-ribbon, fresh organic flowers or herbs, vintage beads or other lovely details often made from recycled materials.

Weddings
Merryl Brown Events specializes in elegant, classic weddings that are both environmentally sensitive and beautiful. We are known for our great attention to detail and our love of old world elegance with a modern twist. Our goal is to help you create and perfect what will be among your life's most treasured memories.